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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 48<br />
| map_image = Constitution-Ambur.svg<br />
| Existence = <br />
| district = [[Tirupathur district|Tirupathur]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Vellore Lok Sabha constituency|Vellore]]<br />
| established = 1957<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| party = {{Party index link|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
| mla = [[A. C. Vilwanathan]]<br />
| latest_election_year = 2021<br />
| name = Ambur<br />
| electors = 214,469 <br />
| reservation = None<br />
}}<br />
'''Ambur''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu|state assembly]] constituency in [[Tirupattur district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 48. It comprises portions of [[Vellore taluk|Vellore]] and [[Vaniyambadi taluk]]s and is a part of [[Vellore Lok Sabha constituency]] for national elections to the [[Parliament of India]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20&%20Order%20.pdf |title= Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order |website= Delimitation Commission of India |publisher= National Informatics Centre |access-date= 25 January 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160804211957/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20%26%20Order%20.pdf |archive-date= 4 August 2016 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}</ref> 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.<br />
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==Members of the Legislative Assembly==<br />
=== Madras State ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Assembly<br />
!Year<br />
!Winner<br />
!colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|[[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|Second]]<br />
|rowspan=2|1957<br />
|[[V. K. Krishnamurthy]]<br />
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[S. R. Munusamy]]<br />
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|Third]]<br />
|1962<br />
|[[P. Rajagopal (Ambur MLA)|P. Rajagopal]]<br />
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|Fourth]]<br />
|1967<br />
|[[M. Panneerselvam]]<br />
|{{Party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Tamil Nadu ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Winner<br />
!colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br />
|[[M. Panneerselvam]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
|[[A. Aslam Basha]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Manithaneya Makkal Katchi}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
|[[R. Balasubramani]]<ref>Disqualification by Assembly Speaker 2017</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/09-Constitutional%20Data%20Summarytamil.pdf |access-date=27 May 2016|page=48}}</ref><br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections|2019^]]<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[A. C. Vilwanathan]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
=== 2026 ===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Ambur}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[A. C. Vilwanathan]]|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Venkatesan|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= Afsiya Towfik Fikrath|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Imdhiyas |party=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |votes= |percentage= |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes= |percentage= |change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes= |percentage= |change=}}<br />
{{Election box rejected|votes=|percentage= }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors =214469 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=|loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2021===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Ambur}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[A. C. Vilwanathan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=90,476 |percentage=51.27% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nazar Mohamed. K |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=70,244 |percentage=39.81% |change=-9.35% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Maharunnisha |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=10,150 |percentage=5.75% |change=5.40% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Umar Farook. Asa |party=Social Democratic Party of India |votes=1,793 |percentage=1.02% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Raja. S |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=1,638 |percentage=0.93% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=1,417 |percentage=0.80% |change=-0.21% }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=20,232 |percentage=11.47% |change=-5.92% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,76,461 |percentage=74.15% |change= -1.72% }}<br />
{{Election box rejected|votes=314 |percentage=0.18% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,37,993 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2019 by-election===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections]]: Ambur<ref>{{Cite web |title=Form 21E (Return of Election) |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/ByeElection2019_Form21E/AC048.pdf |access-date=12 Feb 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216062024/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/ByeElection2019_Form21E/AC048.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2022 }}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = [[A. C. Vilwanathan]]<br />
|votes = 96,455<br />
|percentage = 55.93<br />
|change = +55.93<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = J. Jothi Ramalinga Raja<br />
|votes = 58,688<br />
|percentage = 34.03<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = R. Balasubramani<br />
|votes = 8,856<br />
|percentage = 5.14<br />
|change = +5.14<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Naam Tamilar Katchi<br />
|candidate = N. Selvamani<br />
|votes = 3,127<br />
|percentage = 1.81<br />
|change = +1.45<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Makkal Needhi Maiam<br />
|candidate = A. Kareem Basha<br />
|votes = 1,853<br />
|percentage = 1.07<br />
|change = +1.07<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]<br />
|votes = 1,852<br />
|percentage = 1.07<br />
|change = +0.06<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = 37,767<br />
|percentage = 21.90<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = 1,72,457<br />
