Ambasamudram Assembly constituency

Ambasamudram
Ambasamudram
Constituency No. 225 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
Lok Sabha constituency	Tirunelveli
Established	1951
Total electors	2,28,246
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Vacant

8°42′N 77°28′E / 8.7°N 77.47°E / 8.7; 77.47

Ambasamudram is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city of Ambasamudram within Tirunelveli district. It was part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency originally but moved to Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency now. In the 2011 election, the constituency had a total electorate of 193,552 comprising 96,157 males and 97,395 females. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1952	P. Chockalingam	Independent politician
1957	G. Gomathisankara Dikshidar	Indian National Congress
1962
1967
1971	S. Shanmugamuthu Thevar
1977	Easwarmoorthy alias Soranam	Communist Party of India
1980	Easwarmoorthy alias Soranam	Communist Party of India
1984	Balasubramanian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	K. Ravi Arunan	Indian National Congress
1991	R. Murugaiah Pandian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	R. Avudaiyappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001	M. Sakthivel Murugan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	R. Avudaiyappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	Dr. Esakki Subaya	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	R. Murugaiah Pandian
2021	Dr. Esakki Subaya
2026	Dr. Esakki Subaya
2026^^[a]

Madras State

↑ Upcoming by-election following Dr. Esakki Subaya's resignation on 26 May 2026 to join Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2026			34.41%
2021			47.96%
2016			45.80%
2011			55.11%
2006			45.66%
2001			48.04%
1996			48.89%
1991			65.33%
1989			34.17%
1984			54.75%
1980			47.39%
1977			35.33%
1971			46.52%
1967			46.35%
1962			38.16%
1957			50.52%
1952			43.14%

Assembly By-election 2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Bye-election: Ambasamudram
Party		Candidate	Votes
	TVK
	DMK
	AIADMK
	NTK
	Other parties	Other party candidates
	Independent	Independent candidates
	NOTA	None of the above
Margin of victory
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Assembly election 2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Dr. Esakki Subaya	65,589	34.30	14.11
	INC	V. P. Durai	55,344	28.95	New
	TVK	S. Rajagopal	53,611	28.04	New
	NTK	Dr. V. Sivasankaran	14,906	7.80
	NOTA	None of the above	1,060	0.55	0.40
Margin of victory			10,245	5.36	4.25
Turnout			191,613	83.95	11.15
Total valid votes			191,195
Registered electors			228,246		6.84
	AIADMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	14.11

Assembly election 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Dr. Esakki Subaya	85,211	48.41	2.61
	DMK	R. Avudaiyappan	68,296	38.80	0.68
	NTK	Shenbaga Valli	13,735	7.80	6.76
	AMMK	C. Rani Ranjitham	4,194	2.38	New
	MNM	C. Sengulam Ganesan	2,807	1.59	New
	NOTA	None of the above	1,673	0.95	0.24
Margin of victory			16,915	9.61	1.93
Turnout			178,361	72.80	0.33
Total valid votes			176,008
Rejected ballots			307	0.17	0.05
Registered electors			245,003		4.23
	AIADMK hold		Swing

Assembly election 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Murugaiah Pandian	78,555	45.80	9.31
	DMK	R. Avudaiyappan	65,389	38.12	0.07
	CPI(M)	P. Karpagavalli	13,690	7.98	New
	BJP	V. Sasikala	4,711	2.75	0.90
	NOTA	None of the above	2,041	1.19	New
	NTK	S. Thennarasu	1,778	1.04	New
	PMK	R. Anbalagan	1,310	0.76	New
Margin of victory			13,166	7.68	9.24
Turnout			171,903	73.13	1.95
Total valid votes			171,528
Rejected ballots			375	0.22	0.22
Registered electors			235,065		21.33
	AIADMK hold		Swing

