Candidate · Dharapuram by-election · 6 October 2026
Ballot no. 4
Symbol: Two Leaves
K. Banumathi
கே. பானுமதி
AIADMK candidate for DharapuramAIADMK
AC 101 · Tiruppur district
declared assets
₹5.96 cr
pending criminal cases
0
education
Class 10
age at filing
62
Assets, cases and education as declared in the sworn affidavit (Form 26) to the Election Commission of India: as declared, not verified by the Commission or by us. The cases are pending, not convictions.
Described as a former member of the Tiruppur district panchayat, ward 12. The reports do not give the years of service.
10 September 2026
Named by the AIADMK as its candidate for the Dharapuram by-election; reported as Joint Secretary of the party's Tiruppur Suburban East district women's wing.
6 October 2026
Candidate in the Dharapuram by-election; polling 6 October 2026.
Profile
About K. Banumathi
K. Banumathi, 62, is the AIADMK candidate in the Dharapuram (AC 101, Tiruppur district) by-election on 6 October 2026, at ballot number 4 with the Two Leaves symbol. Her affidavit declares total assets of ₹5.96 crore, liabilities of ₹26.02 lakh and no pending criminal cases. As reported in September 2026, she is Joint Secretary of the AIADMK's Tiruppur Suburban East district women's wing and a former member of the district panchayat (ward 12).
Party
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ballot
No. 4 · symbol Two Leaves
Education
Class 10 (1980), Government Higher Secondary School, Dharapuram; B.A. Sociology, Tamil Nadu Open University (incomplete).
She is a candidate of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and, as reported in September 2026, Joint Secretary of its Tiruppur Suburban East district women's wing.
Questions people ask
Who is K. Banumathi?
K. Banumathi, 62, is the AIADMK candidate in the Dharapuram by-election on 6 October 2026. As reported in September 2026, she is Joint Secretary of the party's Tiruppur Suburban East district women's wing and a former member of the district panchayat (ward 12).
What has K. Banumathi declared in her affidavit?
Her affidavit to the Election Commission of India declares total assets of ₹5.96 crore (movable ₹2.07 crore, immovable ₹3.89 crore) and liabilities of ₹26.02 lakh. It lists no pending criminal cases and no convictions. Education: Class 10 (1980); B.A. Sociology at Tamil Nadu Open University, incomplete.
Where and when is K. Banumathi contesting?
She is contesting the Dharapuram (AC 101) by-election in Tiruppur district on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, as the AIADMK candidate at ballot number 4, symbol Two Leaves.