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Pattali Makkal Katchi · MLA Dharmapuri · AC 59

Sowmiya Anbumani

Sowmiya Anbumani won Dharmapuri (AC 59) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the PMK candidate, polling 93,713 votes and winning by a margin of 20,896 over TVK's M. Sivan, with DMDK's V. Elangovan a close third. Wife of Anbumani Ramadoss — PMK president and Rajya Sabha MP — and daughter of late Congress MP M. Krishnasamy, she is an environmental activist and sociologist who has edited the Tamil monthly Pasumai Thaayagam Sutru Choozhal since 2002. This is her first Assembly term; she previously contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Dharmapuri.

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Pattali Makkal Katchi

Sowmiya Anbumani

PMKMLA · Dharmapuri
Born
1971 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (55 yrs)
Constituency
Dharmapuri · AC 59
District
Dharmapuri
Party
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Profession
Environmental activist; sociologist; editor of the Tamil monthly Pasumai Thaayagam Sutru Choozhal (2002- ); advisor to Makkal TV; politician (PMK)
2026 result
won by 20,896 votes
Education
Ph.D. Madurai Kamarajar University 2019, M.A. Universities of Madras 1990-1992

At a glance

2026 votes
93,713
in the assembly election
Margin
20,896
votes ahead of runner-up
Constituency
Dharmapuri
AC 59 · Dharmapuri
Party
PMK
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Field size
20
candidates contested
Age
55 yrs
as of 2026
Declared assets
₹68.47 cr
ECI affidavit, 2026
Criminal cases
1 pending
declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualificationDoctorate

ECI affidavit (2026)

1 pending criminal case declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹68.47 cr.

ItemValue
Total declared assets₹68.47 cr
Liabilities₹8.99 cr
Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

Career timeline

The 2026 win — Dharmapuri

Sowmiya Anbumani polled 93,713 votes, defeating Sivan . M. (TVK) by a margin of 20,896.

#CandidatePartyVotes
1Sowmiya AnbumaniPMK93,713
2Sivan . M.TVK72,817
3Dr . Elangovan . V.DMDK56,905
4Shanthalakshmi . K.NTK6,758
5Saravanan . A.IND1,078

→ Full Dharmapuri (AC 59) seat page · district: Dharmapuri

Family

Wife of Anbumani Ramadoss — PMK president (since 28 May 2022) and Rajya Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu (third term, sworn in 3 April 2026); former Union Health Minister (2004-2009). Daughter of late M. Krishnasamy, lawyer, former Tamil Nadu Congress president and former Member of Parliament. Mother K. V. Chitra, sociologist. Maternal grandfather K. Vinayakam was a Congress MLA from Tiruttani. The couple have three daughters.

Party & ideology

Sowmiya's profile bridges PMK's two anchors — Vanniyar social mobilisation in the northern Tamil Nadu belt, where the Ramadoss family has built the party since the 1980s, and the green-environmental plank carried through Pasumai Thaayagam, the PMK-aligned NGO and magazine she has edited for over two decades. Her ideological framing leans on caste-justice (Vanniyar reservation) and ecological stewardship, with an emphasis on women's representation and rural livelihoods. The Dharmapuri win reseeds PMK in its old stronghold belt after a difficult 2021 cycle for the party.

FAQ

Who is Sowmiya Anbumani?

Sowmiya Anbumani (b. 1971) is the PMK MLA from Dharmapuri (AC 59), an environmental activist and sociologist, and the wife of PMK president and Rajya Sabha MP Anbumani Ramadoss. She has edited Pasumai Thaayagam Sutru Choozhal, a Tamil environmental monthly, since 2002.

Was 2026 her first election?

Her first Assembly term — but not her first contest. She fought the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Dharmapuri on PMK ticket and lost. The 2026 Dharmapuri Assembly seat is her first electoral win.

How is she connected to Anbumani Ramadoss?

She married Anbumani Ramadoss in 1991. He is the son of PMK founder S. Ramadoss, was Union Health Minister 2004-09, and was elected to his third Rajya Sabha term on 3 April 2026. He has been PMK president since 28 May 2022.

What is Pasumai Thaayagam?

Pasumai Thaayagam ('Green Motherland') is the PMK-aligned environmental wing and NGO. The Tamil monthly Pasumai Thaayagam Sutru Choozhal, which she has edited since 2002, is its flagship publication and covers ecology, climate and rural-environment issues.

What about her family's political background?

Sowmiya comes from a Congress-political household — her father M. Krishnasamy was a TNCC president and former MP, her maternal grandfather K. Vinayakam was a Congress MLA from Tiruttani — even though she has campaigned through PMK since her marriage. Together with the Ramadosses, hers is one of Tamil Nadu's better-known multi-generational political families.

What are her declared assets?

Around Rs 65.94 crore as declared in her 2026 nomination — among the highest-asset MLAs in the new Assembly.

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