Ambasamudram Assembly Elections 2026
Ambasamudram is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Tirunelveli district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Isakki Subbaiah, from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated Avudaiappan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 16915 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Sivasankaran enters the fray.
Ambasamudram Assembly constituency is part of the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Indian National Congress candidate Dr. C Robert Bruce won the Tirunelveli parliamentary seat by defeating Nainar Nagendran of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 165620 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Ambasamudram assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
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Ambasamudram Assembly Election Results (2021)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Isakki Subbaiah
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
85,211
Lead: 16,915
|
47.96% |
| Avudaiappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 68,296 | 38.44% |
| Senbagavalli | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 13,735 | 7.73% |
| S.rani Ranjitham | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 4,194 | 2.36% |
| Sengulam Ganesan | AISMK | 2,807 | 1.58% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,673 | 0.94% |
| Manimaran | Bahujan Samaj Party | 509 | 0.29% |
| J.rajesh Dharmasingh Pandian | Independent | 390 | 0.22% |
| M.gavaskar | Independent | 315 | 0.18% |
| S. Lakshmanan | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 178 | 0.10% |
| S.ganesan | Independent | 166 | 0.09% |
| Arunachalam | Independent | 119 | 0.07% |
| Abdul Majeeth | Independent | 88 | 0.05% |
Ambasamudram Assembly Election Results (2016)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R. Murugaiah Pandian
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
78,555
Lead: 13,166
|
46.35% |
| Avudaiappan. R | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 65,389 | 38.58% |
| P. Karpagavalli | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 13,690 | 8.08% |
| V. Sasikala | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4,711 | 2.78% |
| Others | Others | 2,041 | 1.20% |
| S. Thennarasu | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 1,778 | 1.05% |
| R. Anbalagan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,310 | 0.77% |
| S. P. Rajavelu | Independent | 645 | 0.38% |
| N.ravichandran | Independent | 635 | 0.37% |
| Suresh Pandian. S | Independent | 555 | 0.33% |
| S. Eswari | Bahujan Samaj Party | 416 | 0.25% |
| A.velmurugan | All India Forward Bloc | 390 | 0.23% |
| E. Ganesan | Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham | 281 | 0.17% |
| D. Jebarathinam | Independent | 223 | 0.13% |
| N. Balasubramanian | Independent | 197 | 0.12% |
| Marimuthumahesh | Independent | 196 | 0.12% |
| M. Manohar | Independent | 141 | 0.08% |
| Asha Sundar | Independent | 136 | 0.08% |
| R. Charles | Independent | 122 | 0.07% |
| A. Venkatesh | Independent | 117 | 0.07% |
Ambasamudram Assembly Election Results (2011)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
E Subaya
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
80,156
Lead: 24,609
|
55.11% |
| R Avudaiappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 55,547 | 38.19% |
| S Nambirajan | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 2,971 | 2.04% |
| N Balachandran | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,688 | 1.85% |
| S Sureshkumar | Independent | 1,466 | 1.01% |
| Charles Ambedkar R | Independent | 753 | 0.52% |
| Mariammal @ Muthumari | Bahujan Samaj Party | 497 | 0.34% |
| Kumar M | Independent | 342 | 0.24% |
| Arunkumar @ Arulkumar | Independent | 330 | 0.23% |
| Sudaroli Murugan Yadav, S. | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 214 | 0.15% |
| Avudaiyappan S | Independent | 156 | 0.11% |
| Esakkimuthu | Independent | 124 | 0.09% |
| Esakki G | Independent | 113 | 0.08% |
| Esakkiraj C | Independent | 103 | 0.07% |
Ambasamudram Assembly Election Results (2006)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Avudaiyappan . R.
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
49,345
Lead: 15,731
|
46% |
| Murugaiah Pandian. R. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 33,614 | 31% |
| Narayanan A | Janata Dal (united) | 16,370 | 15% |
| Ponraj.s | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 2,412 | 2% |
| Venkatasalam.m | All India Forward Bloc | 1,541 | 1% |
| Anburaj Subramanian S.v | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,425 | 1% |
| Ganesan.e | Bahujan Samaj Party | 959 | 1% |
| Velmurugan | Independent | 650 | 1% |
| Vaithiyalingam.r. | Independent | 580 | 1% |
| Ramesh.r | Independent | 386 | 0% |
| Ravindran.m.v. | Independent | 278 | 0% |
| Rajasingh | Independent | 215 | 0% |
| Mariasingam.s. | Independent | 161 | 0% |
| Athimoolam.n | Independent | 123 | 0% |
Ambasamudram Assembly Election Results (2001)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sakthivel Murugan.m.
