N. Anand
Anand on right with Vijay (left)
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2026
Preceded by J. Karunanithi (DMK)
Constituency Thiyagarayanagar
General Secretary of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 February 2024
President Vijay
Preceded by Position established
Member of Puducherry Legislative Assembly
In office
11 May 2006 – 13 May 2011
Preceded by Annibal Kennedy, DMK
Succeeded by constituency abolished
Constituency Bussy
Personal details
Born (1964-07-18) 18 July 1964 (age 61)
Puducherry, Pondicherry, India
Party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
Puducherry Munnetra Congress
All India N.R. Congress
Relations Son-in-law: Chandra Balan
Parent
  • D. Narayanasamy (father)
Alma mater
Calve College, Puducherry
Occupation Politician
Nickname Bussy

N. Anand, popularly known as Bussy Anand, is an Indian politician and the General Secretary of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). He is the elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Thiyagarayanagar assembly constituency in Chennai, having won the seat in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. He previously served as a Member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from the Bussy constituency in the Union Territory of Puducherry.[1]

Political career

Early career and Puducherry politics

Anand began his political career with the Puducherry Munnetra Congress (PMC). He was elected to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from the Bussy constituency in the 2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election, defeating DMK's Annibal Kennedy. The constituency was subsequently abolished after delimitation. He later contested from the Oupalam constituency in the 2011 and 2016 elections, first as an independent and then under the All India N.R. Congress (AINRC), but was unsuccessful on both occasions.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

On 2 February 2024, when actor Vijay launched the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Anand was appointed as the party's inaugural General Secretary, a position he continues to hold. In this capacity, he has been a prominent spokesperson for the party, and ahead of the 2026 elections publicly declared that TVK's leader would assume office as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.[2]

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

In the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Anand contested from the Thiyagarayanagar assembly constituency in Chennai, a constituency historically alternating between the DMK and the AIADMK. He defeated DMK's Raja Anbazhagan to win the seat, securing 51,632 votes.[3]

This section is transcluded from Thiyagarayanagar Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: T. Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TVK Bussy N. Anand 51,632 38.55% New
AIADMK B. Sathyanarayanan 38,605 28.83% −12.12
DMK Raja Anbazhagan 37,017 27.64% −13.41
NTK Anusha Vijayakumar 4554 3.40% −2.67
NOTA NOTA 878 0.66% −0.52
Margin of victory 13,027 9.72% +9.62
Turnout 133,928 84.36% +28.65
Rejected ballots
Registered electors 158,757
TVK gain from AIADMK Swing

Electoral history

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition Vote % Notes
2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election Bussy PMC Won 54.06 Annibal Kennedy DMK 43.55 [1]
2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election Oupalam Independent Lost 28.28 A. Anbalagan AIADMK 42.59
2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election Oupalam AINRC Lost 20.07 A. Anbalagan AIADMK 39.95
2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Thiyagarayanagar TVK Won 38.55 B. Sathiyanarayanan AIADMK 28.83 [3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pondicherry: PMC wins from Bussy, Cassicade constituency". Times of India. 11 May 2005.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SGLive was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Tamil Nadu election results: Anand N (Bussy Anand) of TVK wins Thiyagarayanagar". The News Minute. 4 May 2026.