AMBATTUR
Assembly seat no. 8 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2011
VEDHACHALAM. S
ADMK
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2011
22,717
12.19% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
DMKRANAGANATHAN. B
- Votes
- 76,613
- Vote share
- 41.11%
- Behind by
- 22,717
Electors
2,64,990
Total votes polled
1,86,347
Valid votes
1,86,347
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.3%
Full result, 2011
16 candidates · 1,86,347 valid votes
VEDHACHALAM. SADMKwon
99,330
53.3%
RANAGANATHAN. BDMK
76,613
41.1%
JEYACHANDRA. TBJP
3,912
2.1%
DEVARAJAN. CJMM
1,128
0.6%
MOHAMED ABBAS. SBSP
962
0.5%
JAGEDHEESWARAN. DLSP
905
0.5%
BHUVANESWARI. SIJK
905
0.5%
LOKESH. DIND
608
0.3%
PALANIVEL. KCPI(ML)(L)
477
0.3%
ELUMALAI. PIND
461
0.3%
RAJENDRAN. NIND
261
0.1%
BALAJI. GIND
201
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Balamurugan.g | TVK | 1,33,339 | 51.29% | Dr A.p. Poornima | 58,781 |
| 2021 | JOSEPH SAMUEL | DMK | 1,14,554 | 47.67% | V ALEXANDER | 42,146 |
| 2016 | ALEXANDER V | ADMK | 94,375 | 41.10% | AASSAN MAULAANA | 17,498 |
| 2011 | VEDHACHALAM. S | ADMK | 99,330 | 53.30% | RANAGANATHAN. B | 22,717 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above