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

D. Shanmugan
  • Won 2026 by 2,430

D. Shanmugan

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MLA for Modakkurichi since May 2026MLA for Modakkurichi, 2026–31TVK

  • AC 100 · Erode district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Age 57 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹37.53 cr
pending criminal cases
0
education
Professional degree
times elected MLA
1

Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.

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Career

D. Shanmugan: the career, year by year

First elected to the Assembly in 2026

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  1. Education

    B.E. — Graduate engineering background.

  2. Pre-2024

    Local engineer and businessman based in Modakkurichi, Erode district.

  3. 2024–2025

    Joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (founded 2 February 2024 by Vijay); appointed TVK Party Administrator for Modakkurichi.

  4. 2026

    Nominated as TVK candidate for Modakkurichi in the 2026 Assembly election.

  5. 4 May 2026

    Won Modakkurichi for the TVK (polling was on 23 April).

    See the full 2026 result
  6. 11 May 2026

    Took oath as MLA in the first session of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Profile

About D. Shanmugan

He is a Bachelor of Engineering and TVK's Modakkurichi Party Administrator; this is his first elected office. Modakkurichi was one of the five Erode district seats TVK won in 2026; AIADMK took the other three.

Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Born
Modakkurichi belt, Erode district
Profession
Engineer (B.E.); TVK Modakkurichi Party Administrator; first-time MLA of 2026
District
Erode

Education

  • EngineeringBachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — graduate professional per ECI affidavit.

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: five of Erode's eight seats and five of Namakkal's six, in what The News Minute described as the political churn in AIADMK's traditional Kongu base.

Family

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

Questions people ask

Who is D. Shanmugan?

D. Shanmugan was first elected in 2026 as the TVK MLA from Modakkurichi (AC 100) in Erode district. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) and was, in 2026, 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 showing?

Yes. TVK won five of Erode district's eight seats in 2026 — Erode East, Erode West, Modakkurichi, Gobichettipalayam and Bhavanisagar; AIADMK won Perundurai, Bhavani and Anthiyur. The party's western-belt performance — extending across Erode and Namakkal — was central to its 108-seat tally.

Other MLAs from Erode district

M. Vijay BalajiErode (East) · TVKK. K. Ananth MoghanErode (West) · TVKS. JayakumarPerundurai · AIADMK · formerK. C. KaruppananBhavani · AIADMKP. HaribaskarAnthiyur · AIADMKK. A. SengottaiyanGobichettipalayam · TVKV. P. TamilselviBhavanisagar · TVK

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