15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total
Ambattur is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 11 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | G. Balamurugan | TVK | 133339 | 51.29% | A. P. Poornima | DMK | 58781 |
| 2021 | Joseph Samuel | DMK | 114554 | 47.67% | V. Alexander | ADMK | 42146 |
| 2016 | V. Alexander | ADMK | 94375 | 41.10% | Aassan Maulaana | INC | 17498 |
| 2011 | S. Vedachalam | AIADMK | 99330 | 53.3% | Ranaganathan B | DMK | 22717 |
| 2006 | Arcot N. Veeraswami | DMK | 100099 | 46.20% | Vijaya Thayanban | MDMK | 12390 |
| 2001 | N. Arcot Veeraswami | DMK | 77353 | 48.20% | C. Arumugam | PMK | 5578 |
| 1996 | N. Arcot Veeraswami | DMK | 103819 | 67.05% | R. Balasubramanian | INC | 69017 |
| 1991 | A. Chellakumar | INC | 75512 | 57.29% | S. M. Ramachandran | DMK | 27298 |
| 1989 | K. Anbazhagan | DMK | 71401 | 49.94% | V. Sukumar Babu | ADK(J) | 32407 |
| 1984 | S. M. Ramachandran | DMK | 63854 | 52.59% | Kothandaraman V. | AIADMK | 7726 |
| 1980 | M. Karunanidhi | DMK | 51290 | 48.97% | H. V. Hande | AIADMK | 699 |
| 1977 | M. Karunanidhi | DMK | 43076 | 50.1% | G. Krishnamurthy | AIADMK | 16438 |
| 1971 | K. A. Mathiazhagan | DMK | 38891 | 57.39% | N M Mani Varma | INC | 11559 |
| 1967 | K. A. Mathiazhagan | DMK | 39518 | 60.27% | M. Sivaraj | INC | 14148 |
| 1962 | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | DMK | 33273 | 51.29% | Sivanesan | INC | 10370 |