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| name = V. S. Babu<br />
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start = May 2026<br />
| term_end =<br />
| 1blankname = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata = [[C. Joseph Vijay]]<br />
| predecessor = [[M. K. Stalin]]<br />
| successor =<br />
| constituency = [[Kolathur Assembly constituency|Kolathur]]<br />
| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start1 = 2006<br />
| term_end1 = 2011<br />
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata1 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[B. Ranganathan]]<br />
| successor1 = ''Constituency defunct''<br />
| constituency1 = [[Purasawalkam Assembly constituency|Purasawalkam]]<br />
| party = [[Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam]] (2026-present)<br />
| other_party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (2006-2011)<br />
| father = <br />
| spouse =<br />
| children = <br />
}}<br />
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'''V. S. Babu''' is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=V.S. Babu (TVK) Candidate from KOLATHUUR Constituency, V.S. Babu Political Career, Age, Education, Election Result 2026 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/tamil-nadu/candidate-v-s-babu-13532 |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He is a former member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Purasawalkam Assembly constituency]] in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 election]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
He won the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) party.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India |page=6 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatisticalReport-TN06.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2006 |accessdate=2017-05-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatisticalReport-TN06.pdf |archivedate=7 October 2010 }}</ref> On 7 February 2026, he joined [[Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam]] and was nominated to contest against former chief minister [[M. K. Stalin]] in the [[Kolathur, Chennai (State Assembly Constituency)|Kolathur constituency]] in the [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-03-30 |title=Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: full list of TVK candidates |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly/tamil-nadu-2026-assembly-elections-tvk-vijay-candidates-full-list/article70799077.ece |access-date=2026-04-29 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-06 |title=TVK releases list of candidates for Tamil Nadu polls 2026; Vijay to contest from Perambur and Trichy East constituency |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tvk-releases-list-of-candidates-for-tamil-nadu-polls-2026-vijay-to-contest-from-perambur-and-trichy-east-constituency-101775134443597.html |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-03-29 |title=Tamil Nadu polls: TVK chief Vijay to contest from 2 seats, Perambur and Trichy East |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-polls-tvk-chief-vijay-to-contest-from-2-seats-perambur-and-trichy-east/articleshow/129876590.cms |access-date=2026-04-29 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He won in the constituency with 82997 votes (with a winning margin of 8795+).<br />
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== Electoral performances ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
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[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2006–2011]]<br />
[[Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam politicians]]<br />
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