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Karunanithi","k-karunanithi-mla-kovilpatti","MLA","DMK",null,"https:\u002F\u002Fnetasampark-api-storage.s3.ap-south-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Frepresentatives\u002F642d6e44-915e-4ee3-a09c-6fad7141b0d4.webp","# K. Karunanithi, MLA for Kovilpatti (Tamil Nadu): Profile, Contact & Citizen Rating\n\nK. Karunanithi is the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kovilpatti in Tamil Nadu, from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He won the seat in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election with 61,643 votes. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is K. Karunanithi?\n\nK. Karunanithi represents the Kovilpatti Assembly constituency in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He was elected in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election (results declared 2026-05-04).\n\n## Rate K. Karunanithi: Neta Trust Score\n\n K. Karunanithi has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this MLA.\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. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Kovilpatti election result (2026)\n\n- Winner: K. Karunanithi (DMK) – 61,643 votes (31.83% of valid votes)\n- Runner-up: Balasubramanian.s (TVK) – 60,800 votes\n- Margin: 843 votes\n- Total electors: 2,42,359\n- Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 2026 – Detailed Results.\n\n## Political career\n\n- 2026: Elected MLA from Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly general election – DMK, 61,643 votes (31.83%), margin 843 over Balasubramanian.s (TVK) [ECI]\n- Note: career events beyond official records (ECI results, official ministers list) are not included.\n- This section uses official records only (ECI results, official council of ministers lists); other career events are not included.\n\n## K. Karunanithi's education and profession\n\nEducation: 8th Pass (8th standard pass - Govt Higher Secondary School , Kalugumalai- 1989), as declared in his 2026 election affidavit.\nProfession: Social Service (self-declared in affidavit).\n\n## K. Karunanithi's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2026 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 1,74,61,450 (about Rs 1.7 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 16,11,383 (about Rs 16.1 lakh)\n- Criminal cases declared: 2\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Neta Updates from K. Karunanithi\n\nK. Karunanithi has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you K. Karunanithi or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nElection Commission of India statistical reports (2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election), official Legislative Assembly member list, ADR\u002FMyNeta affidavit data (2026). 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