KP Munusamy, Deputy General Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and current MLA from Veppanahalli, is a prominent political figure in Tamil Nadu. In the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, he is once again contesting from his constituency in Krishnagiri district, aiming to retain his seat.
Munusamy had previously won the 2021 Lok Sabha elections as an MP AIADMK candidate and remains an influential leader in the region.
Munusamy leads by 983 votes as of 3.36pm.
More about KP Munusamy
KP Munusamy was born on June 7, 1952 at Kaveripattinam in Krishnagiri district, and completed his BA from Government Arts College, Krishnagiri. He later obtained a law degree from Government Law College, Chennai, which gave him a background in legal studies before entering politics.
Munusamy began his political career in 1991, winning a seat in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a candidate of the AIADMK. His victory came during a strong performance by the party that formed the government that year.
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What happened in the previous elections?
KP Munusamy joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in 1972 and entered active electoral politics in the early 1990s, going on to build a long career spanning state and national roles.
He later served as Member of Parliament for Krishnagiri, where he contributed to key parliamentary committees on agriculture, science and technology. Returning to state politics, he won from Kaveripattinam in 2001, and in 2011, he took up an important organizational role as the Krishnagiri district secretary of the AIADMK.
After delimitation of constituency boundaries, Munusamy contested from the newly created Veppanahalli seat in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, where he registered a narrow victory by around 3,000 votes. The close margin highlighted the growing competition between the AIADMK and the AIADMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam constituency.
In the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Munusamy is seeking re-election from Vippanahalli, where he faces DMK’s PK Srinivas and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s SR Sampangi, setting up a closely watched contest in the constituency.
