The Election Commission of India announced on Thursday that polling for the Vellore Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu will take place on August 5, with results to be declared on August 9. The election had been called off earlier after money was seized from the premises of a DMK functionary.

The poll schedule

• Notification: July 11
• Last date for filing nominations: July 18
• Scrutiny of nominations: July 19
• Last date for withdrawing candidature: July 22
• Polling: August 5
• Counting: August 9

The model code of conduct took effect at once. A Shanmuga Sundaram, the Vellore district official, said government vehicles provided to elected representatives would be taken back immediately and that nodal officers would be appointed shortly.

Why the poll was cancelled

Vellore was originally meant to vote on April 18, alongside the other constituencies in Tamil Nadu. The poll was cancelled after unaccounted cash was found at the premises of a DMK functionary said to be close to the party’s candidate, Kathir Anand.

The rest of the country completed voting in the 2019 general election between 11 April and 19 May, with counting on 23 May 2019, leaving Vellore as the seat still to be decided.

See also: DMK | Constituencies

Originally published on 4 July 2019. Rewritten on 9 October 2026.

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