Ambattur Assembly constituency
{{Short description|State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Ambattur
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 8
| map_image = Constitution-Ambattur.svg
| mla = Joseph Samuel
| party = {{Party index link|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| alliance = {{legend2|#dd1100|SPA|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = Tamil Nadu
| district = Chennai
| loksabha_cons = Sriperumbudur
| established = 2008
}}
Ambattur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India that was newly formed after the 2008 constituency delimitation.{{cite web|title=New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008 |url=http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515102633/http://elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |archive-date=2012-05-15 }} 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 Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20&%20Order%20.pdf |title= Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order |website= Delimitation Commission of India |publisher= National Informatics Centre |access-date= 25 January 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160804211957/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20%26%20Order%20.pdf |archive-date= 2016-08-04 |url-status= dead }} It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Members of legislative Assembly
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! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year ! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner ! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party |
| 2011
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} |
| 2016
| V. Alexander{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/09-Constitutional%20Data%20Summarytamil.pdf |access-date=27 May 2016|page=8}} | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} |
| 2021
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} |
Election results
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{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|48.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|41.10}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|53.30}} }}
=2021=
{{Election box begin|title= 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ambattur{{cite web|title=Ambattur Election Result|url= https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/tamil-nadu/-s22a008|access-date= 23 Jul 2022}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Joseph Samuel |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=114,554 |percentage=48.14% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Alexander |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=72,408 |percentage=30.43% |change=-10.67 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=H.Mahendran |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=22,701 |percentage=9.54% |change=+7.34 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Vaitheswaran |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=22,370 |percentage=9.40% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Vedachalam |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,631 |percentage=1.11% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=2,358 |percentage=0.99% |change=-1.45 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=42,146 |percentage=17.71% |change= 10.09% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=237,941 |percentage=61.90% |change= -2.00% }}
{{Election box rejected|votes=84|percentage=0.04% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 384,377 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 7.05% }}
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=2016=
{{Election box begin|title= 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ambattur{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|access-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430083638/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|title=Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu|website=www.elections.tn.gov.in}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=V. Alexander |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=94,375 |percentage=41.10% |change=-12.21 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana |party=Indian National Congress |votes=76,877 |percentage=33.48% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. N. Sekar |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=16,635 |percentage=7.24% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=J. Constandine Ravindran |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=16,631 |percentage=7.24% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Devarajan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=9,563 |percentage=4.16% |change=+2.07 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=5,603 |percentage=2.44% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Anbuthennarasan |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=5,044 |percentage=2.20% |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=17,498 |percentage=7.62% |change= -4.57% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=229,632 |percentage=63.90% |change= -6.42% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 359,345 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -12.21% }}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin|title= 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ambattur{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu|work=Election Commission of Tamil Nadu|access-date=9 May 2021| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215085458/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf| archive-date =15 February 2017}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=S. Vedachalam |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=99,330 |percentage=53.30% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. Ranaganathan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=76,613 |percentage=41.11% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Jeyachandra |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,912 |percentage=2.10% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Devarajan |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=1,128 |percentage=0.61% |change= New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Mohamed Abbas |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=962 |percentage=0.52% |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=22,717 |percentage=12.19% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=186,347 |percentage=70.32% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 264,990 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
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