Kumar R — MLA, Velachery (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam)
Kumar R
Kumar R is the MLA from the Velachery assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, representing the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (elected 2026).
Member identity and party: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, member profile (NeVA), cross-checked with PRS Legislative Research. Sitting-member roster checked on 17 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified.
Velachery constituency
Velachery is seat number 26 of the 234 in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and lies in Chennai district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 217,171 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Velachery votes as part of the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in the Tamil Nadu assembly
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam holds 109 of the 234 seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 118. Kumar R was returned from Velachery in 2026.
Other MLAs in Chennai district
Chennai district returns 22 members to the Tamil Nadu assembly. The others are:
- Rhevanth Charan — Maduravoyal, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- Balamurugan G — Ambattur, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- M L Vijayprabhu — Madavaram, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- Senthil Kumar N — Thiruvottiyur, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- N Marie Wilson — Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- C Joseph Vijay — Perambur, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- V S Babu — Kolathur, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- Aadhav Arjuna — Villivakkam, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- M R Pallavi — Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- Rajmohan — Egmore, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- K V Vijay Damu — Royapuram, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- P K Sekarbabu — Harbour, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 234 seats and was last elected in 2026. The next election is expected in April–May 2031.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Velachery?
- Kumar R of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam is the sitting MLA for Velachery, elected in 2026.
- Which party does Kumar R belong to?
- Kumar R represents the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, which holds 109 of the 234 seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Velachery constituency in?
- Velachery is seat number 26 and lies in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu.
- Is Velachery a reserved constituency?
- Velachery is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Velachery fall under?
- Velachery is one of the assembly segments of the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Velachery?
- Velachery had about 217,171 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Kumar R, Tamil Nadu की Velachery विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam। निर्वाचन: 2026 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Velachery सीट Chennai ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,17,171 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Velachery विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।