S.Selva Mohandas Pandian

S. Selvamohandas Pandian, 56, is an AIADMK politician and businessman from Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu. Son of S. Sivan Pandian Nadar, he operates the Surya Auto Gas Agency in Selvavinayagapuram-Pavoorchatram and earns income from commercial building rentals. He has declared assets worth Rs. 10.61 crores with liabilities of Rs. 2.08 crores. His political career has been marked by extremely close electoral contests with INC's S. Palani Nadar in the Tenkasi constituency. Pandian made his electoral breakthrough in 2016 when he won the Tenkasi Assembly seat with 86,339 votes, defeating his INC rival by just 462 votes in a nail-biting finish. However, fortune reversed in 2021 when he lost to the same opponent by an even narrower margin of 370 votes, making it one of the closest contests in Tamil Nadu that year. These razor-thin margins indicate a highly competitive constituency with divided voter preferences. A significant concern surrounds his criminal record: his affidavit declares 4 serious criminal cases involving charges of forgery (IPC 467, 468, 471, 465), cheating (420), defiling place of worship (295), criminal conspiracy (120B), defamation (500), and unlawful assembly-related offenses. The charges include serious allegations like forging valuable securities, cheating to dishonestly induce property delivery, and injuring places of worship with intent to insult religion. Notably, no information about these cases appears in public media or web searches, raising questions about their status and details. Voters should note that while Pandian has experience as a sitting MLA from 2016-2021, there is limited publicly available information about his legislative work, development initiatives, or specific achievements during his tenure. His upcoming contest will likely be another closely fought battle in the politically competitive Tenkasi constituency.