Ambur (State Assembly Constituency)
12°47′N 78°42′E / 12.78°N 78.7°E
| Ambur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 48 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirupathur |
| LS constituency | Vellore |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,37,993 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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. 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, in India.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Madras State
| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second | 1957 | V. K. Krishnamurthy | INC | |
| S. R. Munusamy | Independent | |||
| Third | 1962 | P. Rajagopal | INC | |
| Fourth | 1967 | M. Panneerselvam | DMK | |
Tamil Nadu
| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth | 1971 | M. Panneerselvam | DMK | |
| Sixth | 1977 | |||
| Seventh | 1980 | |||
| Eighth | 1984 | |||
| Ninth | 1989 | |||
| Tenth | 1991 | |||
| Eleventh | 1996 | |||
| Twelfth | 2001 | |||
| Thirteenth | 2006 | |||
| Fourteenth | 2011 | A. Aslam Basha | MNMK | |
| Fifteenth | 2016 | R. Balasubramani - disqualification by Assembly Speaker 2017 | AIADMK | |
| By-election | 2019 | A. C. Vilwanathan | DMK | |
| Sixteenth | 2021 | A. C. Vilwanathan | ||
Election results
2021
| 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
| 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
| 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% | ||
| SS | 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
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