VELLORE
Assembly seat no. 43 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called VELLORE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2001
GNANASEKARAN.C
TMCM
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2001
11,124
9.61% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKRAMALINGAM..A.M
- Votes
- 49,573
- Vote share
- 42.84%
- Behind by
- 11,124
Electors
2,12,486
Total votes polled
1,15,708
Valid votes
1,15,708
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
54.5%
Full result, 2001
8 candidates · 1,15,708 valid votes
GNANASEKARAN.CTMCMwon
60,697
52.5%
RAMALINGAM..A.MDMK
49,573
42.8%
RAJASEKARAN ..SMDMK
2,098
1.8%
ABDUL JAMEEL.RIND
1,192
1.0%
RAMU.AIND
959
0.8%
VARADARAJAN.A.JP
478
0.4%
PANNEER SELVAM.NIND
436
0.4%
KARNAKER.C.MSAP
275
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | M.m.vinoth Kannan | TVK | 73,032 | 38.33% | P.karthikeyan | 6,777 |
| 2021 | Karthikeyan .P | DMK | 84,299 | 46.86% | Appu S.R.K | 9,181 |
| 2016 | KARTHIKEYAN | DMK | 88,264 | 51.53% | HARUN RASHEED | 26,210 |
| 2011 | VIJAY.DR.V.S. | ADMK | 71,522 | 50.82% | GNANASEKARAN.C. | 15,176 |
| 2006 | GNANASEKARAN.C | INC | 63,957 | 47.25% | SUBRAMANI.N | 21,837 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the VELLORE assembly constituency in 2026?
M.m.vinoth Kannan (TVK) won VELLORE in 2026, by a margin of 6,777 votes.
Which party has won VELLORE the most times?
DMK, with 6 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has VELLORE gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won VELLORE the most times?
GNANASEKARAN.C, with 2 wins between 2001 and 2006.
