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G. Hari
  • Won 2026 by 5,793

G. Hari

ஜி. ஹரி

MLA for Tiruttani since May 2026MLA for Tiruttani, 2026–31AIADMK

  • AC 3 · Thiruvallur district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Born 25 July 1960
declared assets
₹6.72 cr
pending criminal cases
3
education
Postgraduate
times elected MLA
2

Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India. The cases are pending, not convictions.

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Career

G. Hari: the career, year by year

  1. 2006
  2. 2026

Elected from Tiruttani 2 times

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  1. 1979–1987

    B.A. from Quaid-e-Millat Government College, then B.L. from Government Law College, Chennai; begins legal practice at the Tiruttani court.

  2. Long-running

    Serves as AIADMK Tiruttani North MGR Manram district secretary and party organiser in the Tiruvallur district.

  3. 2006

    Won Tiruttani as AIADMK candidate — 52,871 votes (43.09%), narrowly defeating PMK's G. Eraviraj.

  4. 2009

    M.A. from Annamalai University while serving as MLA.

  5. Sep 2014

    Elected to Lok Sabha from Arakkonam on the AIADMK ticket; serves a full term till May 2019.

  6. 2021

    Lost Tiruttani — 91,061 votes (39.43%) to DMK's S. Chandran.

  7. 4 May 2026

    Won Tiruttani for the AIADMK (polling was on 23 April).

    See the full 2026 result
  8. 11 May 2026

    Took oath as MLA in the first session of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Profile

About G. Hari

A practising advocate at the Tiruttani court and a long-serving AIADMK organiser, Hari returns to the Assembly fifteen years after his 2006-11 stint, having also represented Arakkonam in the Lok Sabha for one term (2014-19).

Party
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Born
25 July 1960 in Kuppankadiagai (Kuppamkandigai) village, Thiruvalangadu block, Tiruvallur district
Profession
Advocate, Tiruttani court; AIADMK organiser (long-serving Tiruttani North MGR Manram district secretary); MLA, Tiruttani (AIADMK, 2006-11 and 2026-)
District
Thiruvallur

Education

  • 1979–1982B.A. — Quaid-e-Millat Government College, Medavakkam, Chennai.
  • 1984–1987B.L. (Law) — Government Law College, Chennai.
  • 2009M.A. — Annamalai University.

Party & ideology

Hari is a textbook AIADMK Kongu-northern-belt cadre — a Dravidian-tradition lawyer-politician whose long innings runs through MGR Manram district structures into the EPS-led 2026 AIADMK alliance with the BJP. His Tiruttani pitch leans on temple-town infrastructure (the Murugan shrine economy), agrarian welfare for the rain-fed northern belt, and the traditional AIADMK welfare-statist platform.

Family

Married to Smt. Usharani; the couple have three children. Father's name P. Govindasamy, per the 2026 ECI affidavit. Native of Kuppankadiagai village in Thiruvalangadu, Tiruttani.

Questions people ask

Who is G. Hari?

G. Hari (born 25 July 1960) was elected in 2026 as the AIADMK MLA from Tiruttani (AC 3) in Tiruvallur district. He is a practising advocate at the Tiruttani court, has served as Tiruttani North MGR Manram district secretary, and is also a former Lok Sabha MP from Arakkonam (2014-19).

How many times has he won Tiruttani?

Twice — 2006 (52,871 votes) and 2026 (89,169 votes). He lost the seat to the DMK in 2021 before staging the 2026 comeback by 5,793 votes against TVK's M. Sathya Kumar.

What about his Lok Sabha term?

Hari was the AIADMK MP from Arakkonam in the 16th Lok Sabha (September 2014 to May 2019), elected during AIADMK's 37-of-39 Tamil Nadu sweep under Jayalalithaa.

What does his 2026 affidavit show?

Total assets of around Rs 6.72 crore against Rs 86 lakh in liabilities. Three pending criminal cases relating to unlawful assembly and obstruction charges (no convictions). Profession listed as agriculture and legal practice.

Other MLAs from Thiruvallur district

S. VijayakumarGummidipoondi · TVKDr. M. S. RaviPonneri · TVKDr. T. ArunkumarThiruvallur · TVKR. PrakasamPoonamallee · TVKR. Ramesh KumarAvadi · TVKRhevanth CharanMaduravoyal · TVKG. BalamuruganAmbattur · TVKM. L. VijayprabhuMadavaram · TVKN. Senthil KumarThiruvottiyur · TVK

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