Vellore Assembly Constituency Election Result

Vellore is a legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Election results of Vellore assembly constituency seat is given below in a table that also lists all MLAs from this seat. Click election year in the table, for more detailed result.

List of all MLA from Vellore Assembly Constituency Seat (Tamil Nadu) Click on Year to View Detailed Result
Year	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
2016	Karthikeyan	DMK	88264
2011	Vijay Dr V S	AIADMK	71522
2006	Gnanasekaran C	INC	63957
2001	Gnanasekaran C	TMC(M)	60697
1996	C Gnanasekaran	TMC(M)	82339
1991	Gnanasekaran C	INC	60698
1989	Devaraj, V M	DMK	50470
1984	Devaraj, V M	DMK	54453
1980	Devaraj, V M	DMK	43126
1977	A K Ranganathan	ADK	26590
1971	Ma Pa Sarathy	DMK	38968

2016 Legislative Assembly Constituency Election
S N	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Karthikeyan Male 54 yr GEN	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	88264 51.53%
2	Harun Rasheed Male 43 yr GEN	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	62054 36.23%
3	Elangovan S Male 53 yr GEN	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	5212 3.04%
4	Lakshmi Narayanan D Male 51 yr GEN	PMK Pattali Makkal Katchi	5185 3.03%
5	Abdur Rahman A R Male 52 yr GEN	VCK Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi	2590 1.51%
6	None Of The Above	NOTA None Of The Above nota	2400 1.4%
7	Manigandan A Male 26 yr GEN	NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi	1639 0.96%
8	Shaik Meeran Male 64 yr GEN	SDPI Social Democratic Party Of India	1100 0.64%
9	Usha Nandhini M Female 47 yr GEN	IND Independent	455 0.27%
10	Samuel Jason P Male 33 yr GEN	PPIS People's Party Of India(secular)	387 0.23%
11	Baladandayudam G Male 36 yr GEN	IND Independent	339 0.2%
12	Moosha B Male 52 yr GEN	IND Independent	272 0.16%
13	Syed Riswan Male 38 yr GEN	IND Independent	231 0.13%
14	Balakrishnan V Male 48 yr GEN	VBMP Vijaya Bharatha Makkal (people) Party	200 0.12%
15	Syed Nizamuddin Aslam Male 48 yr GEN	IND Independent	176 0.1%
16	Selvi V Female 39 yr GEN	IND Independent	150 0.09%
17	Saravanan L Male 38 yr GEN	IND Independent	144 0.08%
18	Venkatesan Male 49 yr GEN	IND Independent	108 0.06%
19	Gnanapragasam S Male 65 yr GEN	APNP All Pensioner's Party	106 0.06%
20	Ramesh K Male 41 yr GEN	SP Samajwadi Party	82 0.05%
21	Vedhamuthu Male 59 yr GEN	IND Independent	67 0.04%
22	Panneer Selvam N Male 54 yr GEN	IND Independent	65 0.04%
23	Jaker Hussain M Male 31 yr GEN	IND Independent	53 0.03%
	Total		171279 68.59%

In 2016, Vellore legislative assembly constituency had total 249715 electors. Total number of valid vote was 171279. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Karthikeyan won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 88264 votes. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Harun Rasheed stood second with total 62054 votes. He lost by 26210 votes.

2011 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Vijay Dr V S Male 55 yr GEN	AIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	71522 50.82%
2	Gnanasekaran C Male 61 yr GEN	INC Indian National Congress	56346 40.04%
3	Hassan J Male 67 yr GEN	IND Independent	5273 3.75%
4	Aravinth Dr V Male 37 yr GEN	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	4334 3.08%
5	Elumalai V S Male 46 yr GEN	IND Independent	1333 0.95%
6	Babu J Male 47 yr GEN	IND Independent	628 0.45%
7	Shanmugam D Male 35 yr GEN	IND Independent	454 0.32%
8	Gnansekar P Male 47 yr GEN	IND Independent	304 0.22%
9	Nivethankumaar R Male 39 yr GEN	IND Independent	274 0.19%
10	Neethevendan E Male 40 yr SC	IND Independent	272 0.19%
	Total		140740 73.59%

In 2011, Vellore legislative assembly constituency had total 191251 electors. Total number of valid vote was 140740. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Vijay Dr V S won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 71522 votes. Indian National Congress candidate Gnanasekaran C stood second with total 56346 votes. He lost by 15176 votes.

