# Logesh Tamilselvan
**D. Logesh Tamilselvan** (டி. லோகேஷ் தமிழ்செல்வன்) is an Indian politician of the [Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamilaga-vettri-kazhagam) (TVK) who has served as Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration in the [Government of Tamil Nadu](https://www.edgepedia.org/government-of-tamil-nadu) since 21 May 2026. He was elected to the [Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-nadu-legislative-assembly) from the Rasipuram constituency in Namakkal district in the April–May 2026 assembly election, the first he contested as a TVK candidate, and is the son of former Assembly Speaker P. Dhanapal.[1](https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S2292.htm) • [2](https://images.assettype.com/dt-next/2026-05-21/u5cbvyo5/Lok_Bhavan__Tamil_Nadu_Press_Release_No__39_Dated__21_05_2026.pdf) • [3](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/May/06/political-heirs-put-up-a-fight-in-tns-rasipuram)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current office | Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration, Government of Tamil Nadu, from 21 May 2026[2](https://images.assettype.com/dt-next/2026-05-21/u5cbvyo5/Lok_Bhavan__Tamil_Nadu_Press_Release_No__39_Dated__21_05_2026.pdf) |
| Assembly seat | Rasipuram (constituency 92, SC-reserved, Namakkal district); MLA of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 4 May 2026[1](https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S2292.htm) • [4](https://tnexplorer.com/elections/tn2026/ta/mlas/tamilselvan-logesh-d-92/) |
| 2026 result | 74,808 votes (36.5%), margin of 14,511 over BJP runner-up Premkumar S D (60,297 votes, 29.5%)[1](https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S2292.htm) • [5](https://www.tamilnaduportal.com/elections/2026/constituency/92) |
| Party history | AIADMK politician until early 2026; contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Nilgiris (SC) as an AIADMK candidate, finishing third; joined TVK in February 2026[4](https://tnexplorer.com/elections/tn2026/ta/mlas/tamilselvan-logesh-d-92/) • [3](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/May/06/political-heirs-put-up-a-fight-in-tns-rasipuram) |
| Family | Son of P. Dhanapal, former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and AIADMK leader[3](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/May/06/political-heirs-put-up-a-fight-in-tns-rasipuram) |
| Education | B.Com, Loyola College, Chennai (2005); MBA in Marketing Management and Personnel Management, Indian Institute of Planning and Management, Delhi (2007)[6](https://www.myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=974) |
| Declared finances (2026 affidavit) | Total assets Rs 79,524,652 (about 79.5 million (7.95 crore)); liabilities Rs 1,962,518; no criminal cases registered[7](https://www.adrindia.org/sites/default/files/Tamil_Nadu_Assembly_Elections_2026_Criminal_and_Financial_background_details_of_Winning_Candidates_English.pdf) • [6](https://www.myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=974) |
## Background and education
Logesh Tamilselvan was born in 1983 or 1984; the Election Commission's candidate record lists his age as 42 at the time of filing for the 2026 election.[4](https://tnexplorer.com/elections/tn2026/ta/mlas/tamilselvan-logesh-d-92/) • [6](https://www.myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=974) He is the son of P. Dhanapal, who served as Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and was a longtime AIADMK leader with a political base in the Rasipuram and Salem–Namakkal region.[3](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/May/06/political-heirs-put-up-a-fight-in-tns-rasipuram) • [4](https://tnexplorer.com/elections/tn2026/ta/mlas/tamilselvan-logesh-d-92/)
He completed a B.Com at [Loyola College, Chennai](https://www.edgepedia.org/loyola-college-chennai), in 2005 and an MBA in Marketing Management and Personnel Management at the [Indian Institute of Planning and Management](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-institute-of-planning-and-management), Delhi, in 2007.[6](https://www.myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=974) His election affidavit lists his profession as business, and his spouse's profession as architect and business.[6](https://www.myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=974)
## AIADMK years and switch to TVK
**Entry through the family party.** Logesh entered politics through the AIADMK, building on his father's long-standing organizational presence in the Rasipuram and Salem–Namakkal area.[4](https://tnexplorer.com/elections/tn2026/ta/mlas/tamilselvan-logesh-d-92/) In the 2024 [Lok Sabha](https://www.edgepedia.org/lok-sabha) election he contested the Nilgiris (SC) constituency as the AIADMK candidate and finished third.[4](https://tnexplorer.com/elections/tn2026/ta/mlas/tamilselvan-logesh-d-92/)
In February 2026 he left the AIADMK and joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, the party founded by actor-politician Vijay. He said his father had not been given due respect within the AIADMK, and national media widely portrayed the defection as a setback for the party in the Salem–Namakkal Kongu region.[3](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/May/06/political-heirs-put-up-a-fight-in-tns-rasipuram) • [4](https://tnexplorer.com/elections/tn2026/ta/mlas/tamilselvan-logesh-d-92/)
