MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)Former MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)

R. Prakasam
  • Won 2026 by 72,740

R. Prakasam

ஆர். பிரகாசம்

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

  • AC 5 · Thiruvallur district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Age 44 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹20.05 lakh
pending criminal cases
1
education
10th pass
times elected MLA
1

Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India. The cases are pending, not convictions. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.

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Career

R. Prakasam: the career, year by year

First elected to the Assembly in 2026

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  • Party
  1. Pre-2024

    Active in Tiruvallur South as a community organiser; declares 'social worker' as primary profession in his 2026 ECI affidavit.

  2. 2024–2025

    Joins TVK in its build-out; named Tiruvallur South district secretary in the party's organisational rollout.

  3. Early 2026

    Tamil Nadu Police register a case (FIR 136/2026, Tiruvallur Town Police Station) on a complaint of sexual harassment by a woman party functionary, with charges under BNS sections and the TNPHW Act 1988. Prakasam denies the allegations and calls the complaint motivated; no conviction. Booking is reported by Outlook India and DT Next.

  4. Mar 2026

    Announced by Vijay as TVK candidate for Poonamallee (AC 5, SC) in the party's full 234-seat list.

  5. 4 May 2026

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

    See the full 2026 result
  6. 11 May 2026

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

Profile

About R. Prakasam

A TVK organiser who lists his profession as social worker, Prakasam was, in 2026, the party's Tiruvallur South district secretary. Poonamallee was a DMK seat in 2021; the TVK swing through the western Chennai suburb was one of the largest in the state.

Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Born
Around 1982; Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu — son of Raja
Profession
TVK Tiruvallur South district secretary; declared profession 'Social Worker' on 2026 ECI affidavit; first-time MLA of 2026, Poonamallee
District
Thiruvallur

Education

  • 1998SSLC — Government Higher Secondary School, Manavalanagar, Tiruvallur.

Party & ideology

Prakasam represents TVK's Tiruvallur cadre wing — first-generation organisers from non-political families pulled into Vijay's social-justice platform. The Poonamallee seat is a fast-urbanising western Chennai suburb (CMDA outer-zone) with mixed industrial-residential pressure on land titles, water and transport — agenda items closely tracked in his early constituency outreach.

Family

Married. Father's name listed as Raja in the 2026 ECI affidavit; spouse's profession 'Assistant Admin'. Family resides in the Tiruvallur district.

Questions people ask

Who is R. Prakasam?

R. Prakasam is TVK's Tiruvallur South district secretary and the new MLA for Poonamallee (AC 5, SC). He won his debut Assembly election with 1,61,309 votes — the third-highest tally in Tiruvallur district — defeating DMK's A. Krishnaswamy by 72,740 votes.

What about the police case against him?

Tamil Nadu Police booked Prakasam in early 2026 (FIR 136/2026, Tiruvallur Town Police Station) on a complaint of sexual harassment from a woman party functionary, with charges under BNS sections and the TNPHW Act 1988. He has publicly denied the allegations and called the complaint politically motivated. There is no conviction; the case remains pending. Coverage: Outlook India, DT Next.

What does his 2026 affidavit show?

Total assets of around Rs 20.05 lakh against Rs 10.16 lakh in liabilities. One pending criminal case (the FIR above). Education up to SSLC (1998), profession declared as social worker.

Other MLAs from Thiruvallur district

S. VijayakumarGummidipoondi · TVKDr. M. S. RaviPonneri · TVKG. HariTiruttani · AIADMKDr. T. ArunkumarThiruvallur · TVKR. Ramesh KumarAvadi · TVKRhevanth CharanMaduravoyal · TVKG. BalamuruganAmbattur · TVKM. L. VijayprabhuMadavaram · TVKN. Senthil KumarThiruvottiyur · TVK

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