Candidate · Madurantakam by-election · 6 October 2026
Ballot no. 1
Symbol: Two Leaves
S. Kanitha Sampath
எஸ். கனிதா சம்பத்
AIADMK candidate for MadurantakamAIADMK
AC 35 · Chengalpattu district
declared assets
₹5.63 cr
pending criminal cases
1
education
Graduate
age at filing
60
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.
Elected from Thiruporur as an AIADMK candidate, with 74,716 votes.
2011
Won Madurantakam for the AIADMK with 79,256 votes, 18,494 ahead of the INC's K. Jayakumar (60,762).
2021
Contested Cheyyur for the AIADMK and finished second with 78,708 votes; the VCK's M. Babu won with 82,750, a margin of 4,042.
September 2026
Named the AIADMK candidate for the Madurantakam by-election; the announcement was reported on 10 September 2026.
6 October 2026
Candidate in the Madurantakam by-election; polling 6 October 2026.
Profile
About S. Kanitha Sampath
S. Kanitha Sampath, 60, is the AIADMK candidate (ballot no. 1, Two Leaves) in the Madurantakam (AC 35) by-election on 6 October 2026. Her affidavit declares assets of ₹5.63 crore, liabilities of ₹17.88 lakh and one pending case; she has no convictions. She has been elected to the Assembly twice before: from Thiruporur in 2001 and from Madurantakam in 2011.
Party
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ballot
No. 1 · symbol Two Leaves
Education
Graduate: B.A. History, Tamil Nadu Open University, Guindy, Chennai (July 2011), as declared in the affidavit.
Standing for the AIADMK. As reported in September 2026, she is a member of the party's executive committee and joint secretary of its women's wing.
Questions people ask
Who is S. Kanitha Sampath?
S. Kanitha Sampath, 60, is the AIADMK candidate for the Madurantakam by-election. She was elected to the Assembly from Thiruporur in 2001 and from Madurantakam in 2011, and finished second in Cheyyur in 2021. As reported in September 2026, she is an executive committee member and joint secretary of the AIADMK women's wing.
What has S. Kanitha Sampath declared in her affidavit?
Total assets of ₹5.63 crore (movable ₹1.79 crore, immovable ₹3.84 crore) and liabilities of ₹17.88 lakh. She declares one pending criminal case and no convictions. A pending case is not a conviction. Education: B.A. History, Tamil Nadu Open University (July 2011).
Where and when is S. Kanitha Sampath contesting?
She is contesting the Madurantakam (SC, AC 35) by-election in Chengalpattu district on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, as the AIADMK candidate with ballot number 1 and the Two Leaves symbol.
