Ambur (state assembly constituency)

Ambur is a state assembly constituency in Vellore district in Tamil Nadu, India. 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.[1] It was in existence from 1957 to 1971 state elections.

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[2] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth 2019 A. C. Vilwanathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

2019 Bypoll

Bye-election, 2019: Ambur [3]
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 R. Balasubramani 79,182 49.16 +49.16
MNMK Nazeer Ahmed V R 51,176 31.77
SUNP Madar Khaleellur Rahman 7,640 4.74 +4.74
DMDK Vasu R 7,043 4.37 +4.37
BJP K. Venkatesan 5,760 3.58
Margin of victory 28,009 17.39
Turnout 1,61,179 75.92
AIADMK gain from MNMK Swing

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MNMK Aslam Basha A 60,361 44.01 +44.01
INC Vijay Elanchezian J 55,270 40.30 +40.30
IND Sampath E 6,553 4.78 +4.78
BJP Venkatesan G 6,047 4.41 +4.41
IND Shameel Ahmed V 1,752 1.28 +1.28
Margin of victory 5,091 3.71 ----
Turnout 1,37,197 77.70 ----
MNMK win (new seat)

References

  1. "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.
  2. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 48. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. "Assembly Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 23 May 2019.


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