R. Lakshmanan

இரா. இலட்சுமணன்

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

AC 74 · Viluppuram district
Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
Term ended 10 May 2031
Age 54 at the 2026 election

Affidavit details not verified yet: the public record we use for this seat could not be matched to this MLA, so assets, cases and education are not shown. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.

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Career

R. Lakshmanan: the career, year by year

Assembly win
Office held

2 May 2021
Won Viluppuram for the DMK, by 14,868 votes over the AIADMK.
4 May 2026
Won Viluppuram for the DMK (polling was on 23 April).
See the full 2026 result

In numbers

The data, in one place

April 2026 result — Viluppuram

4,119vote margin

Runner-up N. Mohanraj (TVK) polled 68,863 votes.

votes won: 72,982
vote share: 33.9%
turnout: 87.6%
candidates: 24

AC 74 · Viluppuram district

Viluppuram

336 booths in 59 villages

Top five of 24 candidates and NOTA

R. LakshmananDMK72,982 · 33.9%
N. MohanrajTVK68,863 · 32.0%
VijayasureshbabuAIADMK63,808 · 29.6%
Abinaya PonnivalavanNTK5,786 · 2.7%
None of the above (NOTA)NOTA573 · 0.3%

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

Affidavit details not verified yet: the public record we use for this seat could not be matched to this MLA.

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Sources (2)

Election Commission of India · results — results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/
Election Commission of India · Tamil Nadu 2021, detailed results — old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13680-tamil-nadu-general-legislati

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About R. Lakshmanan

Party: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
District: Viluppuram

Other MLAs from Viluppuram district

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