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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · MLA Avadi · AC 6

R RAMESH. Kumar

R. Ramesh Kumar won Avadi (AC 6) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the TVK candidate, polling 180,384 votes and winning by a margin of 76,311 over DMK's S. M. Nasar — one of TVK's largest victory margins anywhere in the state. A 60-year-old educationist who lists his profession as Principal, St. John's School, his ECI affidavit declares around Rs 3.47 crore in assets, no liabilities and no criminal cases. He served as TVK's constituency in-charge for Avadi before his nomination.

R RAMESH. Kumar
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

R RAMESH. Kumar

TVKMLA · Avadi
Born
Around 1966 in Tamil Nadu (60 yrs)
Constituency
Avadi · AC 6
District
Thiruvallur
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Profession
Educationist; Principal, St. John's School; TVK Avadi constituency in-charge
2026 result
won by 76,311 votes
Education
BA (1983-1986) The new College Madras of university

At a glance

2026 votes
180,384
in the assembly election
Margin
76,311
votes ahead of runner-up
Constituency
Avadi
AC 6 · Thiruvallur
Party
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Field size
21
candidates contested
Age
60 yrs
as of 2026
Declared assets
₹3.47 cr
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: ₹3.47 cr.

ItemValue
Total declared assets₹3.47 cr
Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

Career timeline

The 2026 win — Avadi

R RAMESH. Kumar polled 180,384 votes, defeating S M. NASAR. (DMK) by a margin of 76,311.

#CandidatePartyVotes
1R RAMESH. KumarTVK180,384
2S M. NASAR.DMK104,073
3Rajasimha MahendraBJP39,605
4Punitha ShanmugamNTK16,335
5NotaNOTA1,533

→ Full Avadi (AC 6) seat page · district: Thiruvallur

Family

Spouse works as a counsellor at St. John's School per ECI affidavit. Other family details kept private.

Party & ideology

Ramesh Kumar's profile fits TVK's pattern of fielding professionals as constituency in-charges and then candidates — a school principal with a clean affidavit, picked from outside the established political families. The size of the Avadi margin (over 76,000 votes) made this one of the marquee TVK wins in the Tiruvallur belt and was widely cited as evidence of how deep the wave ran beyond Chennai's core.

Official channels

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FAQ

Who is R. Ramesh Kumar?

R. Ramesh Kumar (60) is the TVK MLA from Avadi (AC 6), Tiruvallur district. By profession he is the Principal of St. John's School. Before being given the ticket, he was TVK's constituency in-charge for Avadi.

How big was the Avadi margin?

Very large. He polled 180,384 votes and won by 76,311 over DMK's S. M. Nasar — one of TVK's largest margins of victory in the 2026 election. BJP's Rajasimha Mahendra was third on 39,605.

What are his declared assets?

Around Rs 3.47 crore per his 2026 ECI affidavit — about Rs 2.06 crore in movable assets and Rs 2.20 crore in immovable assets, primarily non-agricultural land in Kathirvedu Village. No declared liabilities and no criminal cases.

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