VELLORE
Assembly seat no. 40 in Madras · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.
Madras also has a Lok Sabha constituency called VELLORE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 2 results.
Winner, 1967
M. P. SARATHI
DMK
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
DMK
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1967
14,414
21.32% of valid votes
Result, 1967
Runner-up
INCJ. MUDALIAR
- Votes
- 25,449
- Vote share
- 37.64%
- Behind by
- 14,414
Electors
88,490
Total votes polled
67,613
Valid votes
67,613
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.4%
Full result, 1967
6 candidates · 67,613 valid votes
M. P. SARATHIDMKwon
39,863
59.0%
J. MUDALIARINC
25,449
37.6%
V. K. DAMODARANRPI
1,209
1.8%
M. CHETTIARIND
550
0.8%
MANIIND
350
0.5%
S. UDAYARBJS
192
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 2 of 2 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | M. P. SARATHI | DMK | 39,863 | 58.96% | J. MUDALIAR | 14,414 |
| 1962 | R. JEEVARATHNA MUDALIAR | INC | 26,739 | 40.61% | M. P. SARATHY | 190 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above