Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)

Vellore
Vellore constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Existence	1951-present
Current MP	B. Senguttuvan
Party	ADMK
Elected Year	2014 Election
State	Tamil Nadu
Total Electors	1,010,067^[1]
Most Successful Party	Indian National Congress (INC) & DMK (5 times)
Assembly Constituencies	43. Vellore 44. Anaicut 45. K. V. Kuppam (SC) 46. Gudiyattam (SC) 47. Vaniyambadi 48. Ambur

Vellore is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Assembly segments

Vellore changed 1.1.09 (Arni Lok sabha) Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:^[2]

After delimitation, it is currently composed of

Year	Winning Candidate	Party
1951	Ramachander	CWL
1951	M. Muthukrishnan	Indian National Congress
1957	M. Muthukrishnan and N. R. Munisamy	Indian National Congress
1962	Abdull Wahid	Indian National Congress
1967	Kuchelar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971	R. P. Ulaganambi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	V. Dhandayuthapani	NCO
1980	A. K. A. Abdul Samad	Independent
1984	A. C. Shanmugam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	A. K. A. Abdul Samad	Indian National Congress
1991	B. Akber Pasha	Indian National Congress
1996	P. Shanmugam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998	N. T. Shanmugam	Pattali Makkal Katchi
1999	N. T. Shanmugam	Pattali Makkal Katchi
2004	K. M. Kader Mohideen	Indian Union Muslim League (alliance, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
2009	Abdul Rahman	Indian Union Muslim League (alliance, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
2014	B. Senguttuvan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

General Election, 2014: Vellore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AIADMK	B. Senguttuvan	3,83,719	39.35
	BJP	A. C. Shanmugam	3,24,326	33.26
	IUML	M. Abdul Rahman	2,05,896	21.11
	INC	J. Vijay Elanchezian	21,650	2.22
	Independent	C. Gopu	6,056	0.62
	NOTA	None of the Above	7,100	0.73
Majority			59,393	6.09
Turnout			9,74,770	74.28
	AIADMK gain from IUML		Swing

General Election, 2004: Vellore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DMK	K. M. Kader Mohideen	436,642	58.38	n/a
	AIADMK	Santhanam A.	258,032	34.50	-8.03
	Janata Party	Paramasivam A.M.S.	11,309	1.51	n/a
	BSP	Karunanithi E.	7,524	1.01	n/a
Majority			178,610	23.88	+20.23
Turnout			747,898	61.28	+0.31
	DMK gain from PMK		Swing	+58.38

Note: The incumbent party 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.

Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu

2009-present	Thiruvallur Chennai North Chennai South Chennai Central Sriperumbudur Kancheepuram Arakkonam Vellore Krishnagiri Dharmapuri Tiruvannamalai Arani Viluppuram Kallakurichi Salem Namakkal Erode Tiruppur Nilgiris Coimbatore Pollachi Dindigul Karur Tiruchirappalli Perambalur Cuddalore Chidambaram Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Thanjavur Sivaganga Madurai Theni Virudhunagar Ramanathapuram Thoothukkudi Tenkasi Tirunelveli Kanniyakumari

1977-2004	Chennai North Chennai Central Chennai South Sriperumbudur Chengalpattu Arakkonam Vellore Tiruppattur Vandavasi Tindivanam Cuddalore Chidambaram Dharmapuri Krishnagiri Rasipuram Salem Tiruchengode Nilgiris Gobichettipalayam Coimbatore Pollachi Palani Dindigul Madurai Periyakalum Karur Tiruchirappalli Perambalur Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Thanjavur Pudukkottai Sivaganga Ramanathapuram Sivakasi Tirunelveli Tenkasi Tiruchendur Nagercoil

1952-77	Kumbakonam

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