## The 2026 Rasipuram election
TVK fielded Logesh as its candidate from Rasipuram, constituency 92, an SC-reserved seat in Namakkal district with 222,304 electors.[1](https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S2292.htm) • [8](https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/all_files/election_report/General_Election_to_the_Legislative_Assembly_of_Tamil_Nadu_2026_2026/10-Detailed_Results_1778165153.pdf) The contest drew attention because the DMK, BJP, and TVK each fielded an heir of an established political family.[3](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/May/06/political-heirs-put-up-a-fight-in-tns-rasipuram)
Counting on 4 May 2026 gave Logesh 74,808 votes, 36.5 percent of the votes polled, against 60,297 (29.5 percent) for the BJP's Premkumar S D and 57,854 for the DMK's Mathiventhan M, a sitting DMK minister; the victory margin was 14,511 votes.[1](https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S2292.htm) • [5](https://www.tamilnaduportal.com/elections/2026/constituency/92) Turnout in the constituency was 91.7 percent.[9](https://results.election.ltd/vidhan-sabha/33/92/2026) The result was counted as one of TVK's principal 2026 victories in western [Tamil Nadu](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-nadu).[4](https://tnexplorer.com/elections/tn2026/ta/mlas/tamilselvan-logesh-d-92/) One report, The South First, described the margin as 679 votes and assigned Logesh the Handlooms, Textiles and Khadi portfolio; these figures conflict with the Election Commission's count and the government's portfolio list, which record the 14,511-vote margin and the Commercial Taxes and Registration portfolio.[10](https://thesouthfirst.com/tamilnadu/vijays-actor-friend-congress-old-timers-tvk-giant-slayers-ministers-of-tamil-nadu/)
## Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration
On 21 May 2026 Logesh Tamilselvan was sworn in as a minister in the cabinet of Chief Minister Vijay at Lok Bhavan, Chennai, and was assigned the Commercial Taxes and Registration portfolio.[2](https://images.assettype.com/dt-next/2026-05-21/u5cbvyo5/Lok_Bhavan__Tamil_Nadu_Press_Release_No__39_Dated__21_05_2026.pdf) • [11](https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s30d73a25092e5c1c9769a9f3255caa65a/uploads/2026/05/20260521392675427.pdf) He took his seat as MLA during the first session of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 11 May 2026, and his term as MLA runs to 10 May 2031.[4](https://tnexplorer.com/elections/tn2026/ta/mlas/tamilselvan-logesh-d-92/)
## References
1. [Assembly Constituency 92 – Rasipuram, Trends & Results May 2026, Election Commission of India](https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S2292.htm)
2. [Tamil Nadu Press Release No. 39, 21 May 2026 (minister list), Lok Bhavan](https://images.assettype.com/dt-next/2026-05-21/u5cbvyo5/Lok_Bhavan__Tamil_Nadu_Press_Release_No__39_Dated__21_05_2026.pdf)
3. [Political heirs put up a fight in TN's Rasipuram, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/May/06/political-heirs-put-up-a-fight-in-tns-rasipuram)
4. [D. Logesh Tamilselvan – Rasipuram MLA 2026, TN Explorer](https://tnexplorer.com/elections/tn2026/ta/mlas/tamilselvan-logesh-d-92/)
5. [Rasipuram – 2026 Results, TN Elections Portal](https://www.tamilnaduportal.com/elections/2026/constituency/92)
6. [Logesh Tamilselvan D affidavit, MyNeta.info (ADR)](https://www.myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=974)
7. [Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: Criminal and Financial background of Winning Candidates, ADR](https://www.adrindia.org/sites/default/files/Tamil_Nadu_Assembly_Elections_2026_Criminal_and_Financial_background_details_of_Winning_Candidates_English.pdf)
8. [Detailed Results, General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu 2026, ECI](https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/all_files/election_report/General_Election_to_the_Legislative_Assembly_of_Tamil_Nadu_2026_2026/10-Detailed_Results_1778165153.pdf)
9. [Rasipuram 2026 result, election.ltd](https://results.election.ltd/vidhan-sabha/33/92/2026)
10. [Vijay's 'actor friend', Congress old-timers, TVK giant slayers: Ministers of Tamil Nadu, The South First](https://thesouthfirst.com/tamilnadu/vijays-actor-friend-congress-old-timers-tvk-giant-slayers-ministers-of-tamil-nadu/)
11. [Press Release No. 39](https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s30d73a25092e5c1c9769a9f3255caa65a/uploads/2026/05/20260521392675427.pdf)
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