D. Sarathkumar

D. Sarathkumar (born 1992), also known as Ghilli Sarath, is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu.¹ He is serving as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu, holding the portfolio of Human Resources Management. He is also an elected member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Tambaram Assembly constituency in Chengalpattu district, representing Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.²

Sarathkumar is from Tambaram, Chengalpattu district. He declared assets worth Rs.4.1 crore in his affidavit to the Election Commission of India.³

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.⁴ 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.⁵⁶

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tambaram⁷⁸

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TVK	Sarathkumar	118,967	42.67	New
	DMK	R. S. Kiruthika Devi	83,346	29.89	17.04
	AIADMK	C. Rajendran	61,991	22.23	9.91
	NTK	S. Tamilchelvi	11,627	4.17	3.66
	NOTA	NOTA	1,512	0.54	0.38
	BSP	M. Raja	290	0.10	New
	Independent	M. Jacob	180	0.06	New
	Independent	R. Sarathkumar	162	0.06	New
	Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi	S. Sivaraman	158	0.06	New
	Independent	S. Karthik	115	0.04	New
	Independent	T. Dhivakaran	98	0.04	New
	Independent	R. Ravikumar	94	0.03	New
	TVK	P. Pon Raja	88	0.03	New
	Independent	Thambiraj	69	0.02	New
	Independent	S. Balasubramanian	62	0.02	New
	Democratic National Allegiance	S. Parthiban	50	0.02	New
Margin of victory			35,621	12.78	2.01
Turnout			2,78,809	84.44	24.52
Registered electors			3,30,181		85,306
	TVK gain from DMK		Swing	42.67