2006 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Gnanasekaran C Male 56 yr GEN	INC Indian National Congress	63957
2	Subramani N Male 64 yr GEN	MDMK Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	42120
3	Ravi G G Male 42 yr GEN	SP Samajwadi Party	15710
4	Rajenderan A Male 49 yr GEN	DMDK Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam	9549
5	Kalaiselvi K Female 33 yr GEN	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	2161
6	Jayaprakash P P Male 43 yr GEN	IND Independent	595
7	Babu J Male 44 yr GEN	IND Independent	317
8	Salma S Female 46 yr GEN	IND Independent	291
9	Vasugi V Female 31 yr GEN	IND Independent	285
10	Karthigeyan B Male 33 yr GEN	IND Independent	212
11	Neethiventhan E Male 35 yr GEN	IND Independent	162
	Total		135359

In 2006, Vellore legislative assembly constituency had total electors. Total number of valid vote was 135359. Indian National Congress candidate Gnanasekaran C won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 63957 votes. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Subramani N stood second with total 42120 votes. He lost by 21837 votes.

2001 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Gnanasekaran C Male	TMC(M) Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar)	60697 52.46%
2	Ramalingam A M Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	49573 42.84%
3	Rajasekaran S Male	MDMK Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2098 1.81%
4	Abdul Jameel R Male	IND Independent	1192 1.03%
5	Ramu A Male	IND Independent	959 0.83%
6	Varadarajan A Male	JP Janata Party	478 0.41%
7	Panneer Selvam N Male	IND Independent	436 0.38%
8	Karnaker C M Male	SAP Samata Party	275 0.24%
	Total		115708 54.46%

In 2001, Vellore legislative assembly constituency had total 212486 electors. Total number of valid vote was 115708. Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) candidate Gnanasekaran C won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 60697 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Ramalingam A M stood second with total 49573 votes. He lost by 11124 votes.

1996 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	C Gnanasekaran Male	TMC(M) Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar)	82339 70.86%
2	S B Bhaskaran Male	INC Indian National Congress	21451 18.46%
3	N Subramani Male	MDMK Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	6359 5.47%
4	D Chidambaram Male	AIIC(T) All India Indira Congress (tiwari)	3009 2.59%
5	K Sekar Male	BJP Bhartiya Janta Party	1447 1.25%
6	M Ilamathi Male	IND Independent	276 0.24%
7	D Gnanaprakasam Male	IND Independent	180 0.15%
8	V N Panneer Male	IND Independent	148 0.13%
9	R Sundaram Male	IND Independent	121 0.1%
10	S Rajapathi Male	IND Independent	110 0.09%
11	V N Narayanan Male	IND Independent	108 0.09%
12	G Srinivasan Male	IND Independent	76 0.07%
13	G R Pichandi Male	IND Independent	75 0.06%
14	V Durairaj Male	IND Independent	74 0.06%
15	Syed Kaleem Ahamed Male	IND Independent	72 0.06%
16	P Kothandan Male	IND Independent	68 0.06%
17	V S Ganesh Male	IND Independent	67 0.06%
18	S Parasuraman Male	IND Independent	60 0.05%
19	R Loganathan Male	IND Independent	50 0.04%
20	S K Pichaimuthu Male	IND Independent	49 0.04%
21	V Rajaboss Female	IND Independent	31 0.03%
22	P Chakkaravarthy Male	IND Independent	23 0.02%
	Total		116193 61.42%

In 1996, Vellore legislative assembly constituency had total 194734 electors. Total number of valid vote was 116193. Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) candidate C Gnanasekaran won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 82339 votes. Indian National Congress candidate S B Bhaskaran stood second with total 21451 votes. He lost by 60888 votes.

