Vilwanathan. A.C. of DMK won the Ambur Assembly constituency (Vellore district, North) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 37.89% of 195,584 votes cast. The winning margin over Imthiyaz Pandarattudu Abdu (TVK) was 7,131 votes, or 3.65 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
37.89%
Winner vote share
7,131
Margin (3.65%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Ambur 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilwanathan. A.C. Winner | DMK | 74,102 | 37.89% |
| 2 | Imthiyaz Pandarattudu Abdu 2nd | TVK | 66,971 | 34.24% |
| 3 | Venkatesan. R | ADMK | 47,100 | 24.08% |
| 4 | Afshia Nasrin. S | NTK | 4,185 | 2.14% |
| 5 | Viswanathan. J | IND | 490 | 0.25% |
| 6 | Nota | NOTA | 468 | 0.24% |
| 7 | Asadullah. B | Indian National League | 457 | 0.23% |
| 8 | Wazeer Ahmed. J | Bahujan Samaj Party | 384 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Srinath | IND | 231 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Sasi Reka. Y | Makkal Arasial Katchi | 194 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Kumaravel. P | IND | 193 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Venkatesan. M | IND | 182 | 0.09% |
| 13 | Kareem Basha. A | All India Majlis-E-Inquilab-E-Millat | 168 | 0.09% |
| 14 | Mushtaq Ahmed Kutlappai | IND | 151 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Firdose Ahmed. M | IND | 130 | 0.07% |
| 16 | Haroon Rasheed Badu | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 93 | 0.05% |
| 17 | Govindhan. A | All India Youth Development Party | 85 | 0.04% |
How Ambur compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | VILWANATHAN.A.C | DMK | 50.86% |
| 2026 | VILWANATHAN. A.C. | DMK | 37.89% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -12.97 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.