Sholingur

Assembly Constituency, Tamil Nadu

Sholingur is one of the 234 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Tamil Nadu. This seat can be classified as Rural and falls in the Vellore district of Tamil Nadu. The reservation status of this constituency is General. Sholingur Assembly constituency falls within the Arakkonam (General) Lok Sabha constituency.<br/><br/>In the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, Sholingur 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

Sholinghur Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
INC1,10,22849.18%
A.M.Munirathinam
Winner
Margin :26,698 (11.91%)
Winner
PMK83,53037.27%A.M.Krishnan
AMMKMNKZ12,9795.79%N.G.Parthiban
NTK9,6564.31%Y.R.Pavendhan
MNM1,6640.74%R.Jawahar
NOTA1,2390.55%Nota
IND1,0150.45%T.Rajendran
BSP6140.27%M.Giridharan
IND5870.26%M.Munirathinam
IND4670.21%J.Balaji
2016

Sholingur Assembly election results

2011

Sholingur Assembly election results

Demographic profile

There were a total of 256118 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Sholingur Assembly constituency, of whom 126034 were male, 130072 female and 12 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 277440 registered voters, of whom 136123 were male, 141308 female and 9 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 257291 registered voters, of whom 127297 were male, 129994 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 211864 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 106839 were male, 105025 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 594 in 2021, 41 in 2016, and 466 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1032, in 2021 it was 1038, 1021 in 2016, and 983 in 2011.

Poll dates

Sholingur 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

Sholingur Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Vellore district in the North region of Tamil Nadu: Walajah Taluk (Part) Somasamudram, Kalpattu, Pandiyanellore, Kallankuppam, Kodakkal, Pulivalam, Kadappanthangal, Thagarakuppam, Sengalnatham, Sekkadikuppam, Rendadi, Venkatapuram (Mel), Kesavanakuppam, Jambukulam, Velam, Kolatheri, Marudalam, Kattarampakkam, Thalangai, Vanghur, Ponnappanthangal, Ozhughur, Chithathoor, Melveeranam, Govindacherikuppam and Govindacheri villages. Sholingur (TP). Arakkonam Taluk (Part) Vengapattu, Paravathur, Akkachikuppam, Paranji, Nandi Veduthangal, Minnal, Vailambadi, Cuddalore, Thalikkal, Ayipedu, Ariyur, Karikkal, Nandimangalam, Soorai, Ayal, Polipakkam, Tappur, Pazhayapalayam, Kunnathur, Anverthikanpettai, Kattupakkam, Banavaram, Mangalam, Koothambakkam, Velithangipuram, Meleri, Elathur, Kilakalathur, Kizhveedhi, Kodambakkam, Mahendravadi, Karnavoor, Pudur, Kizveeranam, Panniyur, Pudupattu, Siruvalayam, Perapperi, Uliyanallur, Vepperi, Vettangulam, Asanallikuppam, Thirumalpur, Nelvoy, S.Kolathur, Reddivalam, Agavalam, Nedumpuli, Thuraiyur, Peruvalayam, Alapakkam, Thuraiperumbakkam, Maganipattu, Cheri, Kattalai, Eralacheri, Uthirampattu, Dharmaneedhi, Nangamangalam, Melapulam, Poigainallur, Velianallur, Thandalam (Jagir), Melvenbakkam, Kilvenbakkam, Perumbulipakkam, Avalur, Karivedu, Ayarpadi, Ocheri, Sirukarumbur, Athipattu, Vegamangalam, Mamandur, Kalathur and Sankarampadi villages. Nemili (TP), Kaveripakkam (TP) and Panapakkam (TP)

This constituency covers an approximate area of 617 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sholingur is: 13°00'12.6"N 79°29'26.5"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 80.09%, while it was 82.04% in 2016, and 84.76% in 2011.
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Total voters

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Victory margin

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, A M Munirathinam of INC won in this constituency beating A M Krishnan of PMK by a margin of 26698 votes which was 11.98% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Parthiban.N.G of AIADMK was the winner in this seat beating Munirathinam.A.M of INC by a margin of 9732 votes which was 4.61% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, P.R.Manokar of DMDK won this seat defeating A.M.Muniratinam of IND by a margin of 9038 votes which was 5.04% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, A M Munirathinam of INC had a vote share of 49.46% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Parthiban.N.G of AIADMK got a vote share of 36.79% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, P.R.Manokar of DMDK got a vote share of 38.98% in Sholingur.
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  • First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
  • Last Updated: March 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM IST

39. Sholingur


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :Tamil Nadu
District(s) :Vellore
Region (State) :North
Lok Sabha constituency :Arakkonam
2026 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Total voters :2,56,118
Male voters :1,26,034
Female voters :1,30,072
Third gender voters :12
Electorate gender ratio :1032
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