MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)Former MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)
Won 2026 by 76,311
R. Ramesh Kumar
ஆர். ரமேஷ் குமார்
MLA for Avadi since May 2026MLA for Avadi, 2026–31TVK
AC 6 · Thiruvallur district
Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
Term ended 10 May 2031
Age 60 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹3.47 cr
pending criminal cases
0
education
Graduate
times elected MLA
1
Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.
Long career as a school administrator; was, in 2026, Principal of St. John's School. Spouse works in the same school as a counsellor per ECI affidavit.
2024-2025
Appointed TVK's Avadi constituency in-charge as the party builds its 2026 organisational base in Tiruvallur.
March 2026
Files nomination as TVK's Avadi candidate. Says the appointment by Vijay is a 'great blessing'.
Sworn in as MLA from Avadi in the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
Profile
About R. Ramesh Kumar
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.
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Born
Around 1966 in Tamil Nadu
Profession
Educationist; Principal, St. John's School; TVK Avadi constituency in-charge
1983-1986B.A. — The New College, Madras (University of Madras)
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.
Family
Spouse works as a counsellor at St. John's School per ECI affidavit. Other family details kept private.
R. Ramesh Kumar was elected in 2026 as 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.
What are his declared assets?
Around Rs 3.47 crore per his 2026 ECI affidavit. No declared liabilities and no criminal cases.
