R. B. Udhaya Kumar

R. B. Udhayakumar is an Indian politician and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He belongs to the Thevar community, a socially and politically dominant caste found throughout Central and Southern Tamil Nadu

Political career Kumar was sacked as Minister for Information Technology in November 2011 as part of the third cabinet reshuffle in a five-month period by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

On 17 July 2022, R. B. Udhaya Kumar was elected as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly replacing O. Panneerselvam at the AIADMK Legislative Party Meeting. It was formally declared on 19 July 2022. On 14 February 2024, Speaker M. Appavu allotted the seat of the deputy opposition leader to Udhayakumar in the first row of Tamil Nadu Assembly replacing Panneerselvam after the nearly 19 month long demand of the AIADMK.

Electoral performance

Tamil Nadu Legislative elections ElectionsConstituencyPartyResult% Votes2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionSatturADMK58.32%2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionThirumangalamADMK46.99%2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionThirumangalamADMK45.51%2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionThirumangalamADMK%