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'''K. V. Vijay Damu''' (born 1980) is an Indian politician from [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=K.V. Vijay Damu, ROYAPURAM constituency, TVK, Tamilnadu Assembly Election 2026: Profile & Affidavit |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/candidates/Tamilnadu2026/k-v-vijay-damu-1539/ |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from Royapuram Assembly constituency in Chennai 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><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Damu is from [[Velachery]], Chennai. He is the son of Kanniyappan. He studied till Class 9 at the Corporation High School, Adyar, Chennai and dropped out in 1993. He runs his own Auto Consulting business.<ref>{{Cite web |title=K.V. Vijay Damu(Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam):Constituency- ROYAPURAM(CHENNAI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=1539 |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ponnusamy |first=Mahalingam |date=2026-05-04 |title=Auto driver to MLA: How Vijay Damu’s win in TN polls is a victory of TVK’s ‘common man politics’ |url=https://thefederal.com/elections-2026/2026-assembly-election-tamil-nadu-tvk-aiadmk-dmk-vijay-vijay-damu-241792 |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=thefederal.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Damu became an MLA for the first time winning the [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Royapuram Assembly constituency]] representing Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. He polled 59,091 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Subair Khan of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]], by a margin of votes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-05-04 |title=Royapuram election results 2026: TVK’s Vijay Damu wins by 14,249 votes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/news/royapuram-election-results-2026/articleshow/130577474.cms |access-date=2026-05-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-04 |title=Royapuram Election Result 2026 Highlights: TVK's K.V. Vijay Damu wins Royapuram with 59091 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/royapuram-assembly-election-results-2026-live-updates-tamil-nadu-vote-counting-seat-constituency-candidates-leading-trailing-tnaelb-2905865-2026-05-04 |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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