Vellore (State Assembly Constituency)
Vellore is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It includes the city of Vellore. It comes under the Vellore Lok-sabha constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. Vellore will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016.[2][3]
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | H. M. Jaganathan and A. K. Masilamany Chetty | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | M. P. Sarathy | Independent |
| 1962 | R. Jeevarathna Mudaliar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | M. P. Sarathi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Tamil Nadu
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | M. P. Sarathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | A. K. Ranganathan | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | V. M. Devaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | V. M. Devaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | V. M. Devaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | C. Gnanasekharan | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | C. Gnanasekaran | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) |
| 2001 | C. Gnanasekaran | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) |
| 2006 | C. Gnanasekaran | Indian National Congress |
| 2011 | Dr. V. S. Vijay | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
References
- ↑ "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ↑ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes".
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/verify-your-vote-through-vvpat/article8330062.ece
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