Ecr P Saravanan
Ecr P Saravanan
TVKMLA · Shozhinganallur- Constituency
- Shozhinganallur · AC 27
- District
- Chengalpattu
- Party
- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- Profession
- Politician (TVK)
- 2026 result
- won by 96,780 votes
- Education
- 5th Std from (Government Higher Secondary School Thiruvanmiyur Chennai - 600041) in (1991 to 1992)
At a glance
Education
- 1991–19925th Pass, Government Higher Secondary School, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai (per ECI affidavit)
ECI affidavit (2026)
3 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹50.26 L.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Total declared assets | ₹50.26 L |
| Liabilities | ₹16.94 L |
Career timeline
- Pre-politicsLocal TVK organiser in the Sholinganallur–Chengalpattu IT-belt; modest formal education (5th pass) but extensive ground-level network.
- 2024–2025Selected by TVK for the Sholinganallur candidacy — the state's largest assembly constituency in voter terms, and a high-stakes seat against DMK's sitting MLA Aravind Ramesh.
- 23 Apr 2026Wins Sholinganallur (AC 27) by 96,780 votes — TVK's biggest single-seat margin in 2026.
- May 2026Settles in as MLA for one of TN's most-watched urban constituencies — a key TVK voice for IT-corridor / OMR-belt residents.
The 2026 win — Shozhinganallur
Ecr P Saravanan polled 220,382 votes, defeating S. Aravind Ramesh (DMK) by a margin of 96,780.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecr P Saravanan | TVK | 220,382 |
| 2 | S. Aravind Ramesh | DMK | 123,602 |
| 3 | K P. KANDAN. | AIADMK | 74,112 |
| 4 | R Jayalakshmi | NTK | 21,919 |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 2,079 |
→ Full Shozhinganallur (AC 27) seat page · district: Chengalpattu
Family
S/o · D/o · W/o Palani. Spouse: House Wife.
Party & ideology
Saravanan's profile is a counterweight to the elite-leaning faces of the TVK frontbench — he is a 5th-pass ground-level organiser whose ear-to-the-street campaign in Sholinganallur produced the year's biggest TVK landslide. The constituency cuts across the Old Mahabalipuram Road IT belt (large young-urban-professional vote) and traditional fishing villages, and Saravanan's win shows that TVK's appeal landed across both demographics.
FAQ
Who is ECR P. Saravanan?
First-time MLA from Sholinganallur (AC 27) in Chengalpattu district. Won on TVK ticket in 2026 with 2,20,382 votes (TN's highest vote tally for any candidate this election) and a 96,780-vote margin — TVK's largest 2026 margin.
What's special about Sholinganallur?
It's the largest Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency by voter numbers, covering the OMR / Old Mahabalipuram Road IT corridor and surrounding coastal Chengalpattu. The constituency's demographics — a mix of young urban IT professionals and traditional fishing villages — make it a bellwether for Chennai's expanding southern ring.
Who did Saravanan defeat?
Sitting DMK MLA S. Aravind Ramesh, who finished second. AIADMK's K. P. Kandan came third — pushed out of the contest by the TVK-DMK head-to-head.
Sources
- Saravanan myneta affidavit (2026) — https://www.myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=851
- DT Next · Saravanan defeats DMK by massive margin — https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/tvk-candidate-ecr-saravanan-defeats-dmk-by-massive-margin-in-sholinganallur
- Sunday Guardian · Sholinganallur 2026 LIVE — https://sundayguardianlive.com/india/sholinganallur-election-result-2026-live-updates-who-is-leading-who-is-trailing-in-the-high-stakes-battle-between-s-aravind-ramesh-kp-kandan-and-the-tvk-189251/
- Election Commission of India · TN 2026 — https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/