Vellore Lok Sabha constituency

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Vellore
Lok Sabha constituency
Vellore constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly constituenciesVellore
Anaikattu
Kilvaithinankuppam
Gudiyattam
Vaniyambadi
Ambur
Established1951-present
Total electors14,30,991[1]
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected year2024 Election

Vellore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the present state of Tamil Nadu 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The 2019 lok sabha election was scheduled to be held on 18 April in this constituency but the President of India rescinded polling on 16 April after Election Commission of India sent a report stating recovery of huge amount of unaccounted cash allegedly from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate's office.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
  2. ^ "Lok Sabha polls cancelled in Tamil Nadu's Vellore after massive cash haul". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ S, Mohamed Imranullah (17 April 2019). "EC's elaborate report to President led to Vellore poll cancellation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Madras high court upholds ECI's decision to cancel Vellore Lok Sabha election - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 April 2019.