Tamil Nadu · AC 43
Vellore
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Vellore
194,734
Electors
116,193
Votes polled
59.67%
Turnout
60,888
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
C. Gnanasekaran
Won
Male
|
TMC(M) | 82,339 | 70.86% |
| 2 |
S.B. Bhaskaran
Male
|
INC | 21,451 | 18.46% |
| 3 |
N. Subramani
Male
|
MDMK | 6,359 | 5.47% |
| 4 |
D. Chidambaram
Male
|
AIIC(T) | 3,009 | 2.59% |
| 5 |
K. Sekar
Male
|
BJP | 1,447 | 1.25% |
| 6 |
M. Ilamathi
Male
|
IND | 276 | 0.24% |
| 7 |
D. Gnanaprakasam
Male
|
IND | 180 | 0.15% |
| 8 |
V.N. Panneer
Male
|
IND | 148 | 0.13% |
| 9 |
R. Sundaram
Male
|
IND | 121 | 0.10% |
| 10 |
S. Rajapathi
Male
|
IND | 110 | 0.09% |
| 11 |
V.N. Narayanan
Male
|
IND | 108 | 0.09% |
| 12 |
G. Srinivasan
Male
|
IND | 76 | 0.07% |
| 13 |
G.R. Pichandi
Male
|
IND | 75 | 0.06% |
| 14 |
V. Durairaj
Male
|
IND | 74 | 0.06% |
| 15 |
Syed Kaleem Ahamed
Male
|
IND | 72 | 0.06% |
| 16 |
P. Kothandan
Male
|
IND | 68 | 0.06% |
| 17 |
V.S. Ganesh
Male
|
IND | 67 | 0.06% |
| 18 |
S. Parasuraman
Male
|
IND | 60 | 0.05% |
| 19 |
R. Loganathan
Male
|
IND | 50 | 0.04% |
| 20 |
S.K. Pichaimuthu
Male
|
IND | 49 | 0.04% |
| 21 |
V. Rajaboss
Female
|
IND | 31 | 0.03% |
| 22 |
P. Chakkaravarthy
Male
|
IND | 23 | 0.02% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Vellore Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
M.M.Vinoth Kannan
Male
TVK
|
38.33% |
P.Karthikeyan
Male
DMK
|
34.77% |
| 2021 |
Karthikeyan .P
Male
DMK
|
46.86% |
Appu S.R.K
Male
ADMK
|
41.76% |
| 2016 |
Karthikeyan
Male
DMK
|
51.53% |
Harun Rasheed
Male
ADMK
|
36.23% |
| 2011 |
Vijay.Dr. V.S
Male
AIADMK
|
50.82% |
Gnanasekaran.C
Male
INC
|
40.04% |
| 2006 |
Gnanasekaran.C
Male
INC
|
— |
Subramani.N
Male
MDMK
|
— |
| 2001 |
Gnanasekaran.C
Male
TMC(M)
|
52.46% |
Ramalingam..A.M
Male
DMK
|
42.84% |
| 1996 |
C. Gnanasekaran
Male
TMC(M)
|
70.86% |
S.B. Bhaskaran
Male
INC
|
18.46% |
| 1991 |
Gnanasekaran C
Male
INC
|
58.30% |
Ramalingam A.M
Male
DMK
|
36.15% |
| 1989 |
Devaraj, V.M
Male
DMK
|
47.37% |
Neelakandan, P
Male
ADK(JL)
|
29.20% |
| 1984 |
Devaraj, V. M
Male
DMK
|
54.01% |
A. K. Ranganathan
Male
ADK
|
44.07% |
| 1980 |
Devaraj, V.M
Male
DMK
|
49.68% |
Ranganathan, A. K
Male
ADK
|
44.49% |
| 1977 |
A.K. Ranganathan
Male
ADK
|
30.47% |
A.K. Lalalajpathy
Male
JnP
|
29.52% |
| 1971 |
Ma. Pa. Sarathy
Male
DMK
|
52.85% |
A. K. Lalalajapathy
Male
NCO
|
43.94% |
| 1967 |
M. P. Sarathi
Male
DMK
|
58.96% |
J. Mudaliar
Male
INC
|
37.64% |