MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)Former MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)

Dr T. Arunkumar
  • Won 2026 by 24,760

Dr T. Arunkumar

டாக்டர் டி. அருண்குமார்

MLA for Thiruvallur since May 2026MLA for Thiruvallur, 2026–31TVK

  • AC 4 · Thiruvallur district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Age 49 at the 2026 election
times elected MLA
1

Affidavit details not verified yet: the public record we use for this seat could not be matched to this MLA, so assets, cases and education are not shown. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.

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Career

Dr T. Arunkumar: the career, year by year

First elected to the Assembly in 2026

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  1. Pre-2025

    Practising medical doctor (MBBS, M.S.) in the Thiruvallur belt; built community and grassroots presence in the district.

  2. 2025

    Joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam as part of the party's Chennai-suburban professional-candidate cohort; took up district-level organising for TVK in Thiruvallur.

  3. Mar 2026

    Named TVK candidate for Thiruvallur (AC 4) in the party's 234-seat list.

  4. 4 May 2026

    Won Thiruvallur for the TVK (polling was on 23 April).

    See the full 2026 result
  5. 11 May 2026

    Took oath as MLA in the first session of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly under Pro-tem Speaker M. V. Karuppaiah.

Profile

About Dr T. Arunkumar

A first-time legislator and doctor by training (MBBS + M.S.), he is part of the wave of professional debutants Vijay fielded across the Chennai-suburban belt.

Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Born
1976/77; Thiruvallur district
Profession
Medical doctor (MBBS, M.S. — Master of Surgery); first-time MLA of 2026, Thiruvallur (TVK)
District
Thiruvallur

Education

  • UndergraduateMBBS — Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (per his 2026 ECI affidavit and candidate listings)
  • PostgraduateM.S. (Master of Surgery), per his 2026 ECI affidavit

Party & ideology

Arunkumar's profile fits TVK's 2026 bench-building template — a working medical professional with no inherited political family, given a debut ticket in a Chennai-suburban seat. His campaign messaging tracked the party's wider focus on healthcare access, anti-corruption and youth representation. The MBBS + M.S. profile carries weight inside the assembly's small but vocal doctor-MLA caucus and could be relevant for any health-related committee assignments.

Family

Family details kept private per ECI affidavit; spouse listed as homemaker.

Official channels

Dr Arun on Instagram

Questions people ask

Who is Dr. T. Arunkumar?

Medical doctor (MBBS + M.S., Master of Surgery) and first-time TVK MLA from Thiruvallur (AC 4). He won the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election by 24,760 votes, defeating DMK's V.G. Raajendran.

What is his educational qualification?

His educational qualification is listed as M.S. (Master of Surgery) with an underlying MBBS — a fully-trained surgeon by profession.

Has he held political office before?

No. Thiruvallur 2026 is his first electoral office. He joined TVK in 2025 ahead of the 2026 cycle and was given the debut Thiruvallur ticket.

Why a doctor on the TVK ticket?

Vijay's 2026 candidate strategy leaned on first-generation professional candidates in suburban Chennai seats — doctors, advocates and IT-corridor professionals — alongside the more familiar party-organiser names. Arunkumar fits the professional debutant template that helped TVK win 108 seats in its first electoral outing.

Other MLAs from Thiruvallur district

S. VijayakumarGummidipoondi · TVKDr. M. S. RaviPonneri · TVKG. HariTiruttani · AIADMKR. PrakasamPoonamallee · TVKR. Ramesh KumarAvadi · TVKRhevanth CharanMaduravoyal · TVKG. BalamuruganAmbattur · TVKM. L. VijayprabhuMadavaram · TVKN. Senthil KumarThiruvottiyur · TVK

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