Ambattur (State Assembly Constituency)
13°06′05″N 80°09′32″E / 13.101465°N 80.158997°E
| Ambattur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| LS constituency | Sriperumbudur |
| Total electors | 384,377[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Alliance | SPA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Ambattur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India that was newly formed after constituency delimitation.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 8. Located in Chennai district, it consists of a portion of Ambattur taluk and part of Chennai corporation. It is included in the Sriperumbudur parliamentary constituency.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | S. Vedachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | V. Alexander[4] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | Joseph Samuel | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
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 | NOTA | 2,358 | 0.99% | -1.45 | |
| Margin of victory | 42,146 | 17.71% | 10.09% | ||
| Turnout | 237,941 | 61.90% | -2.00% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 84 | 0.04% | |||
| Registered electors | 384,377 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 7.05% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. Alexander | 94,375 | 41.10% | -12.21 | |
| 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% | +2.07 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 5,603 | 2.44% | New | |
| NTK | R. Anbuthennarasan | 5,044 | 2.20% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,498 | 7.62% | -4.57% | ||
| Turnout | 229,632 | 63.90% | -6.42% | ||
| Registered electors | 359,345 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -12.21% | |||
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 | |
| BSP | S. Mohamed Abbas | 962 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,717 | 12.19% | |||
| Turnout | 186,347 | 70.32% | |||
| Registered electors | 264,990 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "Assembly Constituency Wise Form 21E Details" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 8. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Ambattur Election Result". Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.