Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Vellore (Tamil Nadu) was won by Senguttuvan, B. (AIADMK) at the 2014 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 59,393 votes over Shanmugam, A.C.. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, from 1971 to 2014.
Full Election History, 1971–2014
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1971
R. P. Ulaganambi
DMK
221,512
57.1%
T. Manavalan (Congress (O))
85,321 (22.0 pts)
1977
Dhandayuthapani V.
Congress (O)
220,994
49.2%
Abdul Samad (Independent)
3,161 (0.7 pts)
1980
Abdul Samad A.K.A.
Independent
232,567
55.1%
Dhandayuthapani V. (Janata Party)
79,546 (18.9 pts)
1984
A.C. Shanmugam
AIADMK
284,416
52.9%
A.M. Ramalingam (DMK)
74,723 (13.9 pts)
1989
Abdul Samad, A. K. A.
Indian National Congress
356,637
54.2%
Abdul Latheef, M. (DMK)
160,850 (24.4 pts)
1991
Akber Pasha B.
Indian National Congress
383,177
61.7%
Shanmugam P. (DMK)
199,169 (32.1 pts)
1996
Shanmugam.P
DMK
391,141
57.5%
Akber Pasha.B (Indian National Congress)
211,035 (31.0 pts)
1998
Shanmugam N.T.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
331,035
49.1%
Mohammed Saqhy T.A. (DMK)
26,405 (3.9 pts)
1999
Shanmugam, N.T.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
324,547
47.1%
Mohamed Asif (AIADMK)
25,685 (3.7 pts)
2004
Kader Mohideen, K. M
DMK
436,642
58.5%
Santhanam. A (AIADMK)
178,610 (23.9 pts)
2009
Abdul Rahman
DMK
360,474
49.8%
Vasu L K M B (AIADMK)
107,393 (14.8 pts)
2014
Senguttuvan, B.
AIADMK
383,719
39.4%
Shanmugam, A.C. (Bharatiya Janata Party)
59,393 (6.1 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
R. P. Ulaganambi
DMK
221,512
57.1%
T. Manavalan
Congress (O)
136,191
35.1%
Gopal
Independent
30,039
7.7%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dhandayuthapani V.
Congress (O)
220,994
49.2%
Abdul Samad
Independent
217,833
48.5%
Seshan S.I.
Independent
6,464
1.4%
Damodaram V.K.
Independent
3,713
0.8%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Abdul Samad A.K.A.
Independent
232,567
55.1%
Dhandayuthapani V.
Janata Party
153,021
36.3%
Tamilmani M.J.
Janata Party (Secular)
16,007
3.8%
Chicha (Alias) Loganatha Naidu A.
Independent
8,939
2.1%
Kamalakanan G.
Independent
5,339
1.3%
Seshan I.S.
Independent
4,120
1.0%
Ganesan P.S.
Independent
1,983
0.5%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A.C. Shanmugam
AIADMK
284,416
52.9%
A.M. Ramalingam
DMK
209,693
39.0%
D. Gangappa
Independent
37,312
6.9%
G.M.Samy
Independent
2,081
0.4%
C. Sripathy
ICJ
1,946
0.4%
A.K.Ravindran
Independent
1,929
0.4%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Abdul Samad, A. K. A.
Indian National Congress
356,637
54.2%
Abdul Latheef, M.
DMK
195,787
29.8%
Mohan, R.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
85,312
13.0%
Veradan, J.
Independent
8,184
1.2%
Samannan, K.
Independent
2,342
0.4%
Varadarajan, A,
JNP (JP)
1,585
0.2%
Ganesan, J. P.
Independent
1,342
0.2%
Parasuraman, S.
Independent
1,234
0.2%
Syed Ismail, S.
TMM
1,186
0.2%
Nisar Ahmed, M.
Independent
1,077
0.2%
Multhan, A.
Independent
806
0.1%
Panneerselvan, N.
