I. P. Senthil Kumar

I. P. Senthil Kumar
I. P. Senthil Kumar
	I. P. Senthil Kumar (standing) with Kalaignar Karunanidhi (sitting in chair)
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 May 2026
Preceded by	Dindigul C. Sreenivasan
Constituency	Dindigul
	In office; 19 May 2016 – 6 May 2026
Preceded by	K. V. Sekaran
Succeeded by	K. Ravi Manoharan
Constituency	Palani
Personal details
Born	30 October 1977 (age 48); Batlagundu, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India
Party	DMK
Parent	I. Periyasamy (father);

I. P. Senthil Kumar (born 30 October 1977) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Dindigul Assembly constituency representing Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

Early life

Kumar was born at Batlagundu on 30 October 1977. He is the son of former Minister I.Periyasamy of Athoor Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. He became a member of DMK party and served as youth wing leader.^[1] Later, he became State Youth Wing Deputy Secretary of DMK party.

Personal life

I. P. Senthil Kumar married Arul Mercy who was formerly a television celebrity. The couple has two children, Aadhavan Senthil Kumar and Oviya Meenatchi Senthil Kumar.

Appointments

Former District Youth Wing Deputy Secretary, Dindigul District (DMK PARTY)
Former State Youth Wing Deputy Secretary (DMK PARTY)
District Secretary, Dindigul (East) District (DMK PARTY)
Incumbent M.L.A. Dindigul Constituency

Political career

Elections contested

Election	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote %	Runner-up	Runner-up Party	Runner-up vote %	Ref.
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Palani	DMK	Won	52.86%	K. Ravi Manoharan	AIADMK	38.23%	^[2]
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Palani	DMK	Won	50.66%	P. Kumarasamy	AIADMK	37.71%	^[3]
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Palani	DMK	Lost	47.27%	K. S. N. Venugopalu	AIADMK	48.3%	^[4]

References

^ Staff Reporter. "DMK cadre stage protest against erratic drinking water supply". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

Sources

[1] Staff Reporter. "DMK cadre stage protest against erratic drinking water supply". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

[2] "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[3] "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[4] Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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