AIADMK announces second list of party candidates for April 23 Tamil Nadu polls

The Opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Friday announced the second list of its party candidates for the April 23 Assembly election, retaining some of its MLAs.

The list also contains a number of former ministers and other senior party functionaries.

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami announced the candidates’ names for 127 seats, including Tirunelveli assembly constituency, from where BJP state chief Nainar Nagenthran won in the 2021 polls. The party has fielded Thachai N Ganesaraja, a senior member, from the southern constituency.

Nagenthran had earlier in the day said that he would contest from the Sattur seat (Virudhunagar dt) in the coming polls.

Former state minister B V Ramana has been nominated to contest from Tiruvallur, while another ex-minister and sitting MLA, Pollachi V Jayaraman have been fielded again from Pollachi.

Party legislator from Maduranthakam Maragatham Kumaravel has been renominated. The AIADMK, which is leading the National Democratic Alliance in Tamil Nadu, is contesting from 169 seats and it has already announced the candidates for 23 constituencies in the first list and it includes Palaniswami.

With today’s list, the party has nominated its candidates for 150 constituencies.

Single-phase elections to 234 Assembly segments will be held on April 23.

Other NDA constituents include the BJP, PMK and AMMK.