Assembly election 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Dr. Esakki Subaya	80,156	55.11	24.00
	DMK	R. Avudaiyappan	55,547	38.19	7.47
	JMM	S. Nambirajan	2,971	2.04	New
	BJP	N. Balachandran	2,688	1.85	0.53
	Independent	S. Sureshkumar	1,466	1.01
Margin of victory			24,609	16.92	2.36
Turnout			145,461	75.08	8.67
Total valid votes			145,460
Rejected ballots			1	0.00
Registered electors			193,734		19.04
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	9.45

Assembly election 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Avudaiyappan	49,345	45.66	2.11
	AIADMK	R. Murugaiah Pandian	33,614	31.11	New
	JD(U)	A. Narayanan	16,370	15.15	New
	DMDK	S. Ponraj	2,412	2.23	New
	AIFB	M. Venkatasalam	1,541	1.43	New
	BJP	S. V. Anburaj Subramanian	1,425	1.32	New
	BSP	E. Ganesan	959	0.89	New
	Independent	Velmurugan	650	0.60
Margin of victory			15,731	14.56	10.07
Turnout			108,069	66.41	8.57
Total valid votes			108,059
Registered electors			162,742		5.01
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	2.38

Assembly election 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Sakthivel Murugan	43,021	48.04	20.02
	DMK	R. Avudaiyappan	39,001	43.55	5.34
	MDMK	Selvaraj Franklin	3,894	4.35	9.40
	Independent	K. Thangaraja	1,655	1.85
	SP	G. Murugadasan	754	0.84	New
	Independent	K. P. Singanatham Shanmuga Thevar	635	0.71
Margin of victory			4,020	4.49	16.38
Turnout			89,639	57.84	10.65
Total valid votes			89,554
Rejected ballots			85	0.09	4.99
Registered electors			154,974		6.88
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	0.85

Assembly election 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Avudaiyappan	46,116	48.89	*New*
	AIADMK	R. Murugaiah Pandian	26,427	28.02	New
	MDMK	K. Meena Zacharias	12,969	13.75	New
	BJP	M. Mariyappan	1,863	1.98	New
	JP	M. Arumugaperumal	1,802	1.91	1.41
	Independent	R. Achutha Nadar	1,386	1.47
	Independent	S. Pannai Krishna Kanthan (Lion)	1,284	1.36
	AIIC(T)	C. Gunasekaran	1,199	1.27	New
Margin of victory			19,689	20.87	12.36
Turnout			99,308	68.49	0.30
Total valid votes			94,324
Rejected ballots			5,041	5.08	1.86
Registered electors			144,992		9.81
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	16.44

Assembly election 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Murugaiah Pandian	57,433	65.33	*New*
	CPI(M)	S. Chellappa	28,219	32.10	6.64
	PMK	S. Poothathan	1,004	1.14	New
Margin of victory			29,214	33.23	28.76
Turnout			90,837	68.79	5.35
Total valid votes			87,907
Rejected ballots			2,923	3.22	1.43
Registered electors			132,041		4.83
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	31.16

Assembly election 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Ravi Arunan	31,337	34.17	33.06
	AIADMK	R. Murugaiah Pandian	27,234	29.69	New
	CPI(M)	M. Pandian	23,354	25.46	18.68
	Independent	R. S. K. Durai	5,762	6.28
	Independent	N. Paramasivan	1,237	1.35
	Independent	R. Ganapathy	636	0.69
Margin of victory			4,103	4.47	6.14
Turnout			93,391	74.14	1.62
Total valid votes			91,721
Rejected ballots			1,670	1.79	3.17
Registered electors			125,960		11.07
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	20.58

Assembly election 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Balasubramanian	44,707	54.75	*New*
	CPI(M)	A. Nallasivan	36,041	44.14	3.25
	INC	M. Eramasamy	910	1.11	39.78
Margin of victory			8,666	10.61	4.11
Turnout			85,922	75.76	11.72
Total valid votes			81,658
Rejected ballots			4,264	4.96	3.54
Registered electors			113,411		8.54
	AIADMK gain from CPI(M)		Swing	7.36

