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

V. P. Tamilselvi
  • Won 2026 by 4,569

V. P. Tamilselvi

வி. பி. தமிழ்செல்வி

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

  • AC 107 · Erode district
  • Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
  • Age 57 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹3.48 cr
pending criminal cases
0
education
Postgraduate
age at filing
57

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

V. P. Tamilselvi: the career, year by year

  • Assembly win
  • Office held
  • Party
  1. 1988

    Completes vocational teacher training in cosmetology and beauty-parlour management — beginning of a long career in the cosmetology trade in Sathyamangalam.

  2. Pre-2025

    Founds and runs Tamil Beauty Salon, Sathyamangalam; later takes voluntary retirement after serving as principal of an associated training programme. Family also runs a legal practice — husband is an Advocate and Notary in Sathyamangalam.

  3. 2025

    Joins Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam as a party administrator; assigned the Bhavanisagar (SC) ticket for the 2026 Assembly election.

  4. 4 May 2026

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

    See the full 2026 result
  5. 11 May 2026

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

Profile

About V. P. Tamilselvi

A retired beauty-salon principal from Sathyamangalam who took voluntary retirement before joining TVK as a party administrator, she is among the first cohort of TVK MLAs from the Kongu belt.

Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Born
1969; enrolled voter in Bhavanisagar (AC 107), Erode district; daughter of A. Sivakumar
Profession
Retired principal and proprietor of Tamil Beauty Salon, Sathyamangalam; party administrator, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)
District
Erode

Education

  • 1988Vocational teacher training (cosmetology and beauty parlour management).
  • PostgraduateM.A. in Cosmetology and Beauty Parlour Management; also reported as M.A., B.Lit. on TVK candidate list.

Party & ideology

Her platform mirrors the broader TVK 2026 manifesto — Tamil identity, women's livelihoods, agrarian welfare for the Bhavani river belt, and a pitch against the dominant Dravidian parties in the Erode-Tiruppur Kongu region.

Family

Daughter of A. Sivakumar. Husband is an Advocate and Notary based in Sathyamangalam. Family details otherwise kept private per ECI affidavit.

Questions people ask

Is Bhavanisagar a Scheduled Caste-reserved seat?

Yes. Bhavanisagar (AC 107) in Erode district is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved Assembly constituency. It falls under the Nilgiris (SC) Lok Sabha constituency.

Who did V. P. Tamilselvi defeat in 2026?

She defeated the sitting AIADMK MLA A. Bannari by 4,569 votes — polling 72,391 to Bannari's 67,822. CPI's P. L. Sundaram came third with 63,107, in a tight three-cornered fight.

What was her profession before politics?

She is a postgraduate in cosmetology and beauty-parlour management. She founded and ran Tamil Beauty Salon in Sathyamangalam and served as principal of an associated cosmetology training programme before taking voluntary retirement and joining TVK.

What are her declared assets?

Total assets of approximately ₹3.48 crore per her 2026 ECI affidavit, with no liabilities. She has declared no pending criminal cases.

Other MLAs from Erode district

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

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