Candidate · Madurantakam by-election · 6 October 2026
Ballot no. 3
Symbol: Rising Sun
I. Paranthamen
இ. பரந்தாமன்
DMK candidate for MadurantakamDMK
AC 35 · Chengalpattu district
declared assets
₹1.63 cr
pending criminal cases
0
education
Professional degree
age at filing
49
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.
Contested Poonamallee (AC 5) as a DMK candidate and finished second with 92,189 votes; T. A. Elumalai of the AIADMK won with 1,03,952 votes.
2021
Won Egmore (AC 16) as the DMK candidate with 68,832 votes, a margin of 38,768 over B. John Pandian of the AIADMK (30,064 votes).
2021–2026
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Egmore.
September 2026
Announced by the DMK on 9 September 2026 as its candidate for the Madurantakam by-election; his nomination was reported filed on 15 September 2026.
6 October 2026
Candidate in the Madurantakam by-election; polling 6 October 2026.
Profile
About I. Paranthamen
I. Paranthamen (49) is the DMK candidate in the Madurantakam by-election on 6 October 2026. An advocate, he was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Egmore from 2021 to 2026. His ECI affidavit declares assets of ₹1.63 crore, liabilities of ₹8.60 lakh, 0 pending cases and 0 convictions.
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ballot
No. 3 · symbol Rising Sun
Profession
Advocate; office-bearer of the DMK legal wing (as reported in September 2026)
Education
B.A., B.L. — Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai (University of Madras), 1999
Contesting on the DMK ticket (symbol: Rising Sun). News reports in September 2026 describe him as an office-bearer of the DMK legal wing.
Questions people ask
Who is I. Paranthamen?
I. Paranthamen, aged 49, is an advocate and a DMK candidate in the Madurantakam by-election. He represented Egmore in the Assembly from 2021 to 2026 and, according to news reports in September 2026, holds an office in the DMK legal wing.
What has I. Paranthamen declared in his affidavit?
His ECI affidavit declares total assets of ₹1.63 crore (movable ₹82.20 lakh, immovable ₹81 lakh) and liabilities of ₹8.60 lakh. It lists 0 pending cases and 0 convictions. His education is given as B.A., B.L. from Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai, 1999.
Where and when is I. Paranthamen contesting?
He is contesting the Madurantakam (AC 35) by-election, in Chengalpattu district, on the DMK ticket with the Rising Sun symbol. He is listed at ballot number 3. Polling is on Tuesday, 6 October 2026.
