M R. K. PANNEERSELVAM.

M R. K. PANNEERSELVAM. won Kurinjipadi (AC 156) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the DMK candidate, with 76,695 votes and a margin of 7,589. Runner-up: A Bhuvanenthiran (AIADMK, 69,106 votes).

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

M R. K. PANNEERSELVAM.

DMKMLA · Kurinjipadi

Constituency: Kurinjipadi · AC 156
District: Cuddalore
Party: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession: Farming
2026 result: won by 7,589 votes
Education: B.L., (Bachelor of Law) DR. Ambedkar Law College , Chennai , University of Chennai-October 1985. B.Sc., (Bachelor of Science in Zoology), Poondi Chennai University in 1978-1981

At a glance

2026 votes

76,695

in the assembly election

Margin

7,589

votes ahead of runner-up

Constituency

Kurinjipadi

AC 156 · Cuddalore

Party

DMK

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Field size

candidates contested

Age

68 yrs

as of 2026

Declared assets

₹12.87 cr

ECI affidavit, 2026

Criminal cases

2 pending

declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualificationGraduate Professional

B.L(Bachelor of Law) DR. Ambedkar Law College , Chennai , University of Chennai-October 1985
B.Sc(Bachelor of Science in Zoology), Poondi Chennai University in 1978-1981

ECI affidavit (2026)

2 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹12.87 cr.

Item	Value
Total declared assets	₹12.87 cr
Liabilities	₹18.77 L

Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

The 2026 win — Kurinjipadi

M R. K. PANNEERSELVAM. polled 76,695 votes, defeating A Bhuvanenthiran (AIADMK) by a margin of 7,589.

#	Candidate	Party	Votes
1	M R. K. PANNEERSELVAM.	DMK	76,695
2	A Bhuvanenthiran	AIADMK	69,106
3	Rajkumar D	TVK	53,110
4	T Kannan	IND	7,113
5	Kavitha Renganathan	NTK	4,813

→ Full Kurinjipadi (AC 156) seat page · district: Cuddalore

Family

S/o · D/o · W/o M R Krishnamurthy. Spouse: Transport Business and Agriculture.

Sources

Election Commission of India · TN 2026 — https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/
myneta.info · TN 2026 affidavits — https://myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/
Candidate's myneta affidavit page — https://myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=1359