MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)Former MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)
Won 2026 by 55,768
Dr M. S. Ravi
டாக்டர் எம். எஸ். ரவி
MLA for Ponneri since May 2026MLA for Ponneri, 2026–31TVK
AC 2 · Thiruvallur district
Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
Term ended 10 May 2031
Age 67 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹19.53 cr
pending criminal cases
0
education
Professional degree
times elected MLA
1
Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.
Took oath as MLA in the first session of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
Profile
About Dr M. S. Ravi
A senior cardiologist with a DM from the University of Madras (1990), Ravi made the switch from a four-decade medical career to electoral politics through TVK, and at 67 when elected in 2026, he was among the older first-time MLAs of 2026 in Vijay's first house bloc.
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Born
Around 1959; Tamil Nadu
Profession
Cardiologist (DM Cardiology, University of Madras 1990); first-time MLA from Ponneri (TVK) — sworn in 11 May 2026
Ravi's profile fits the TVK 2026 'professionals into politics' template — a senior medical specialist drafted to anchor a reserved Chennai-suburb seat. His Ponneri pitch leans on healthcare delivery (the Tiruvallur belt's overstretched government hospitals), industrial-area public-health concerns around Ennore-Manali, and the SC welfare planks of the TVK manifesto.
Family
Married. Spouse listed in the 2026 ECI affidavit, with the family business shown as a separate income source; specific names kept private. Voter enrolment in Royapuram, Chennai.
Questions people ask
Who is Dr. M. S. Ravi?
A senior cardiologist (MBBS Madras 1982, DM Cardiology Madras 1990) who joined TVK ahead of the 2026 election and won the Ponneri (AC 2, SC) seat in Tiruvallur district by 55,768 votes — among the largest TVK margins in northern Tamil Nadu.
What are his declared assets?
Around Rs 19.53 crore in total assets per his 2026 ECI affidavit, with no pending criminal cases. The bulk of immovable wealth is in his spouse's name.
Was Ponneri a TVK seat before?
No — TVK was contesting state polls for the first time. Ponneri was won by the Congress's Durai Chandrasekar in 2021. Ravi flipped it in TVK's debut Assembly outing with a margin near 56,000.
