P. Rhevanth Charan (born 1996) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Maduravoyal Assembly constituency in Chennai district representing Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.
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Early life and education
Charan is from Chennai. He is the youngest son of R. Panneer Selvam and has an elder brother Vinoj P. Selvam, who is associated with Bharatiya Janata Party of Tamil Nadu. He is married to Pooja Harani in 2024, with prominent people including Rajinikanth, union minister Hardeep Singh Puri attending his wedding. He is the owner of Rohini SilverScreens Cinema Theatre at Koyambedu. He also runs a professional consultancy service. He completed his Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Law (honours) in 2018 at Dr B.R. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai. Later, he did his LLM in Comparative & International Dispute Resolution in 2019 at Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom. He declared assets worth Rs.22 crore in his affidavit to the Election Commission of India.
Political career
Charan became an MLA for the first time winning the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election rom Maduravoyal Assembly constituency representing Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. He polled 1,41,725 votes and defeated his nearest rival, K. Ganapathy of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, by a margin of 61,509 votes.