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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · MLA Royapuram · AC 17

K. V. Vijay Damu

K. V. Vijay Damu won Royapuram (AC 17) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the TVK candidate, polling 59,091 votes and winning by a margin of 14,249 over DMK's A. Subair Khan. AIADMK's D. Jayakumar, a five-time Royapuram MLA and former state finance minister, finished third with 18,420 votes — making this one of TVK's most-cited 'common-man' victories. Damu, an autorickshaw driver and long-time worker in actor Vijay's fan-organisation Vijay Makkal Iyakkam, was a Class-9 dropout who runs a small auto-consulting business. His ECI affidavit shows around Rs 28.9 lakh in assets and no criminal cases.

K. V. Vijay Damu
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

K. V. Vijay Damu

TVKMLA · Royapuram
Born
1980 in Velachery, Chennai (46 yrs)
Constituency
Royapuram · AC 17
District
Chennai
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Profession
Auto consulting business owner; previously autorickshaw driver. TVK organiser, Royapuram
2026 result
won by 14,249 votes
Education
9th Standard Corporation High School Papanchavadi Adyar Chennai In 1993

At a glance

2026 votes
59,091
in the assembly election
Margin
14,249
votes ahead of runner-up
Constituency
Royapuram
AC 17 · Chennai
Party
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Field size
29
candidates contested
Age
46 yrs
as of 2026
Declared assets
₹28.87 L
ECI affidavit, 2026
Criminal cases
4 pending
declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualification8th Pass

ECI affidavit (2026)

4 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹28.87 L.

ItemValue
Total declared assets₹28.87 L
Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

Career timeline

The 2026 win — Royapuram

K. V. Vijay Damu polled 59,091 votes, defeating Dr . A. Subair Khan (DMK) by a margin of 14,249.

#CandidatePartyVotes
1K. V. Vijay DamuTVK59,091
2Dr . A. Subair KhanDMK44,842
3D. JayakumarAIADMK18,420
4A. Babu MailanNTK2,947
5NotaNOTA459

→ Full Royapuram (AC 17) seat page · district: Chennai

Family

Son of Kanniyappan; from Velachery, Chennai. Family details otherwise kept private per ECI affidavit.

Party & ideology

Damu sits at the most literal end of TVK's 'common-man politics' framing — an autorickshaw driver and rank-and-file fan-club organiser fielded against a five-time AIADMK incumbent in a working-class Chennai seat, and winning. His campaign messaging stayed local: harbour infrastructure, fishermen welfare, coastal safety, social security for informal workers. Within TVK he is widely cited (alongside Sabarinathan from Virugampakkam) as proof of Vijay's pitch that political insiders are not the only path into the Assembly.

FAQ

Who is K. V. Vijay Damu?

K. V. Vijay Damu (b. 1980, Velachery, Chennai) is a TVK MLA from Royapuram. A Class-9 dropout, he was an autorickshaw driver and long-time worker with Vijay Makkal Iyakkam — actor Vijay's fan organisation that later turned into TVK's grassroots base.

How big was the upset?

Significant. He defeated DMK's A. Subair Khan by 14,249 votes, polling 59,091. AIADMK's D. Jayakumar, a five-time Royapuram MLA and former state finance minister, was pushed to third place at 18,420.

What is his profession?

He runs a small auto-consulting business in Chennai. Earlier he drove an autorickshaw himself. ECI affidavit shows around Rs 28.9 lakh in assets and no criminal cases.

What was his connection to Vijay before TVK?

He was a long-time volunteer with Vijay Makkal Iyakkam, actor Vijay's fan organisation, which functioned as the political base that became TVK. He moved into formal party work as TVK was set up for the 2026 election cycle.

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