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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · MLA Avanashi · AC 112

Kamali S.

S. Kamali won Avanashi (AC 112) — a Scheduled Caste-reserved seat in Tiruppur district — in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the TVK candidate, polling 84,209 votes against 68,836 for the BJP's Dr. L. Murugan (Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting) and 65,530 for DMK's Dr. Gokilamani — a margin of 15,373. At 28, she is among the youngest TVK MLAs in the Kongu belt.

Kamali S.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Kamali S.

TVKMLA · Avanashi
Born
1997 (28 yrs); enrolled voter in Rasipuram (Namakkal); wife of Senthilnathan
Constituency
Avanashi · AC 112
District
Tiruppur
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Profession
Homemaker by self-declaration; party administrator, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)
2026 result
won by 15,373 votes
Education
Master of Arts in (English Literature)(M.A. English Lit) from Pavai girls arts and science Rasipuram in 2018, B.Ed Vidhya mandir college guruswamypalayam 2023

At a glance

2026 votes
84,209
in the assembly election
Margin
15,373
votes ahead of runner-up
Constituency
Avanashi
AC 112 · Tiruppur
Party
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Field size
15
candidates contested
Age
28 yrs
as of 2026
Declared assets
₹32.19 L
ECI affidavit, 2026
Criminal cases
0 pending
declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualificationPost Graduate

ECI affidavit (2026)

0 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹32.19 L.

ItemValue
Total declared assets₹32.19 L
Liabilities₹1.53 L
Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

Career timeline

The 2026 win — Avanashi

Kamali S. polled 84,209 votes, defeating Dr . L. Murugan (BJP) by a margin of 15,373.

#CandidatePartyVotes
1Kamali S.TVK84,209
2Dr . L. MuruganBJP68,836
3Dr . Gokilamani V.DMK65,530
4Menaka . VNTK7,704
5NotaNOTA1,563

→ Full Avanashi (AC 112) seat page · district: Tiruppur

Family

Daughter-in-law of the Senthilnathan family; husband Senthilnathan runs a self-employment e-Service Center business. Family otherwise private per ECI affidavit.

Party & ideology

Kamali's profile is a textbook TVK 2026 plank — young, postgraduate, female, no political family — in a SC-reserved seat where TVK's pitch combined Tamil identity politics with social-justice rhetoric to take down a Union Minister of State (Dr. L. Murugan, BJP) and DMK's medical-professional candidate. Her base sits at the intersection of TVK's women-and-youth campaign and the wider Kongu industrial belt, where she is expected to focus on Tiruppur's textile-worker welfare and SC-community education.

FAQ

Is Avanashi a Scheduled Caste-reserved seat?

Yes. Avanashi (AC 112) in Tiruppur district is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved Assembly constituency.

Who did S. Kamali defeat in 2026?

She defeated Union Minister of State Dr. L. Murugan (BJP), who polled 68,836 votes, and DMK's Dr. V. Gokilamani (65,530 votes) in a three-cornered fight. Margin: 15,373 votes.

What is her educational background?

M.A. in English Literature (Pavai Girls Arts and Science College, Rasipuram, 2018) and B.Ed. (Vidhya Mandir College, Guruswamypalayam, 2023). She self-declares as a homemaker on her ECI affidavit.

What are her declared assets?

Movable assets of around ₹32.18 lakh per her 2026 ECI affidavit (largely gold jewellery and bank deposits) with ₹1.53 lakh in liabilities. No pending criminal cases.

Sources