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P. Mathanraja
  • Won 2026 by 29,083
  • Minister

P. Mathanraja

பி. மதன்ராஜா

MLA for Ottapidaram since May 2026MLA for Ottapidaram, 2026–31TVK

Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (Rural and Small Industries), from 21 May 2026

  • AC 217 · Thoothukudi district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Age 41 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹2.32 cr
pending criminal cases
0
education
Professional degree
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.

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Career

P. Mathanraja: the career, year by year

First elected to the Assembly in 2026

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  1. Pre-TVK

    Trained as an engineer (B.E.); first-generation politician from Thoothukudi district.

  2. 2024–2025

    Appointed TVK Thoothukudi Suburban District Party Secretary as the party stood up its district network.

  3. March 2026

    Nominated as TVK's candidate for the reserved Ottapidaram (SC, AC 217) seat, which the DMK's M. C. Shunmugaiah had won in 2021.

  4. 4 May 2026

    Won Ottapidaram for the TVK (polling was on 23 April).

    See the full 2026 result
  5. 21 May 2026

    Sworn in as Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (Rural and Small Industries) in CM Vijay's ministry.

  6. 11 May 2026

    Took oath as MLA in the first session of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Profile

About P. Mathanraja

The contest also drew AMMK's R. Sundararaj and Puthiya Tamilagam (PT) chairman Dr. K. Krishnasamy — making it one of the more crowded SC fields in the Thoothukudi belt. An engineer by training, Mathanraja is TVK's Thoothukudi Suburban District Party Secretary.

Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
In government
Minister · Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (Rural and Small Industries) · from 21 May 2026
Born
1985; from Thoothukudi district
Profession
Graduate professional (B.E.) per ECI affidavit; Thoothukudi Suburban District Party Secretary, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
District
Thoothukudi

Education

  • Graduate professionalB.E. (Bachelor of Engineering) per ECI affidavit and TVK candidate listing

Party & ideology

The seat had earlier been associated with John Pandian's family, then PT (Puthiya Tamilagam) under Dr. K. Krishnasamy — who contested here in 2026 for the PT and finished fifth. The 29,083-vote TVK margin in that field is among the larger SC-seat margins in southern Tamil Nadu in 2026.

Family

Family details kept private; further specifics to be appended as the 2026 ECI affidavit detail page is updated.

Questions people ask

Which minister is P. Mathanraja?

Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (Rural and Small Industries) in the Tamil Nadu government, from 21 May 2026; portfolios as on the Government of Tamil Nadu's list of ministers, checked 26 September 2026.

Who is P. Mathanraja?

P. Mathanraja was elected in 2026 as the TVK MLA for Ottapidaram (SC, AC 217), Thoothukudi district. On 21 May 2026 he was sworn in as Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. He is a graduate professional (B.E.), TVK's Thoothukudi Suburban District Party Secretary, and a first-time legislator. He declared total assets of Rs 2.32 crore in his 2026 ECI affidavit with no criminal cases.

What is his party role?

Thoothukudi Suburban District Party Secretary, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam — a role he held while contesting Ottapidaram in 2026.

What are his declared assets?

Total assets of Rs 2.32 crore against liabilities of Rs 85.03 lakh per his 2026 ECI affidavit. No criminal cases declared.

Other MLAs from Thoothukudi district

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