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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · MLA Rajapalayam · AC 202

Jegadeshwari . K

K. Jegadeshwari won Rajapalayam (AC 202) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the TVK candidate, polling 65,548 votes for a margin of 10,605 over DMK two-time MLA S. Thangapandian. A B.Sc. graduate and TVK's Virudhunagar South-West District Party Secretary, she is one of the woman first-time legislators from TVK's south Tamil Nadu slate. After the result she described having faced threats during the campaign and said she had worked many times harder than a male candidate would have.

Jegadeshwari . K
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Jegadeshwari . K

TVKMLA · Rajapalayam
Born
Virudhunagar district; age and DOB to be confirmed from the 2026 ECI affidavit
Constituency
Rajapalayam · AC 202
District
Virudhunagar
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Profession
Politician and TVK organiser; Virudhunagar South-West District Party Secretary, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
2026 result
won by 10,605 votes
Education
B.Sc. From Sree Ramalinga Academy Of Higher Education (Autonomous) in 2018

At a glance

2026 votes
65,548
in the assembly election
Margin
10,605
votes ahead of runner-up
Constituency
Rajapalayam
AC 202 · Virudhunagar
Party
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Field size
23
candidates contested
Age
40 yrs
as of 2026
Declared assets
₹19.02 L
ECI affidavit, 2026
Criminal cases
0 pending
declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualificationGraduate

ECI affidavit (2026)

0 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹19.02 L.

ItemValue
Total declared assets₹19.02 L
Liabilities₹13.36 L
Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

Career timeline

The 2026 win — Rajapalayam

Jegadeshwari . K polled 65,548 votes, defeating Thangapandian . S (DMK) by a margin of 10,605.

#CandidatePartyVotes
1Jegadeshwari . KTVK65,548
2Thangapandian . SDMK54,943
3Priscilla Pandian . JBJP36,318
4Dr . Karthikeyan . T. E.NTK16,972
5Ramadevi . TIND2,544

→ Full Rajapalayam (AC 202) seat page · district: Virudhunagar

Family

Family details kept private; details to be appended once the 2026 ECI affidavit is digitised on the public portal.

Party & ideology

Jegadeshwari's path mirrors TVK's pitch on women in politics — a district-secretary-tier organiser given a high-stakes ticket against an incumbent two-term MLA, in a seat the party had no prior history in. Her post-result interview, in which she spoke about threats during campaigning and the asymmetric load on women candidates, was widely picked up as part of the larger conversation on TVK's women MLAs.

Notable statements

I have faced many threats. I have worked many times harder than a male candidate would have.— K. Jegadeshwari · post-result interview, paraphrased across National Herald and other outlets, May 2026

FAQ

Who is K. Jegadeshwari?

K. Jegadeshwari is the TVK MLA-elect for Rajapalayam (AC 202), Virudhunagar district. A B.Sc. graduate, she is TVK's Virudhunagar South-West District Party Secretary and a first-time legislator. She defeated DMK two-time MLA S. Thangapandian in 2026.

What was the 2026 Rajapalayam result?

Jegadeshwari (TVK) 65,548; S. Thangapandian (DMK) 54,943; J. Priscilla Pandian (BJP) 36,318; T. E. Karthikeyan (NTK) 16,972. Margin: 10,605 votes. Total 23 candidates contested — among the busiest fields in 2026.

What did she say after winning?

In a post-result interview she said she had faced many threats and had worked many times harder than a male candidate would have, and that her focus would now be on delivering promised benefits to constituents.

Sources