1991 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Gnanasekaran C Male	INC Indian National Congress	60698 58.3%
2	Ramalingam A M Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	37632 36.15%
3	Habibullah M M Male	MUL Muslim League	3973 3.82%
4	Loganathan R Male	JP Janata Party	828 0.8%
5	Sharief M Z Male	IND Independent	185 0.18%
6	Stalin K Male	TMM Tharasu Makkal Mandram	181 0.17%
7	Dakshinamoorthy J Male	IND Independent	149 0.14%
8	Jayakumar A Male	IND Independent	121 0.12%
9	Mahaboob Basha J Male	IND Independent	119 0.11%
10	Edward D K Male	IND Independent	113 0.11%
11	Natarajan A Male	IND Independent	112 0.11%
	Total		104111 55.09%

In 1991, Vellore legislative assembly constituency had total 192744 electors. Total number of valid vote was 104111. Indian National Congress candidate Gnanasekaran C won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 60698 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Ramalingam A M stood second with total 37632 votes. He lost by 23066 votes.

1989 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Devaraj, V M Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	50470 47.37%
2	Neelakandan, P Male	ADK(JL) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group)	31110 29.2%
3	Shanmugasudaram, A K Male	INC Indian National Congress	18683 17.54%
4	Jaganmohan, V Alias Sivajimohan Male	IND Independents	4535 4.26%
5	Ilamathi, M Male	IND Independents	856 0.8%
6	Paneerselvan, N Male	IND Independents	235 0.22%
7	Ganesan, J P Male	IND Independents	166 0.16%
8	Murugesan, V P R Male	IND Independents	143 0.13%
9	Ekambaram, B Male	IND Independents	119 0.11%
10	Moorthy, K Male	IND Independents	104 0.1%
11	Govindaraj, D Male	IND Independents	74 0.07%
12	Sivalingam Male	IND Independents	44 0.04%
	Total		106539 65.81%

In 1989, Vellore legislative assembly constituency had total 164678 electors. Total number of valid vote was 106539. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Devaraj, V M won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 50470 votes. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) candidate Neelakandan, P stood second with total 31110 votes. He lost by 19360 votes.

1984 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Devaraj, V M Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	54453 54.01%
2	A K Ranganathan Male	ADK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	44430 44.07%
3	Kulasekaran Male	ICJ Indian Conress (j)	1078 1.07%
4	M Arumugam Alias Vidivelli Arumugam Male	IND Independent	552 0.55%
5	P Subramani Male	IND Independent	310 0.31%
	Total		100823 73.41%

In 1984, Vellore legislative assembly constituency had total 141315 electors. Total number of valid vote was 100823. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Devaraj, V M won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 54453 votes. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate A K Ranganathan stood second with total 44430 votes. He lost by 10023 votes.

1980 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Devaraj, V M Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	43126 49.68%
2	Ranganathan, A K Male	ADK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	38619 44.49%
3	Eswaran, K Male	JNP(JP) Janata Party (jp)	4489 5.17%
4	Baseer, S M Male	IND Independent	380 0.44%
5	Balasundaram, K P S Male	IND Independent	189 0.22%
	Total		86803 64.14%

In 1980, Vellore legislative assembly constituency had total 136560 electors. Total number of valid vote was 86803. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Devaraj, V M won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 43126 votes. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Ranganathan, A K stood second with total 38619 votes. He lost by 4507 votes.

1977 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	A K Ranganathan Male	ADK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	26590 30.47%
2	A K Lalalajpathy Male	JNP Janata Party	25758 29.52%
3	V M Devaraj Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	21229 24.33%
4	V Dakshinamoorthy Male	INC Indian National Congress	12043 13.8%
5	G Moorthv Male	IND Independent	1064 1.22%
6	M S Taj Mahamed Male	IND Independent	306 0.35%
7	Y Daniel Captain Male	IND Independent	268 0.31%
	Total		87258 67.63%

In 1977, Vellore legislative assembly constituency had total 130154 electors. Total number of valid vote was 87258. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate A K Ranganathan won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 26590 votes. Janata Party candidate A K Lalalajpathy stood second with total 25758 votes. He lost by 832 votes.

1971 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Ma Pa Sarathy Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	38968 52.85%
2	A K Lalalajapathy Male	NCO Indian National Congress (organisation)	32401 43.94%
3	Iiamathi Male	IND Independent	1587 2.15%
4	Abdul Khader Jamali Male	IND Independent	665 0.9%
5	K Shail Hameed Male	IND Independent	114 0.15%
	Total		73735 71.43%

In 1971, Vellore legislative assembly constituency had total 106424 electors. Total number of valid vote was 73735. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Ma Pa Sarathy won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 38968 votes. Indian National Congress (organisation) candidate A K Lalalajapathy stood second with total 32401 votes. He lost by 6567 votes.