Ambattur Assembly constituency
State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu
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| Ambattur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 8 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive map outlining Ambattur assembly constituency in Chennai district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sriperumbudur |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 337,019 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TVK |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Ambattur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India that was newly formed after the 2008 constituency delimitation.[1] 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.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
Assembly election 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | G. Balamurugan | 133,339 | 51.29% | New | |
| DMK | Dr. A. P. Poornima | 74,558 | 28.68% |  19.46 | |
| PMK | K. N. Sekar | 35,997 | 13.85% | New | |
| NTK | Silambarasan | 11,088 | 4.26% | 5.28 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,490 | 0.57% | 0.42 | |
| Margin of victory | 58,781 | 22.61% |  4.90 | ||
| Turnout | 260,675 | 77.33% | 14.79 | ||
| Total valid votes | 259,986 | ||||
| Registered electors | 337,081 | 12.30 | |||
| TVK gain from DMK | Swing | 3.15 |
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Assembly election 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Joseph Samuel | 114,554 | 48.14% | New | |
| AIADMK | V. Alexander | 72,408 | 30.43% | 10.67 | |
| NTK | R. Anbu Thenarasan | 22,701 | 9.54% | 7.34 | |
| 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% | 1.45 | |
| Margin of victory | 42,146 | 17.71% | 10.09 | ||
| Turnout | 240,383 | 62.54% | 1.39 | ||
| Total valid votes | 237,941 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 84 | 0.03% | 0.01 | ||
| Registered electors | 384,377 | 6.97 | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 7.04 |
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Assembly election 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. Alexander | 94,375 | 41.10% | 12.20 | |
| 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% | 2.06 | |
| 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% | 4.57 | ||
| Turnout | 229,715 | 63.93% | 63.93 | ||
| Total valid votes | 229,632 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 83 | 0.04% | |||
| Registered electors | 359,345 | 35.61 | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 12.20 |
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Assembly election 2011
| 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) | |||||