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They served as MLA after the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly election. View their verified record and rate their past performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna?\n\nDr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Alangulam in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. According to ADR\u002FMyNeta election winners lists, they served as MLA after the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly election. Their party affiliation on record is the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna is not a sitting MLA today.\n\n## Rate Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna: Neta Trust Score\n\n Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this former MLA's record.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. For a former member it reflects how citizens rate the work done while in office. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Terms served\n\n- 2016: elected MLA from ALANGULAM (DMK)\n- Only terms confirmed in the sources listed below are shown; other career events are not included.\n\n## Assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in their 2016 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 37,53,88,959 (about Rs 37.5 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 1,62,33,309 (about Rs 1.6 crore)\n- Criminal cases declared: 1\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing, not today.\n\n## Neta Updates from Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna\n\nNeta Updates appear on this profile only once Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna or their office subscribes to the NetaSampark Leader module. No updates have been posted yet.\n\n · Are you Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna or their office?\n\n## Know your neta\n\n- Alangulam constituency page → \u002Fconstituencies\u002Ftamil-nadu\u002Falangulam\n- Current and former Tamil Nadu MLAs → \u002Fstates\u002Ftamil-nadu\u002Fmlas\n- Compare Tamil Nadu representatives by Neta Trust Score → \u002Frankings\u002Ftamil-nadu\n- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) representatives → \u002Fparties\u002Fdmk\n\n## Sources\n\nADR\u002FMyNeta state assembly election winners lists and affidavits. Last verified: 12 October 2026.","Tamil Nadu","2016: elected MLA from ALANGULAM (DMK) [ADR\u002FMyNeta tamilnadu2016 winners list]\nNote: only terms confirmed in the cited sources are listed.","Former","ALANGULAM",8140,"published",0,"2026-09-18T14:50:31.000000Z","2026-10-11T19:08:26.000000Z","Rs 37,53,88,959 (as declared in 2016 affidavit)","Rs 1,62,33,309 (as declared in 2016 affidavit)","1","Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna, Former Alangulam MLA | NetaSampark","Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna, former MLA for Alangulam, Tamil Nadu (DMK). See verified terms served, assets & rate this former MLA on NetaSampark.","Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna, Former MLA for Alangulam (Tamil Nadu): Profile & Citizen Rating","Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Alangulam, Tamil Nadu, associated with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). They served as MLA after the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly election. 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