MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)Former MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)

M. Jayakumar
  • Won 2026 by 2,882

M. Jayakumar

எம். ஜெயக்குமார்

MLA for Udumalaipettai since May 2026MLA for Udumalaipettai, 2026–31DMK

  • AC 125 · Tiruppur district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Age 50 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹3.82 cr
pending criminal cases
0
education
Postgraduate
times elected MLA
1

Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.

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Career

M. Jayakumar: the career, year by year

First elected to the Assembly in 2026

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  1. Early career

    Builds a base in the DMK's Tiruppur district organisation as an agriculturist; declared total assets of about Rs 3.82 crore with no liabilities in his 2026 ECI affidavit — an M.A. graduate with no criminal cases on record.

  2. 2026

    Nominated by the DMK for Udumalaipettai (AC 125), part of the Pollachi Lok Sabha seat in the Kongu belt.

  3. 4 May 2026

    Won Udumalaipettai for the DMK (polling was on 23 April).

    See the full 2026 result
  4. 11 May 2026

    Begins his first Assembly term as DMK MLA in the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Profile

About M. Jayakumar

His first Assembly term began in 2026, and a notable DMK gain in a seat the AIADMK had held in 2011 and 2016. The Udumalaipettai constituency is part of the Pollachi Lok Sabha seat in the Kongu belt of western Tamil Nadu.

Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Born
Born around 1976; Tiruppur district
Profession
Agriculturist; long-time DMK organiser in the Tiruppur-Udumalpet belt; first-time MLA of 2026
District
Tiruppur

Education

  • PostgraduateMaster of Arts (M.A.) — postgraduate, per ECI affidavit (2026)

Party & ideology

Jayakumar's politics fits the DMK's 2026 Kongu-belt strategy — a credentialled agriculturist candidate fielded into a seat the party had not won since 1996, against a strong AIADMK incumbent grouping. His narrow 2,882-vote win in a triangular contest underlines how the DMK's Kongu-belt push, helped by NTK and TVK splitting the AIADMK vote, opened seats like Udumalaipettai for the alliance.

Family

Family details kept private per ECI affidavit; spouse listed but no public profile.

Questions people ask

Was 2026 his first Assembly term?

Yes. M. Jayakumar won Udumalaipettai (AC 125) in 2026 as a first-time MLA of 2026 — the DMK's first Udumalaipettai win since D. Selvaraj in 1996.

How tight was the 2026 contest?

Very tight. Jayakumar won with 68,549 votes and a margin of just 2,882 over AIADMK's K. Radhakrishnan (65,667), with TVK's K. Sankar third on 59,831. NTK's M. Ram Kumar polled 6,702. The combined opposition vote exceeded the DMK's, but the three-way split allowed Jayakumar to come through.

What are his declared assets?

Per his 2026 ECI affidavit: total assets of about Rs 3.82 crore, with zero liabilities and no criminal cases on record. He is 50 years old, holds an M.A. degree, and lists agriculture as his profession.

Where is Udumalaipettai?

Udumalaipettai (also Udumalpet, Udumalai) is a town in Tiruppur district in western Tamil Nadu, part of the Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency. The Assembly seat covers the Udumalpet block and adjoining areas in the Kongu belt close to the Kerala border.

Other MLAs from Tiruppur district

P. SathyabamaDharapuram · AIADMK · formerN. S. N. NatarajKangayam · AIADMKS. KamaliAvanashi · TVKV. SathyabamaTiruppur (North) · TVKS. BalamuruganTiruppur (South) · TVKK. RamkumarPalladam · TVKR. JayaramakrishnanMadathukulam · DMK

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