Lok Sabha Constituency

Vellore

Constituency No. 8· Tamil NaduGeneral

Vellore is Lok Sabha constituency No. 8 in Tamil Nadu, reserved category: General. It covers the district of Vellore. The seat is made up of 4 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 15,82,100 electors, of whom 73.47% voted.

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency No.
8
Category
General
Assembly Segments
4
Districts Covered
Vellore
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

DM Kathir Anand

DM Kathir Anand

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Member of Parliament · Vellore (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2019
Re-elected
2024
Terms at this seat
2
2024 result
5,60,082
Votes
48.18%
Vote share
2,15,702
Victory margin

Ahead of A. C. Shanmugam (Bharatiya Janata Party) on 3,44,380 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
8
State
Tamil Nadu
Category
General
Districts covered
Vellore
Assembly segments
4
Total electors
15,82,100
Male electors
7,71,200
Female electors
8,10,810
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,610
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Vellore Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
DM Kathir Anand
DM Kathir Anand
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5,60,082
Votes
48.18%
Vote Share
2,15,702
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.DM Kathir AnandDMK5,60,082 · 48.18%
  2. 2.A. C. ShanmugamBJP3,44,380 · 29.63%
  3. 3.S. PasupathiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1,17,812 · 10.13%
  4. 4.Mahesh AnandNaan Tamilar Katchi98,210 · 8.45%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
DM Kathir Anand
DM Kathir Anand
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
4,85,340
Votes
47.3%
Vote Share
8,141
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.DM Kathir AnandDMK4,85,340 · 47.3%
  2. 2.A. C. ShanmugamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,77,199 · 46.51%
  3. 3.Deepalakshmi S.Naan Tamilar Katchi26,995 · 2.63%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
BS
B. Senguttuvan
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3,83,719
Votes
39.37%
Vote Share
59,393
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.B. SenguttuvanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,83,719 · 39.37%
  2. 2.A. C. ShanmugamNew Justice Party3,24,326 · 33.28%
  3. 3.M. Abdul RahmanIUML2,05,896 · 21.12%

Assembly Segments in Vellore

(4)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Vellore Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Vellore
    AC No. 43 · Vellore
    PK
    P. Karthikeyan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Anaikattu
    AC No. 44 · Vellore
    AN
    A. P. Nandakumar
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Kilvaithinankuppam
    AC No. 45 · Vellore
    Scheduled Caste
    MJ
    M. Jaganathan
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Gudiyattam
    AC No. 46 · Vellore
    Scheduled Caste
    VA
    V. Amulu
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
15.82 Lakh
Total Electors
7.71 Lakh
Male Electors
8.11 Lakh
Female Electors
1,610
Polling Stations
11.62 Lakh
Votes Polled
73.47%
Turnout
Voter turnout73.47%
EVM votes 11,58,000Postal votes 4,400

About Vellore Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency number
8
Category
General
Districts covered
Vellore
Assembly segments
4
Sitting member
DM Kathir Anand
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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