Tamil Nadu: AIADMK releases first list of six candidates for Assembly polls
Synopsis
AIADMK releases list of six candidates. EPS, OPS, TWO ministers and two MLAs including a woman Dalit MLA renominated to their sitting seats.
Tamil Nadu's ruling party AIADMK has issued its first list of candidates for the upcoming state assembly election. The first list includes the names of six candidates, including CM Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy CM O Panneerselvam.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami to contest from Edappadi constituency in his home district of Salem and O Panneerselvam from Bodinayakanur in Theni district, his native place.
Senior leaders D Jayakumar (Fisheries Minister) and CV Shanmugam (Law Minister) have been fielded from Royapuram and Villupuram in northern Tamil Nadu respectively.
MLAs, SP Shanmuganathan and S Thenmozhi would face the polls from Srivaigundam and Nilakottai (Reserved) segments.
The 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly will have single-phase polling on April 6. The votes will be counted on May 2.
