Vellore
M. M. Vinoth Kannan (TVK) is the MLA for Vellore.
TVK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 M. M. Vinoth Kannan won with 38.3% of the vote, 6,777 votes ahead of P. Karthikeyan (DMK).
Vellore is also the name of the district and the town: 98 mentions from 7 outlets in the last 30 days name it, so this is not a count for the constituency alone.
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK M. M. Vinoth Kannan | 73,032 · 38.3% | DMK P. Karthikeyan | 66,255 · 34.8% | 6,777 (3.6 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK P. Karthikeyan | 84,299 · 46.9% | ADMK S. R. K. Appu | 75,118 · 41.8% | 9,181 (5.1 pts) |
| 2016 | DMK Karthikeyan | 88,264 · 51.5% | ADMK Harun Rasheed | 62,054 · 36.2% | 26,210 (15.3 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK V. S. Vijay | 71,522 · 50.8% | INC C. Gnanasekharan | 56,346 · 40.0% | 15,176 (10.8 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Vellore (also the district's name): mentions per week
Busiest week: 5 October (32 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
408 mentions of Vellore since 1 June 2026 from 15 outlets, including news about the district and the town.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Vellore district, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Vellore district
Vellore| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katpadi | TVK | 2.9 | 12 |
| Vellore | TVK | 3.6 | 98† |
| Anaikattu | ADMK | 3.3 | 0 |
| Kilvaithinankuppam | TVK | 10.7 | 0 |
| Gudiyatham | TVK | 4.4 | 3 |
† Vellore is also the district's name: its count includes news about the whole district.
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Vellore (also the district's name)
- Highways Secretary inspects road widening, ROB works in VelloreThe Hindu National
- Vellore govt. hospital celebrates International Day for Older PersonsThe Hindu National
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.