R. Chellaswamy

ஆர். செல்லசாமி

MLA for Padmanabhapuram since May 2026MLA for Padmanabhapuram, 2026–31CPM

AC 232 · Kanniyakumari district
Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
Term ended 10 May 2031
Age 65 at the 2026 election

declared assets: ₹77.99 lakh
pending criminal cases: 1
education: Graduate
age at filing: 65

Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India. The cases are pending, not convictions. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.

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April 2026 result — Padmanabhapuram

15,569vote margin

Runner-up S. Krishna Kumar (TVK) polled 53,369 votes.

votes won: 68,938
vote share: 38.2%
turnout: 76.7%
candidates: 11

AC 232 · Kanniyakumari district

Padmanabhapuram

312 booths in 28 villages

Top five of 11 candidates and NOTA

R. ChellaswamyCPM68,938 · 38.2%
S. Krishna KumarTVK53,369 · 29.6%
P. RameshBJP44,293 · 24.5%
SeelanNTK11,288 · 6.3%
None of the above (NOTA)NOTA615 · 0.3%

Full result and history on the seat page

Source: Election Commission of India, result declared 4 May 2026 · results.eci.gov.in

Declared in the 2026 affidavit

Sworn to the Election Commission of India

declared assets: ₹77.99 lakh
liabilities: ₹13.01 lakh
pending criminal casesDeclared, not convictions: 1
age at filing: 65

Via myneta.info · View the affidavit record

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Sources (2)

Election Commission of India · results — results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/
myneta.info · affidavit — myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=934

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About R. Chellaswamy

Party: Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Profession: Social Service
District: Kanniyakumari

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