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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1992)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = D. Sarathkumar
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = May 2026
| term_end =
| party = [[Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam]]
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| 1namedata =
| constituency = [[Tambaram Assembly constituency|Tambaram]]
| predecessor = [[S. R. Raja]]
| father = Dhanasekaran
| education = [[Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Engineering College|M. M. Jain College]] (B.B.A)
| spouse =
}}

'''D. Sarathkumar''' (born 1992) is an Indian politician from [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=D.Sarathkumar, TAMBARAM constituency, TVK, Tamilnadu Assembly Election 2026: Profile & Affidavit |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/candidates/Tamilnadu2026/d-sarathkumar-503/ |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tambaram Assembly constituency]] in [[Chengalpattu district]], representing [[Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-05-04 |title=Tamil Nadu election results 2026: Full list of winners |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly/tamil-nadu-assembly-election-2026-results-full-list-of-winners/article70908112.ece |access-date=2026-05-06 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Sarathkumar is from [[Tambaram]], Chengalpattu district. He declared assets worth Rs.4.1 crore in his affidavit to the [[Election Commission of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=D.Sarathkumar, TAMBARAM constituency, TVK, Tamilnadu Assembly Election 2026: Profile & Affidavit |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/candidates/Tamilnadu2026/d-sarathkumar-503/ |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref>

==Electoral performance==
Sarathkumar became an MLA for the first time making a winning debut in the [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Tambaram Assembly constituency]] representing Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-05-05 |title=Tambaram election results 2026: TVK’s D. Sarathkumar wins by 35,621 votes, defeats DMK and AIADMK |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tambaram-election-results-2026/articleshow/130669844.cms |access-date=2026-05-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He polled 1,18,967 votes and defeated his nearest rival, R. S. Krithika Devi of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]], by a margin of 35,621 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-04 |title=Tambaram Election Result 2026 Highlights: TVK's D. Sarathkumar wins Tambaram with 118967 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/tambaram-assembly-election-results-2026-live-updates-tamil-nadu-vote-counting-seat-constituency-candidates-leading-trailing-tnaelb-2905887-2026-05-04 |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=D. Sarathkumar, TAMBARAM TVK Election Results 2026: D. Sarathkumar Vidhan Sabha Chunav Seat, Political Career, Education, Age, Vote Margin, Assets Parinam News in Hindi {{!}} डी सरथकुमार ताम्बरम विधानसभा चुनाव 2026 |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/assembly-chunav/tamil-nadu/candidate-d-sarathkumar-11248 |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=AajTak |language=hi}}</ref>

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[[Category:Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam politicians]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2026–2031]]
[[Category:People from Chengalpattu district]]

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Ahad Sabri at 05:20, 8 May 2026