K. Karunanithi

கே. கருணாநிதி

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

AC 218 · Thoothukudi district
Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
Term ended 10 May 2031
Age 50 at the 2026 election

declared assets: ₹1.75 cr
pending criminal cases: 2
education: 8th pass
age at filing: 50

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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April 2026 result — Kovilpatti

843vote margin

Runner-up S. Balasubramanian (TVK) polled 60,800 votes.

votes won: 61,643
vote share: 31.7%
turnout: 80.4%
candidates: 21

AC 218 · Thoothukudi district

Kovilpatti

318 booths in 64 villages

Top five of 21 candidates and NOTA

K. KarunanithiDMK61,643 · 31.7%
S. BalasubramanianTVK60,800 · 31.3%
C. Kadambur RajuAIADMK53,014 · 27.3%
P. PandiNTK11,919 · 6.1%
B. Athikumar KudumbarIND2,992 · 1.5%

Full result and history on the seat page

Source: Election Commission of India, result declared 4 May 2026 · results.eci.gov.in

Declared in the 2026 affidavit

Sworn to the Election Commission of India

declared assets: ₹1.75 cr
liabilities: ₹16.11 lakh
pending criminal casesDeclared, not convictions: 2
age at filing: 50

Via myneta.info · View the affidavit record

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Sources (2)

Election Commission of India · results — results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/
myneta.info · affidavit — myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=1178

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About K. Karunanithi

Party: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession: Social Service
District: Thoothukudi

Other MLAs from Thoothukudi district

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