Independent
758
0.1%
Arulmozhivarman, K. E.
Independent
673
0.1%
Suryamoorthi, R. N.
Independent
470
0.1%
Manoharan, C.
Independent
456
0.1%
David Gounder, L.
Independent
212
0.0%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Akber Pasha B.
Indian National Congress
383,177
61.7%
Shanmugam P.
DMK
184,008
29.6%
Mohammed Ishaq
IML
31,387
5.1%
Sundararajan A.K.
Janata Party
6,354
1.0%
Dhanashekaran M.
AMI
3,321
0.5%
Ganeshan J.P.
Independent
2,901
0.5%
Syed Ismail S.
TMM
2,138
0.3%
Varadan J.
Independent
2,016
0.3%
Thomas T.
Independent
1,658
0.3%
Saman
Independent
1,605
0.3%
Manoharan C.
Independent
810
0.1%
Suriyamoorthy R.N.
Independent
781
0.1%
Haroon J.M.
Independent
453
0.1%
Vilvan M.
Independent
436
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Shanmugam.P
DMK
391,141
57.5%
Akber Pasha.B
Indian National Congress
180,106
26.5%
Dhandayuthapani.V
AIIC(T)
35,455
5.2%
Abdul Hakim.R
Janata Dal
26,080
3.8%
Karnaker.C.M
Bharatiya Janata Party
19,582
2.9%
Venkatesan.K.K
Independent
5,680
0.8%
Rajan.P
Independent
3,908
0.6%
Kalaimani.K
Independent
2,478
0.4%
Damodaram.M
Independent
2,347
0.3%
Sathiyamoorthy.J
Independent
1,686
0.2%
Palani.R.T
Independent
1,459
0.2%
Palani K
Independent
1,397
0.2%
Gururaja Rao.D.H
Independent
1,372
0.2%
Abdul Haleem.K
Independent
1,153
0.2%
Farooque
Independent
1,079
0.2%
Md. Rafeeque.J
Independent
1,025
0.2%
Arani Arumugam.A
Independent
1,016
0.1%
Baskar.V.S
Independent
696
0.1%
Suriyamoorthy.R.N
Independent
615
0.1%
Dhanapal.N.M
Independent
568
0.1%
Manohar.C
Independent
434
0.1%
Paneer.V.N
Independent
413
0.1%
Varathan.J
Independent
337
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Shanmugam N.T.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
331,035
49.1%
Mohammed Saqhy T.A.
DMK
304,630
45.2%
Akber Pasha B
Indian National Congress
18,885
2.8%
Padmanabhan M
Independent
17,837
2.6%
Sathiyamoorthy J
SAP
836
0.1%
Dharanivasan B.S.
Independent
706
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Shanmugam, N.T.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
324,547
47.1%
Mohamed Asif
AIADMK
298,862
43.4%
Thamizharasan, C.K.
Trinamool Congress
44,551
6.5%
Thanikesan, M.
Independent
15,158
2.2%
Kuppusamy, M.
Independent
4,471
0.6%
Sathiyamoorthy, J
Independent
724
0.1%
Subbarayan, C.
Independent
655
0.1%
Panneer, V.N.
