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E. C. Govindarasan

E. C. Govindarasan retained Bargur (AC 52) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the AIADMK candidate, polling 71,240 votes and defeating TVK's E. Muralidharan by a margin of 4,241 in a tight four-cornered race with DMK's D. Mathiazhagan (65,228 votes) and NTK's S. Kavinkumar (5,462 votes). This is Govindarasan's second consecutive Assembly term from Bargur, having first won the seat for AIADMK in 2021.

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E. C. Govindarasan

AIADMKMLA · Bargur
Born
Bargur, Krishnagiri district
Constituency
Bargur · AC 52
District
Krishnagiri
Party
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession
Politician; long-time AIADMK organiser in Krishnagiri district; sitting MLA for Bargur
2026 result
won by 4,241 votes
Education
9th Class Pass From Govt. Boys High School Barkur In 1985-1986

At a glance

2026 votes
71,240
in the assembly election
Margin
4,241
votes ahead of runner-up
Constituency
Bargur
AC 52 · Krishnagiri
Party
AIADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Field size
16
candidates contested
Age
56 yrs
as of 2026
Declared assets
₹6.00 cr
ECI affidavit, 2026
Criminal cases
2 pending
declared in affidavit

ECI affidavit (2026)

2 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹6.00 cr.

ItemValue
Total declared assets₹6.00 cr
Liabilities₹1.17 cr
Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

Career timeline

The 2026 win — Bargur

E. C. Govindarasan polled 71,240 votes, defeating E. Muralidharan (TVK) by a margin of 4,241.

#CandidatePartyVotes
1E. C. GovindarasanAIADMK71,240
2E. MuralidharanTVK66,999
3D. MathiazhaganDMK65,228
4Kavinkumar . SNTK5,462
5D. SivasankaranIND708

→ Full Bargur (AC 52) seat page · district: Krishnagiri

Family

Family details kept private. Rooted in Bargur, Krishnagiri district.

Party & ideology

Govindarasan's politics is anchored in AIADMK's Krishnagiri organisation. Bargur has been an AIADMK-leaning seat through most of its history — Jayalalithaa herself contested and won here in 1991 — and the party's 2026 alliance with the PMK helped consolidate the rural Vanniyar and backward-class vote in this corner of north-western Tamil Nadu against the TVK and DMK challenges.

FAQ

How many times has Govindarasan won Bargur?

Twice — 2021 and 2026, both on the AIADMK ticket. He had earlier contested Bargur in 2016 as a DMK candidate and finished second to AIADMK's V. Rajendran by 982 votes.

How close was the 2026 result?

AIADMK's Govindarasan polled 71,240 votes, TVK's E. Muralidharan 66,999, DMK's D. Mathiazhagan 65,228, and NTK's S. Kavinkumar 5,462. The margin between AIADMK and TVK was 4,241 votes — one of the closer contests in Krishnagiri district.

What is Bargur's political history?

Bargur has historically leaned AIADMK — the party has won the seat nine times overall. Former CM J. Jayalalithaa contested and won Bargur in 1991. K. E. Krishnamurthi (AIADMK) won in 2011. V. Rajendran won in 2016, before Govindarasan took the seat in 2021 and held it in 2026.

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