How much do you know about Kirtana, the only woman among the 9 TVK ministers who took oath, who broke the record of 70 years?

Today 9 TVK leaders took oath One of whom was also a woman MLA. The name of this woman leader is Keertana, who has been in the headlines a lot before. He is an MLA from Sivakasi assembly constituency of Tamil Nadu.

The 29 year old youth leader is the first woman MLA to win from this seat, who has ended the male dominance that has been going on in this seat for almost 7 decades. Before this and at that time, she had come into limelight when she had spoken in Hindi and had said that she had used this language so that she could convey her leader’s message to as many people as possible and connect with them.

Who is S. Kirtna?

• Keerthana Sampath is the MLA of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and has been elected from Sivakasi, which is also known as the “Firecracker Capital of India”. Before joining politics, she had worked as a political consultant and has a good educational background. He has worked with many prominent leaders including former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.
• Keerthana, born in the year 1996, is a resident of Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu. His father’s name is Sampath. He completed his BSc in Mathematics from a college affiliated to Madurai University and later obtained a degree in Statistics (MSc) from Pondicherry Central University in 2019.
• Keerthana is a fan of TVK chief C. Joseph Vijay. He is multilingual and received his early education in a Tamil medium government school. Later he learned many languages, due to which he was recognized as a multilingual leader.
• Politics in Tamil Nadu has always been sensitive regarding Hindi, but Keerthana believes that this language helps in communication and building identity across the country. His Hindi speaking ability and multilingual image have given him a distinct identity as a youth leader.

How was his victory in the elections?

Keerthana contested the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections for the first time and won. He received 68,709 votes and defeated his nearest rival Ashokan G by a margin of 11,670 votes.

Keerthana is among the 9 MLAs who took oath as ministers at the swearing-in ceremony of C. Joseph Vijay today. On this occasion, he said, “Today is a big day for Tamil Nadu and its people. This is the moment for which everyone was waiting.”

Let us tell you that TVK had won 108 seats in the assembly elections. However, along with Congress and other parties, the party won 120 seats and proved its majority. After which Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony took place today.