Rakesh R

Rakesh R won Sankarapuram (AC 79) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the AIADMK candidate, with 80,250 votes and a margin of 3,440. Runner-up: Udhayasuriyan T (DMK, 76,810 votes).

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Rakesh R

AIADMKMLA · Sankarapuram

Constituency: Sankarapuram · AC 79
District: Kallakurichi
Party: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession: Self-Employed , Politics
2026 result: won by 3,440 votes
Education: B.A B.L(Incomplete) In 2011 From Central Law College Salem University, Dr Ambedkar Law University Chennai

At a glance

2026 votes

80,250

in the assembly election

Margin

3,440

votes ahead of runner-up

Constituency

Sankarapuram

AC 79 · Kallakurichi

Party

AIADMK

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Field size

candidates contested

Age

38 yrs

as of 2026

Declared assets

₹61.40 L

ECI affidavit, 2026

Criminal cases

1 pending

declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualificationGraduate

B.A
B.L(Incomplete) In 2011 From Central Law College Salem University, Dr Ambedkar Law University Chennai

ECI affidavit (2026)

1 pending criminal case declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹61.40 L.

Item	Value
Total declared assets	₹61.40 L

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

The 2026 win — Sankarapuram

Rakesh R polled 80,250 votes, defeating Udhayasuriyan T (DMK) by a margin of 3,440.

#	Candidate	Party	Votes
1	Rakesh R	AIADMK	80,250
2	Udhayasuriyan T	DMK	76,810
3	Jagadesan A	TVK	67,624
4	Ramesh K	NTK	5,567
5	Ramachandiran M	IND	677

→ Full Sankarapuram (AC 79) seat page · district: Kallakurichi

Family

S/o · D/o · W/o Rajavel. Spouse: Housewife.

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=1235