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Elected to the Assembly 5 times: Pudukkottai, Viralimalai
Assembly win
Office held
2001
First MLA win from Pudukkottai constituency on the AIADMK ticket; enters the Assembly at 27.
2011
Wins from Viralimalai after delimitation; continues in Jayalalithaa's cabinet rotation.
1 Nov 2013
Sworn in as Minister for Health and Family Welfare in the Jayalalithaa cabinet — a portfolio he held continuously through the OPS (2014-15), Jayalalithaa II (2015-16) and EPS (2017-21) governments.
April 2017
Income Tax raids on AIADMK functionaries during the RK Nagar bypoll recovered documents alleging an intent to distribute up to ₹89 crore to voters in the constituency. Vijayabaskar was named by the IT Department; FIRs against ministers in the case were later cancelled by investigators citing insufficient evidence.
2016, 2021
Re-elected from Viralimalai; managed the COVID-19 response in Tamil Nadu in his final year as Health Minister, coordinating the ICMR vaccine rollout and oxygen logistics.
18 Oct 2021
DVAC files a disproportionate-assets case alleging illegal acquisition of assets worth ₹27 crore during 2016-21; searches conducted at multiple properties, with his wife also named. Case has not resulted in conviction.
4 May 2026
Won Viralimalai for the AIADMK (polling was on 23 April).
Took oath as MLA in the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly — his fifth term overall.
16 Jun 2026
Resigned his Viralimalai seat.
2 Jul 2026
Joined TVK.
Profile
About Dr C. Vijayabaskar
It was his fifth Assembly win — once from Pudukkottai (2001) and four times from Viralimalai (2011, 2016, 2021 and 2026). He resigned the seat on 16 June 2026 and joined TVK on 2 July 2026. An MBBS doctor, he served as Tamil Nadu's Minister for Health and Family Welfare for nearly seven and a half years (1 November 2013 – 7 May 2021) — the longest single tenure in that portfolio in the decades before 2026.
Party
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Born
8 April 1974 in Iluppur, Pudukkottai district
Profession
Physician (MBBS) and politician (2001– ); former Tamil Nadu Health Minister
GraduationMBBS, Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital (RMMCH), Chidambaram
Party & ideology
By 2026 Vijayabaskar was the AIADMK's senior medical voice and one of the party's longest-serving Health Ministers — his tenure overlapped with the launch of the Amma Mini Clinics, the State's COVID-19 response, the 108 ambulance expansion, and Tamil Nadu's Ayushman Bharat coordination with the Centre. Elected for the AIADMK in 2026, he resigned his Viralimalai seat on 16 June 2026 and joined TVK on 2 July 2026.
Family
Married to Ramya; two daughters. Family roots in Iluppur, Pudukkottai district.
Five — Pudukkottai in 2001, then Viralimalai in 2011, 2016, 2021 and 2026. The 2026 win came with 1,05,773 votes and a 62,073-vote margin, among the largest AIADMK margins in Pudukkottai district.
How long was he Health Minister?
Nearly seven and a half years — from 1 November 2013 to 7 May 2021. He held the Health and Family Welfare portfolio continuously through Jayalalithaa, OPS and EPS governments, including the entire COVID-19 first and second wave response in Tamil Nadu.
What is the RK Nagar bypoll IT raid context?
In April 2017, the Income Tax Department raided AIADMK functionaries in connection with the RK Nagar Assembly bypoll and recovered documents that the department alleged showed an intent to offer up to ₹89 crore — about ₹4,000 per voter — as inducement. Vijayabaskar was among those named. FIRs against the ministers in the case were later cancelled by investigators citing insufficient evidence.
What is the status of the DA case?
The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption registered a disproportionate-assets case on 18 October 2021 alleging acquisition of assets worth ₹27 crore during 2016-21; searches were conducted at multiple properties and his wife was named alongside. The case has not resulted in conviction at the time of writing.
