S. Ambethkumar

S. Ambethkumar
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2016
Preceded by	V. Gunaseelan
Constituency	Vandavasi
Personal details
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

S. Ambethkumar is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Vandavasi as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021.[1][2]

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Ambethkumar	102,064	55.41%	+11.21
	PMK	S. Murali	66,111	35.89%	+22.51
	NTK	G. Prabavathi	9,284	5.04%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,769	0.96%	−0.37
	AMMK	P. Venkatesan	1,728	0.94%	New
	MNM	S. Suresh	1,692	0.92%	New
	Independent	K. Manikandan	1,264	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			35,953	19.52%	9.56%
Turnout			184,205	76.58%	−5.00%
Rejected ballots			347	0.19%
Registered electors			240,533
	DMK hold		Swing	11.21%

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vandavasi[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Ambethkumar	80,206	44.20%	−0.28
	AIADMK	V. Meganathan	62,138	34.24%	−17.81
	PMK	Vadivel Ravanan	24,277	13.38%	New
	VCK	M. K. Metharamesh	7,745	4.27%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,421	1.33%	New
	IJK	J. Sudha	1,079	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			18,068	9.96%	2.38%
Turnout			181,476	81.58%	−0.02%
Registered electors			222,453
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-7.85%

References

1. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
2. "vandavasi Election Result". Retrieved 30 April 2022.
3. "Vandavasi Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
4. "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.