Vellore Assembly constituency
Vellore is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] It includes the city of Vellore and forms a part of the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.
| Vellore | |
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| Constituency for the State Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Vellore |
| LS constituency | Vellore |
| Total electors | 2,53,049[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | P. Karthikeyan |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Vellore was one of the 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[3][4] Most successful party: DMK (7 times)
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
Election Results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Karthikeyan .P | 84,299 | 46.86 | ||
| AIADMK | Appu S. R. K. | 75,118 | 41.76 | ||
| NTK | Poonkundran .N | 8,530 | 4.74 | ||
| MNM | Vikram Chakravarthy .G | 7,243 | 4.03 | ||
| None of the Above | Nota | 1,441 | 0.8 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,181 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,79,899 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. P. Sarathy | 18,520 | 45.40% | ||
| CPI | Sundara Gounder | 13,683 | 33.55% | ||
| INC | V. M. Ramasamy Mudaliar | 8,586 | 21.05% | 4.29% | |
| Margin of victory | 4,837 | 11.86% | 11.34% | ||
| Turnout | 40,789 | 45.68% | -45.54% | ||
| Registered electors | 89,284 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 28.65% | |||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. K. Masilamani Chetty | 23,422 | 16.76% | 16.76% | |
| Commonweal Party | R. Radhakrishnan | 22,701 | 16.24% | ||
| INC | H. M. Jagnanathan | 21,406 | 15.32% | 15.32% | |
| CPI | K. R. Sundaram | 14,924 | 10.68% | ||
| Independent | T. Abdul Wahib | 11,232 | 8.04% | ||
| RPI | A. Daivasingamani | 10,704 | 7.66% | ||
| KMPP | A. Kuppuswami Mudali | 10,446 | 7.47% | ||
| Independent | M. Moorthy | 6,915 | 4.95% | ||
| Akhil Bharat Hindu Maha Sabha | D. Srinivasa Mudali | 6,342 | 4.54% | ||
| Independent | M. Adimoolam | 5,898 | 4.22% | ||
| KMPP | K. V. Govindaswami | 5,769 | 4.13% | ||
| Margin of victory | 721 | 0.52% | |||
| Turnout | 1,39,759 | 91.23% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,53,200 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes".
- "Verify your vote through VVPAT". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 43. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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