MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)Former MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)

Kanimozhi Santhosh
  • Won 2026 by 42,140

Kanimozhi Santhosh

கனிமொழி சந்தோஷ்

MLA for Kavundampalayam since May 2026MLA for Kavundampalayam, 2026–31TVK

  • AC 117 · Coimbatore district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Age 37 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹25.53 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.

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Career

Kanimozhi Santhosh: the career, year by year

First elected to the Assembly in 2026

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  1. 2010

    Completes B.A.B.L. (Hons.) from The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai.

  2. Post-2010

    Builds a Coimbatore-based business group spanning Tile Pro, Granite Pro and Stone Pro; later becomes a public figure on social media as an astrology and Vastu consultant.

  3. Mar 2026

    Past social-media posts claiming cancer can be cured by astrology resurface and draw public criticism during the campaign.

  4. 4 May 2026

    Won Kavundampalayam for the TVK (polling was on 23 April).

    See the full 2026 result
  5. 11 May 2026

    Took oath as MLA in the first session of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Profile

About Kanimozhi Santhosh

A lawyer who runs the Tile Pro / Granite Pro / Stone Pro businesses in Coimbatore and presents herself as an astrology and Vastu consultant, she takes one of TVK's largest urban Coimbatore mandates.

Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Born
1988; enrolled voter in Kavundampalayam (AC 117), Coimbatore
Profession
Advocate (B.A.B.L. Hons.); self-employed entrepreneur — runs Tile Pro, Granite Pro and Stone Pro businesses in Coimbatore; self-described astrology and Vastu consultant
District
Coimbatore

Education

  • 2010B.A.B.L. (Hons.) — The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai.

Party & ideology

Kanimozhi Santhosh's profile sits at the urban-business end of TVK's 2026 cohort — a lawyer-entrepreneur from Coimbatore's commercial belt rather than a movement organiser. Her platform leaned on local trader and middle-class issues in Kavundampalayam, while her astrology and Vastu public persona drew both organic following and mid-campaign scrutiny over health-related social-media posts.

Family

Wife of J. Santhosh Kumar, also self-employed; family details kept private per ECI affidavit.

Official channels

Instagram

Questions people ask

What does Kanimozhi Santhosh do outside politics?

She is a law graduate (B.A.B.L. Hons., 2010) and runs the Coimbatore-based Tile Pro, Granite Pro and Stone Pro businesses. She also has a public following as an astrology and Vastu consultant on social media.

What was the 'astrology cures cancer' controversy?

During the campaign, past social-media posts in which Kanimozhi suggested cancer could be cured through astrology resurfaced and drew criticism from the medical community and political opponents. She continued to win Kavundampalayam by a 42,140-vote margin.

Who did she defeat in 2026?

She defeated AIADMK's Arunkumar P. R. G. (104,326 votes) and Congress's Surya Prakash K. P. (90,726 votes) in a three-cornered fight. Margin: 42,140 votes.

What are her declared assets?

Total assets of approximately ₹25.53 crore per her 2026 ECI affidavit (including jewellery, vehicles and personal loans advanced) with ₹2.05 crore in liabilities. No pending criminal cases.

Other MLAs from Coimbatore district

SunilanandMettuppalayam · TVKN. M. SukumarSulur · TVKV. SampathkumarCoimbatore (North) · TVKS. P. VelumaniThondamuthur · AIADMKV. SenthilbalajiCoimbatore (South) · DMKK. S. Sri Giri PrasathSinganallur · TVKK. VigneshKinathukadavu · TVKK. NithyanandhanPollachi · DMKA. Sudhakar (Kutty)Valparai · DMK

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