Udayam Shanmugham was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Aranthangi constituency in the 2006 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. In 2025 a video of him brandishing a weapon at a worker during a foundation laying ceremony went viral.
Electoral performance Election Constituency Political party Result Vote % Opposition Ref Candidate Political party Vote %2006Aranthangi43.86%Y. Karthikeyan31.77% References