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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · MLA Tambaram · AC 31

D SARATHKUMAR.

D. Sarathkumar won Tambaram (AC 31) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the TVK candidate, polling 1,18,967 votes and defeating DMK's R.S. Kiruthika Devi by a margin of 35,621. A 34-year-old civil contractor and son of Dhanasekaran, he is widely known in Tambaram as 'Ghilli Sarath' and is a first-time legislator.

D SARATHKUMAR.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

D SARATHKUMAR.

TVKMLA · Tambaram
Born
1991/92 (34 yrs in 2026); from Tambaram / Meenambakkam area, Chengalpattu
Constituency
Tambaram · AC 31
District
Chengalpattu
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Profession
Civil contractor; first-time MLA, Tambaram (TVK). Known locally as <em>Ghilli Sarath</em>.
2026 result
won by 35,621 votes

At a glance

2026 votes
118,967
in the assembly election
Margin
35,621
votes ahead of runner-up
Constituency
Tambaram
AC 31 · Chengalpattu
Party
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Field size
16
candidates contested

Education

Career timeline

The 2026 win — Tambaram

D SARATHKUMAR. polled 118,967 votes, defeating R S. KIRUTHIKA. Devi (DMK) by a margin of 35,621.

#CandidatePartyVotes
1D SARATHKUMAR.TVK118,967
2R S. KIRUTHIKA. DeviDMK83,346
3C RAJENDRAN.AIADMK61,991
4S TAMILCHELVI.NTK11,627
5NotaNOTA1,512

→ Full Tambaram (AC 31) seat page · district: Chengalpattu

Family

Son of Dhanasekaran; spouse listed as a homemaker per his 2026 ECI affidavit.

Party & ideology

Sarathkumar represents the localised face of TVK's Chennai-suburban push — a young first-generation entrepreneur with no inherited political family, picked over older DMK and AIADMK aspirants in a fast-urbanising seat. His pitch hewed to TVK's wider 2026 themes: anti-incumbency on local civic issues, youth employment, and affordable urban services.

FAQ

Who is D. Sarathkumar?

A 34-year-old civil contractor from the Tambaram-Meenambakkam area, known locally as 'Ghilli Sarath'. He is the first-time TVK MLA from Tambaram (AC 31) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election.

What was his winning margin?

He polled 1,18,967 votes and defeated DMK's R.S. Kiruthika Devi by 35,621 votes — among the larger TVK margins in Chengalpattu district.

What does his ECI affidavit say?

Total assets of about Rs 4.09 crore (movable Rs 95.85 lakh, immovable Rs 3.13 crore) and Rs 10 lakh in liabilities. He has one pending criminal case framed under BNS sections relating to unlawful assembly and wrongful restraint; no convictions.

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