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

A. Kallanai
  • Won 2026 by 18,038

A. Kallanai

ஏ. கல்லணை

MLA for Madurai North since May 2026MLA for Madurai North, 2026–31TVK

  • AC 191 · Madurai district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Age 41 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹2.13 cr
pending criminal cases
2
education
Graduate
times elected MLA
1

Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India. The cases are pending, not convictions. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.

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Career

A. Kallanai: the career, year by year

First elected to the Assembly in 2026

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  1. 2005

    B.Com (Computer Application) from Saurashtra College, Madurai Kamaraj University.

  2. Pre-2026

    Worked as a self-employed consultant in Madurai; built an organisational base in TVK's Madurai unit ahead of the party's first election.

  3. March 2026

    Nominated as TVK's candidate for Madurai North (AC 191) — one of TVK's Madurai-belt picks alongside M. Vijay (Usilampatti) and other Madurai TVK winners.

  4. 4 May 2026

    Won Madurai North for the TVK (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 A. Kallanai

The seat had been held by DMK since 2021; Kallanai's win is part of TVK's clean sweep across the Madurai city/suburban belt in its debut election. He is a first-time legislator and a B.Com graduate from Madurai Kamaraj University.

Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Born
1985; son of Aayyappan; voter and resident of Madurai district
Profession
Self-employed consultant per ECI affidavit; first-time legislator
District
Madurai

Education

  • 2005B.Com (Computer Application), Saurashtra College, affiliated with Madurai Kamaraj University

Party & ideology

Kallanai is among the Madurai-cluster TVK winners who anchored Vijay's debut sweep of all five Madurai city constituencies. His affidavit shows two pending cases tied to public-order events typical of opposition organisers — unlawful assembly and a public-health charge — and his asset profile (Rs 2.12 crore total, Rs 1.18 crore in housing-loan liabilities) places him squarely in TVK's local-organiser tier rather than its high-net-worth slate.

Family

Son of Aayyappan. Spouse listed as homemaker per ECI affidavit. Family details otherwise kept private.

Questions people ask

What was the 2026 Madurai North result?

Kallanai (TVK) 72,853; G. Thalapathi (DMK) 54,815; P. Saravanan (AIADMK) 24,982; V. Thirunavukkarasu (NTK) 7,415. Margin: 18,038 votes. NOTA: 753. Total 13 candidates contested.

What are his declared assets and cases?

Total assets of Rs 2.12 crore (movable Rs 61.26 lakh, immovable Rs 1.51 crore) and liabilities of Rs 1.18 crore per his 2026 ECI affidavit. Two pending criminal cases with charges including unlawful assembly and a public-health-related offence.

Other MLAs from Madurai district

P. ViswanathanMelur · INCS. KarthikeyanMadurai East · TVKM. V. KaruppaiahSholavandan · TVKM. M. GopisonMadurai South · TVKMadhar BadhurudeenMadurai Central · TVKS. R. ThangapandiMadurai West · TVKR. NirmalkumarThiruparankundram · TVKM. ManimaranThirumangalam · DMKM. VijayUsilampatti · TVK

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