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.