He studied Class 10 at Sengunthar Higher Secondary School, Erode and passed the S.S.L.C.
[1] Kumar won from Erode East Assembly constituency representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the 2025 by-election.
He defeated M. K. Seethalakshmi of the Naam Tamilar Katchi by a margin of 91,558 votes.
[3][4][5] Earlier, he lost the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election for Erode East seat to K. S. Thennarasu of the AIADMK by a margin of 7,794 votes.
[6] He first became an MLA winning the 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election on AIADMK ticket as he defeated his DMK rival, S. Muthusamy, by a margin of 10,644 votes.