Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay Declared Second Richest MLA

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has declared assets worth Rs 648 crore, making him the second richest MLA in the state's newly elected Legislative Assembly, according to an analysis of affidavits by the Association for Democratic Reforms and Tamil Nadu Election Watch. Vijay has declared movable assets worth Rs 426.20 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 222.65 crore.

The richest MLA is AIADMK's Leemarose Martin, who has declared assets worth Rs 5,863 crore.

The average wealth of the winning MLAs in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections is Rs 48.35 crore, a nearly fourfold increase from 2021, when the average wealth was Rs 12.27 crore.

The total wealth of the 233 winning candidates in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections is Rs 11,265 crore.

The court and the state government are expected to review the election results and the MLAs' affidavits in the coming days, with the newly elected Assembly set to convene soon.