Vellore (state assembly constituency)

Vellore is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It includes the city of Vellore and forms a part of the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.

Vellore was one of the 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016.[2][3]

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1952 H. M. Jaganathan and A. K. Masilamany Chetty Indian National Congress
1957 M. P. Sarathy Independent
1962 R. Jeevarathna Mudaliar Indian National Congress
1967 M. P. Sarathi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Year Winner Party
1971 M. P. Sarathy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 A. K. Ranganathan Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 V. M. Devaraj Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 V. M. Devaraj Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 V. M. Devaraj Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 C. Gnanasekharan Indian National Congress
1996 C. Gnanasekaran Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
2001 C. Gnanasekaran Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
2006 C. Gnanasekaran Indian National Congress
2011 Dr. V. S. Vijay Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 P. Karthikeyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes".
  3. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/verify-your-vote-through-vvpat/article8330062.ece
  4. ↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 43. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

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