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
43,021
Lead: 4,020
|
48% |
| Avudaiappan.r | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 39,001 | 44% |
| Franklin Selvaraj | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3,894 | 4% |
| Thangaraja.k. | Independent | 1,655 | 2% |
| Murugadasan.g | Samajwadi Party | 754 | 1% |
| Singanatham Shanmuga Thevar.k.p. | Independent | 635 | 1% |
| Arumugam.s | Independent | 318 | 0% |
| Arulmani.a. | Independent | 151 | 0% |
| Arinarayanan.m | Independent | 125 | 0% |
Ambasamudram Assembly Election Results (1996)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R. Avudaiappan
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
46,116
Lead: 19,689
|
46% |
| R. Murugaiah Pandian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 26,427 | 27% |
| K. Meena Zacharias | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 12,969 | 13% |
| M. Mariyappan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,863 | 2% |
| M. Arumugaperumal | Jharkhand Party | 1,802 | 2% |
| R. Achutha Nadar | Independent | 1,386 | 1% |
| S. Pannai Krishna Kanthan (lion) | Independent | 1,284 | 1% |
| C. Gunasekaran | All India Indira Congress (tiwari) | 1,199 | 1% |
| R. Muthuraj | Independent | 134 | 0% |
| M. Abubacker | Independent | 130 | 0% |
| S. Gopal @ Gopi | Independent | 127 | 0% |
| V. Kannan | Independent | 122 | 0% |
| S.s. Raman | Independent | 108 | 0% |
| E. Vembupandian | Independent | 102 | 0% |
| N. Saroja | Independent | 92 | 0% |
| S. Abdul Rahman | Independent | 90 | 0% |
| A. Gnanakani | Independent | 77 | 0% |
| R. Charles | Independent | 64 | 0% |
| A. Arunachalam | Independent | 60 | 0% |
| K. Madasamy Nadar | Independent | 58 | 0% |
| C. Vincent | Independent | 22 | 0% |
Ambasamudram Assembly Election Results (1991)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Murukgaiah Pandian R.
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
57,433
Lead: 29,214
|
63% |
| Chellappa S. | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 28,219 | 31% |
| Poothathan S. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,004 | 1% |
| Sivan P. | Jharkhand Party | 441 | 0% |
| Ramasamy Mudaliar A. | Independent | 253 | 0% |
| Arunachalam P. | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 243 | 0% |
| Ramasamy C. | Independent | 151 | 0% |
| Gopalakrishnan E. | Independent | 103 | 0% |
| Yovan M. | Independent | 60 | 0% |
Ambasamudram Assembly Election Results (1989)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ravi Arunan, K.
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
31,337
Lead: 4,103
|
34% |
| Murugiah, Pandian, R. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 27,234 | 29% |
| Pandian, M. | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 23,354 | 25% |
| Durai, R.s.k. | Independent | 5,762 | 6% |
| Paramasivan, N. | Independent | 1,237 | 1% |
| Ganapathy, R. | Independent | 636 | 1% |
| Ramasamy, A. | Independent | 315 | 0% |
| Shanmuga Thever, K.p. | Independent | 267 | 0% |
| Gopalkrishnan, E. | Independent | 256 | 0% |
| Sankaran, S. | Independent | 234 | 0% |
| Ramaswamy, A.m | Independent | 232 | 0% |
| Jagannathan, K.m | Independent | 216 | 0% |
| Subhiah, S.r. | Independent | 187 | 0% |
| Arumugam, N. | Independent | 146 | 0% |
| Mohamed Yusuff V.k.m. | Independent | 110 | 0% |
| Boher Joseph, D. | Independent | 105 | 0% |
| Sekar, A. | Independent | 93 | 0% |
Ambasamudram Assembly Election Results (1984)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Balasubramanian
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
44,707
Lead: 8,666
|
52% |
| Nallasivan A. | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 36,041 | 42% |
| Eramasamy, M. | Indian National Congress | 910 | 1% |
Ambasamudram Assembly Election Results (1980)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Easwarmoorthy Alias Soranam
WINNER
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
31,262
Lead: 4,287
|
47% |
| Sangumuthu Thevarm S. | Indian National Congress (i) | 26,975 | 40% |
| Subramaniam, K. V. | Independent | 6,999 | 10% |
| Sethuramasamy, N. | Independent | 730 | 1% |
Ambasamudram Assembly Election Results (1977)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Eswaramoorthy Alias Soranam
WINNER
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
23,356
Lead: 1,787
|
35% |
| R. Nallakannu | Communist Party Of India | 21,569 | 32% |
| S.s. Rajalinga Raja | Janta Party | 12,208 | 18% |
| P. Arumugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 8,114 | 12% |
| K.m. Arunasalam | Independent | 863 | 1% |
Source: ECI
Strike Rate
AIADMK 75%
DMK 25%
AIADMK won 6 times and DMK won 2 times since 1977 elections.
