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{{short description|One of the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, India.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{coord|12.920219|N|79.133306|E|display=title}}
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
|Name = Vellore
|image = vellore lok sabha constituency.png
|caption = Vellore constituency, post-2008 delimitation
|Existence = 1951-present
|CurrentMPParty = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|CurrentMP = [[Kathir Anand|D. M. Kathir Anand]]
|ElectedByYear = [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2019|2019 Election]]
|State = [[Tamil Nadu]]
|Successful Party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]] & [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] (5 times each)
|AssemblyConstituencies = [[Vellore (State Assembly Constituency)|Vellore]] [[Anaicut (State Assembly Constituency)|Anaikattu]] [[Kilvazhithunaiankuppam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kilvaithinankuppam]] [[Gudiyatham (State Assembly Constituency)|Gudiyattam]] [[Vaniyambadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Vaniyambadi]] [[Ambur (State Assembly Constituency)|Ambur]]
|Electorate = 14,30,991<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result]</ref>
}}
'''Vellore Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 39 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in the present state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in Southern India.

The [[2019 Indian general election|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lok sabha election]] was scheduled to be held on 18 April in this constituency but the [[President of India]] rescinded polling on 16 April after [[Election Commission of India]] sent a report stating recovery of huge amount of unaccounted cash allegedly from [[Dravida Munnetra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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/lok-sabha-polls-cancelled-in-vellore-after-massive-cash-haul-1503419-2019-04-16|title=Lok Sabha polls cancelled in Tamil Nadu's Vellore after massive cash haul|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-04-17|agency=Ist}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ecs-elaborate-report-to-president-led-to-vellore-poll-cancellation/article26859049.ece|title=EC’s elaborate report to President led to Vellore poll cancellation|last=S|first=Mohamed Imranullah|date=2019-04-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-04-17|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/madras-high-court-upholds-ecis-decision-to-cancel-vellore-lok-sabal-election/articleshow/68924114.cms|title=Madras high court upholds ECI's decision to cancel Vellore Lok Sabha election - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref>

==Assembly segments==
After delimitation and from [[2009 Indian general election]] the constituency is composed of following legislative assembly segments:
{| class="wikitable" width="500px"
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" |District
|-
|43
|[[Vellore (State Assembly Constituency)|Vellore]]
|None
|[[Vellore district|Vellore]]
|-
|44
|[[Anaicut (State Assembly Constituency)|Anaikattu]]
|None
|[[Vellore district|Vellore]]
|-
|45
|[[Kilvazhithunaiankuppam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kilvaithinankuppam]]
|SC
|[[Vellore district|Vellore]]
|-
|46
|[[Gudiyatham (State Assembly Constituency)|Gudiyattam]]
|SC
|[[Vellore district|Vellore]]
|-
|47
|[[Vaniyambadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Vaniyambadi]]
|None
|[[Tirupathur district|Tirupathur]]
|-
|48
|[[Ambur (State Assembly Constituency)|Ambur]]
|None
|[[Tirupathur district|Tirupathur]]
|-
|}
Vellore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following legislative assembly ([[Vidhan Sabha]]) segments since [[1951–52 Indian general election]] until delimitation in 2008:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|access-date = 2008-10-08
|work = Tamil Nadu
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archive-date = 2008-10-31
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>
#[[Vellore (State Assembly Constituency)|Vellore]]
#[[Katpadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Katpadi]]
#[[Gudiyatham (State Assembly Constituency)|Gudiyatham]]
#[[Pernampattu (State Assembly Constituency)|Pernambut (SC)]]
#[[Anaicut (State Assembly Constituency)|Anaicut]]
#[[Arni (State Assembly Constituency)|Arni]]

{{clear}}

==Members of Parliament<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/lokprelist.aspx?lsno=15|title=Members : Lok Sabha|website=loksabhaph.nic.in|access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref>==
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!Year
!Name
! scope="col" |Party
|-
| rowspan="2" |1.
| rowspan="2" |1951
|[[M. Muthukrishnan]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[Dr. D. L. M. P. Ramachander]]
|[[Commonweal Party]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2.
| rowspan="2" |1957
|[[N. R. Muniswamy]]
| rowspan="2" |[[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)|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 (Tamil Nadu)|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 (Politician)|Abdul Rahman]]
|[[Indian Union Muslim League]]
|-
|16.
|2014
|[[B. Senguttuvan]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
|17
|2019
|[[Kathir Anand|D. M. Kathir Anand]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|}

== Election results ==
===2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Vellore]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[Kathir Anand|D. M. Kathir Anand]]
|votes = 4,85,340
|percentage = 47.30
|change = +23.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[A. C. Shanmugam]]
|votes = 4,77,199
|percentage = 46.51
|change = -26.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Naam Tamilar Katchi
|candidate = Deepalakshmi
|votes = 26,995
|percentage = 2.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 9,417
|percentage = 0.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,141
|percentage = 0.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,28,100
|percentage = 71.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Vellore]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[B. Senguttuvan]]|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=3,83,719|percentage=39.37|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[A. C. Shanmugam]]|votes=3,24,326|percentage=33.27|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Abdul Rahman (politician)|M. Abdul Rahman]]|party=Indian Union Muslim League|votes=2,05,896|percentage=21.12|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=J. Vijay Elanchezian|party=Indian National Congress|votes=21,650|percentage=2.22|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the Above]]|party=None of the above|votes=7,100|percentage=0.73|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=59,393|percentage=6.10|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=9,75,203|percentage=74.31|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|loser = Indian Union Muslim League
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Vellore]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Abdul Rahman (politician)|M. Abdul Rahman]]|party=Indian Union Muslim League|votes=3,60,474|percentage=49.78|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=L. K. M. B. Vasu|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=2,53,081|percentage=34.95|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Shoukath Sherif|party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam|votes=62,696|percentage=8.66|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=A. K. Rajendiran|votes=11,184|percentage=1.54|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=1,07,393|percentage=14.84|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=7,24,150|percentage=71.69|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
===2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Vellore]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=[[K. M. Kader Mohideen]]|votes=4,36,642|percentage=58.38|change=n/a}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=Santhanam A.|votes=2,58,032|percentage=34.50|change=-8.03}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Janata Party|candidate=Paramasivam A. M. S.|votes=11,309|percentage=1.51|change=n/a}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Karunanithi E.|votes=7,524|percentage=1.01|change=n/a}}
{{Election box majority||votes=1,78,610|percentage=23.88|change=+20.23}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=7,47,898|percentage=61.28|change=+0.31}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|loser = Pattali Makkal Katchi
|swing = +58.38
}}
{{Election box end}}

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 Indian general election|1999 elections]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
* [[Vellore|Vellore City]]
*[[Election Commission of India]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vellore (Lok Sabha Constituency)}}
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Vellore district]]

Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency) - Revision history

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