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V. Senthil Balaji Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 16, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth21 October 1975

Age49 Years

BirthplaceRameswarappatti, Karur, Tamil Nadu, India

ProfessionPolitician

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseMegala Senthilbalaji

FamilyDaughter

V. Senthil Balaji Biography

V. Senthil Balaji is an Indian politician from Karur, Tamil Nadu, with a long career in local and state politics across multiple Dravidian parties. He has

Early life and background
V. Senthil Balaji was born on 21 October 1975 in Rameswarappatti, Karur, Tamil Nadu. He grew up and was educated in Karur, attending local government and matriculation schools before enrolling at the Government Arts College in Karur. His formal qualification is a Bachelor of Commerce. He is married to Megala Senthilbalaji and the couple have a daughter.

Career
Senthil Balaji entered active politics in the mid-1990s. He began with the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in 1994, moved to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 1996, and later joined the All India Anna Dravida Kazhagam (AIADMK) in 2000. Over the years he has switched affiliations back to the DMK, where he is listed as a member from 2018 onward.

His early elected roles were at the municipal level in Karur: he was elected as a councillor of Karur uratchi Onriyam in 1996 and reelected in 2001. He progressed to the state legislature and first won a Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly seat from the Karur constituency in 2006, retaining that seat in 2011. Following the 2011 election he served as Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Transport from 15 May 2011 until 28 July 2015. In 2016 he won election from the Aravakurichi constituency, though he was disqualified as an MLA in 2017. That year he also left AIADMK and later rejoined the DMK in 2018.

In 2019 the DMK made him its Karur district in‑charge and he returned to the Assembly in a 2019 bye‑election from Aravakurichi. In the 2021 state polls he was again elected from the Karur constituency and appointed Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise in the state government.

Public profile
Senthil Balaji’s public profile has included controversy and ongoing legal matters. A number of criminal charges were listed in available records, including allegations ranging from criminal breach of trust and cheating to charges connected with rioting and public order offences. Several recruitment-related complaints relating to transport department hires during his tenure as transport minister drew legal attention. Petitioning and court scrutiny escalated at times through the Madras High Court and into the Supreme Court, which considered aspects of investigation and evidence handling.

In June 2023 the Enforcement Directorate carried out searches at his residence, office at the Tamil Nadu Secretariat and premises linked to his relatives and aides. He was arrested by the ED on 14 June 2023 and remanded in judicial custody. Following these proceedings, a Chennai court denied bail on 20 September 2023, citing concerns including flight risk, witness influence and risk of tampering with evidence. After the ED action and arrest in June 2023, the Governor removed him from the Council of Ministers; state leadership later described and disputed that dismissal while keeping him in a ministerial role without portfolio.

Personal details and assets
Publicly listed personal details include his height (approximately 170 cm), weight (around 70 kg), black hair and black eyes. He is identified as Hindu and as belonging to the Goundar community (OBC). Asset declarations compiled in 2021 show a mix of movable and immovable items recorded under his name, including motor vehicles and agricultural land; specific figures for cash, bank deposits, loans, vehicles, jewellery and land were part of those declarations.

Latest updates
As of late 2023 the criminal and regulatory matters described above were active in the courts, with appeals and motions having reached higher judicial forums. Proceedings included ED investigation and litigation in the Madras High Court and the Supreme Court. Any subsequent developments beyond the documented 2023 court orders and the September 2023 bail denial are not covered in this profile.

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Recent Work

Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise, Tamil Nadu

Appointed minister following the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election; responsible for the Electricity, Prohibition and Excise portfolios.

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Career Highlights

  1. Elected councillor in Karur (1996, 2001)
  2. Elected MLA from Karur (2006, 2011, 2021) and Aravakurichi (2016, 2019 bye-election)
  3. Served as Tamil Nadu Minister for Transport (2011–2015)
  4. Appointed Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise (2021)
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