Vellore Lok Sabha constituency


Vellore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in the present state of Tamil Nadu in Southern India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 8.
The 2019 lok sabha election was scheduled to be held on 18 April in this constituency but the President of India rescinded polling on 16 April after Election Commission of India sent a report stating recovery of huge amount of unaccounted for cash allegedly from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate's office.

Assembly segments

After delimitation and from 2009 Indian general election the constituency is composed of following legislative assembly segments:
Vellore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following legislative assembly segments since 1951–52 Indian general election until delimitation in 2008:
  1. Vellore
  2. Katpadi
  3. Gudiyatham
  4. Pernambut (SC)
  5. Anaicut
  6. Arni

Members of Parliament

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Election results

General Elections 2004

Note:Pattali Makkal Katchi did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its United Progressive Alliance coalition partner Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, who won the seat. Thus, the UPA held the seat. DMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections.