K. V. Vijay Damu

Damu is from Velachery, Chennai. He is the son of Kanniyappan. He studied till Class 9 at the Corporation High School, Adyar, Chennai and dropped out in 1993. He runs his own Auto Consulting business.^[3][4]

Damu became an MLA for the first time winning the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from Royapuram Assembly constituency representing Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. He polled 59,091 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Subair Khan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, by a margin of votes.^[5][6]