15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total
Ambur is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 7 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A. C. Vilvanathan | DMK | 74102 | 37.89% | P. Imthiyas | TVK | 7131 |
| 2021 | A. C. Vilwanathan | DMK | 90476 | 50.86% | K. Nazar Mohammed | ADMK | 20232 |
| 2016 | Balasubramani R. | ADMK | 79182 | 49.16% | Nazeer Ahmed V.R. | MMK | 28006 |
| 2011 | A. Aslam Basha | MNMK | 60361 | 44.01% | Vijay Elanchezian J | INC | 5091 |
| 2006 | C. Gnanasekharan | INC | 63957 | 47.46% | N. Subramani | MDMK | 21837 |
| 2001 | C. Gnanasekaran | TMC(M) | 60697 | 52.46% | A.M. Ramalingam | DMK | 11124 |
| 1996 | C. Gnanasekaran | TMC | 82339 | 70.86% | S.B. Bhaskaran | INC | 60888 |
| 1991 | C. Gnanasekaran | INC | 60698 | 58.30% | A. M. Ramalingam | DMK | 23066 |
| 1989 | V. M. Devaraj | DMK | 50470 | 47.37% | P. Neelakandan | ADK(J) | 19360 |
| 1984 | Devaraj. V. M. | DMK | 54453 | 54.01% | A. K. Ranganathan | AIADMK | 10023 |
| 1980 | V. M. Devaraj | DMK | 43126 | 49.68% | Ranganathan. A. K | AIADMK | 4507 |
| 1977 | A. K. Ranganathan | AIADMK | 26590 | 30.47% | A. K. Lalalajapathy | JP | 832 |
| 1971 | S. Murugaiyan | DMK | 42893 | 58.88% | M. Sundraswamy | INC | 12933 |
| 1967 | S. Murugaiyan | INC | 32697 | 51.37% | M. Sundarasan | DMK | 12143 |
| 1962 | A. G. Balakrishnan | DMK | 22463 | 51.70% | S. Kannana | INC | 1476 |