Vellore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39

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(parliamentary) constituencies in the present state of

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in Southern India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 8. The

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was scheduled to be held on 18 April in this constituency but the

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rescinded polling on 16 April after

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sent a report stating recovery of huge amount of unaccounted cash allegedly from

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candidate's office.

Constituency Summery

Assembly segments

After delimitation and from

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the constituency is composed of following legislative assembly segments: Vellore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following legislative assembly (

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) segments since

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until delimitation in 2008: #

Vellore Vellore ( ), also spelled Velur, is a sprawling city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River and surrounded by the Javadi Hills in the northeastern ...

Katpadi Katpadi () is a locality in the northern part of Vellore, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Politics and geography Once a village, Katpadi was upgraded to a panchayat town, with its own ''taluk'' office. It has a major assembly constituency ...

(moved to Arakkonam) #

Gudiyatham Gudiyetram, colloquially Gudiyattam (; also called as Gudiyatham) is a municipality in Vellore district in the States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu in India. It lies between Bangalore and Chennai and the district of Vellore is ...

# Pernambut (SC) (defunct) # Anaicut # Arni (moved to Arani)

Members of Parliament

Election results

General Elections 2024

General Elections 2019

General Elections 2014

General Elections 2009

General Elections 2004

Note:

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did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its

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(UPA) coalition partner

(DMK), who won the seat. Thus, the UPA held the seat. DMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections.

Constituency Summery

Assembly segments

Members of Parliament

Election results

General Elections 2024

General Elections 2019

General Elections 2014

General Elections 2009

General Elections 2004

General Elections 1999

General Elections 1998

General Elections 1991

General Elections 1989

General Elections 1984

General Elections 1980

General Elections 1977

General Elections 1971

General Elections 1967

General Elections 1962

General Elections 1957

General Elections 1951

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