VELLORE
Constituency no. 8 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called VELLORE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 2024
DM KATHIR ANAND
DMK
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2024
2,15,702
19.10% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
BJPAC SHANMUGAM
- Votes
- 3,52,990
- Vote share
- 31.25%
- Behind by
- 2,15,702
Electors
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Total votes polled
11,29,458
Valid votes
11,29,458
NOTA votes
8,736
0.77% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
31 candidates · 11,29,458 valid votes
DM KATHIR ANANDDMKwon
5,68,692
50.4%
AC SHANMUGAMBJP
3,52,990
31.3%
DR S PASUPATHIADMK
1,17,682
10.4%
D MAHESH ANANDNTK
53,284
4.7%
A NATARAJANBPAP
4,005
0.4%
SHANMUGAVELUIND
3,576
0.3%
MANSOOR ALI KHANIND
2,804
0.2%
SYED ALI DIND
2,124
0.2%
P SHANMUGAMIND
2,039
0.2%
NAGARAJ PIND
1,959
0.2%
K JAYAMANIBSP
1,702
0.2%
D SARAVANANIND
1,497
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 31. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DM KATHIR ANAND | DMK | 5,68,692 | 50.35% | AC SHANMUGAM | 2,15,702 |
| 2019 | D.M.KATHIR ANAND | DMK | 4,85,340 | 47.74% | A.C.SHANMUGAM | 8,141 |
| 2014 | SENGUTTUVAN, B. | ADMK | 3,83,719 | 39.37% | SHANMUGAM, A.C. | 59,393 |
| 2009 | ABDUL RAHMAN | DMK | 3,60,474 | 49.82% | VASU L K M B | 1,07,393 |
| 2004 | KADER MOHIDEEN, K. M | DMK | 4,36,642 | 58.46% | SANTHANAM. A | 1,78,610 |
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 constituency in 2024?
DM KATHIR ANAND (DMK) won VELLORE in 2024, by a margin of 2,15,702 votes.
Which party has won VELLORE the most times?
DMK, with 6 of the 14 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has VELLORE gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1971 to 2024.
Who has won VELLORE the most times?
DM KATHIR ANAND, with 1 win between 2024 and 2024.
