Vellore (state assembly constituency)
Coordinates: 12°55′13″N 79°08′00″E / 12.920219°N 79.133306°E
Vellore | |
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Constituency for the State Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Vellore |
LS constituency | Vellore |
Total electors | 2,53,049[1] |
Most successful party | dmk (7 times) |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
Current MLA | Karthikeyan. P |
Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Elected year | 2021 |
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 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 | |
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1952 | and | Indian National Congress | |
1957 | M. P. Sarathy | Independent | |
1962 | Indian National Congress | ||
1967 | M. P. Sarathi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Tamil Nadu[]
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1971 | M. P. Sarathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1977 | All India 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. Gnanasekaran | Indian National Congress | |
1996 | C. Gnanasekaran | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
2001 | C. Gnanasekaran | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
2006 | C. Gnanasekaran | Indian National Congress | |
2011 | Dr. V. S. Vijay | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2016 | [5] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2021 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election Results[]
2021[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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.
Categories:
- Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
- Vellore