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

D. Logesh Tamilselvan
  • Won 2026 by 14,511
  • Minister

D. Logesh Tamilselvan

டி. லோகேஷ் தமிழ்செல்வன்

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

Minister for Commercial Taxes · Registration & Stamps, from 21 May 2026

  • AC 92 · Namakkal district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Age 42 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹7.95 cr
pending criminal cases
0
education
Postgraduate
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. Logesh Tamilselvan: the career, year by year

First elected to the Assembly in 2026

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  1. 2005

    B.Com. from Loyola College, Chennai.

  2. 2007

    M.B.A. from IIPM Delhi, specialising in Marketing Management and Personnel Management.

  3. Pre-2024

    Entered AIADMK politics, drawing on his father P. Dhanapal's long-standing AIADMK base in Rasipuram and Salem-Namakkal.

  4. 2024

    Contested the Nilgiris Lok Sabha seat on the AIADMK ticket; finished third.

  5. 21 Feb 2026

    Joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam ahead of the 2026 cycle — alongside Chandrakumar (grandson of Immanuel Sekaran) and Catherine (daughter of Dalit Ezhilmalai).

  6. 4 May 2026

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

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  7. 21 May 2026

    Sworn in as Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration & Stamps in CM Vijay's ministry.

  8. 11 May 2026

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

Profile

About D. Logesh Tamilselvan

DMK's Dr. M. Mathiventhan, then Tamil Nadu's Welfare Minister, finished third with 57,854 votes. He is the son of P. Dhanapal, the former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2016–2021). The Rasipuram result has been counted by national outlets including The Week and The News Minute among TVK's marquee 2026 wins.

Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
In government
Minister · Commercial Taxes · Registration & Stamps · from 21 May 2026
Born
1983-84; son of P. Dhanapal, former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Profession
Businessman; MBA (IIPM Delhi); first-time MLA of 2026 from Rasipuram (TVK)
District
Namakkal

Education

  • 2005B.Com. — Loyola College, Chennai.
  • 2007M.B.A. (Marketing Management and Personnel Management) — Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), Delhi.

Party & ideology

Logesh's switch from AIADMK to TVK in February 2026 was widely framed in national reporting (Deccan Herald, Daily Hunt) as a setback for AIADMK in its Salem-Namakkal Kongu base. His Rasipuram win was part of TVK's western-region surge — five of Erode's eight seats and five of Namakkal's six, Rasipuram among them — that carried TVK to 108 seats. Per his ECI affidavit, no criminal cases are recorded against him.

Family

Son of P. Dhanapal (b. 16 May 1951) — long-time AIADMK leader who joined the party in 1972 under M. G. Ramachandran, won Rasipuram in 2011 and Avanashi in 2016, and served as Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2016 to 2021. Spouse practises architecture per the 2026 ECI affidavit.

Questions people ask

Which minister is D. Logesh Tamilselvan?

Minister for Commercial Taxes, Registration & Stamps in the Tamil Nadu government, from 21 May 2026; portfolios as on the Government of Tamil Nadu's list of ministers, checked 26 September 2026.

Who is D. Logesh Tamilselvan?

D. Logesh Tamilselvan (also spelled Lokesh) was first elected in 2026 as the TVK MLA from Rasipuram (SC), AC 92, in Namakkal district. He is 42, holds a B.Com. from Loyola Chennai (2005) and an M.B.A. from IIPM Delhi (2007). He is the son of P. Dhanapal, former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Did he defeat a sitting minister?

Yes. The DMK candidate in Rasipuram was Dr. M. Mathiventhan, who was Tamil Nadu's Welfare Minister in the 2021–2026 DMK cabinet. Mathiventhan finished third with 57,854 votes; BJP's S. D. Premkumar was second with 60,297; Logesh Tamilselvan won with 74,808 (margin 14,511 over the BJP).

When did he switch to TVK?

On 21 February 2026, ahead of the 2026 Assembly election. The shift was reported by Deccan Herald and others as a notable AIADMK loss given his father's seniority. Two other notable figures joined alongside him — Chandrakumar and Catherine (daughter of former Union Minister Dalit Ezhilmalai).

What does the ECI affidavit say?

Per his 2026 ECI affidavit on MyNeta, Logesh declared total assets of approximately Rs 7.95 crore and liabilities of about Rs 19.62 lakh (mainly car loans). He filed income-tax returns of Rs 45.10 lakh in 2025-26 and Rs 35.67 lakh in 2024-25. No criminal cases are recorded.

Other MLAs from Namakkal district

P. ChandrasekarSenthamangalam · TVKC. S. DilipNamakkal · TVKS. SekarParamathi-Velur · AIADMKK. G. ArunrajTiruchengodu · TVKC. VijayalakshmiKumarapalayam · TVK

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