Candidate · Dharapuram by-election · 6 October 2026
Ballot no. 5
Symbol: Ears of Corn and Sickle
P. Lakshmanan
ப. லட்சுமணன்
CPI candidate for DharapuramCPI
AC 101 · Tiruppur district
declared assets
₹0.07 lakh
pending criminal cases
0
education
Class 9
age at filing
41
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.
Announced as the CPI candidate for the Dharapuram by-election; the CPI and CPI(M) announced their by-election candidates together. Maalaimalar describes him as serving as a CPI taluk secretary.
19 September 2026
A candidate introduction and party workers' meeting was held in the Dharapuram constituency, led by the CPI's suburban district secretary, and an election work committee was formed.
6 October 2026
Candidate in the Dharapuram by-election; polling 6 October 2026.
Profile
About P. Lakshmanan
P. Lakshmanan, 41, is the Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate in the Dharapuram (AC 101) by-election on 6 October 2026, standing at ballot number 5 with the symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle. His affidavit declares total assets of ₹7,000, no liabilities, no pending criminal cases and no convictions, and his education as 9th standard. He was reported in September 2026 to be a taluk secretary of the CPI.
Party
Communist Party of India
Ballot
No. 5 · symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle
Education
9th Standard (1999–2000), CSI Boys Higher Secondary School, Ellis Nagar, Dharapuram, Tiruppur district.
The Communist Party of India (CPI) fielded him in Dharapuram. The CPI and CPI(M) announced their by-election candidates together in September 2026.
Questions people ask
Who is P. Lakshmanan?
P. Lakshmanan, 41, is the Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate in the Dharapuram (AC 101) by-election on 6 October 2026. A news report of September 2026 describes him as a CPI taluk secretary. The ECI results held for 2011, 2016, 2021 and April 2026 show no earlier contest by him.
What has P. Lakshmanan declared in his affidavit?
His affidavit declares total assets of ₹7,000 (all movable, no immovable property), no liabilities, no pending criminal cases and no convictions. Education is declared as 9th standard. A pending case is not a conviction.
Where and when is P. Lakshmanan contesting?
He is contesting the Dharapuram (AC 101) by-election in Tiruppur district on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, at ballot number 5 with the symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.
