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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · MLA Thiruvottiyur · AC 10

Senthil Kumar . N

N. Senthil Kumar won Thiruvottiyur (AC 10) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the TVK candidate, polling 1,10,067 votes and defeating CPM's L. Sundararaj by a margin of 53,564. A 46-year-old practising lawyer from north Chennai, Senthil Kumar serves on TVK's Thiruvottiyur district executive committee. The seat — a working-class belt that fronts the Bay of Bengal between Ennore and the Chennai port — was a DMK seat in 2021 (held by K.P. Shankar) and one of the more striking TVK flips in the city.

Senthil Kumar . N
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Senthil Kumar . N

TVKMLA · Thiruvottiyur
Born
Around 1979 (46 yrs as per 2026 ECI affidavit); son of Nallam Sivam; voter enrolment in Tiruvottiyur, Chennai
Constituency
Thiruvottiyur · AC 10
District
Thiruvallur
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Profession
Lawyer (LLB, Sri Venkateswara University, 2014); TVK Thiruvottiyur district executive committee member; first-time MLA
2026 result
won by 53,564 votes
Education
LLB From Sri Venkateswara University In 2014

At a glance

2026 votes
110,067
in the assembly election
Margin
53,564
votes ahead of runner-up
Constituency
Thiruvottiyur
AC 10 · Thiruvallur
Party
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Field size
16
candidates contested
Age
46 yrs
as of 2026
Declared assets
₹1.47 cr
ECI affidavit, 2026
Criminal cases
0 pending
declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualificationGraduate Professional

ECI affidavit (2026)

0 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹1.47 cr.

ItemValue
Total declared assets₹1.47 cr
Liabilities₹13.12 L
Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

Career timeline

The 2026 win — Thiruvottiyur

Senthil Kumar . N polled 110,067 votes, defeating Sundararaj . L (CPM) by a margin of 53,564.

#CandidatePartyVotes
1Senthil Kumar . NTVK110,067
2Sundararaj . LCPM56,503
3Kuppan . KAIADMK28,320
4Sathya . BNTK8,413
5Michaelraj . M. AIND838

→ Full Thiruvottiyur (AC 10) seat page · district: Thiruvallur

Family

Married; spouse listed as housewife in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Father's name: Nallam Sivam.

Party & ideology

Senthil Kumar fits TVK's Chennai-cadre profile — first-generation professional, lawyer background, recruited to anchor a working-class coastal seat. The Thiruvottiyur agenda runs heavily on civic and environmental issues — Ennore-creek pollution, fly-ash and thermal-plant grievances, port-belt employment, and welfare delivery for the fishing-village wards along the coast — themes that map directly onto TVK's manifesto chapters on coastal welfare and clean industry.

FAQ

Who is N. Senthil Kumar?

N. Senthil Kumar (46) is the new TVK MLA for Thiruvottiyur (AC 10) in north Chennai. A practising lawyer (LLB, Sri Venkateswara University, 2014), he serves on TVK's Thiruvottiyur district executive committee. He won his debut Assembly election with 1,10,067 votes — defeating CPM's L. Sundararaj by 53,564.

What does his 2026 affidavit show?

Total assets of around Rs 1.47 crore against Rs 13.11 lakh in liabilities. No criminal cases. The asset mix is mostly bank deposits, insurance and personal loans extended; two residential properties valued at Rs 55 lakh combined.

How did Thiruvottiyur swing to TVK?

Thiruvottiyur was a DMK seat in 2021. In 2026, with the DMK alliance squeezed and AIADMK ceding the seat to CPM, Senthil Kumar took 1,10,067 against CPM's 56,503 — a 53,564 margin in a 16-candidate field. The TVK Chennai sweep gave him a clean win.

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