
Madurai East constituency, at Serial no 544 in Part no 294
MADURAI EAST ConstituencyIndependent
Age
34
Education
5th Pass
Profession
Broker
Critical mismatch: The affidavit lists the candidate as 'Arun Pandian A J, age 34, 5th Pass, Broker'. However, web sources identify Arun Pandian as a 66-year-old (born July 13, 1958) film actor, producer, and former MLA with a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Madras University. The age difference (34 vs 66), education (5th Pass vs Bachelor's degree), and profession (Broker vs Film Producer/Actor) suggest these may be two entirely different individuals, or there are serious discrepancies in the affidavit declaration.
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Guardian
Jeyaraman
Spouse Profession
House Wife
Current Representative — MADURAI EAST
MOORTHY P
DMK · Won in 2021
The affidavit shows total assets of ₹18.06 lakhs with zero immovable property, which appears inconsistent with someone who was a former MLA (2011-2016) and film producer/actor. The declared profession is 'Broker' but if this is the same Arun Pandian from the film industry, the asset declaration seems surprisingly low. Additionally, liabilities of ₹10.05 lakhs against such modest assets raises questions about financial stability for a legislative candidate.
Total Assets
₹18.06 L
Movable Assets
₹18.06 L
Immovable Assets
₹0
Liabilities
₹10.05 L
The affidavit declares 2 cases involving extremely serious charges including Murder (§302), Kidnapping to Murder (§364), Attempt to Murder (§307), Criminal Conspiracy (§120B), Armed Rioting (§148), and other violent offenses. Web searches found NO mention of any criminal cases against the known politician Arun Pandian. This stark discrepancy, combined with the age and profession mismatches, strongly suggests either these are two different people, or there are undisclosed serious criminal allegations against this candidate that are not covered in public records.
2
Total Cases
3
Serious IPC
Charges
Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
Attempt to murder
Punishment for murder
Punishment for wrongful restraint
Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
Punishment of criminal conspiracy
Punishment for Rioting
Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
Political History
2011 - Won Tamil Nadu Assembly election from Peravurani constituency as DMDK candidate
2011-2016 - Served as MLA for Peravurani constituency
February 21, 2016 - Resigned as MLA along with nine other DMDK MLAs before Assembly elections
February 25, 2016 - Joined AIADMK in presence of CM Jayalalithaa
2016 - Lost Madurai East constituency election to DMK's P. Moorthy
2021 - Did not contest; DMK's P. Moorthy retained Madurai East with 51.59% vote share
2025-2026 - Contesting Madurai East as Independent candidate
Achievements
• Served complete term as MLA for Peravurani constituency from 2011-2016, gaining legislative experience
• Successful career in Tamil film industry as actor, director, and producer, including work with Ayngaran International
• Founded A&P Groups production and distribution company in the film industry
There is significant confusion about this candidate's identity. If this is the established Arun Pandian, public perception from his political career is mixed—he served as DMDK MLA (2011-2016) but switched to AIADMK and lost in 2016. However, critical discrepancies in age, education, and profession between the affidavit and web sources raise serious voter concerns about who is actually contesting.