Election Schedule Announced

Chennai: The tamil Nadu Legislative assembly election is scheduled to be held on the 23rd of next month. The counting of votes will take place on May 4, and the results will be declared on the same day.

Four-Way Political Contest

This election will witness a four-cornered contest among major political parties:

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) alliance

All india Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) alliance

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)

Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK)

DMK to Contest 164 Seats

The DMK will contest in 164 constituencies, while its alliance partners will contest in the remaining 70 seats. This seat-sharing strategy is aimed at maximizing electoral success.

Candidate List Released by Chief Minister

Tamil Nadu chief minister M. K. stalin officially released the complete list of candidates for all 164 constituencies.

Key Candidates Across Major Regions

Southern tamil Nadu

Several important leaders have been fielded in the southern districts:

Kanyakumari – R. Mahesh

Tirunelveli – Subramanian

Thoothukudi – geetha Jeevan

Bodinayakanur – O. Panneerselvam

Tiruchuli – Thangam Thennarasu

Central and Delta Region

Thanjavur – Ramanathan

Thiruvarur – Kalaivanan

Mannargudi – T. R. B. Raja

Tiruchirappalli West – K. N. Nehru

Western tamil Nadu

Coimbatore South – Senthil Balaji

Erode West – Muthusamy

Tiruppur South – Dinesh Kumar

Salem North – Rajendran

Northern tamil Nadu

Vellore – Karthikeyan

Tiruvannamalai – E. V. Velu

Katpadi – Duraimurugan

Key chennai Constituencies

In the capital city chennai, several prominent leaders are contesting:

Kolathur – M. K. Stalin

Chepauk–Thiruvallikeni – Udhayanidhi Stalin

Thousand Lights – Dr. Ezhilan Naganathan

Saidapet – Ma. Subramanian

Mix of Experience and New Faces

The DMK candidate list reflects a balance between experienced politicians and fresh candidates. Several sitting MLAs have been retained, while new faces have been introduced in select constituencies to strengthen the party’s prospects.

Campaign Set to Intensify

With the announcement of candidates, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is expected to intensify its campaign across tamil Nadu through rallies, public meetings, and voter outreach programs.