Assembly election 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Easwarmoorthy alias Soranam	31,262	47.39	12.06
	INC	S. Shanmugamuthu Thevar	26,975	40.89	New
	Independent	K. V. Subramaniam	6,999	10.61
	Independent	N. Sethuramasamy	730	1.11
Margin of victory			4,287	6.50	3.80
Turnout			66,914	64.04	2.96
Total valid votes			65,966
Rejected ballots			948	1.42	0.16
Registered electors			104,484		4.56
	CPI(M) hold		Swing

Assembly election 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Easwarmoorthy alias Soranam	23,356	35.33	23.18
	CPI	R. Nallakannu	21,569	32.63	New
	JP	S. S. Rajalinga Raja	12,208	18.47	New
	DMK	P. Arumugam	8,114	12.27	29.05
	Independent	K. M. Arunasalam	863	1.31
Margin of victory			1,787	2.70	2.50
Turnout			66,953	67.00	7.93
Total valid votes			66,110
Rejected ballots			843	1.26	1.26
Registered electors			99,927		5.43
	CPI(M) gain from INC		Swing	11.19

Assembly election 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Shanmugamuthu Thevar	31,192	46.52	*New*
	DMK	R. V. Ananthakrishnan	27,707	41.32	New
	CPI(M)	A. Nallasivan	8,148	12.15	30.40
Margin of victory			3,485	5.20	1.40
Turnout			71,016	74.93	2.36
Total valid votes			67,047
Registered electors			94,781		7.06
	INC gain from INC		Swing	0.17

Assembly election 1967

1967 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	G. Gomathisankara Dikshidar	30,682	46.35	8.19
	CPI(M)	A. Nallasivan	28,169	42.55	New
	CPI	R. Nallakannu	7,345	11.10	18.71
Margin of victory			2,513	3.80	4.56
Turnout			68,426	77.29	0.96
Total valid votes			66,196
Registered electors			88,528		3.48
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly election 1962

1962 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	G. Gomathisankara Dikshidar	25,883	38.16	12.36
	CPI	A. Nallasivan	20,216	29.81	6.16
	DMK	S. Rathinavelpandian	17,107	25.22	New
	SWA	R. K. Viswanathan	3,907	5.76	New
	Independent	M. P. Annamalai	707	1.04
Margin of victory			5,667	8.36	6.19
Turnout			70,014	76.33	23.27
Total valid votes			67,820
Registered electors			91,722		3.78
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly election 1957

1957 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	G. Gomathisankara Dikshidar	25,552	50.52	16.03
	CPI	A. Nallasivan	18,191	35.97	New
	Independent	S. Kandasamy	5,516	10.91
	Independent	Annamali	1,316	2.60
Margin of victory			7,361	14.55	5.90
Turnout			50,575	53.06	12.26
Total valid votes			50,575
Registered electors			95,325		24.71
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	7.38

Assembly election 1952

1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Ambasamudram^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Chockalingam	21,538	43.14	*New*
	INC	Lakshmi Sankara Iyer	17,220	34.49	New
	Socialist Party (India)	Handare Subramaniam	6,144	12.31	New
	Independent	Paul T. Diraviam	4,540	9.09	New
	Independent	Ramalingam	485	0.97	New
Margin of victory			4,318	8.65
Turnout			49,927	65.32
Total valid votes			49,927
Registered electors			76,436
	Independent win (new seat)

References

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[1] Upcoming by-election following Dr. Esakki Subaya's resignation on 26 May 2026 to join Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

[Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election_Result_2026_-_Ambasamudram-2] "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Result 2026 - Ambasamudram". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.

[Ambasamudram_Constituency_Election_Results_2021_-_2026-3] "Ambasamudram Constituency Election Results 2021 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.

[4] "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.

[5] 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.

[6] Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.

[7] Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.

[8] Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[9] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[10] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[11] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[12] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[13] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[14] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[15] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[16] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[17] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[18] Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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