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M. K. Stalin

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M. K. Stalin

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (born 1 March 1953) is an Indian politician and a statesman who served as the eighth Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 2021 to 2026. He became president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on 28 August 2018, after serving as the party's working president from January 2017 to August 2018. Stalin is the third son of former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi. He completed his education at Presidency College in Chennai in 1973. He began his political career in the late 1960s and was elected to the DMK's general committee in 1973. He was jailed during the Emergency in 1976. He became the secretary of the party's youth wing in 1982, a post he held for more than four decades. He served as the mayor of Chennai from 1996 to 2002. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly eight times, and served as the state's first deputy chief minister from 2009 to 2011. Stalin is married to Durga, and their son Udhayanidhi served as the deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 2024 to 2026. In 2009, Anna University conferred an honorary doctorate on Stalin. In 2025, The Indian Express named him as India's 23rd most powerful personality.

Infobox

Governor
Konijeti Rosaiah C. Vidyasagar Rao Banwarilal Purohit
Deputy
Udhayanidhi Stalin
Cabinet
Stalin
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
M. P. Saminathan
Additional ministries
Additional ministries Ministry and Departments Public General Administration Indian Administrative Service Indian Police Service Indian Forest Service District Revenue Officers Police Home Special Initiatives Special Programme Implementation Welfare of Differently Abled Persons
Ministry and Departments
General Administration District Revenue Officers Industries Minorities Welfare Social Reforms Municipal Administration and Water Supply Passports Poverty Alleviation Programmes Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Special Initiatives
Chief Minister
M. Karunanidhi
Portfolios
Portfolios Ministry and Departments General Administration District Revenue Officers Industries Minorities Welfare Social Reforms Municipal Administration and Water Supply Passports Poverty Alleviation Programmes Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Special Initiatives
Minister
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
General Secretary
K. Anbazhagan
President
M. Karunanidhi
Constituency
Thousand Lights
Born
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (1953-03-01) 1 March 1953 Madras, India
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse
Durga Stalin (m. 1975)
Children
2 (including Udhayanidhi)
Parent
M. Karunanidhi (father)
Relatives
Karunanidhi family
Education
Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater
Presidency College, Madras
Website
mkstalin

Tables

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election · Political career › Electoral performance
2026
2026
Year
2026
Constituency
Kolathur
Party
DMK
Votes
74,202
%
40
Opponent
V. S. Babu
Party
TVK
Opponent Votes
82,997
%
45
Result
Lost
Margin
-8,795
%
-4
2021
2021
Year
2021
Constituency
1,05,522
Party
60
Party
Aadi Rajaram
%
AIADMK
Opponent
35,138
Party
20
Party
Won
Opponent Votes
70,384
%
40
2016
2016
Year
2016
Constituency
91,303
Party
54
Party
J. C. D. Prabhakar
Votes
53,573
%
31
Opponent
Won
Party
37,730
Party
22
2011
2011
Year
2011
Constituency
68,677
Party
48
Party
Saidai Duraisamy
Votes
65,943
%
46
Opponent
Won
Party
2,734
Party
1
2006
2006
Year
2006
Constituency
Thousand Lights
Party
49,817
Party
46
Votes
Aadi Rajaram
%
47,349
Opponent
43
Party
Won
Party
2,468
Opponent Votes
2
2001
2001
Year
2001
Constituency
49,056
Party
51
Party
S. Sekar
%
TMC(M)
Opponent
41,782
Party
43
Party
Won
Opponent Votes
7,274
%
7
1996
1996
Year
1996
Constituency
66,905
Party
69
Party
Zeenath Sheriffdeen
%
AIADMK
Opponent
22,028
Party
22
Party
Won
Opponent Votes
44,877
%
47
1991
1991
Year
1991
Constituency
38,445
Party
39
Party
K. A. Krishnaswamy
Votes
55,426
%
56
Opponent
Lost
Party
-16,981
Party
-17
1989
1989
Year
1989
Constituency
50,818
Party
50
Party
Thambidurai
Votes
30,184
%
30
Opponent
Won
Party
20,634
Party
20
1984
1984
Year
1984
Constituency
43,954
Party
47
Party
K. A. Krishnaswamy
Votes
46,246
%
50
Opponent
Lost
Party
-2,292
Party
-2
Year
Constituency
Party
Votes
%
Opponent
Party
Opponent Votes
%
Result
Margin
%
2026
Kolathur
DMK
74,202
40
V. S. Babu
TVK
82,997
45
Lost
-8,795
-4
2021
1,05,522
60
Aadi Rajaram
AIADMK
35,138
20
Won
70,384
40
2016
91,303
54
J. C. D. Prabhakar
53,573
31
Won
37,730
22
2011
68,677
48
Saidai Duraisamy
65,943
46
Won
2,734
1
2006
Thousand Lights
49,817
46
Aadi Rajaram
47,349
43
Won
2,468
2
2001
49,056
51
S. Sekar
TMC(M)
41,782
43
Won
7,274
7
1996
66,905
69
Zeenath Sheriffdeen
AIADMK
22,028
22
Won
44,877
47
1991
38,445
39
K. A. Krishnaswamy
55,426
56
Lost
-16,981
-17
1989
50,818
50
Thambidurai
30,184
30
Won
20,634
20
1984
43,954
47
K. A. Krishnaswamy
46,246
50
Lost
-2,292
-2
· References
Preceded byM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byM. Karunanidhi
Party political offices
Preceded byM. Karunanidhi
Party political offices
Leader of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 28 August 2018 – Present
Party political offices
Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded byM. Karunanidhi
Leader of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 28 August 2018 – Present
Incumbent
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