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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · MLA Kinathukadavu · AC 122

Vignesh K

K. Vignesh won Kinathukadavu (AC 122) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the TVK candidate, polling 99,950 votes against 88,240 for DMK's K. V. K. S. Sabari Karthikeyan and 67,789 for AIADMK's S. Damodaran — a margin of 11,710. Vignesh, the TVK Coimbatore South District party secretary and a Computer Science graduate, ended AIADMK's long winning run in Kinathukadavu under the Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency.

Vignesh K
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Vignesh K

TVKMLA · Kinathukadavu
Born
1987 or 1988 (38 yrs); enrolled voter in Kinathukadavu (AC 122), Coimbatore; son of Karthivel Pandian
Constituency
Kinathukadavu · AC 122
District
Coimbatore
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Profession
Self-employed in business; Coimbatore South District party secretary, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)
2026 result
won by 11,710 votes
Education
B.Sc (Bachelor of Science (Computer Science), SMS College of Arts and Science in 2006-2009, 12th Standard, City Corp HSS School in 2005-2006, SSLC, CSI HSS School in 2003-2004.

At a glance

2026 votes
99,950
in the assembly election
Margin
11,710
votes ahead of runner-up
Constituency
Kinathukadavu
AC 122 · Coimbatore
Party
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Field size
6
candidates contested
Age
38 yrs
as of 2026
Declared assets
₹3.19 cr
ECI affidavit, 2026
Criminal cases
2 pending
declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualificationGraduate

ECI affidavit (2026)

2 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹3.19 cr.

ItemValue
Total declared assets₹3.19 cr
Liabilities₹91.60 L
Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

Career timeline

The 2026 win — Kinathukadavu

Vignesh K polled 99,950 votes, defeating Sabari Karthikeyan K. V. K. S. (DMK) by a margin of 11,710.

#CandidatePartyVotes
1Vignesh KTVK99,950
2Sabari Karthikeyan K. V. K. S.DMK88,240
3Damodaran SAIADMK67,789
4Banupriya MNTK9,667
5NotaNOTA1,717

→ Full Kinathukadavu (AC 122) seat page · district: Coimbatore

Family

Son of Karthivel Pandian. Married; spouse is a business professional with separate asset declarations. Family details otherwise private per ECI affidavit.

Party & ideology

Vignesh's brand within TVK is the western-Tamil-Nadu organiser — Coimbatore South District party secretary, business background, Kongu-belt roots — rather than a celebrity recruit. His platform centres on Pollachi-region farmer issues, Kinathukadavu's water-share concerns and small-business interests, paired with TVK's headline pitch on Tamil identity and anti-incumbency against the Dravidian duopoly. The seat had stayed AIADMK-leaning across recent cycles, so his win is read as a structural breakthrough for TVK in the Pollachi Lok Sabha belt.

Official channels

Instagram

FAQ

Who did K. Vignesh defeat in 2026?

He defeated DMK's K. V. K. S. Sabari Karthikeyan (88,240 votes) and AIADMK's S. Damodaran (67,789 votes). Margin: 11,710 votes.

What is his role inside TVK?

He is the Coimbatore South District party secretary of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, an organisational role he held going into the 2026 campaign before being given the Kinathukadavu ticket.

What does he do outside politics?

He is a B.Sc. (Computer Science) graduate from SMS College of Arts and Science (2009) and self-employed in business in the Coimbatore South region per his ECI affidavit.

What are his declared assets?

Total assets of approximately ₹3.19 crore per his 2026 ECI affidavit, with around ₹91.59 lakh in liabilities (largely housing and business loans). Two pending cases registered in 2025 at Coimbatore courts involving 'unlawful assembly' and 'wrongful restraint' charges; charges not yet framed, no convictions.

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