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P K Sekarbabu

P. K. Sekarbabu retained Harbour (AC 18) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the DMK candidate, polling 45,254 votes and winning by a margin of 11,750 over TVK's Sinora P. S. Ashok. 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.

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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

P K Sekarbabu

DMKMLA · Harbour
Born
10 January 1963 in Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu (63 yrs)
Constituency
Harbour · AC 18
District
Chennai
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession
Politician (1990s- ); social worker; previously self-employed
2026 result
won by 11,750 votes
Education
SSLC 1979 Koti M. Appuchettiar High School K.H Road Chennai 600012

At a glance

2026 votes
45,254
in the assembly election
Margin
11,750
votes ahead of runner-up
Constituency
Harbour
AC 18 · Chennai
Party
DMK
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Field size
24
candidates contested
Age
63 yrs
as of 2026
Declared assets
₹2.94 cr
ECI affidavit, 2026
Criminal cases
0 pending
declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualification10th Pass

ECI affidavit (2026)

0 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹2.94 cr.

ItemValue
Total declared assets₹2.94 cr
Liabilities₹2.80 L
Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

Career timeline

The 2026 win — Harbour

P K Sekarbabu polled 45,254 votes, defeating Sinora P S Ashok (TVK) by a margin of 11,750.

#CandidatePartyVotes
1P K SekarbabuDMK45,254
2Sinora P S AshokTVK33,504
3R ManoharAIADMK17,256
4R Fouzan ShariffNTK1,607
5NotaNOTA600

→ Full Harbour (AC 18) seat page · district: Chennai

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.

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.

Official channels

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FAQ

Who is P. K. Sekarbabu?

P. K. Sekarbabu (b. 10 January 1963) is 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.

What was the 2026 result?

He won Harbour with 45,254 votes against TVK's Sinora P. S. Ashok (33,504), a margin of 11,750 — his cushion shrank sharply from 2021 (margin 27,274) as TVK pushed into Chennai.

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