Constituency #43 · Vellore
Vellore
15 candidates214.5K electors
2026 Winner
M.M.vinoth Kannan
TVK
TVK
Winner
M.M.vinoth Kannan
TVK(TVK)
73.0K
votes · 38.3%
Margin: 6.8K
Vote Share
M.M.vinoth Kannan38.3%
P.karthikeyan34.8%
S R K Appu23.9%
A.soniya2.0%
NOTA0.4%
K.vimala0.1%
All Candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓M.M.vinoth Kannan | TVK | 73.0K | 38.3% |
| 2 | P.karthikeyan | DMK | 66.3K | 34.8% |
| 3 | S R K Appu | ADMK | 45.5K | 23.9% |
| 4 | A.soniyalost deposit | NTK | 3.8K | 2.0% |
| 5 | NOTAlost deposit | NOTA | 757 | 0.4% |
| 6 | K.vimalalost deposit | NIDP | 195 | 0.1% |
| 7 | U.vijaya Kumarlost deposit | IND | 191 | 0.1% |
| 8 | S.M.irshadlost deposit | tavk | 135 | 0.1% |
| 9 | M.vinothkumarlost deposit | AMGRDMK | 131 | 0.1% |
| 10 | S.madhan Kumarlost deposit | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 11 | S.giridhara Prasadlost deposit | PFTROOBC | 103 | 0.1% |
| 11 | S.appulost deposit | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 13 | K.M.vinaayagamlost deposit | VKVIP | 88 | 0.1% |
| 14 | M.loganathanlost deposit | IND | 59 | 0.0% |
| 15 | K.muniyappanlost deposit | APNP | 55 | 0.0% |
| 16 | S.rajkamallost deposit | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
Turnout History
68.6%
2016 Turnout
170.1K voted
71.1%
2021 Turnout
177.7K voted
88.0%
2026 Turnout
188.7K voted
MLA History
2021
47.2%%P. Karthikeyan
DMK
2016
51.5%%P. Karthikeyan
DMK
2011
50.8%%Dr V.S. Vijay
ADMK
2006
47.3%%C. Gnanasekaran
INC
2001
52.5%%C. Gnanasekaran
TMC
1996
70.9%%C. Gnanasekaran
TMC
1991
58.3%%C. Gnanasekaran
INC
1989
47.4%%V.M. Devaraj
DMK
1984
54.0%%V.M. Devaraj
DMK
1980
49.7%%V.M. Devaraj
DMK
1977
30.5%%A.K. Ranganathan
ADMK
1971
52.9%%M.P. Sarathy
DMK
1967
59.0%%M.P. Sarathy
DMK
1962
40.6%%R. Jeevarathna Mudaliar
INC
1957
45.4%%M.P. Sarathy
IND
Electorate 2026
214.5K
Total Electors
103.2K
Male
111.3K
Female
47
Third Gender
Data source: Election Commission of India · tnelections2026.in