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

Won 2026 by 7,081

D. Velazhagan

டி. வேலழகன்

MLA for Anaikattu since May 2026MLA for Anaikattu, 2026–31AIADMK

AC 44 · Vellore district
Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
Term ended 10 May 2031
Age 56 at the 2026 election

declared assets: ₹8.30 cr
pending criminal cases: 2
education: 10th pass
age at filing: 56

Assets, cases and education as declared in the 2026 sworn affidavit to the Election Commission of India. The cases are pending, not convictions. Age: from the Election Commission's candidate profile.

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Career

D. Velazhagan: the career, year by year

Assembly win
Office held

2 May 2021
Lost Anaikattu as the AIADMK's candidate, by 6,360 votes to the DMK.
4 May 2026
Won Anaikattu for the AIADMK (polling was on 23 April).
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In numbers

The data, in one place

April 2026 result — Anaikattu

7,081vote margin

Runner-up A. P. Nandakumar (DMK) polled 69,221 votes.

votes won: 76,302
vote share: 35.3%
turnout: 90.6%
candidates: 13

AC 44 · Vellore district

Anaikattu

295 booths in 72 villages

Top five of 13 candidates and NOTA

D. VelazhaganAIADMK76,302 · 35.3%
A. P. NandakumarDMK69,221 · 32.0%
R. VelmuruganTVK63,287 · 29.3%
M. RavikumarNTK4,746 · 2.2%
None of the above (NOTA)NOTA1,103 · 0.5%

Full result and history on the seat page

Source: Election Commission of India, result declared 4 May 2026 · results.eci.gov.in

Declared in the 2026 affidavit

Sworn to the Election Commission of India

declared assets: ₹8.30 cr
liabilities: ₹37.49 lakh
pending criminal casesDeclared, not convictions: 2
age at filing: 56

Via myneta.info · View the affidavit record

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Sources (3)

Election Commission of India · results — results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/
myneta.info · affidavit — myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=842
Election Commission of India · Tamil Nadu 2021, detailed results — old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13680-tamil-nadu-general-legislati

Profile

About D. Velazhagan

Party: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession: Partner(50%) in AVS Blue Metal & Srinivasa Blue Metals
District: Vellore

Other MLAs from Vellore district

Dr. M. SudhakarKatpadi · TVK M. M. Vinoth KannanVellore · TVK E. Thenral KumarKilvaithinankuppam · TVK K. SinduGudiyattam · TVK

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