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Vellore Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Vellore? — Dm Kathir Anand (DMK), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 2,15,702 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

Dm Kathir Anand

DMK
Margin: 2,15,702Landslide

Election history — every MP of Vellore

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Dm Kathir AnandDMKCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Ac Shanmugam (BJP)Margin2,15,702
  2. 2019May 2019D.M.Kathir AnandDMKLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated A.C.Shanmugam (AIADMK)Margin8,141

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Dm Kathir Anand

DMKLandslide

votes

5,68,692

Margin

2,15,702(19.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Dm Kathir Anand · DMKAc Shanmugam · BJP
5,68,6923,52,990
Candidate (32)votes
  1. 1Dm Kathir Anand✓ WinnerDMK5,68,69250.35%
  2. 2Ac ShanmugamBJP3,52,99031.25%
  3. 3Dr S PasupathiAIADMKDeposit lost1,17,68210.42%
  4. 4D Mahesh AnandNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost53,2844.72%
  5. 5NOTA8,7360.77%
  6. 6A NatarajanBharatiya Praja Aikyata PartyDeposit lost4,0050.35%
See all candidates (+26)
  1. 7ShanmugaveluINDDeposit lost3,5760.32%
  2. 8Mansoor Ali KhanINDDeposit lost2,8040.25%
  3. 9Syed Ali DINDDeposit lost2,1240.19%
  4. 10P ShanmugamINDDeposit lost2,0390.18%
  5. 11Nagaraj PINDDeposit lost1,9590.17%
  6. 12K JayamaniBSPDeposit lost1,7020.15%
  7. 13D SaravananINDDeposit lost1,4970.13%
  8. 14Mp ShanmugamINDDeposit lost8680.08%
  9. 15N SivakumarINDDeposit lost7010.06%
  10. 16AfroseINDDeposit lost6730.06%
  11. 17A Beemarao MilintharUnited Republican Party of IndiaDeposit lost6700.06%
  12. 18Dr S JayarajINDDeposit lost6610.06%
  13. 19K ShanmugamINDDeposit lost6160.05%
  14. 20V KaliaperumalGanasangam Party of IndiaDeposit lost6000.05%
  15. 21G ShanmugamINDDeposit lost5720.05%
  16. 22Pp JayaprakashINDDeposit lost4610.04%
  17. 23PasupathiINDDeposit lost4150.04%
  18. 24S William SathyarajTamil Manila Murpokku Dravida KazhagamDeposit lost3770.03%
  19. 25M BabuINDDeposit lost3060.03%
  20. 26B JaganINDDeposit lost2850.03%
  21. 27Ahmed Raashid PallimiraINDDeposit lost2730.02%
  22. 28ShanmugasundaramINDDeposit lost2510.02%
  23. 29C MadhavanINDDeposit lost2020.02%
  24. 30T JohnsonINDDeposit lost1740.02%
  25. 31E RajkumarINDDeposit lost1330.01%
  26. 32C RamachandhiranINDDeposit lost1300.01%
Total votes11,29,458

Deposit lost: 29 of 31 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
15,34,347

incl. service voters

Votes cast
11,31,837

incl. 7,385 postal

Turnout
73.77%
Polling stations
1,568

Turnout of men and women

Women73%

5,75,323 of 7,87,964 voted on EVMs

Men73.6%

5,49,027 of 7,46,170 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 213; 102 voted.

  • Candidates31
  • Lost deposit29
  • NOTA8,736
  • Valid votes11,20,722

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: D.M.Kathir Anand (DMK)Full result ▾
Candidate (29)votes
  1. 1D.M.Kathir Anand✓ WinnerDMK4,85,34047.3%
  2. 2A.C.ShanmugamAIADMK4,77,19946.51%
  3. 3DeepalakshmiNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost26,9952.63%
See all candidates (+26)
  1. 4NOTA9,4170.92%
  2. 5K.SugumarINDDeposit lost4,4460.43%
  3. 6R. Naresh KumarTamil Nadu Ilangyar KatchiDeposit lost3,1230.3%
  4. 7S.ShanmugamINDDeposit lost3,0710.3%
  5. 8P.ChellapandianINDDeposit lost2,5910.25%
  6. 9G.S. Ganesan YadavPragatishil Samajwadi Party (Lohia)Deposit lost2,4800.24%
  7. 10E. KarunanithiINDDeposit lost1,5260.15%
  8. 11Agni SriramachandranINDDeposit lost1,1660.11%
  9. 12P. Raashid AhmedINDDeposit lost1,1380.11%
  10. 13A.Vijay Poul RajaRepublican SenaDeposit lost9010.09%
  11. 14J.S.KINDDeposit lost7580.07%
  12. 15S. DivyaDhesiya Makkal KazhagamDeposit lost7190.07%
  13. 16Bishop Godfrey NobleDesiya Makkal Sakthi KatchiDeposit lost7080.07%
  14. 17M.KathiravanINDDeposit lost6210.06%
  15. 18V. SelvarajINDDeposit lost5950.06%
  16. 19Arumugam .PINDDeposit lost5400.05%
  17. 20V.SekarAll Pensioner’s PartyDeposit lost4760.05%
  18. 21K.KathiravanINDDeposit lost3870.04%
  19. 22M.R.VenkatesanINDDeposit lost3000.03%
  20. 23MohanamMarumalarchi Janatha KatchiDeposit lost2650.03%
  21. 24T.DavidINDDeposit lost2440.02%
  22. 25M.BalaramanINDDeposit lost2300.02%
  23. 26A.NoormuhamadINDDeposit lost2280.02%
  24. 27S.Tamil SelvanINDDeposit lost2110.02%
  25. 28MuraliINDDeposit lost1950.02%
  26. 29Dr.K. PadmarajanINDDeposit lost1850.02%
Total votes10,26,055

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Vellore?

Dm Kathir Anand (DMK) won Vellore in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 5,68,692 votes.

What was the winning margin in Vellore?

Dm Kathir Anand defeated Ac Shanmugam (BJP) by 2,15,702 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Vellore?

2019: D.M.Kathir Anand (DMK)

What was the turnout in Vellore in 2024?

73.77% — 11,31,837 of 15,34,347 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 73%, men's 73.6%.

How many voters does Vellore have?

15,34,347 electors at the 2024 election — 7,46,170 men, 7,87,964 women, 213 third gender (service voters included), and 1,568 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer