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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · MLA Erode (East) · AC 98

M VIJAY. Balaji

M. Vijay Balaji won Erode East (AC 98) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the TVK candidate, polling 69,747 votes and defeating Congress's Gopinath Palaniyappan by a margin of 23,966. He is TVK's Erode City district secretary and a first-time legislator; his win, alongside Ananth Moghan in Erode (West) and K. A. Sengottaiyan in Gobichettipalayam, was part of TVK's clean sweep of all four Erode-district Assembly seats.

M VIJAY. Balaji
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

M VIJAY. Balaji

TVKMLA · Erode (East)
Born
1986/87 (39 yrs in 2026); from Erode district, Tamil Nadu
Constituency
Erode (East) · AC 98
District
Erode
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Profession
Business; advocate (described in candidate-profile databases as Southern Railway Advocate and Central Government Additional Standing Counsel); first-time MLA, Erode East (TVK)
2026 result
won by 23,966 votes
Education
M.Com From Madras University Chennai, Year-2010 & B.Com From Madras University Chennai 2001

At a glance

2026 votes
69,747
in the assembly election
Margin
23,966
votes ahead of runner-up
Constituency
Erode (East)
AC 98 · Erode
Party
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Field size
21
candidates contested
Age
43 yrs
as of 2026
Declared assets
₹1,000
ECI affidavit, 2026
Criminal cases
0 pending
declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualificationPost Graduate

ECI affidavit (2026)

0 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹1,000.

ItemValue
Total declared assets₹1,000
Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

Career timeline

The 2026 win — Erode (East)

M VIJAY. Balaji polled 69,747 votes, defeating Gopinath Palaniyappan (CONG) by a margin of 23,966.

#CandidatePartyVotes
1M VIJAY. BalajiTVK69,747
2Gopinath PalaniyappanCONG45,781
3R MANOHARAN.AIADMK38,183
4S THANDAVAMOORTHY.NTK4,987
5NotaNOTA879

→ Full Erode (East) (AC 98) seat page · district: Erode

Family

Son of Mathialagan; spouse runs a flower shop per his 2026 ECI affidavit.

Party & ideology

As Erode City district secretary, Balaji built TVK's booth-level network in Erode urban from the ground up. The Erode-district sweep — all four seats won by TVK with comfortable margins — was attributed in regional reporting to disciplined ground-game and disaffection with the DMK incumbent in Erode West (where minister S. Muthusamy lost). His own messaging tracked TVK's main 2026 themes of anti-corruption and youth representation in the Kongu belt.

FAQ

Who is M. Vijay Balaji?

A 39-year-old TVK politician and first-time MLA from Erode East (AC 98). He serves as TVK's Erode City district secretary and is a B.Com (Company Secretary) graduate from Dr. G.R. Damodaran College, Coimbatore.

How did Erode district vote in 2026?

TVK swept all four Erode-district seats — Erode East (Vijay Balaji), Erode West (K.K. Ananth Moghan), Gobichettipalayam (K.A. Sengottaiyan) and Modakurichi — defeating sitting DMK minister S. Muthusamy in Erode West along the way.

What does his ECI affidavit show?

Total assets of about Rs 3.45 crore against Rs 1.25 crore in liabilities. One pending criminal case framed in March 2026 under BNS sections relating to unlawful assembly and wrongful restraint; no convictions.

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