MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)Former MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)
Won 2026 by 15,488
Minister
R. V. Ranjithkumar
ஆர். வி. ரஞ்சித்குமார்
MLA for Kancheepuram since May 2026MLA for Kancheepuram, 2026–31TVK
Minister for Forests, from 21 May 2026
AC 37 · Kancheepuram district
Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
Term ended 10 May 2031
Age 50 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹17.28 cr
pending criminal cases
1
education
Graduate
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.
Sworn in as Minister for Forests in CM Vijay's ministry.
11 May 2026
Took oath as MLA in the first session of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
Profile
About R. V. Ranjithkumar
DMK's Nithya Sugumar finished third with 69,344 votes, making this one of the more closely-spaced three-way fights in the temple-town belt. Ranjithkumar is a B.A. graduate with declared assets of around Rs 17.28 crore in his 2026 ECI affidavit and a first-time legislator.
Ranjithkumar's profile sits in TVK's local-organiser tier — a graduate first-generation politician, fielded in a temple-town heritage seat that had cycled between DMK and AIADMK alliance partners for two decades. The 15,488-vote TVK margin came in a tight three-way fight where DMK's woman candidate Nithya Sugumar pulled 69,344 votes — a reminder that the temple-belt swing was driven by a fragmented opposition vote rather than a TVK landslide.
Family
Family details kept private; further specifics to be appended once the 2026 ECI affidavit detail page is digitised on the public portal.
Questions people ask
Which minister is R. V. Ranjithkumar?
Minister for Forests in the Tamil Nadu government, from 21 May 2026; portfolios as on the Government of Tamil Nadu's list of ministers, checked 26 September 2026.
Who is R. V. Ranjithkumar?
R. V. Ranjithkumar was elected in 2026 as the TVK MLA for Kancheepuram (AC 37). On 21 May 2026 he was sworn in as Minister for Forests. A B.A. graduate, he is a first-time legislator. His 2026 ECI affidavit lists declared assets of around Rs 17.28 crore.
What are his declared assets?
Total assets of around Rs 17.28 crore per his 2026 ECI affidavit.
