Vellore Assembly constituency explained

Type:	SLA
Constituency No:	43
District:	Vellore
Loksabha Cons:	Vellore
State:	Tamil Nadu
Mla:	P. Karthikeyan
Latest Election Year:	2021
Vellore
Electors:	2,53,049^[1]

Vellore is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 43. It includes the city of Vellore and forms a part of the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Vellore was one of the 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.^{[3] [4]} Most successful party: DMK (7 times)

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	H. M. Jaganathan and A. K. Masilamany Chetty
1957	M. P. Sarathy
1962	R. Jeevarathna Mudaliar
1967	M. P. Sarathi

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	M. P. Sarathy
1977	A. K. Ranganathan
1980	V. M. Devaraj
1984	V. M. Devaraj
1989	V. M. Devaraj
1991	C. Gnanasekaran
1996	C. Gnanasekaran
2001	C. Gnanasekaran
2006	C. Gnanasekaran
2011	Dr. V. S. Vijay
2016	P. Karthikeyan^[5]
2021	P. Karthikeyan

Election results

1952

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Form 21E (Return of Election) . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222055830/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC043.pdf . 27 Jan 2022 . 22 Dec 2021.
2. Web site: Statistical reports of assembly elections. 8 July 2010. Election Commission of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp. 5 October 2010. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: EC to tighten grip on cash for votes.
4. Web site: Verify your vote through VVPAT. The Hindu. 28 November 2021.
5. Web site: Election Commission of India . 2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary . 27 May 2016. 43.