Born in Madipakkam, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.
2014
Elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from Kancheepuram on the AIADMK ticket, defeating DMK's G. Selvam — among the youngest women MPs from Tamil Nadu at age 31.
2014–2019
Served full term as MP, Kancheepuram (16th Lok Sabha).
2021
Elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Madurantakam (SC) on the AIADMK ticket — first MLA term.
4 May 2026
Won Madurantakam for the AIADMK (polling was on 23 April).
Took oath as MLA in the first session of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
25 May 2026
Resigned her Madurantakam seat and joined TVK the same day.
Profile
About K. Maragatham Kumaravel
It was her second consecutive win in Madurantakam, after 2021. She resigned the seat on 25 May 2026, joined TVK the same day and was named TVK's candidate for the 6 October 2026 by-election. She earlier served as Member of Parliament for Kancheepuram (2014-19), elected at 31 — among the youngest women MPs from Tamil Nadu that cycle. She was one of the few AIADMK women MLAs returned in 2026.
Party
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Born
27 December 1982 in Madipakkam, Kancheepuram district
Profession
Businesswoman; two-term MLA (2021, 2026); former Member of Parliament, Kancheepuram (2014-19)
Maragatham's career arc — youngest-tier woman MP in 2014, then back-to-back MLA wins in 2021 and 2026 — makes her one of AIADMK's longer-serving women elected representatives from the metropolitan-fringe SC seat belt. In 2026 she was among a small group of AIADMK women who held their seats against the TVK wave; she had won Madurantakam back from the DMK in 2021.
Family
Daughter of S. Kumaravel; married to Thaiyur S. Kumaravel, a businessman associated with Om Muruga Traders per her 2014 ECI affidavit; one child.
K. Maragatham Kumaravel (b. 27 December 1982, Madipakkam) won Madurantakam (SC, AC 35) for the AIADMK in 2021 and again in 2026; she resigned the seat on 25 May 2026 and joined TVK the same day. She earlier served as MP for Kancheepuram in the 16th Lok Sabha (2014-19), among the youngest women MPs from Tamil Nadu at age 31.
What is her family background?
She is the daughter of S. Kumaravel and is married to Thaiyur S. Kumaravel, a businessman associated with Om Muruga Traders per her 2014 ECI affidavit. The couple has one child.
Who has won Madurantakam since 2008?
Since the 2008 delimitation the AIADMK has won Madurantakam in 2011, 2021 and 2026; the DMK's S. Pugazhenthi won it in 2016. Maragatham won in 2021 and 2026.
