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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2026
Ambattur
Winner — 2026
BALAMURUGAN.G
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 51.2%DMK 28.6%22 others 20.2%
Votes
1,33,339
51.3% share
Winning margin
58,781
22.6% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
77.3%
of 3,37,081
Ambattur is a safe seat — BALAMURUGAN.G won by 22.6%.
Seat history
1 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALAMURUGAN.G | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 1,33,339 | 51.3% |
| 2 | DR A.P. POORNIMA | 74,558 | 28.7% | |
| 3 | K.N. SEKAR | 35,997 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | SILAMBARASAN | 11,088 | 4.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,490 | 0.6% |
| 6 | A.KALYANASUNDARAM | NJANP | 588 | 0.2% |
| 7 | R.BALAMURUGAN | IND | 493 | 0.2% |
| 8 | DR. J.SAILAS | 443 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | DR. S.PRAVEEN | IND | 308 | 0.1% |
| 10 | V. RAMKUMAR | INDSRJP | 224 | 0.1% |
| 11 | S. MADHAVAN | IND | 179 | 0.1% |
| 12 | M.S. ARUMUGAM | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAJKUMAR | TAVK | 127 | 0.1% |
| 14 | K. SEKAR | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 15 | S. JANARTHANAN | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 16 | G.P. SEKAR | IND | 103 | 0.0% |
| 17 | PALANI | IND | 103 | 0.0% |
| 18 | D.K.MESHACK KIRUBAKARAN | IND | 102 | 0.0% |
| 19 | JOTHI.M | IND | 89 | 0.0% |
| 20 | VINAYAGAMOORTHY.R | IND | 83 | 0.0% |
| 21 | P. ARUMUGAM | IND | 77 | 0.0% |
| 22 | G. SAMPATH | IND | 72 | 0.0% |
| 23 | D. PUSHPA | IND | 68 | 0.0% |
| 24 | D. JEYAGANESH | NIDP | 67 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (219th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.7% · max 44.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
219th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 51.3%DMK 28.7%PMK 13.8%OTH 5.6%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/23
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
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