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

V. S. Babu
  • Won 2026 by 8,795

V. S. Babu

வி. எஸ். பாபு

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

  • AC 13 · Chennai district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Age 75 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹3.67 cr
pending criminal cases
0
education
8th pass
times elected MLA
2

Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.

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Career

V. S. Babu: the career, year by year

  1. 2006
  2. 2026

Elected to the Assembly 2 times: Purasawalkam, Kolathur

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  • Party
  1. Early career

    Veteran of the DMK in North Chennai — rose through district-level organising in the 1980s and 1990s.

  2. 2006

    Wins Purasawalkam on a DMK ticket — his first MLA term.

  3. 2006–2011

    Serves as MLA for Purasawalkam and DMK's North Chennai district secretary; in charge of the Kolathur constituency for the 2011 election.

  4. 2011

    Replaced as North Chennai district secretary by P. K. Shekhar Babu after falling out of favour with the DMK leadership. Steps back from frontline DMK roles.

  5. Feb 2026

    Joins Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on 7 February 2026 — chosen as TVK candidate for Kolathur, head-on against Stalin.

  6. 4 May 2026

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

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About V. S. Babu

The win is the marquee political upset of TN 2026 — he unseated sitting Chief Minister M. K. Stalin in his own constituency, where Stalin had polled 1,05,522 votes and won by 70,384 in 2021.

Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Born
Approximately 1950, Chennai
Profession
Veteran politician (DMK 1970s-2011 → TVK Feb 2026); former MLA Purasawalkam (2006-11)
District
Chennai

Education

  • 8th StdSingarapillai Higher Secondary School Villivakkam Chennai 600049

Party & ideology

Babu's politics is rooted in DMK's North Chennai working-class organising — Tamil-pride, social-justice and welfarism. His move to TVK in early 2026 reflected the broader DMK-veteran disenchantment that Vijay's party harnessed; ironically, he was DMK's own Kolathur in-charge in 2011, so he campaigned with an insider's map of Stalin's own seat against Stalin himself.

Family

S/o · D/o · W/o V Sundarampillai. Spouse: Housewife.

Questions people ask

Who is V. S. Babu?

Veteran politician who won Kolathur (AC 13) on a TVK ticket in 2026 — defeating sitting Chief Minister M. K. Stalin. He was previously DMK MLA from Purasawalkam (2006-11) and DMK North Chennai district secretary, before being sidelined in 2011. He joined TVK on 7 February 2026.

How did Stalin lose to Babu in Kolathur?

Babu polled 82,997 votes against Stalin in Kolathur, winning by 8,795 — a stunning reversal given Stalin had won the seat by 70,384 votes in 2021. Babu's prior role as DMK's Kolathur in-charge gave him granular local knowledge that the TVK campaign exploited; the broader TVK wave amplified it. Stalin formally resigned as Chief Minister on 5 May 2026.

Was V. S. Babu always with TVK?

No. He spent decades in the DMK before being sidelined in 2011. He joined TVK only on 7 February 2026, less than three months before polling day. The Kolathur candidacy was his first electoral contest after 15 years out of frontline politics.

Has V. S. Babu been an MLA before?

Yes — he was MLA for Purasawalkam from 2006 to 2011 on the DMK ticket. Kolathur 2026 is his second term in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, fifteen years after his first.

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