M. Raju

M. Raju won Coonoor (AC 110) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the DMK candidate, with 50,470 votes and a margin of 8,099. Runner-up: A. Ramu (AIADMK, 42,371 votes).

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

M. Raju

DMKMLA · Coonoor

Constituency: Coonoor · AC 110
District: The Nilgiris
Party: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession: Advocate , Director , Chairman , Trustee/ Secretary & President
2026 result: won by 8,099 votes
Education: B.L From Chennai Law Collage , B.SC (Physics) St Joseph Collage , Trichy

At a glance

2026 votes

50,470

in the assembly election

Margin

8,099

votes ahead of runner-up

Constituency

Coonoor

AC 110 · The Nilgiris

Party

DMK

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Field size

candidates contested

Age

58 yrs

as of 2026

Declared assets

₹28.53 cr

ECI affidavit, 2026

Criminal cases

0 pending

declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualificationGraduate Professional

B.LFrom Chennai Law Collage
B.Sc(Physics) St Joseph Collage , Trichy

ECI affidavit (2026)

0 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹28.53 cr.

Item	Value
Total declared assets	₹28.53 cr
Liabilities	₹10.83 cr

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

The 2026 win — Coonoor

M. Raju polled 50,470 votes, defeating A. Ramu (AIADMK) by a margin of 8,099.

#	Candidate	Party	Votes
1	M. Raju	DMK	50,470
2	A. Ramu	AIADMK	42,371
3	C. Thangaraju	TVK	42,225
4	K. Deenu	NTK	4,695
5	Nota	NOTA	720

→ Full Coonoor (AC 110) seat page · district: The Nilgiris

Family

S/o · D/o · W/o M.S Chidambaram. Spouse: Director , Finergy Transport Finance Limited , Partner ACT Promoters , ACT Properties , ACT Agro Farms , Act Green Homes.

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=1017