In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
One of the 39 parliamentary constituencies of the state of Tamil Nadu, Vellore is a city in the Vellore District of the city. According to Election Commission of India 2009 data the total electorates in the Vellore Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 8) were 1,010,067 of which 505,472 are females and 504,595 are males. It was formed prior to the 1951 elections and comprises of six segments of which two are reserved for the SC category. The city of Vellore is the centre of administration of the Vellore District and lies in the Tamil Nadu region. It is located on the Palar River about 82 kms away fromTiruvannamalai and about 145 kms away fromChennai. It stands at an elevation of over 200 metres and covers an area of over 10.50 sq kms.
The city has a population of over 1,80,000 with 10% population under the age of six. About 49% of the population is male and the sex ratio is 1,032 females for every 1,000 males. Its average literacy rate is 87% and is considered an important technological and medical related education centre in India. It has several prominent research facilities and other educational institutions. The urban workforce constitutes about 44% of the population and the leading industries in the area are of leather, agriculture and other services. National Highways NH-46 and NH-4 connect the city to several major towns and cities.
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Vellore Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Vellore parliamentary constituency of all the years fromthe starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Vellore constituency is Shri Senguttuvan, B. of AIADMK.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | winner/current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8 | Vellore | GEN | Senguttuvan, B. | M | AIADMK | 383719 | Shanmugam, A.C. | M | BJP | 324326 |
| 2009 | 8 | Vellore | GEN | Abdul Rahman,Shri | M | DMK | 360474 | Vasu L K M B | M | ADMK | 253081 |
| 2004 | 7 | Vellore | GEN | Kader Mohideen, K. M | M | DMK | 436642 | Santhanam. A | M | ADMK | 258032 |
| 1999 | 7 | Vellore | GEN | Shanmugam, N.T. | M | PMK | 324547 | Mohamed Asif | M | ADMK | 298862 |
| 1998 | 7 | Vellore | GEN | Shanmugam N.T. | M | PMK | 331035 | Mohammed Saqhy T.A. | M | DMK | 304630 |
| 1996 | 7 | Vellore | GEN | Shanmugam.P | M | DMK | 391141 | Akber Pasha.B | M | INC | 180106 |
| 1991 | 7 | Vellore | GEN | Akber Pasha B. | M | INC | 383177 | Shanmugam P. | M | DMK | 184008 |
| 1989 | 7 | Vellore | GEN | Abdul Samad, A. K. A. | M | INC | 356637 | Abdul Latheef, M. | M | DMK | 195787 |
| 1984 | 7 | Vellore | GEN | A.C. Shanmugam | M | ADK | 284416 | A.M. Ramalingam | M | DMK | 209693 |
| 1980 | 7 | Vellore | GEN | Abdul Samad A.K.A. | M | IND | 232567 | Dhandayuthapani V. | M | JNP | 153021 |
| 1977 | 7 | Vellore | GEN | Dhandayuthapani V. | M | NCO | 220994 | Abdul Samad | M | IND | 217833 |
| 1971 | 6 | Vellore | (SC) | R. P. Ulaganambi | M | DMK | 221512 | T. Manavalan | M | NCO | 136191 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
List of Assembly Constituencies in Vellore Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Vellore parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vellore | Anaikattu | Kilvaithinankuppam (SC) |
| Gudiyatham (SC) | Vaniyambadi | Ambur |
Last Updated on June 14, 2019