|percentage = 76.85<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2016===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Ambur}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Balasubramani. R. (E) |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=79,182 |percentage=49.16% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nazeer Ahmed. V. R. |party=Manithaneya Makkal Katchi |votes=51,176 |percentage=31.77% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Madar Khaleellur Rahman |party=SUNP |votes=7,640 |percentage=4.74% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Vasu. R. |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=7,043 |percentage=4.37% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Venkatesan. K. |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=5,760 |percentage=3.58% |change=-0.83% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ameen Basha. M. |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=4,643 |percentage=2.88% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None Of The Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,632 |percentage=1.01% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sundar. N. |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=967 |percentage=0.60% |change=-0.47% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Zaheeruzaman |party=Independent politician |votes=748 |percentage=0.46% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kalaikamaraj. N. |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=574 |percentage=0.36% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Murali Mohan. M. |party=Shiv Sena |votes=385 |percentage=0.24% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=28,006 |percentage=17.39% |change=13.67% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,61,075 |percentage=75.87% |change= -1.83% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,12,306 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Manithaneya Makkal Katchi |swing= 5.15% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2011===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Ambur<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result|work=Election Commission of Tamil Nadu|access-date=9 May 2021 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215085458/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf | archive-date =15 February 2017}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Aslam Basha. A |party=Manithaneya Makkal Katchi |votes=60,361 |percentage=44.01% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Vijay Elanchezian. J |party=Indian National Congress |votes=55,270 |percentage=40.30% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sampath E |party=Independent politician |votes=6,553 |percentage=4.78% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Venkatesan. G |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=6,047 |percentage=4.41% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Shameel Ahmed V |party=Independent politician |votes=1,752 |percentage=1.28% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Gopi C |party=Independent politician |votes=1,485 |percentage=1.08% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sundar. N |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,468 |percentage=1.07% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Hameed S A |party=Independent politician |votes=1,414 |percentage=1.03% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Baseer Ahmed P |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=1,074 |percentage=0.78% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Syed Badruddin. N |party=Indian National League |votes=974 |percentage=0.71% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Rahaman N |party=Independent politician |votes=751 |percentage=0.55% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,091 |percentage=3.71% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,76,519 |percentage=77.70% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,37,149 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Manithaneya Makkal Katchi |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===1971===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Ambur<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | archive-date = 6 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Panneerselvam]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=32,937 |percentage=55.17% |change=-1.17% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Adimoolam M. |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,449 |percentage=35.93% |change=-1.48% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Damodaran V. K. |party=Independent politician |votes=5,129 |percentage=8.59% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ashok John Joseph R. S. |party=Independent politician |votes=182 |percentage=0.30% |change= }}<br />
<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,488 |percentage=19.24% |change=0.30% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=59,697 |percentage=64.42% |change= -3.29% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 96,754 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -1.17% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===1967===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Ambur<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |title= 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2012 |date=19 April 2009 }}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Panneerselvam]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=31,554 |percentage=56.35% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Rajagopal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,947 |percentage=37.41% |change=-16.32% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. T. Velayutham |party=Republican Party of India |votes=3,499 |percentage=6.25% |change= }}<br />
<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,607 |percentage=18.94% |change=-1.13% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=56,000 |percentage=67.71% |change= 5.65% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 87,087 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 2.62% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===1962===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Ambur<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |title=1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India |access-date= 19 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201143/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[P. Rajagopal (Ambur Mla)|P. Rajagopal]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,505 |percentage=53.73% |change=31.25% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. R. Muniswamy |party=Republican Party of India |votes=15,979 |percentage=33.66% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Adimoolam |party=Independent politician |votes=5,988 |percentage=12.61% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,526 |percentage=20.07% |change=19.66% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=47,472 |percentage=62.06% |change= -8.36% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 80,473 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 31.25% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===1957===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Ambur<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127200447/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[V. K. Krishnamurthy]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,562 |percentage=22.48% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sampangi Naidu |party=Independent politician |votes=25,105 |percentage=22.07% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[S. R. Munusami]] |party=Independent politician |votes=17,047 |percentage=14.99% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. M. Rathanasami (Sc) |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,842 |percentage=13.93% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Athimeolam (Sc) |party=Independent politician |votes=15,585 |percentage=13.70% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. B. Rajagopal Naidu |party=Independent politician |votes=14,592 |percentage=12.83% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=457 |percentage=0.40% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,13,733 |percentage=70.42% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,61,510 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Statistical reports of assembly elections |access-date=8 July 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=5 October 2010 }}<br />
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