AC 69 · Tiruvannamalai · DMK
VANDAVASI (AC 69)
AMBETHKUMAR. S of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won VANDAVASI in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +3,333 votes. 16 candidates contested.
Winner
AMBETHKUMAR. S
DMK
Votes63,805Net worthRs 4.89 CrAge49Education10th PassCriminal cases2
Runner-up
RANI. P
AIADMK
Votes60,472Net worthRs 73.03 LAge54EducationSth PassCriminal cases0
Margin +3,333 votes (2.68% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — VANDAVASI
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMBETHKUMAR. S | DMK | 63,805 | Rs 4.89 Cr | 2 | 49 | won |
| 2 | RANI. P | AIADMK | 60,472 | Rs 73.03 L | 0 | 54 | lost |
| 3 |  UDHAYAKUMAR. M | TVK | 58,174 | Rs 42.28 L | 3 | 32 | lost |
| 4 |  GANESH. R | NTK | 5,495 | Rs -6.21 L | 1 | 42 | lost |
| 5 |  RANI. A | IND | 674 | Rs 3.58 L | 0 | 53 | lost |
| 6 |  JAISANKAR. M | IND | 331 | Rs 10,000 | 0 | 43 | lost |
| 7 |  PONNAMBALAM. P | IND | 262 | Rs 75,000 | 0 | 56 | lost |
| 8 |  THAMARAI SELVI. S | TAMIZH | 252 | Rs 7.54 L | 0 | 38 | lost |
| 9 |  UDHAYAKUMAR. N | IND | 187 | Rs 15.49 L | 0 | 36 | lost |
| 10 |  MUTHUPERUMAL. K | AANAIT | 124 | Rs 1.15 Cr | 0 | 33 | lost |
| 11 |  KANNIYAPPAN. S | IND | 121 | Rs 15.07 L | 0 | 56 | lost |
| 12 |  MUTHUSELVAM. V | ANTI C | 113 | Rs 8.45 L | 0 | 38 | lost |
| 13 |  AMBEDKAR. T | IND | 104 | Rs 2.12 L | 0 | 26 | lost |
| 14 |  RAKESH SHARMA. R | THAKKA | 61 | Rs 15.59 L | 0 | 37 | lost |
| 15 |  ARJUNAN. M | IND | 41 | Rs 8.92 L | 0 | 50 | lost |
| 16 |  NOTA | NONE O | 988 | — | — | — |