R. Rakesh

ஆர். ராகேசு

MLA for Sankarapuram since May 2026MLA for Sankarapuram, 2026–31AIADMK

AC 79 · Kallakurichi district
Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
Term ended 10 May 2031
Age 38 at the 2026 election

declared assets: ₹61.40 lakh
pending criminal cases: 1
education: Graduate
age at filing: 38

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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April 2026 result — Sankarapuram

3,440vote margin

Runner-up T. Udhayasuriyan (DMK) polled 76,810 votes.

votes won: 80,250
vote share: 34.1%
turnout: 88.6%
candidates: 22

AC 79 · Kallakurichi district

Sankarapuram

340 booths in 99 villages

Top five of 22 candidates and NOTA

R. RakeshAIADMK80,250 · 34.1%
T. UdhayasuriyanDMK76,810 · 32.6%
A. JagadesanTVK67,624 · 28.7%
K. RameshNTK5,567 · 2.4%
M. RamachandiranIND677 · 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

Sworn to the Election Commission of India

declared assets: ₹61.40 lakh
pending criminal casesDeclared, not convictions: 1
age at filing: 38

Via myneta.info · View the affidavit record

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Sources (2)

Election Commission of India · results — results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/
myneta.info · affidavit — myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=1235

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About R. Rakesh

Party: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession: Self-Employed, Politics
District: Kallakurichi

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