Vellore

Assembly Constituency, Tamil Nadu

Vellore is one of the 234 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Tamil Nadu. This seat can be classified as Urban and falls in the Vellore district of Tamil Nadu. The reservation status of this constituency is General. Vellore Assembly constituency falls within the Vellore (General) Lok Sabha constituency.<br/><br/>In the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, Vellore will vote on Thursday, April 9, 2026 and the counting of votes is set to take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.<br/><br/>

2021

Vellore Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
DMK84,29946.86%
Karthikeyan .P
Winner
Margin :9,181 (5.1%)
Winner
ADMK75,11841.76%Appu S.R.K
NTK8,5304.74%Poonkundran .N
MNM7,2434.03%Vikram Chakravarthy .G
NOTA1,4410.8%Nota
TNLK9280.52%Naresh Kumar .R
AMMKMNKZ8650.48%Dharmalingam .V.D
IND3670.2%Vishnumohan .E
IND2240.12%Vijayaraj .K
VTVTK2020.11%Senthilkumar .P
2016

Vellore Assembly election results

2011

Vellore Assembly election results

Demographic profile

There were a total of 211063 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Vellore Assembly constituency, of whom 101554 were male, 109460 female and 49 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 253049 registered voters, of whom 121878 were male, 131145 female and 26 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 249715 registered voters, of whom 121899 were male, 127802 were female and 14 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 191250 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 95281 were male, 95970 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 487 in 2021, 260 in 2016, and 662 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1078, in 2021 it was 1076, 1048 in 2016, and 1007 in 2011.

Poll dates

Vellore Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Monday, May 16, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Vellore Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Vellore district in the North region of Tamil Nadu: Vellore Taluk (Part) Sampanginallore, Venkatapuram, Perumugai and Alamelumangapuram villages. Sathuvacheri (TP), Vellore (M), Allapuram (TP), Thorapadi (TP) and Konavattam (CT).

This constituency covers an approximate area of 75 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Vellore is: 12°54'57.2"N 79°09'07.6"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 70.25%, while it was 68.61% in 2016, and 73.68% in 2011.
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Total voters

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Victory margin

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Karthikeyan P of DMK won in this constituency beating Appu S R K of AIADMK by a margin of 9181 votes which was 5.14% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Karthikeyan of DMK was the winner in this seat beating Harun Rasheed of AIADMK by a margin of 26210 votes which was 15.3% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Vijay.Dr.V.S. of AIADMK won this seat defeating Gnanasekaran.C. of INC by a margin of 15176 votes which was 10.78% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Karthikeyan P of DMK had a vote share of 47.24% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Karthikeyan of DMK got a vote share of 51.53% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Vijay.Dr.V.S. of AIADMK got a vote share of 50.82% in Vellore.
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  • First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
  • Last Updated: March 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM IST

43. Vellore


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :Tamil Nadu
District(s) :Vellore
Region (State) :North
Lok Sabha constituency :Vellore
2026 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Total voters :2,11,063
Male voters :1,01,554
Female voters :1,09,460
Third gender voters :49
Electorate gender ratio :1078
Poll phase :1
Poll date :April 23, 2026
Results (Counting of votes) :May 4, 2026

Assembly cons. Results

Cons. name202120162011
GummidipoondiDMKAIADMKDMDK
PonneriINCAIADMKAIADMK
TiruttaniDMKAIADMKDMDK
ThiruvallurDMKDMKAIADMK
PoonamalleeDMKAIADMKAIADMK
AvadiDMKAIADMKAIADMK
MaduravoyalDMKAIADMKCPIM
AmbatturDMKAIADMKAIADMK
MadavaramDMKDMKAIADMK
ThiruvottiyurDMKDMKAIADMK