Detailed Results
| General Election, 2004: Vellore | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| DMK | K. M. Kader Mohideen | 436,642 | 58.38 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | Santhanam A. | 258,032 | 34.50 | -8.03 | |
| Janata Party | Paramasivam A.M.S. | 11,309 | 1.51 | n/a | |
| BSP | Karunanithi E. | 7,524 | 1.01 | n/a | |
| Majority | 178,610 | 23.88 | +20.23 | ||
| Turnout | 747,898 | 61.28 | +0.31 | ||
| DMK gain from PMK | Swing | +58.38 | |||
Note: The incumbent party Pattali Makkal Katchi did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition partner Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)], who won the seat. Thus, the UPA held the seat. DMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections.
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