Ambattur Assembly constituency

13°06′05″N 80°09′32″E / 13.101465°N 80.158997°E / 13.101465; 80.158997

Ambattur
Constituency No. 8 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Interactive map outlining Ambattur assembly constituency in Chennai district
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
Lok Sabha constituencySriperumbudur
Established2008
Total electors337,019
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  TVK
Elected year2026

Ambattur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India that was newly formed after the 2008 constituency delimitation. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 8. Located in Chennai district, it consists of Ambattur taluk and part of Chennai corporation. It is included in Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
2011S. VedachalamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016V. Alexander
2021Joseph SamuelDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2026G. BalamuruganTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2026
 
 51.29%
2021
 
 48.14%
2016
 
 41.10%
2011
 
 53.30%

Assembly election 2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambattur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TVK G. Balamurugan 133,339 51.29% New
DMK Dr. A. P. Poornima 74,558 28.68% Decrease19.46
PMK K. N. Sekar 35,997 13.85% New
NTK Silambarasan 11,088 4.26% Decrease5.28
NOTA None of the above 1,490 0.57% Decrease0.42
Margin of victory 58,781 22.61% Increase4.90
Turnout 260,675 77.33% Increase14.79
Total valid votes 259,986
Registered electors 337,081 Decrease12.30
TVK gain from DMK Swing Increase3.15

Assembly election 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambattur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Joseph Samuel 114,554 48.14% New
AIADMK V. Alexander 72,408 30.43% Decrease10.67
NTK R. Anbu Thenarasan 22,701 9.54% Increase7.34
MNM S. Vaitheswaran 22,370 9.40% New
AMMK S. Vedachalam 2,631 1.11% New
NOTA None of the above 2,358 0.99% Decrease1.45
Margin of victory 42,146 17.71% Increase10.09
Turnout 240,383 62.54% Decrease1.39
Total valid votes 237,941
Rejected ballots 84 0.03% Decrease0.01
Registered electors 384,377 Increase6.97
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Increase7.04

Assembly election 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambattur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. Alexander 94,375 41.10% Decrease12.20
INC J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana 76,877 33.48% New
PMK K. N. Sekar 16,635 7.24% New
DMDK J. Constandine Ravindran 16,631 7.24% New
BJP C. Devarajan 9,563 4.16% Increase2.06
NOTA None of the above 5,603 2.44% New
NTK R. Anbu Thenarasan 5,044 2.20% New
Margin of victory 17,498 7.62% Decrease4.57
Turnout 229,715 63.93% Increase63.93
Total valid votes 229,632
Rejected ballots 83 0.04%
Registered electors 359,345 Increase35.61
AIADMK hold Swing Decrease12.20

Assembly election 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambattur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK S. Vedachalam 99,330 53.30% New
DMK B. Ranaganathan 76,613 41.11% New
BJP T. Jeyachandra 3,912 2.10% New
JMM C. Devarajan 1,128 0.61% New
Margin of victory 22,717 12.19%
Total valid votes 186,347
Rejected ballots 2 0.00%
Registered electors 264,990
AIADMK win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Result 2026 - Ambattur Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Result 2026 - Ambattur". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ambattur Constituency Election Results 2016 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Ambattur Election Result". Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ 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.