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Ambattur Ambattur

Assembly 8 in Chennai. Reservation status: GENERAL.

Latest recorded result

2021

Joseph Samuel (DMK ) won with 1,14,554 votes.

Latest result source ECI official Election Commission of India | 2021-05-02

Data quality note

Recorded values for this constituency include constrained source coverage.

  • The candidate list is partial for this result (top-two layer).
  • Electorate or turnout values include estimates.
  • Top-two candidate layer only; full candidate list and full-vote distribution are not loaded. Electorate and turnout counts are inferred from limited published fields and should be treated as estimates.
Latest electorate Unavailable
Turnout Unavailable
Margin 42,146
Winner Joseph Samuel

Historical results

Election years recorded for this constituency.

Year Winner Runner-up Turnout Margin Source
2021 Joseph Samuel
DMK
V. Alexander 62.52% 42,146 17.54% Source ECI official Election Commission of India | 2021-05-02
2016 V. Alexander Aassan Maulaana
INC
100.00% 17,498 10.22% Source Public source Wikipedia
2011 S. Vedachalam Ranaganathan. B
DMK
100.00% 22,717 12.91% Source Public source Wikipedia
2006 Arcot N. Veeraswami
DMK
Vijaya Thayanban 100.00% 12,390 6.60% Source Public source Wikipedia
2001 N. Arcot Veeraswami
DMK
C. Arumugam
PMK
100.00% 5,578 3.74% Source Public source Wikipedia
1996 N. Arcot Veeraswami
DMK
R. Balasubramanian
INC
100.00% 69,017 49.79% Source Public source Wikipedia
1991 A. Chellakumar
INC
S. M. Ramachandran
DMK
100.00% 27,298 22.06% Source Public source Wikipedia
1989 K. Anbazhagan
DMK
V. Sukumar Babu 100.00% 32,407 29.36% Source Public source Wikipedia

Current candidate slate

All candidates from the latest recorded constituency election.

Additional candidate records

MyNeta-linked candidate identities for this constituency (2021).

Manifesto links

Statewide manifesto documents for contesting parties in the latest recorded election.

Margin trend

Winning margin across election years

1989 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021
1989 32,407 votes 29.36%
1991 27,298 votes 22.06%
1996 69,017 votes 49.79%
2001 5,578 votes 3.74%
2006 12,390 votes 6.60%
2011 22,717 votes 12.91%
2016 17,498 votes 10.22%
2021 42,146 votes 17.54%

District map

Constituency cluster in Chennai

#7 Maduravoyal GENERAL DMK 2021 #8 Ambattur GENERAL DMK 2021 #9 Madavaram GENERAL DMK 2021 #10 Thiruvottiyur GENERAL DMK 2021 #11 Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar GENERAL DMK 2021 #12 Perambur GENERAL DMK 2021 #13 Kolathur GENERAL DMK 2021 #14 Villivakkam GENERAL DMK 2021 #15 Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC) SC DMK 2021

Winner history

Election winners across recorded years.

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District and nearby constituencies

Chennai district hubMaduravoyalMadavaramThiruvottiyurDr. Radhakrishnan NagarPeramburKolathurVillivakkam

Contesting parties

DMK - DMKADMK - ADMKINC - INCAIADMK - All India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamMDMK - MDMKPMK - PMKADK(J) - ADK(J)

Election-year pages

20212016201120062001199619911989

Source trail

Referenced public documents