Candidate · Madurantakam by-election · 6 October 2026
Ballot no. 2
Symbol: Hammer, Sickle and Star
P. Suganthi
பா. சுகந்தி
CPM candidate for MadurantakamCPM
AC 35 · Chengalpattu district
declared assets
₹16.88 lakh
pending criminal cases
6
education
Post-graduate
age at filing
59
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 the Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar Assembly seat as a CPI(M) candidate and polled 5,702 votes.
2019
Reported as general secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), Tamil Nadu, and described as a former Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar CPI(M) candidate; in December 2019 she addressed a public meeting at Tambaram and led one of the groups in AIDWA's ten-day march for a liquor-free Tamil Nadu.
September 2026
Named as the CPI(M) candidate for Madurantakam; Dinamalar and Dinakaran (16 September 2026) describe her as general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front.
6 October 2026
Candidate in the Madurantakam by-election; polling 6 October 2026.
Profile
About P. Suganthi
P. Suganthi, 59, is the CPI(M) candidate for the Madurantakam (AC 35) by-election on 6 October 2026. Her affidavit declares assets of ₹16.88 lakh, liabilities of ₹1.28 lakh, 6 pending cases and no convictions. A pending case is not a conviction. She has been reported as state general secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) in 2019 and contested the 2016 Assembly election from Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar for CPI(M).
Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Ballot
No. 2 · symbol Hammer, Sickle and Star
Education
Postgraduate. M.A., Madurai Kamaraj University (1989); B.Ed., Annamalai University (1990).
Contesting on the Communist Party of India (Marxist) ticket, symbol Hammer, Sickle and Star, ballot number 2. She was named as the party's candidate in September 2026 (Dinamalar, 16 September 2026).
Questions people ask
Who is P. Suganthi?
P. Suganthi, 59, is the CPI(M) candidate for the Madurantakam by-election. She was reported as AIDWA's Tamil Nadu state general secretary in 2019 and contested the 2016 Assembly election from Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar, polling 5,702 votes. Dinamalar and Dinakaran (16 September 2026) describe her as general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front.
What has P. Suganthi declared in her affidavit?
Total assets of ₹16.88 lakh (all movable, no immovable property), liabilities of ₹1.28 lakh, and education of M.A. (Madurai Kamaraj University, 1989) and B.Ed. (Annamalai University, 1990). She declares 6 pending cases and no convictions. A pending case is not a conviction.
Where and when is P. Suganthi contesting?
She is contesting the Madurantakam (AC 35, Chengalpattu district) by-election on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, as CPI(M) candidate with ballot number 2 and the symbol Hammer, Sickle and Star.
