Ambur
Assembly constituency 48 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#48 · GENAll candidates 16
- 01 Vilwanathan. A.C.DMK74,102 37.9%
- 02 Imthiyaz Pandarattudu AbduTVK66,971 34.2%
- 03 Venkatesan. RAIADMK47,100 24.1%
- 04 Afshia Nasrin. SNTK4,185 2.1%
- 05 Viswanathan. JIND490 0.3%
- 06 Asadullah. BINL457 0.2%
- 07 Wazeer Ahmed. JBSP384 0.2%
- 08 SrinathIND231 0.1%
- 09 Sasi Reka. YMAK194 0.1%
- 10 Kumaravel. PIND193 0.1%
- 11 Venkatesan. MIND182 0.1%
- 12 Kareem Basha. AAIMEI168 0.1%
- 13 Mushtaq Ahmed KutlappaiIND151 0.1%
- 14 Firdose Ahmed. MIND130 0.1%
- 15 Haroon Rasheed BaduAIPTM93 0.1%
- 16 Govindhan. AAIYDP85 0.0%
Turnout 91.0%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total468
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 16 candidates = 1,95,116Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
3.7 ppVilwanathan. A.C.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2021
11.5 ppVilwanathan.A.CDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2019
21.9 ppA.C.VilwanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
17.6 ppBalasubramaniAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
3.7 ppAslam Basha.AManithaneya Makkal Katchi
- 2006
16.1 ppGnanasekaran.CIndian National Congress
- 2001
9.6 ppGnanasekaran.CTamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
- 1996
50.8 ppC. GnanasekaranTamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
- 1991
21.7 ppGnanasekaran C.Indian National Congress
- 1989
17.9 ppDevaraj, V.M.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1984
9.7 ppDevaraj, V. M.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1980
5.1 ppDevaraj, V.MDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1977
0.9 ppA.K. RanganathanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1971
17.8 ppS. MurugaiyanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
19.1 ppS. MurugianIndian National Congress
- 1962
3.4 ppBalkrishna A. G.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 50.8 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed AIADMK polled 47,100 votes, 6.6× the 7,131-vote margin.
47,100 ÷ 7,131 = 6.6 -
The top two polled 72.1% of votes; the other 14 candidates 27.6% between them.
(74,102 + 66,971) ÷ 1,95,584 = 72.1% · 54,043 ÷ 1,95,584 = 27.6% -
Turnout of 91.0% was 4.4 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
91.0 − 86.6 = +4.4 -
The margin narrowed from 11.5 pp in 2021 to 3.7 pp.
3.7 − 11.5 = −7.8 pp -
Vilwanathan. A.C. also won in 2021.
2021 winner name = 2026 winner name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 16 candidate lines1,95,116
- NOTAcounted within the total468
- Published totalVotes polled1,95,584
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates16 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database