Politics
MK Stalin to Contest Tamil Nadu Elections from Kolathur, Here’s the Complete List
MK Stalin with Rahul Gandhi (PTI File)
The DMK is eyeing a comeback by dethroning the ruling AIADMK and has stitched up a rainbow coalition comprising the Congress, the Left, MDMK, VCK and other smaller outfits.
DMK President MK Stalin will try his luck once again from Kolathur constituency in the city for the April 6 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections while his son Udhayanidhi will make his electoral debut by contesting from the Chepauk-Triplicane segment in the metropolis. Stalin released the list of all 173 candidates for the elections, retaining most sitting MLAs including seniors Durai Murugan, KN Nehru, K Ponmudi and MRK Panneerselvam– all former ministers, besides others.
Addressing a press conference at the DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayam here, Stalin said he will file the nomination, which started Friday in the poll-bound state, on March 15 and embark on the next leg of the campaign. The DMK, out of power since 2011, is eyeing a comeback by dethroning the ruling AIADMK and has stitched up a rainbow coalition comprising the Congress, the Left, MDMK, VCK and other smaller outfits, apportioning them a total of 61 of the 234 seats at stake.
Here is the complete list of DMK candidates:
Meanwhile, Makkal Needhi Maiam also announced the second list of 43 party candidates for the Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
