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

P. K. Sekarbabu
  • Won 2026 by 11,750

P. K. Sekarbabu

பி. கே. சேகர் பாபு

MLA for Harbour since May 2026MLA for Harbour, 2026–31DMK

  • AC 18 · Chennai district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Born 10 January 1963
declared assets
₹2.94 cr
pending criminal cases
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education
10th pass
times elected MLA
5

Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India.

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Career

P. K. Sekarbabu: the career, year by year

  1. 2001
  2. 2006
  3. 2016
  4. 2021
  5. 2026

Elected to the Assembly 5 times: RK Nagar, Harbour

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  1. 2001

    Wins Radhakrishnan Nagar (RK Nagar) on the AIADMK ticket — first MLA term, polling 74,888 votes (58.4%).

  2. 2006

    Re-elected from RK Nagar on AIADMK with 84,462 votes (50.4%) — second term.

  3. January 2011

    Crosses to DMK from AIADMK; loses the 2011 election shortly after.

  4. May 2016

    Wins Harbour (AC 18) on DMK ticket with 42,071 votes — defeats AIADMK's K. S. Srinivasan by 4,836.

  5. May 2021

    Re-elected from Harbour with 59,317 votes — margin of 27,274 over BJP's Vinoj P. Selvam.

  6. 7 May 2021

    Sworn in as Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) in the Stalin cabinet.

  7. October 2021

    Personally shares a temple feast with a Narikuravar woman in Chennai after she reported being barred — a public push against caste-based exclusion in temples.

  8. 2021-2023

    Oversees the appointment of non-Brahmin and women priests in HR&CE temples and the rollout of state-run priest-training schools, framed as Periyar-Karunanidhi continuity.

  9. 2021-2026

    Tours the state directing reclamation of temple lands illegally occupied.

  10. 4 May 2026

    Won Harbour for the DMK (polling was on 23 April).

    See the full 2026 result
  11. 5 May 2026

    Demits office as HR&CE Minister with the Stalin cabinet.

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About P. K. Sekarbabu

This is his fifth Assembly term overall and third consecutive from Harbour. He served as Tamil Nadu Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) in the M. K. Stalin cabinet from 7 May 2021 to 5 May 2026 — overseeing temple-land reclamation drives and the appointment of non-Brahmin priests in HR&CE temples.

Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Born
10 January 1963 in Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu
Profession
Politician (1990s- ); social worker; previously self-employed
District
Chennai

Education

  • SchoolingClass X — Chennai

Party & ideology

Sekarbabu's politics is rooted in the DMK's social-justice strain on Hindu temple administration — opening priesthood beyond Brahmin lineage, reclaiming alienated temple land, and asserting that HR&CE temples are public institutions accountable to all communities. He often frames these moves as carrying forward Periyar's reformist programme and M. Karunanidhi's earlier initiatives. His earlier AIADMK years in RK Nagar give him a long Chennai north-belt grassroots base; his cross to DMK in 2011 was followed by a single defeat before he re-emerged as a Harbour fixture.

Family

Married to S. Santhi. Three children — son P. S. Vignesh and daughters P. S. Jeya Kalyani and P. S. Jeyasimhan. Resides in Chellappa Street, Otteri, Chennai.

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Questions people ask

Who is P. K. Sekarbabu?

P. K. Sekarbabu (b. 10 January 1963) was elected in 2026 as the DMK MLA from Harbour (AC 18, Chennai) and was Tamil Nadu's Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments from May 2021 to May 2026. He was first elected in 2001 from RK Nagar on AIADMK ticket and crossed to DMK in January 2011.

How many times has he won?

Five times in all — RK Nagar in 2001 and 2006 (AIADMK), Harbour in 2016, 2021 and 2026 (DMK).

What were his signature initiatives as HR&CE Minister?

Two stand out — the appointment of non-Brahmin priests in HR&CE-controlled temples (with state-run priest-training schools) and a state-wide drive to reclaim alienated temple land. He also pushed visible inclusion gestures, including sharing a temple meal with a Narikuravar woman who had reported being chased away.

Why did he leave AIADMK?

He joined the DMK from AIADMK in January 2011 — the move was followed by a defeat that year, after which he rebuilt his base in Harbour from 2016 onward.

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