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, 2006
GNANASEKARAN.C
INC
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2006
21,837
16.13% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
MDMKSUBRAMANI.N
- Votes
- 42,120
- Vote share
- 31.12%
- Behind by
- 21,837
Electors
2,07,448
Total votes polled
1,35,359
Valid votes
1,35,359
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.3%
Full result, 2006
11 candidates · 1,35,359 valid votes
GNANASEKARAN.CINCwon
63,957
47.3%
SUBRAMANI.NMDMK
42,120
31.1%
RAVI.G.GSP
15,710
11.6%
RAJENDERAN.ADMDK
9,549
7.0%
KALAISELVI.KBJP
2,161
1.6%
JAYAPRAKASH.P.PIND
595
0.4%
BABU.JIND
317
0.2%
SALMA.SIND
291
0.2%
VASUGI.VIND
285
0.2%
KARTHIGEYAN.BIND
212
0.2%
NEETHIVENTHAN.EIND
162
0.1%
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.
