Candidate · Dharapuram by-election · 6 October 2026
Ballot no. 3
Symbol: Rising Sun
S. Suganya
எஸ். சுகன்யா
DMK candidate for DharapuramDMK
AC 101 · Tiruppur district
declared assets
₹44.40 lakh
pending criminal cases
0
education
Post-graduate
age at filing
34
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.
The DMK announced her as its candidate for the Dharapuram by-election. Reports describe her as an advocate and a member of the party's women's wing. ETV Bharat Tamil reports that this is the first time the DMK has given her a chance to contest from Dharapuram.
6 October 2026
Candidate in the Dharapuram by-election; polling 6 October 2026.
Profile
About S. Suganya
S. Suganya, 34, is the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate in the Dharapuram (AC 101) by-election on 6 October 2026. She is an advocate and a member of the DMK's women's wing. Her affidavit declares total assets of ₹44.4 lakh, liabilities of ₹11.44 lakh and no pending criminal cases. The DMK announced her candidacy on 9 September 2026.
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ballot
No. 3 · symbol Rising Sun
Profession
Advocate
Education
M.A. (Economics, distance education, Bharathiar University, 2015) and B.L. (Government Law College, Coimbatore, 2015). Earlier: B.A. Economics, Sri GVG Visalakshi College for Women, Udumalpet (2012); Class 12 (2009) and Class 10 (2007) at St. Aloysius Higher Secondary School for Girls.
She is a member of the DMK's women's wing, as reported by The Week on 9 September 2026. Etv Bharat Tamil reported that she had been working actively for the party and that the DMK leadership was giving her, for the first time, a chance to contest from Dharapuram.
Questions people ask
Who is S. Suganya?
S. Suganya, 34, is an advocate and a member of the DMK's women's wing. The DMK has named her its candidate for the Dharapuram (AC 101) by-election on 6 October 2026. She holds M.A. and B.L. degrees, according to her affidavit.
What has S. Suganya declared in her affidavit?
Total assets of ₹44.4 lakh (movable ₹41.9 lakh, immovable ₹2.5 lakh) and liabilities of ₹11.44 lakh. She declares no pending criminal cases and no convictions. Education: M.A. and B.L. (2015).
Where and when is S. Suganya contesting?
She is contesting for the DMK, with the Rising Sun symbol, in the Dharapuram (AC 101) by-election in Tiruppur district. Polling is on Tuesday 6 October 2026 and counting is on 9 October 2026. Her ballot number is 3.