Tamil Nadu Assembly polls 2021: AIADMK releases list of 171 candidates; ally BJP to contest 20 seats

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls 2021: AIADMK releases list of 171 candidates; ally BJP to contest 20 seats

PTIUpdated: Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 06:32 PM IST
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The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday released its second list of 171 candidates for the April 6 assembly polls and identified the segments to be contested by its allies, the PMK and BJP.

Together with its first list of six candidates, the AIADMK would be in fray in 177 constituencies and its partners in 43 while 14 more seats are yet to be allocated.

Tamil Nadu Assembly has 234 seats and the state would have a single phase poll on April 6.

Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal, several ministers, including S P Velumani, P Thangamani, K A Sengottaiyan, and former ministers such as B V Ramana and TKM Chinnayya find a place in the list of candidates.

The PMK is set to contest from Gingee, Mailam, Vandavasi (Reserved), Arcot, Gummidipoondi, Kancheepuram in north Tamil Nadu besides 17 other constituencies.

The BJP would try its luck from 20 segments including Nagercoil, Kolachel and Vilavancode in Kanyakumari district besides the spiritual hub of Tiruvannamalai and Coimbatore South.

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