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, 2011
VIJAY.DR.V.S.
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2011
15,176
10.78% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
INCGNANASEKARAN.C.
- Votes
- 56,346
- Vote share
- 40.04%
- Behind by
- 15,176
Electors
1,91,251
Total votes polled
1,40,740
Valid votes
1,40,740
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
73.6%
Full result, 2011
10 candidates · 1,40,740 valid votes
VIJAY.DR.V.S.ADMKwon
71,522
50.8%
GNANASEKARAN.C.INC
56,346
40.0%
HASSAN.J.IND
5,273
3.8%
ARAVINTH.DR.V.BJP
4,334
3.1%
ELUMALAI.V.S.IND
1,333
0.9%
BABU.JIND
628
0.5%
SHANMUGAM.DIND
454
0.3%
GNANSEKAR.PIND
304
0.2%
NIVETHANKUMAAR.RIND
274
0.2%
NEETHEVENDAN.EIND
272
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
