Who is S Keerthana? The youngest minister in Vijay-led TVK government
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Youngest MLA in Vijay's cabinet
At 29, S Keerthana has become the youngest MLA in Vijay-led TVK. She won the Sivakasi seat in Virudhunagar district and is now one of the party’s rising young leaders.
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From government school to politics
Born in Virudhunagar in 1996, Keerthana studied in a Tamil-medium government school. She completed a BSc in Mathematics from a college affiliated with Madurai Kamaraj University and later earned an MSc in Statistics from Pondicherry University.
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Career as political strategist
Before entering active politics, Keerthana worked as a political consultant with Showtime Consulting and IPAC. She handled campaigns for the Telugu Desam Party, Trinamool Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
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Worked with top leaders
Her work brought her close to leaders like M K Stalin, Mamata Banerjee and N Chandrababu Naidu. Keerthana says the experience helped her understand governance and bureaucracy closely.
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Speaks five languages
Keerthana can speak five languages, including Tamil, English, Hindi and Telugu. She believes language skills helped her work in different states and connect with people more effectively during political campaigns.
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Historic Sivakasi victory
In the 2026 Sivakasi Assembly election, Keerthana secured 68,709 votes and defeated Congress candidate Ashokan G by 11,670 votes. She also became the first woman MLA from Sivakasi in nearly 70 years to defeat a former AIADMK minister.