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

R. Jayaramakrishnan
  • Won 2026 by 15,968

R. Jayaramakrishnan

ஆர். ஜெயராமகிருஷ்ணன்

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

  • AC 126 · Tiruppur district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Born 3 April 1967
declared assets
₹6.01 cr
pending criminal cases
0
education
Professional degree
times elected MLA
2

Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India.

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Career

R. Jayaramakrishnan: the career, year by year

  1. 2016
  2. 2026

Elected from Madathukulam 2 times

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  1. Pre-1990s

    Completes B.Sc. at Sri Ramakrishna Mission Arts and Science College, Coimbatore.

  2. 1990s

    Completes LL.B. at J.S.S. Law College, Mysore — begins practice as an Advocate in the Kongu belt.

  3. 2016

    First MLA win — elected from Madathukulam on the DMK ticket.

  4. 2021

    Re-contested Madathukulam for DMK in the DMK alliance wave; lost to AIADMK's C. Mahendran by 6,438 votes (42.81% vote share).

  5. 4 May 2026

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

    See the full 2026 result
  6. 11 May 2026

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

Profile

About R. Jayaramakrishnan

This is his second Assembly term: he had won the seat for DMK in 2016, lost it to AIADMK's C. Mahendran in 2021, and reclaimed it in 2026 in a three-cornered fight.

Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Born
3 April 1967; enrolled voter in Madathukulam (AC 126), Tiruppur; son of Ramasamy Gounder
Profession
Advocate; also engaged in agriculture
District
Tiruppur

Education

  • UndergraduateB.Sc. — Sri Ramakrishna Mission Arts and Science College, Coimbatore.
  • LawLL.B. — J.S.S. Law College, Mysore (Karnataka).

Party & ideology

Jayaramakrishnan is a long-standing DMK Kongu-belt face. His platform aligns with the DMK's rural-Tiruppur priorities — agriculture, water, and Western Ghats foothill irrigation — and a defence of DMK rule's social-welfare scheme delivery. The 2026 win came against a divided non-DMK vote, with AMMK and TVK splitting the opposition base.

Family

Son of Ramasamy Gounder. Spouse is a homemaker per ECI affidavit. Family otherwise private.

Questions people ask

How many times has Jayaramakrishnan won Madathukulam?

Twice — in 2016 (first term) and again in 2026. He had lost the seat in 2021 to AIADMK's C. Mahendran by 6,438 votes before reclaiming it.

Who came second and third in Madathukulam 2026?

AMMK's C. Shanmugavelu finished second with 54,490 votes; TVK's R. Thirumalai finished third with 52,684 votes. AIADMK was not a direct contestant in the seat — it had backed an alliance partner.

What is his professional background?

He is a practising Advocate with a B.Sc. from Sri Ramakrishna Mission Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, and an LL.B. from J.S.S. Law College, Mysore. He also reports agriculture as an income source on his ECI affidavit.

What are his declared assets?

Total assets of approximately ₹6 crore per his 2026 ECI affidavit, with around ₹78 lakh in liabilities (vehicle and jewellery loans). No pending criminal cases.

Other MLAs from Tiruppur district

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

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