
136-Krishnarayapuram Constituency, Tamil Nadu constituency, at Serial no 620 in Part no 111
KARUR ConstituencyIndependent
Age
43
Education
Graduate
Profession
Lawyer/ Advocate
Affidavit declares profession as 'Lawyer/Advocate' with assets of ₹17.32 lakhs. However, web search reveals he is a veteran politician who served as Transport Minister (2011-2015), was elected MLA four times from Aravakurichi, and currently holds/held District Secretary position in DMK. No mention of active legal practice. A former cabinet minister and four-time MLA declaring only ₹17 lakhs in assets and listing profession as lawyer rather than politician raises questions about income source disclosure.
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Political History
2011-2015 - Served as Minister for Transport in Tamil Nadu government under AIADMK
July 2015 - Dropped from cabinet
2016 - Elected as MLA from Aravakurichi constituency (AIADMK)
Guardian
Gnanadurai
Spouse Profession
Lawyer/Advocate
Current Representative — KARUR
SENTHILBALAJI V
DMK · Won in 2021
Assets of ₹17.32 lakhs appear suspiciously low for a four-time MLA who served as Transport Minister for 4 years (2011-2015) and has been in active politics for over a decade. MLAs receive substantial salaries, allowances, and pensions. A minister's income would typically result in significantly higher asset accumulation over 10+ years in public office. The declared assets seem inconsistent with his known political career trajectory and positions held.
Total Assets
₹17.33 L
Movable Assets
₹7.33 L
Immovable Assets
₹10.00 L
Liabilities
₹0
September 2017 - Disqualified by Speaker along with 17 other MLAs for petitioning Governor to change Chief Minister; sided with T.T.V. Dhinakaran faction
December 2018 - Switched from AIADMK to DMK, appointed District Secretary
May 2019 - Won Aravakurichi by-election as DMK candidate (fourth term as MLA)
April 2021 - Re-elected from Aravakurichi as DMK candidate
2025 - Contesting as Independent candidate from Karur constituency
Achievements
• Elected as MLA four times from Aravakurichi (2016, 2019, 2021, and one additional term), demonstrating sustained electoral appeal
• Served as Transport Minister in Tamil Nadu government for four years (2011-2015)
• Played key role in stabilizing AIADMK government after Jayalalithaa's demise in 2016
• Successfully transitioned from AIADMK to DMK and won by-election within months of party switch in 2019
Devastin Augustin is a veteran politician with a complex career trajectory marked by multiple party switches and political survival. While he has demonstrated electoral success winning four times and holding ministerial position, his disqualification episode and party-hopping from AIADMK to DMK raises questions about political consistency. No recent media coverage or public sentiment data available for his current Independent candidacy from Karur.