S. P. Venkateshwaran

S. P. Venkateshwaran, colloquially referred to as The Darling of Dharmapuri, is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Dharmapuri as a Pattali Makkal Katchi candidate in 2021.^[1][2] In 2025, Venkateshwaran declared support for PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss, which resulted in him being censured by party founder S. Ramadoss, and, along with 2 other PMK MLAs, later joined the faction of the PMK led by Anbumani.^[3]

S. P. Venkateshwaran
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 May 2021
Preceded by	P. Subramani
Constituency	Dharmapuri
Personal details
Political party	PMK (Anbumani)

Elections contested

Election	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote %	Runner-up	Runner-up Party	Runner-up vote %
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Dharmapuri	PMK	Won	48.99%	P. Subramani	DMK	36.53%