Independent
407
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kader Mohideen, K. M
DMK
436,642
58.5%
Santhanam. A
AIADMK
258,032
34.5%
Paramasivam. A. M. S
Janata Party
11,309
1.5%
Karunanithi. E
Bahujan Samaj Party
7,524
1.0%
Venkatesan. K
Independent
5,590
0.7%
Balachandran. V
Independent
4,757
0.6%
Shariff. M. K
Independent
4,563
0.6%
Arun Kumar. S
RPI(A)
4,147
0.6%
Thanikachalam. D
Independent
3,205
0.4%
Chittybabu. P. C
Independent
2,693
0.4%
Mushthaque Ahmed. A. M
Independent
1,332
0.2%
Vatchalabai.(Selvi). Dr. P. K
Samajwadi Party
1,188
0.2%
Chandran. T
Independent
1,138
0.2%
Sathiyamoorthy. J
BBP
1,124
0.2%
Khader Basha. M. Z
Independent
881
0.1%
Kuppurao. V. P
Independent
825
0.1%
Kadhar Sherif. M
Independent
697
0.1%
Kanniyappan. P
Independent
676
0.1%
Kader Basha. A
Independent
591
0.1%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Abdul Rahman
DMK
360,474
49.8%
Vasu L K M B
AIADMK
253,081
35.0%
Shoukath Sherif
DMDK
62,696
8.7%
Rajendiran A K
Bharatiya Janata Party
11,184
1.5%
Chandran C
Independent
6,046
0.8%
Kubendiran D
Independent
5,143
0.7%
Gopalakrishnan C
Independent
4,822
0.7%
Mansoor Ahmed
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,818
0.4%
Rajan Babu B
MMKA
2,352
0.3%
Vijayakumar
Independent
2,134
0.3%
Natrajan P
Independent
1,612
0.2%
Abdul Majeed, Oosi
Independent
1,312
0.2%
Govindaraji P V
Samajwadi Party
1,161
0.2%
Ekambaram E A
NMK
1,114
0.2%
Ariudai Nambi D
Independent
1,059
0.1%
Eswaran R
Independent
1,018
0.1%
Palani R T
Independent
974
0.1%
Raman
Independent
923
0.1%
Thagir Ahamed
LJP
854
0.1%
Dhandapani T
Independent
621
0.1%
Muniyappan K
ADSMK
560
0.1%
Perumal D
Independent
542
0.1%
Narayanan R
AIVP
521
0.1%
Sureshkumar P
Independent
508
0.1%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Senguttuvan, B.
AIADMK
383,719
39.4%
Shanmugam, A.C.
Bharatiya Janata Party
324,326
33.3%
Abdul Rahman, M.
IUML
205,896
21.1%
Vijay Elanchezian, J.
Indian National Congress
21,650
2.2%
None Of The Above
Independent
7,100
0.7%
Gopu, C.
Independent
6,056
0.6%
Govindan, C.
Independent
4,169
0.4%
Imdad Shariff, A.
Aam Aadmi Party
3,742
0.4%
Sivaprakasam, R.S.
Independent
3,603
0.4%
Jayaprakash
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,791
0.3%
Kesavan, M.
Independent
1,708
0.2%
Thirupathy, T.
Independent
1,293
0.1%
Abdul Rahman, B.
Independent
1,052
0.1%
Gangadaran, K.
Independent
991
0.1%
Sugumar, K.
Independent
828
0.1%
Eswaran, R.
Independent
790
0.1%
Venkatesan, R.
Independent
764
0.1%
Nandha Kumar, V.
Samajwadi Party
745
0.1%
Abdul Rahman, N.
Independent
581
0.1%
Lalitha, K.
Independent
561
0.1%
Dhandapani, M.
Independent
558
0.1%
Shareef Basha, H.
Samajwadi Party
496
0.1%
George, V.A.
BDBRAJP
491
0.1%
Manimaran, M.
Independent
430
0.0%
Gangadharan, K.
TNMC
430
0.0%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Vellore has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1971. Parties that have won this seat over that span: DMK, Congress (O), Independent, AIADMK, Indian National Congress, Pattali Makkal Katchi.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Vellore in the 2014 Lok Sabha election?
Senguttuvan, B. (AIADMK) won Vellore, Tamil Nadu, in 2014 with 383,719 votes (39.4%), a margin of 59,393 votes over Shanmugam, A.C..
Which parties have won Vellore since 1971?
Since 1971, Vellore has been won by: AIADMK, Congress (O), DMK, Independent, Indian National Congress, Pattali Makkal Katchi.
What was the closest result in Vellore?
The closest result on record for Vellore was 1977, when Congress (O) beat Independent by just 3,161 votes (0.7 percentage points).