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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · MLA Modakkurichi · AC 100

D SHANMUGAN.

D. Shanmugan won Modakkurichi (AC 100) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the TVK candidate, polling 60,715 votes and defeating BJP's S. Kirthika by a margin of 2,430 in a near three-way tie — DMK's S. Senthilnathan finished third with 58,236 votes, just 49 votes behind the BJP. He is a Bachelor of Engineering and TVK's Modakkurichi Party Administrator; this is his first elected office. The Modakkurichi result was part of TVK's clean sweep of all four Erode district seats in 2026.

D SHANMUGAN.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

D SHANMUGAN.

TVKMLA · Modakkurichi
Born
Modakkurichi belt, Erode district (57 yrs)
Constituency
Modakkurichi · AC 100
District
Erode
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Profession
Engineer (B.E.); TVK Modakkurichi Party Administrator; first-time MLA
2026 result
won by 2,430 votes
Education
B.E. (Civil) From Vinayaka Engineering College, Salem in 2008

At a glance

2026 votes
60,715
in the assembly election
Margin
2,430
votes ahead of runner-up
Constituency
Modakkurichi
AC 100 · Erode
Party
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Field size
15
candidates contested
Age
57 yrs
as of 2026
Declared assets
₹37.53 cr
ECI affidavit, 2026
Criminal cases
0 pending
declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualificationGraduate Professional

ECI affidavit (2026)

0 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹37.53 cr.

ItemValue
Total declared assets₹37.53 cr
Liabilities₹3.09 cr
Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

Career timeline

The 2026 win — Modakkurichi

D SHANMUGAN. polled 60,715 votes, defeating S KIRTHIKA. (BJP) by a margin of 2,430.

#CandidatePartyVotes
1D SHANMUGAN.TVK60,715
2S KIRTHIKA.BJP58,285
3S SENTHILNATHAN.DMK58,236
4M ARUNKUMAR.NTK6,723
5R KARTHIKEYAN.IND2,239

→ Full Modakkurichi (AC 100) seat page · district: Erode

Family

Family rooted in Modakkurichi, Erode district. Per his 2026 ECI affidavit, no criminal cases are recorded. Other family details kept private.

Party & ideology

Shanmugan is a first-generation TVK legislator drawn from outside legacy political families — the typical 2026 TVK template. Modakkurichi historically leaned AIADMK (the party has won the seat seven times since 1977), with a BJP win in 2021 (C. K. Saraswathi). The 2026 result was part of TVK's western-region surge: Erode all four seats, plus Namakkal sweeps, in what The News Minute described as the political churn in AIADMK's traditional Kongu base.

FAQ

Who is D. Shanmugan?

D. Shanmugan (57) is the first-time TVK MLA from Modakkurichi (AC 100) in Erode district. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) and serves as TVK's Modakkurichi Party Administrator. He has no criminal cases on record per the 2026 ECI affidavit.

How close was the 2026 contest?

A near three-way tie. Shanmugan (TVK) polled 60,715; BJP's S. Kirthika 58,285 (margin 2,430); DMK's S. Senthilnathan 58,236 (just 49 votes behind the BJP); NTK's M. Arunkumar 6,723. Modakkurichi was one of the more closely-contested Erode seats in 2026.

Was Modakkurichi part of TVK's wider Erode sweep?

Yes. Per The News Minute, TVK clinched all four key Erode district constituencies in 2026, with Modakkurichi being one of them. The party's western-belt performance — extending across Erode and Namakkal — was central to its 108-seat majority.

Sources