Sampath Kumar V.

V. Sampathkumar is associated with the Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, and became publicly known through political and social activities connected to Vijay’s supporter network in the region. According to public election disclosures and MLA records available after the 2026 Assembly election, he was 47 years old at the time of the election and held a Bachelor of Arts degree. His election affidavit listed business as his profession and disclosed substantial movable and immovable assets filed before the election authorities.

Before entering electoral politics, Sampathkumar was associated with the Vijay fan club and supporter activities in Coimbatore for several years. Public discussions and local political conversations during the 2026 election period identified him as one of the long-time organiser figures connected to Vijay’s network in the Coimbatore region. Local discussions also referred to his involvement in business activities, including a cab-related business in Coimbatore, before he entered active electoral politics.

In April 2026, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam officially announced V. Sampathkumar as its candidate from the Coimbatore North Assembly constituency. Following the announcement, he actively participated in constituency-wide roadshows, public meetings, voter interaction programmes, and local campaign events across Coimbatore North. His campaign focused on direct voter engagement, urban civic issues, infrastructure concerns, youth outreach, and booth-level mobilisation during the election period.

During the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election campaign, Sampathkumar emerged as one of the visible TVK candidates in western Tamil Nadu because of the strategic political importance of Coimbatore city. He conducted booth-level outreach drives, local interaction meetings, public campaign programmes, and constituency visits throughout the campaign period. Media reports during the election period also mentioned his role as a district-level TVK functionary during Vijay’s campaign visit to Coimbatore in April 2026.

On 4 May 2026, V. Sampathkumar won the Coimbatore North Assembly constituency as the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam candidate by securing 92,500 votes. He defeated DMK candidate Durai Senthamil Selvan by a margin of 21,992 votes in a high-profile multi-cornered contest that also included BJP leader Vanathi Srinivasan. His victory established him as one of the important first-time legislators elected from western Tamil Nadu under the TVK banner.