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

L. Jayasudha
  • Won 2026 by 5,631

L. Jayasudha

எல். ஜெயசுதா

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

  • AC 67 · Tiruvannamalai district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Age 51 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹33.68 cr
pending criminal cases
0
education
12th pass
times elected MLA
2

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

L. Jayasudha: the career, year by year

  1. 2011
  2. 2026

Elected to the Assembly 2 times: Polur, Arani

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  1. Mar 1992

    Completes Higher Secondary from Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Arani.

  2. Pre-2026

    Active in Arani's silk-weaving and rental businesses; engaged with AIADMK organisational and social-service work in Tiruvannamalai district.

  3. 2026

    Nominated by AIADMK as candidate for Arani in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election.

  4. 4 May 2026

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

    See the full 2026 result
  5. 11 May 2026

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

Profile

About L. Jayasudha

TVK's D. Venkatesh Kumar finished a close third with 70,857 votes in a 24-candidate field. From Arani's silk-trading community, Jayasudha lists her professions as industry, silk trade, rent, politics and social service per her ECI affidavit.

Party
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Born
Arani, Tiruvannamalai district
Profession
Industry, silk trade and rentals; politician and social worker; MLA from Arani (AIADMK)
District
Tiruvannamalai

Education

  • Mar 1992Higher Secondary (12th) — Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Arani.

Party & ideology

Jayasudha is a first-generation AIADMK legislator drawing on Arani's silk-trade and small-business base. Arani went to the DMDK in 2011 and to the AIADMK in 2016 and 2021; her 2026 win was anchored on the AIADMK–PMK–BJP alliance and a localised business and community network in Tiruvannamalai district.

Family

Married — spouse files separate income tax returns per the 2026 ECI affidavit. Family rooted in Arani's silk-weaving trade and commercial real-estate. Other family details kept private.

Questions people ask

Who is L. Jayasudha?

L. Jayasudha (b. 1974, age 51 per the 2026 affidavit) was elected in 2026 as the AIADMK MLA from Arani (AC 67) in Tiruvannamalai district. She completed her Higher Secondary in 1992 from Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Arani. Her professions include silk trade, industry, rental business, politics and social service.

What is her ECI declared wealth?

Per her 2026 ECI affidavit on MyNeta, Jayasudha declared total assets of approximately Rs 33.68 crore and liabilities of about Rs 9.14 crore. Movable assets include gold jewellery (~Rs 2.5 crore), vehicles (~Rs 40 lakh) and personal loans extended (~Rs 1.62 crore). Immovable assets include commercial buildings (~Rs 18.14 crore), non-agricultural land (~Rs 6.72 crore) and residential property (~Rs 2.8 crore). No criminal cases recorded.

How close was the Arani contest?

The race was a three-way fight. Jayasudha (AIADMK) polled 76,735, Mahalakshmi Govarthanan (DMK) 71,104 and D. Venkatesh Kumar (TVK) 70,857. The AIADMK margin over DMK was 5,631 votes; TVK trailed DMK by just 247 votes.

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