Ambattur
All 23 candidates
| # | Candidate | Votes · share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. BalamuruganWonTVK Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 1,33,33951.29% |
| 2 | Dr. A. P. PoornimaDMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 74,55828.68% |
| Below this line, candidates lost their deposit: 43,082 votes or fewer, one-sixth of the 2,58,496 votes for all candidates | ||
| 3 | K. N. Sekar (lost deposit)PMK Pattali Makkal Katchi | 35,99713.85% |
| 4 | Silambarasan (lost deposit)NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi | 11,0884.26% |
| NOTANone of the above: not a candidate | 1,4900.57% | |
| 5 | A. Kalyanasundaram (lost deposit)NJP Nationalist Janshakti Party | 5880.23% |
| 6 | R. Balamurugan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 4930.19% |
| 7 | Dr. J. Sailas (lost deposit)BSP Bahujan Samaj Party | 4430.17% |
| 8 | Dr. S. Praveen (lost deposit)IND Independent | 3080.12% |
| 9 | V. Ramkumar (lost deposit)ISP India Suyarajya Party | 2240.09% |
| 10 | S. Madhavan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1790.07% |
| 11 | M. S. Arumugam (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1350.05% |
| 12 | Rajkumar (lost deposit)TVAK Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 1270.05% |
| 13 | K. Sekar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1270.05% |
| 14 | S. Janarthanan (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1260.05% |
| 15 | G. P. Sekar (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1030.04% |
| 16 | Palani (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1030.04% |
| 17 | D. K. Meshack Kirubakaran (lost deposit)IND Independent | 1020.04% |
| 18 | M. Jothi (lost deposit)IND Independent | 890.03% |
| 19 | R. Vinayagamoorthy (lost deposit)IND Independent | 830.03% |
| 20 | P. Arumugam (lost deposit)IND Independent | 770.03% |
| 21 | G. Sampath (lost deposit)IND Independent | 720.03% |
| 22 | D. Pushpa (lost deposit)IND Independent | 680.03% |
| 23 | D. Jeyaganesh (lost deposit)NIP Naam Indiar Party | 670.03% |
Ambattur — TVK's Balamurugan takes DMK-held seat
TVK's G. Balamurugan won Ambattur over DMK's Dr A.P. Poornima. Created in 2008, Ambattur was an AIADMK seat through 2011 and 2016 (S. Vedachalam, V. Alexander) before DMK's Joseph Samuel swept it by 42,146 votes in 2021 — TVK's 58k margin is the largest the seat has seen.
Where Ambattur was won
| Led by | Booths of 365 |
|---|---|
| G. Balamurugan TVK | 355 |
| Dr. A. P. Poornima DMK | 10 |
Counted from Form 20, booth by booth (vote leads are in votes cast at the booth; postal ballots are counted for the whole seat only).
Every village and booth
The constituency
- Reservation
- General seat (not reserved)
- Lok Sabha seat
- Sriperumbudur
- Electors, 2026
- 3,37,019women 1,71,598 (50.9%) · men 1,65,363 (49.1%) · third gender 58
Sources · electoral roll, reservation: ECI · Lok Sabha seat: 2008 delimitation order
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK DR A.P. POORNIMA led postal ballots (402), but TVK BALAMURUGAN.G won the seat overall (1,33,339).
995 postal ballots · from polling staff, election-duty officers, absentee voters · counted before EVM rounds
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. A. P. Poornima | DMK | 402 | 74,156 | 74,558 |
| 2 | G. Balamurugan | TVK | 344 | 1,32,995 | 1,33,339 |
| 3 | K. N. Sekar | PMK | 171 | 35,826 | 35,997 |
| 4 | Silambarasan | NTK | 39 | 11,049 | 11,088 |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 16 | 1,474 | 1,490 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
How this seat compares
| Measure | This seat | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning margin, votes | 58,781 | 10th | 11,416 |
| Winner’s share | 51.3% | 11th | 37.4% |
| Turnout | 77.1% | 221st | 86.9% |
| Votes cast | 2,59,986 | 21st | 2,08,471 |
| Candidates | 23 | =36th | 15 |
| NOTA votes | 1,490 | 16th | 784 |
| Since 2021 | TVK took the seat from DMK. In 2021 Joseph Samuel won it by 42,146 votes. | ||
Winners and runners-up, 2011–2026
2011, 2016 and 2021 rows: checked against the ECI detailed results. Earlier rows: secondary sources. Two-part pill: alliance leader first, then the candidate's party.
Ambattur was created at the 2008 delimitation, so no pre-2008 entry exists.
About Ambattur
Ambattur (AC 8) is the industrial heart of Chennai's north-west, centred on the Ambattur Industrial Estate — set up by SIDCO in 1964 and inaugurated by K. Kamaraj in 1965 as the second organised industrial estate in Madras after Guindy.
Spread over more than 1,300 acres, it hosts 1,500-plus small and medium units, dominated by automobile components, garments and engineering products, making it one of the largest small-scale clusters in South Asia. The town shares its western flank with Avadi's defence belt and feeds the Chennai auto cluster's Tier-2 supply chain.
Ambattur & the Auto Component Belt
Ambattur is where Chennai's automotive supply chain breathes — over 1,500 small units across the 1964 SIDCO estate, feeding the Hyundai, Royal Enfield and Ashok Leyland lines. Walk the Ambattur OT tank bund at sunset, or drive west into Avadi's tank-factory belt. The Red Hills reservoir is a short detour north for an evening at the water's edge.
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Who won Ambattur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?
G. Balamurugan of TVK won Ambattur (AC 8) in the April 2026 Assembly election with 1,33,339 votes, 51.29% of the votes polled, ahead of Dr. A. P. Poornima of DMK by 58,781 votes.
Who is the MLA of Ambattur?
G. Balamurugan of TVK was elected MLA for Ambattur in April 2026 and sits in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
What was the turnout in Ambattur in 2026?
Turnout was 77.1%: 2,59,986 of 3,37,019 electors voted.
Which district is Ambattur in?
Ambattur (constituency number 8) is in Thiruvallur district, part of the Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha seat.
Who won Ambattur before 2026?
In 2021 Joseph Samuel of DMK won by 42,146 votes over V. Alexander. In 2016 V. Alexander of AIADMK won by 17,498 votes over J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana.
Sources: Form 20, booth-wise result (PDF)ECI result, AC 8
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