AMBATTUR
Assembly seat no. 8 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2021
JOSEPH SAMUEL
DMK
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2021
42,146
17.54% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
ADMKV ALEXANDER
- Votes
- 72,408
- Vote share
- 30.13%
- Behind by
- 42,146
Electors
3,87,516
Total votes polled
2,40,299
Valid votes
2,40,299
NOTA votes
2,358
0.98% of votes polled
Turnout
62.0%
Full result, 2021
23 candidates · 2,40,299 valid votes
JOSEPH SAMUELDMKwon
1,14,554
47.7%
V ALEXANDERADMK
72,408
30.1%
R ANBU THENARASANNTK
22,701
9.4%
S VAITHESWARANMNM
22,370
9.3%
S VEDHACHALAMAMMK
2,631
1.1%
K BharathiIND
807
0.3%
R RadhaNCP
615
0.3%
S PraveenIND
251
0.1%
S VeenaANAITHUMAKKALARASIYALKATCHI
233
0.1%
NARMADA NANDHAKUMARIND
177
0.1%
T Joseph Samuvel SanthaKumarIND
162
0.1%
T MUNIANDIIND
156
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 23. 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