Ambasamudram MLA List
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Isakki Subbaiah | AIADMK | 85,211 | 16,915 | 47.96% |
| 2016 | R. Murugaiah Pandian | AIADMK | 78,555 | 13,166 | 46.35% |
| 2011 | E Subaya | AIADMK | 80,156 | 24,609 | 55.11% |
| 2006 | Avudaiyappan . R. | DMK | 49,345 | 15,731 | 46% |
| 2001 | Sakthivel Murugan.m. | AIADMK | 43,021 | 4,020 | 48% |
| 1996 | R. Avudaiappan | DMK | 46,116 | 19,689 | 46% |
| 1991 | Murukgaiah Pandian R. | AIADMK | 57,433 | 29,214 | 63% |
| 1989 | Ravi Arunan, K. | INC | 31,337 | 4,103 | 34% |
| 1984 | Balasubramanian | AIADMK | 44,707 | 8,666 | 52% |
| 1980 | Easwarmoorthy Alias Soranam | CPI(M) | 31,262 | 4,287 | 47% |
| 1977 | Eswaramoorthy Alias Soranam | CPI(M) | 23,356 | 1,787 | 35% |
Source: ECI
Ambasamudram Past Election Results
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Isakki Subbaiah | AIADMK |
85,211
(Lead: 16,915)
|
47.96% |
| Avudaiappan | DMK | 68,296 | 38.44% | |
| 2016 | R. Murugaiah Pandian | AIADMK |
78,555
(Lead: 13,166)
|
46.35% |
| Avudaiappan. R | DMK | 65,389 | 38.58% | |
| 2011 | E Subaya | AIADMK |
80,156
(Lead: 24,609)
|
55.11% |
| R Avudaiappan | DMK | 55,547 | 38.19% | |
| 2006 | Avudaiyappan . R. | DMK |
49,345
(Lead: 15,731)
|
46% |
| Murugaiah Pandian. R. | AIADMK | 33,614 | 31% | |
| 2001 | Sakthivel Murugan.m. | AIADMK |
43,021
(Lead: 4,020)
|
48% |
| Avudaiappan.r | DMK | 39,001 | 44% | |
| 1996 | R. Avudaiappan | DMK |
46,116
(Lead: 19,689)
|
46% |
| R. Murugaiah Pandian | AIADMK | 26,427 | 27% | |
| 1991 | Murukgaiah Pandian R. | AIADMK |
57,433
(Lead: 29,214)
|
63% |
| Chellappa S. | CPI(M) | 28,219 | 31% | |
| 1989 | Ravi Arunan, K. | INC |
31,337
(Lead: 4,103)
|
34% |
| Murugiah, Pandian, R. | ADK(JL) | 27,234 | 29% | |
| 1984 | Balasubramanian | AIADMK |
44,707
(Lead: 8,666)
|
52% |
| Nallasivan A. | CPI(M) | 36,041 | 42% | |
| 1980 | Easwarmoorthy Alias Soranam | CPI(M) |
31,262
(Lead: 4,287)
|
47% |
| Sangumuthu Thevarm S. | INC(I) | 26,975 | 40% | |
| 1977 | Eswaramoorthy Alias Soranam | CPI(M) |
23,356
(Lead: 1,787)
|
35% |
| R. Nallakannu | CPI | 21,569 | 32% |
Source: ECI
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Tamil Nadu Ambasamudram Assembly Elections FAQs
Who won the Ambasamudram Assembly seat in the 2021 election?
Isakki Subbaiah of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the Ambasamudram Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Avudaiappan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 16915 votes.
What is the historical strike rate of the Ambasamudram constituency in past elections?
The strike rate in the Ambasamudram constituency is 75% AIADMK and 25% DMK, with AIADMK won 6 times and DMK won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2021 Ambasamudram Assembly Election?
Isakki Subbaiah (AIADMK) received 47.96% vote share.
Avudaiappan (DMK) received 38.44% vote share.
What were the results of the 2021 Ambasamudram Assembly Election?
Isakki Subbaiah (AIADMK) won the 2021 election with 85211 votes, leading by 16915 votes and securing a 47.96% vote share.
Which Lok Sabha constituency does the Ambasamudram Assembly constituency fall under?
The Ambasamudram Assembly constituency falls under the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency of Tirunelveli district.
What was the margin of victory in the Ambasamudram Assembly Election 2021?
Isakki Subbaiah (AIADMK) won the Ambasamudram Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 16915 votes over Avudaiappan (DMK).
What are the key constituencies in the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha area?
The Ambasamudram Assembly constituency is part of the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Alangulam, Tirunelveli, Palayamkottai, Nanguneri, Radhapuram.
Who were the top candidates for the Ambasamudram Assembly Election 2021?
The top candidates in the Ambasamudram Assembly Election 2021 were:
Isakki Subbaiah (AIADMK)
Avudaiappan (DMK)
Senbagavalli (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Isakki Subbaiah (AIADMK) emerging as the winner.
What was the voter turnout in the Ambasamudram Assembly Election 2021?
The voter turnout in the Ambasamudram Assembly Election 2021 was 72.05%
Disclaimer:
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.
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