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Ambur
Constituency No. 48 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTirupathur
LS constituencyVellore
Total electors2,37,993[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  DMK
Elected year2021

Ambur is a state assembly constituency in Tirupattur district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 48. It comprises portions of the Vellore and Vaniyambadi taluks and is a part of the Vellore constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2] It was in existence from 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, in India.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Assembly Year Winner Party
Second 1957 V. K. Krishnamurthy and S. R. Munusamy Indian National Congress and Independent
Third 1962 P. Rajagopal Indian National Congress
Fourth 1967 M. Panneerselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Assembly Year Winner Party
Fifth 1971 M. Panneerselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth 1977
Seventh 1980
Eighth 1984
Ninth 1989
Tenth 1991
Eleventh 1996
Twelfth 2001
Thirteenth 2006
Fourteenth 2011 A. Aslam Basha Manithaneya Makkal Katchi
Fifteenth 2016 R. Balasubramani - disqualification by Assembly Speaker 2017[3] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
By-Poll 2019 A. C. Vilwanathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth 2021 A. C. Vilwanathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. C. Vilwanathan 90,476 51.27%
AIADMK Nazar Mohamed. K 70,244 39.81% -9.35%
NTK Maharunnisha 10,150 5.75% 5.40%
SDPI Umar Farook. Asa 1,793 1.02%
MNM Raja. S 1,638 0.93%
NOTA Nota 1,417 0.80% -0.21%
Margin of victory 20,232 11.47% -5.92%
Turnout 1,76,461 74.15% -1.72%
Rejected ballots 314 0.18%
Registered electors 2,37,993
DMK hold Swing

2019 By-election

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections : Ambur[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. C. Vilwanathan 96,455 55.93 +55.93
AIADMK J. Jothi Ramalinga Raja 58,688 34.03
AMMK R. Balasubramani 8,856 5.14 +5.14
NTK N. Selvamani 3,127 1.81 +1.45
MNM A. Kareem Basha 1,853 1.07 +1.07
NOTA None of the Above 1,852 1.07 +0.06
Majority 37,767 21.90
Turnout 1,72,457 76.85
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Balasubramani. R. (E) 79,182 49.16%
MNMK Nazeer Ahmed. V. R. 51,176 31.77%
SUNP Madar Khaleellur Rahman 7,640 4.74%
DMDK Vasu. R. 7,043 4.37%
BJP Venkatesan. K. 5,760 3.58% -0.83%
PMK Ameen Basha. M. 4,643 2.88%
NOTA None Of The Above 1,632 1.01%
BSP Sundar. N. 967 0.60% -0.47%
Independent Zaheeruzaman 748 0.46%
NTK Kalaikamaraj. N. 574 0.36%
SHS Murali Mohan. M. 385 0.24%
Margin of victory 28,006 17.39% 13.67%
Turnout 1,61,075 75.87% -1.83%
Registered electors 2,12,306
AIADMK gain from MNMK Swing 5.15%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MNMK Aslam Basha. A 60,361 44.01%
INC Vijay Elanchezian. J 55,270 40.30%
Independent Sampath E 6,553 4.78%
BJP Venkatesan. G 6,047 4.41%
Independent Shameel Ahmed V 1,752 1.28%
Independent Gopi C 1,485 1.08%
BSP Sundar. N 1,468 1.07%
Independent Hameed S A 1,414 1.03%
IJK Baseer Ahmed P 1,074 0.78%
INL Syed Badruddin. N 974 0.71%
Independent Rahaman N 751 0.55%
Margin of victory 5,091 3.71%
Turnout 1,76,519 77.70%
Registered electors 1,37,149
MNMK win (new seat)

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ambur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Panneerselvam 32,937 55.17% -1.17%
INC Adimoolam M. 21,449 35.93% -1.48%
Independent Damodaran V. K. 5,129 8.59%
Independent Ashok John Joseph R. S. 182 0.30%
Margin of victory 11,488 19.24% 0.30%
Turnout 59,697 64.42% -3.29%
Registered electors 96,754
DMK hold Swing -1.17%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Ambur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Panneerselvam 31,554 56.35%
INC P. Rajagopal 20,947 37.41% -16.32%
RPI A. T. Velayutham 3,499 6.25%
Margin of victory 10,607 18.94% -1.13%
Turnout 56,000 67.71% 5.65%
Registered electors 87,087
DMK gain from INC Swing 2.62%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Ambur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. Rajagopal 25,505 53.73% 31.25%
RPI S. R. Muniswamy 15,979 33.66%
Independent M. Adimoolam 5,988 12.61%
Margin of victory 9,526 20.07% 19.66%
Turnout 47,472 62.06% -8.36%
Registered electors 80,473
INC hold Swing 31.25%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Ambur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC V. K. Krishnamurthy 25,562 22.48%
Independent Sampangi Naidu 25,105 22.07%
Independent S. R. Munusami 17,047 14.99%
INC A. M. Rathanasami (Sc) 15,842 13.93%
Independent Athimeolam (Sc) 15,585 13.70%
Independent M. B. Rajagopal Naidu 14,592 12.83%
Margin of victory 457 0.40%
Turnout 1,13,733 70.42%
Registered electors 1,61,510
INC win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 48. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. ^ Detailes Result (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. "1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  7. ^ "1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). 19 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012.
  8. ^ "1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  9. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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