Ambur Assembly constituency

Ambur
Ambur
Constituency No. 48 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirupathur
Lok Sabha constituency	Vellore
Established	1957
Total electors	2,14,898
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Vilwanathan. A.C
Party	DMK
Elected year	2026

12°47′N 78°42′E / 12.78°N 78.7°E / 12.78; 78.7

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
1957	V. K. Krishnamurthy	Indian National Congress
1957	S. R. Munusami	Independent politician
1962	P. Rajagopal	Indian National Congress
1967	M. Panneerselvam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971	M. Panneerselvam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	A. Aslam Basha	Manithaneya Makkal Katchi
2016	R. Balasubramani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019 by-election	A. C. Vilwanathan	Dravida 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%	13.38
	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%	3.61
	NOTA	None of the above	468	0.24%	0.56
Margin of victory			7,131	3.65%	7.82
Turnout			195,785	91.11%	16.39
Total valid votes			195,584
Registered electors			214,898		9.89
	DMK hold		Swing

Assembly election 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. C. Vilwanathan	90,476	51.27%	5.52
	AIADMK	K. Nazar Mohamed	70,244	39.81%	5.26
	NTK	Maharunnisha	10,150	5.75%	3.91
	SDPI	A. S. A. Umar Farook	1,793	1.02%	New
	MNM	S. Raja	1,638	0.93%	0.16
	NOTA	None of the above	1,417	0.80%	0.29
Margin of victory			20,232	11.47%	10.76
Turnout			178,192	74.72%	1.80
Total valid votes			176,461
Rejected ballots			314	0.18%	0.18
Registered electors			238,473		6.27
	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%	14.61
	Independent	R. Balasubramani	8,856	5.21%
	NTK	N. Selvamani	3,127	1.84%	1.48
	MNM	A. Kareem Basha	1,853	1.09%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	1,847	1.09%	0.08
Margin of victory			37,767	22.23%	4.84
Turnout			171,705	76.52%	0.60
Total valid votes			169,858
Registered electors			224,398		5.70
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	7.63

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%	12.24
	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%	0.83
	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%	0.47
Margin of victory			28,006	17.39%	13.68
Turnout			161,179	75.92%	1.80
Total valid votes			161,075
Rejected ballots			104	0.06%	0.03
Registered electors			212,306		20.27
	AIADMK gain from MNMK		Swing	5.15

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%	15.53
Turnout			137,197	77.72%	13.30
Total valid votes			137,149
Rejected ballots			48	0.03%	0.03
Registered electors			176,519		82.44
	MNMK gain from DMK		Swing	11.16

Assembly election 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambur^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Panneerselvam	32,937	55.17%	1.18
	INC	M. Adimoolam	21,449	35.93%	New
	Independent	V. K. Damodaran	5,129	8.59%
Margin of victory			11,488	19.24%	0.30
Turnout			62,330	64.42%	3.29
Total valid votes			59,697
Registered electors			96,754		11.10
	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%	16.32
	RPI	A. T. Velayutham	3,499	6.25%	New
Margin of victory			10,607	18.94%	1.13
Turnout			58,966	67.71%	5.65
Total valid votes			56,000
Registered electors			87,087		8.22
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	2.62

Assembly election 1962

1962 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Ambur^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Rajagopal	25,505	53.73%	17.33
	RPI	S. R. Munusamy	15,979	33.66%	New
	Independent	M. Adimoolam	5,988	12.61%
Margin of victory			9,526	20.07%	19.67
Turnout			49,939	62.06%	8.36
Total valid votes			47,472
Registered electors			80,473		50.17
	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

↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
↑ "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.
↑ 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.
↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

[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.

[Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election_Result_2026_-_Ambur-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.

[Ambur_Assembly_Election_Results_2016_-_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.

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