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Ambur is a state assembly constituency in Tirupattur district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 48. It comprises portions of Vellore and Vaniyambadi taluks and is a part of Vellore Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[1] It was in existence from the 1957 to 1971 state elections of Madras State, following which it became a constituency of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
1957V. K. KrishnamurthyIndian National Congress
S. R. MunusamiIndependent politician
1962P. RajagopalIndian National Congress
1967M. PanneerselvamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
2011A. Aslam BashaManithaneya Makkal Katchi
2016R. BalasubramaniAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019 by-electionA. C. VilwanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
2026
  Madras State

Election results

Assembly election 2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambur[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. C. Vilwanathan 74,102 37.89 Decrease13.38
TVK Imthiyaz Pandarattudu Abdu 66,971 34.24 New
AIADMK Venkatesan. R 47,100 24.08 New
NTK Afshia Nasrin. S 4,185 2.14 Decrease3.61
NOTA None of the above 468 0.24 Decrease0.56
Margin of victory 7,131 3.65 Decrease7.82
Turnout 195,785 91.11 Increase16.39
Total valid votes 195,584
Registered electors 214,898 Decrease9.89
DMK hold Swing

Assembly election 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. C. Vilwanathan 90,476 51.27 Decrease5.52
AIADMK K. Nazar Mohamed 70,244 39.81 Increase5.26
NTK Maharunnisha 10,150 5.75 Increase3.91
SDPI A. S. A. Umar Farook 1,793 1.02 New
MNM S. Raja 1,638 0.93 Decrease0.16
NOTA None of the above 1,417 0.80 Decrease0.29
Margin of victory 20,232 11.47 Decrease10.76
Turnout 178,192 74.72 Decrease1.80
Total valid votes 176,461
Rejected ballots 314 0.18 Increase0.18
Registered electors 238,473 Increase6.27
DMK hold Swing

Assembly by-election 2019

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election : Ambur[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. C. Vilwanathan 96,455 56.79 New
AIADMK J. Jothi Ramalinga Raja 58,688 34.55 Decrease14.61
Independent R. Balasubramani 8,856 5.21
NTK N. Selvamani 3,127 1.84 Increase1.48
MNM A. Kareem Basha 1,853 1.09 New
NOTA None of the above 1,847 1.09 Increase0.08
Margin of victory 37,767 22.23 Increase4.84
Turnout 171,705 76.52 Increase0.60
Total valid votes 169,858
Registered electors 224,398 Increase5.70
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Increase7.63

Assembly election 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. Balasubramani 79,182 49.16 New
MNMK V. R. Nazeer Ahmed 51,176 31.77 Decrease12.24
Super Nation Party Madar Khaleellur Rahman 7,640 4.74 New
DMDK R. Vasu 7,043 4.37 New
BJP K. Venkatesan 5,760 3.58 Decrease0.83
PMK M. Ameen Basha 4,643 2.88 New
NOTA None of the above 1,632 1.01 New
BSP N. Sundar 967 0.60 Decrease0.47
Margin of victory 28,006 17.39 Increase13.68
Turnout 161,179 75.92 Decrease1.80
Total valid votes 161,075
Rejected ballots 104 0.06 Increase0.03
Registered electors 212,306 Increase20.27
AIADMK gain from MNMK Swing Increase5.15

Assembly election 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MNMK A. Aslam Basha 60,361 44.01 New
INC J. Vijay Elanchezian 55,270 40.30 New
Independent E. Sampath 6,553 4.78
BJP G. Venkatesan 6,047 4.41 New
Independent V. Shameel Ahmed 1,752 1.28
Independent C. Gopi 1,485 1.08
BSP N. Sundar 1,468 1.07 New
Independent S. A. Hameed 1,414 1.03
IJK P. Baseer Ahmed 1,074 0.78 New
INL N. Syed Badruddin 974 0.71 New
Margin of victory 5,091 3.71 Decrease15.53
Turnout 137,197 77.72 Increase13.30
Total valid votes 137,149
Rejected ballots 48 0.03 Increase0.03
Registered electors 176,519 Increase82.44
MNMK gain from DMK Swing Decrease11.16

Assembly election 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Panneerselvam 32,937 55.17 Decrease1.18
INC M. Adimoolam 21,449 35.93 New
Independent V. K. Damodaran 5,129 8.59
Margin of victory 11,488 19.24 Increase0.30
Turnout 62,330 64.42 Decrease3.29
Total valid votes 59,697
Registered electors 96,754 Increase11.10
DMK hold Swing

Assembly election 1967

1967 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Ambur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Panneerselvam 31,554 56.35 New
INC P. Rajagopal 20,947 37.41 Decrease16.32
RPI A. T. Velayutham 3,499 6.25 New
Margin of victory 10,607 18.94 Decrease1.13
Turnout 58,966 67.71 Increase5.65
Total valid votes 56,000
Registered electors 87,087 Increase8.22
DMK gain from INC Swing Increase2.62

Assembly election 1962

1962 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Ambur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. Rajagopal 25,505 53.73 Increase17.33
RPI S. R. Munusamy 15,979 33.66 New
Independent M. Adimoolam 5,988 12.61
Margin of victory 9,526 20.07 Increase19.67
Turnout 49,939 62.06 Decrease8.36
Total valid votes 47,472
Registered electors 80,473 Decrease50.17
INC hold Swing

Assembly election 1957

1957 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Ambur[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC V. K. Krishnamurthy 25,562 22.48 New
Independent Sampangi Naidu 25,105 22.07 New
Independent S. R. Munusami 17,047 14.99 New
INC A. M. Rathanasami 15,842 13.93 New
Independent Athimeolam 15,585 13.70 New
Independent M. B. Rajagopal Naidu 14,592 12.83 New
Margin of victory 457 0.40
Turnout 113,733 70.42
Total valid votes 113,733
Registered electors 161,510
INC win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Result 2026 - Ambur". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 16 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ambur Assembly Election Results 2016 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 16 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  8. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  9. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  10. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambur_Assembly_constituency