Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)

Vellore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the present state of Tamil Nadu in Southern India.

Vellore
Lok Sabha Constituency
Vellore constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Incumbent	D. M. Kathir Anand
Parliamentary Party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected Year	2019 Election
Constituency Details
Established	1951-present
State	Tamil Nadu
Total Electors	1,010,067[1]
Assembly Constituencies	Vellore Anaikattu Kilvaithinankuppam (SC) Gudiyattam (SC) Vaniyambadi Ambur

The 2019 lok sabha election was scheduled to be held on 18 April in this constituency but the President of India rescinded polling on 16 April after Election Commission of India sent a report stating recovery of huge amount of unaccounted cash allegedly from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate's office.[2][3][4]

Assembly segments

Vellore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following legislative assembly (Vidhan Sabha) segments since 1951–52 Indian general election until delimitation in 2008:[5]

1. Vellore
2. Katpadi
3. Gudiyatham
4. Pernambut (SC)
5. Anaicut
6. Arni

After delimitation and from 2009 Indian general election the constituency is composed of following legislative assembly segments:

43.Vellore
44.Anaikattu
45.Kilvaithinankuppam (SC)
46.Gudiyattam (SC)
47.Vaniyambadi
48.Ambur[6]

Members of Parliament[7]

#	Year	Name	Party
1.	1951	M. Muthukrishnan	Indian National Congress
		Dr. D. L. M. P. Ramachander	Commonweal Party
2.	1957	N. R. Muniswamy	Indian National Congress
		M. Muthukrishnan
3.	1962	Abdul Wahid	Indian National Congress
4.	1967	Kuchelar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5.	1971	R. P. Ulaganambi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
6.	1977	V. Dhandayuthapani	Indian National Congress (Organisation) - NCO
7.	1980	A. K. A. Abdul Samad	Indian Union Muslim League
8.	1984	A. C. Shanmugam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
9.	1989	A. K. A. Abdul Samad	Indian Union Muslim League
10.	1991	B. Akber Pasha	Indian National Congress
11.	1996	P. Shanmugam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
12.	1998	N. T. Shanmugam	Pattali Makkal Katchi
13.	1999	N. T. Shanmugam	Pattali Makkal Katchi
14.	2004	K. M. Kader Mohideen	Indian Union Muslim League
15.	2009	Abdul Rahman	Indian Union Muslim League
16.	2014	B. Senguttuvan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
17	2019	D. M. Kathir Anand	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Vellore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. M. Kathir Anand	4,85,340	47.30	+23.96
	AIADMK	A. C. Shanmugam	4,77,199	46.51	-26.13
	NTK	Deepalakshmi	26,995	2.63
	NOTA	None of the Above	9,417	0.92
Majority			8,141	0.79
Turnout			10,28,100	71.46
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Vellore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	B. Senguttuvan	3,83,719	39.37
	PNK	A. C. Shanmugam	3,24,326	33.27
	IUML	M. Abdul Rahman	2,05,896	21.12
	INC	J. Vijay Elanchezian	21,650	2.22
	NOTA	None of the Above	7,100	0.73
Majority			59,393	6.10
Turnout			9,75,203	74.31
	AIADMK gain from IUML		Swing

2009

2009 Indian general elections: Vellore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	M. Abdul Rahman	3,60,474	49.78
	AIADMK	L. K. M. B. Vasu	2,53,081	34.95
	DMDK	Shoukath Sherif	62,696	8.66
	BJP	A. K. Rajendiran	11,184	1.54
Majority			1,07,393	14.84
Turnout			7,24,150	71.69
	DMK hold		Swing

2004

2004 Indian general elections: Vellore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	K. M. Kader Mohideen	4,36,642	58.38	n/a
	AIADMK	Santhanam A.	2,58,032	34.50	-8.03
	JP	Paramasivam A. M. S.	11,309	1.51	n/a
	BSP	Karunanithi E.	7,524	1.01	n/a
Majority			1,78,610	23.88	+20.23
Turnout			7,47,898	61.28	+0.31
	DMK gain from PMK		Swing	+58.38

Note:Pattali Makkal Katchi did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition partner Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), who won the seat. Thus, the UPA held the seat. DMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections.

References

1. GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
2. "Lok Sabha polls cancelled in Tamil Nadu's Vellore after massive cash haul". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
3. S, Mohamed Imranullah (17 April 2019). "EC's elaborate report to President led to Vellore poll cancellation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
4. "Madras high court upholds ECI's decision to cancel Vellore Lok Sabha election - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
5. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
6. "Assembly seats increase to 13 in Vellore district". The Hindu. 3 February 2009.
7. "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

See also

• Vellore City
• Election Commission of India
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha