MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)Former MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly (2026–31)
Won 2026 by 27,945
S. Vijayakumar
எஸ். விஜயகுமார்
MLA for Gummidipoondi since May 2026MLA for Gummidipoondi, 2026–31TVK
AC 1 · Thiruvallur district
Sitting MLA · 17th Assembly (2026–31)
Term ended 10 May 2031
Age 56 at the 2026 election
declared assets
₹3.64 cr
pending criminal cases
0
education
Professional degree
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.
Took oath as MLA in the first session of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
Profile
About S. Vijayakumar
A practising advocate and notary public from Tiruvallur district, Vijayakumar was, in 2026, TVK's Tiruvallur North district secretary and was among the early party organisers Vijay relied on to build the cadre across northern Tamil Nadu. Gummidipoondi, an industrial belt that hosts the SIPCOT cluster on the Andhra border, was a DMK seat in 2021; the 2026 swing handed it to TVK.
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Born
Around 1969; Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu
Profession
Advocate and notary public; TVK Tiruvallur North district secretary; first-time MLA from Gummidipoondi (2026)
Graduate professionalB.L. (Bachelor of Laws); practises as advocate and notary public.
Party & ideology
Vijayakumar's pitch sits on TVK's standard 2026 plank — a centrist, social-justice platform pledging Tamil-pride nationalism, anti-corruption governance, and welfare delivery. As a lawyer-organiser handling a SIPCOT-belt constituency, his focus is industrial-corridor jobs, civic infrastructure for Gummidipoondi town and the satellite villages, and the long-running pollution and water complaints from the chemical-cluster gram panchayats.
Family
Married; wife and dependents listed in the 2026 ECI affidavit but kept private. Family rooted in Tiruvallur district.
Questions people ask
Who is S. Vijayakumar?
S. Vijayakumar is a practising advocate and notary public from Tiruvallur district, and TVK's Tiruvallur North district secretary. He won Gummidipoondi (AC 1) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election with 94,320 votes — defeating AIADMK's V. Sudhakar by 27,945 votes.
What does he do for a living?
By his ECI affidavit, his profession is advocate and notary public. He holds a B.Sc. and a B.L. (Bachelor of Laws). He has no pending criminal cases and total declared assets of around Rs 3.64 crore.
How did he win Gummidipoondi?
Gummidipoondi voted DMK in 2021. In 2026 the seat saw a four-way contest: Vijayakumar (TVK) 94,320, V. Sudhakar (AIADMK) 66,375, T.J. Govindarajan (DMK) 62,492, and R. Sridar (NTK) 4,756. The TVK wave through Tiruvallur district carried him to a comfortable 27,945-vote margin.
