Vellore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39

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(parliamentary) constituencies in the present state of

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in Southern India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 8. The 2019 lok sabha election was scheduled to be held on 18 April in this constituency but the

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rescinded polling on 16 April after

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sent a report stating recovery of huge amount of unaccounted cash allegedly from

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candidate's office.

Assembly segments

After delimitation and from 2009 Indian general election the constituency is composed of following legislative assembly segments: Vellore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following legislative assembly (

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) segments since 1951–52 Indian general election until delimitation in 2008: #

Vellore Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separa ...

Katpadi Katpadi () is a locality in Vellore, at the northern part of Vellore city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its railway is located on the gauge line between Chennai-Bangalore and Villupuram-Tirupati. Politics and geography Once a village, Katp ...

Gudiyatham Gudiyetram, colloquially Gudiyattam (; also called as Gudiyatham) is a municipality in Vellore district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It lies between Bangalore and Chennai and the district of Vellore is 33 km away from the town. In ...

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Anaicut Anaicut or Anaikattu () is a very small village panchayat and taluk in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 20 km from Vellore city limit. The nearest large town is Pallikonda. Anaicut (state assembly constituency) elects ...

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Members of Parliament

Election results

General Election 2019

General Election 2014

General Election 2009

General Election 2004

Note:

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did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its

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(UPA) coalition partner

(DMK), who won the seat. Thus, the UPA held the seat. DMK had not contested this seat in the previous

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