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, 2016
KARTHIKEYAN
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2016
26,210
15.30% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKHARUN RASHEED
- Votes
- 62,054
- Vote share
- 36.23%
- Behind by
- 26,210
Electors
2,49,715
Total votes polled
1,71,279
Valid votes
1,71,279
NOTA votes
2,400
1.40% of votes polled
Turnout
68.6%
Full result, 2016
22 candidates · 1,71,279 valid votes
KARTHIKEYANDMKwon
88,264
51.5%
HARUN RASHEEDADMK
62,054
36.2%
ELANGOVAN.SBJP
5,212
3.0%
LAKSHMI NARAYANAN .DPMK
5,185
3.0%
ABDUR RAHMAN .A.RVCK
2,590
1.5%
MANIGANDAN.ANTK
1,639
1.0%
SHAIK MEERANSDPI
1,100
0.6%
USHA NANDHINI .MIND
455
0.3%
SAMUEL JASON .PPPIS
387
0.2%
BALADANDAYUDAM.GIND
339
0.2%
MOOSHA.BIND
272
0.2%
SYED RISWANIND
231
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 22. The full list is in the API.
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
