Assembly constituency 8, Tamil Nadu

Ambattur

Balamurugan.G (TVK) won the 2026 election by 58,781 votes, taking 51.29% of the vote to Dr A.P. Poornima (DMK)'s 28.68%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerTVKBalamurugan.G, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202651.29%runner-up 28.68%
Winning margin, 202658,78122.61% of votes cast
Elections on record4AIADMK 2, TVK 1, DMK 1

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 99,330 53.3% vs 41.1%2016 AIADMK 94,375 41.1% vs 34.3%2021 DMK 1,14,554 47.7% vs 30.4%2026 TVK 1,33,339 51.3% vs 28.7%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyAmbattur
Seat 8
Balamurugan.G
TVK
1,33,339
51.3%
Dr A.P. Poornima
DMK
74,558
28.7%
58,781 votes
22.61%
2021AssemblyAmbattur
Seat 8
Joseph Samuel
DMK
1,14,554
47.7%
V Alexander
AIADMK
72,408
30.4%
42,146 votes
17.54%
2016AssemblyAmbattur
Seat 8
Alexander V
AIADMK
94,375
41.1%
Aassan Maulaana
INC
76,877
34.3%
17,498 votes
7.62%
2011AssemblyAmbattur
Seat 8
Vedhachalam. S
AIADMK
99,330
53.3%
Ranaganathan. B
DMK
76,613
41.1%
22,717 votes
12.19%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.