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Current Representative — PALACODE
Anbalagan.K.P.
AIADMK · Won in 2021
DVAC charge-sheet filed in 2021 alleging disproportionate assets worth ₹45.2 crore. Official records show assets jumped from ₹1.60 crore (2016) to ₹23.03 crore (2021) — a 1,339% increase in 5 years during his tenure as Higher Education Minister. Current affidavit declares ₹47.12 crore, suggesting continued rapid asset growth. Case ongoing in Dharmapuri and Pudukkottai courts involving him, wife Mallika, and sons.
Total Assets
₹47.13 Cr
Movable Assets
₹39.00 Cr
Immovable Assets
₹8.13 Cr
Liabilities
₹9.56 Cr
Affidavit declares 2 cases with charges including criminal conspiracy (§120B), abetment (§109), unlawful assembly (§143), and wrongful restraint (§341). However, web search reveals a major disproportionate assets case filed by DVAC in 2021 not reflected in the criminal cases count, suggesting possible non-disclosure of ongoing corruption proceedings. The DVAC case includes his family members and involves properties worth ₹45.2 crore.
2
Total Cases
Charges
Punishment of criminal conspiracy
Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment
Punishment for Being member of an unlawful assembly
Punishment for wrongful restraint
Financial Year: 2024 - 2025
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Political History
1996 - Joined AIADMK
2001 - First elected as MLA from Palacode with 62.38% votes (75,284 votes), defeating DMK's G.L. Venkatachalam by 40,232 votes
2009-2011 - Served as Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development & Information
2016 - Appointed Secretary of Dharmapuri District by CM J. Jayalalithaa
2016 - Re-elected from Palacode with 40.34% votes (76,143 votes), defeating DMK's P.K. Murugan by 5,983 votes
2016-2021 - Served as Minister for Higher Education under CMs J. Jayalalithaa, O. Panneerselvam, and Edappadi K. Palaniswami
2020 - Reported to have tested positive for COVID-19 (denied by CM Palaniswami)
2021 - DVAC filed charge-sheets alleging ₹45.2 crore disproportionate assets accumulated during ministerial tenure
2021 - Won third consecutive term from Palacode with 53.63% votes (110,070 votes), defeating DMK's P.K. Murugan by 28,100 votes
Achievements
• Five-term MLA from Palacode (2001, 2016, 2021, and two other terms), making him one of the longest-serving legislators in current Tamil Nadu Assembly alongside O. Panneerselvam and Pollachi V. Jayaraman
• Held key ministerial portfolios including Higher Education (2016-2021), Municipal Administration, Rural Development & Information (2009-2011), and Agriculture
• Won 2021 election with strong mandate of 53.63% vote share, defeating DMK rival by 28,100 votes despite facing corruption allegations
• Maintained loyal membership with AIADMK since 1996 with no party-switching record
K.P. Anbalagan is recognized as one of Tamil Nadu's longest-serving MLAs with a 25-year political career, but faces significant criticism over corruption allegations and unfulfilled constituency development. While he won the 2021 election with a comfortable 53.63% vote share, his legacy is overshadowed by the ongoing DVAC disproportionate assets case and public criticism about lack of basic infrastructure like water management schemes despite two decades of representation.