S. Ambethkumar

ச. அம்பேத்குமார்

MLA for Vandavasi since May 2026MLA for Vandavasi, 2026–31DMK

AC 69 · Tiruvannamalai district
Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
Term ended 10 May 2031
Age 49 at the 2026 election

declared assets: ₹14.35 cr
pending criminal cases: 2
education: 10th pass
age at filing: 49

Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India. The cases are pending, not convictions. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.

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Career

S. Ambethkumar: the career, year by year

Assembly win
Office held

19 May 2016
Won Vandavasi for the DMK, by 18,068 votes over the AIADMK.
2 May 2021
Won Vandavasi for the DMK, by 35,953 votes over the PMK.
4 May 2026
Won Vandavasi for the DMK (polling was on 23 April).
See the full 2026 result

In numbers

The data, in one place

April 2026 result — Vandavasi

3,333vote margin

Runner-up P. Rani (AIADMK) polled 60,472 votes.

votes won: 63,805
vote share: 33.4%
turnout: 89.6%
candidates: 15

AC 69 · Tiruvannamalai district

Vandavasi

293 booths in 155 villages

Top five of 15 candidates and NOTA

S. AmbethkumarDMK63,805 · 33.4%
P. RaniAIADMK60,472 · 31.6%
M. UdhayakumarTVK58,174 · 30.4%
R. GaneshNTK5,495 · 2.9%
None of the above (NOTA)NOTA988 · 0.5%

Full result and history on the seat page

Source: Election Commission of India, result declared 4 May 2026 · results.eci.gov.in

Declared in the 2026 affidavit

Sworn to the Election Commission of India

declared assets: ₹14.35 cr
liabilities: ₹9.45 cr
pending criminal casesDeclared, not convictions: 2
age at filing: 49

Via myneta.info · View the affidavit record

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Sources (4)

Election Commission of India · results — results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/
myneta.info · affidavit — myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=1307
Election Commission of India · Tamil Nadu 2016, detailed results — old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3473-tamil-nadu-general-legislativ
Election Commission of India · Tamil Nadu 2021, detailed results — old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13680-tamil-nadu-general-legislati

Profile

About S. Ambethkumar

Party: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession: Construction work
District: Tiruvannamalai

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