DMK Candidate List 2026 tamil Nadu Released

S.NoConstituencyCandidate Name
1KanyakumariRe. Mahesh B.A., B.L.
2NagercoilS. Austin M.A.
3RadhapuramM. Appavu
4PalayamkottaiM. Abdul Wahab B.Com.
5TirunelveliSu. Subramanian B.E., M.B.A.
6AlangulamDr. Paul Manoj Pandian M.A., M.L., Ph.D.
7TenkasiDr. Kalai Kathiravan M.B.B.S.
8VasudevanallurE. raja B.Com., M.L.
9KovilpattiKa. Karunanithi
10Ottapidaram (SC)M.C. Shanmugiah B.Sc.
11TiruchendurAnitha Radhakrishnan
12ThoothukudiGeetha jeevan M.Com., B.Ed.
13VilathikulamG.V. Markandayan B.A., B.L.
14MudukulathurR.S. Rajakannappan B.Sc., B.L.
15RamanathapuramKaderbatcha (a) Muthuramalingam B.A.
16Paramakudi (SC)K.K. Kathiravan B.A., B.L.
17TiruchuliThangam Thennarasu B.E.
18AruppukkottaiK.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran
19SatturA.R.R. Raghuraman
20RajapalayamS. Thangapandian
21CumbumN. Ramakrishnan M.A.
22BodinayakkanurO. Panneerselvam B.A.
23AndipattiA. Maharajan
24TirumangalamSedapatti M. Manimaran
25ThiruparankundramKrithika Thangapandian B.E.
26Madurai WestRaghu balaji B.A., B.L.
27Madurai CentralDr. P.T.R. Palanivel Thiagarajan B.Tech., M.S., Ph.D.
28Madurai NorthGo. Thalapathi
29Sholavandan (SC)A. Venkatesan B.A.
30Madurai EastP. Moorthy B.A.
31Manamadurai (SC)A. Tamilarasi ravikumar B.Com.
32TiruppatturK.R. Periakaruppan B.Com., B.L.
33AlangudiSiva. V. Meyyanathan M.C.A.
34ThirumayamS. Regupathy B.Sc., B.L.
35PudukkottaiDr. Vai. Muthuraja M.B.B.S.
36ViralimalaiK.K. Sellapandian M.Com., B.L.
37PeravuraniN. Ashokkumar
38PattukkottaiKa. Annadurai B.Sc., B.L.
39OrathanaduR. Vaithilingam B.A.
40ThanjavurShan. Ramanathan M.B.A.
41ThiruvaiyaruDurai. Chandrasekaran B.A., L.L.B.
42KumbakonamSakkottai Ka. Anbazhagan
43ThiruvidaimarudurDr. Govi. Chezhian M.A., B.L., Ph.D.
44TiruvarurPoondi K. Kalaivanan
45MannargudiDr. T.R.B. Rajaa Ph.D.
46VedaranyamMa.Me. Pugazhendhi
47PoompuharNivetha Murugan
48BhuvanagiriDurai Ki. Saravanan M.A.
49KurinjipadiM.R.K. Panneerselvam B.Sc., B.L.
50NeyveliSaba. rajendran B.Sc., B.E.
51Tittakudi (SC)C.V. Ganesan M.A., B.Ed., D.Co-op
52JayankondamKa.So.Ka. Kannan M.Com.
53AriyalurLatha Balu M.A.
54KunnamS.S. Sivasankar B.E., M.B.A.
55Perambalur (SC)Dr. S.D. jayalakshmi M.B.B.S., D.G.O.
56MusiriN.S.N. Karunairaja B.Tech., M.B.A.
57ManachanallurS. Kathiravan B.E.
58LalgudiA. Soundarapandian B.A.
59ThiruverumburAnbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi M.C.A., Ph.D.
60Trichy (East)Dr. Inigo Irudayaraj M.S.W., Ph.D.
61Trichy (West)K.N. Nehru
62SrirangamS. Palaniandi M.Com., M.Phil.
63KulithalaiSuriyanur A. Chandiran M.A.
64Krishnarayapuram(SC)S.K. raja B.A.
65KarurAsi. M. Thiagarajan
66AravakurichiMonjanur R. Elango B.E.
67VedasandurS. Gandhirajan B.Com.
68DindigulI.P. senthilkumar M.A., B.L.
69Nilakottai (SC)Nagajothi B.Com.
70AthoorI. Periyasamy B.A., B.G.L.
71OddanchatramR. Sakkarapani B.A.
72MadathukulamR. Jayaramakrishnan B.Sc., B.L.
73UdumalpetK. Radhakrishnan B.Sc., M.A.
74Valparai (SC)A. sudhakar B.Com.
75KinathukadavuK.V.K.S. Sabari karthikeyan B.A.
76Coimbatore (South)V. Senthil balaji B.Com.
77ThondamuthurN.R. karthikeyan B.A.
78Coimbatore (North)Senthamizhselvan B.Tech.
79SulurThalapathi Murugesan M.A.
80PalladamK. Selvaraj
81Tiruppur (South)K. Dineshkumar M.I.B.
82Avinashi (SC)Dr. Kokila Mani M.B.B.S.
83MettupalayamKavitha Kalyanachundaram M.Com.
84CoonoorK.M. Raju B.Com.
85Gudalur (SC)Mu. Dravidamani M.A., B.L.
86GobichettipalayamN. Nallasivam D.M.E.
87AnthiyurM. Sivabalan B.Com.
88BhavaniK.A. Sekar (a) K.A. Chandrasekar M.A.
89PerunduraiThoppu N.D. Venkatachalam B.A.
90KangayamMu.Pe. Saminathan B.A.
91Dharapuram (SC)Dr. Indirani M.B.B.S., D.C.H.
92Erode (West)S. Muthusamy M.A.
93KomarapalayamS. Balu
94Paramathi VelurK.S. Moorthy B.Sc.
95NamakkalP. rani M.A., L.L.B.
96Sendamangalam (ST)P. Poomalar
97Rasipuram (SC)Dr. M. Mathiventhan M.B.B.S., M.D.
98VeerapandiDr. A.K. tarun M.B.B.S., M.S., M.B.A.
99Salem (South)M. Loganathan B.Sc.
100Salem (North)R. rajendran B.A., B.L.
101SankariM. Manikandan
102EdappadiKasi
103MetturMithun chakravarthy B.E.
104Yercaud (ST)T.M. revathi Madheswaran
105Gangavalli (SC)Gu. Chinnadurai B.E.
106SankarapuramTha. Udhayasuriyan B.Sc.
107RishivandiyamVasantham karthikeyan B.Sc.
108UlundurpetG.R. Vasanthavel B.E.
109TirukkoyilurDr. Pon. gautham Sigamani M.B.B.S., M.S.
110VikravandiAnniyur Siva (a) A. Sivasubramanian B.A.
111VillupuramDr. R. Lakshmanan M.B.B.S., D.Ortho
112Vanur (SC)Gautham Dravidamani B.E.
113GingeeK.S. Masthan
114Vandavasi (SC)S. Ambedkumar
115CheyyarO. Jothi B.A.
116AraniMahalakshmi Govarthanan Diploma
117KalasapakkamP.S.T. Saravanan M.A.
118KilpennathurK. Pichandi M.A.
119TiruvannamalaiE.V. Velu M.A.
120ChengamM.P. Giri
121HarurA. Shanmugam B.Sc.
122PappireddippattiDr. P. Palaniappan M.S.C., Ph.D.
123PalacodeDr. D.N.V. senthilkumar M.B.B.S., M.D., R.D.
124HosurS.A. Sathya
125VeppanahalliP.S. Srinivasan
126BargurDe. Mathiazhagan B.Sc., D.F.Tech.
127TirupatturA. Nallathambi
128JolarpetKavitha Dhandapani B.A.
129AmburA.C. Vilvanathan
130Kilvaithinankuppam(SC)Dr. Rajeswari Mohankandhi M.B.B.S.
131AnaicutA.P. nandakumar M.A.
132VelloreP. Karthikeyan
133ArcotJ.L. Eswarappan B.E.
134RanipetR. Gandhi
135KatpadiDuraimurugan M.A., B.L.
136KanchipuramNithya Sugumar
137UthiramerurK. Sundar B.Sc.
138Madurantakam (SC)S. Amulu Ponmalar
139ChengalpattuM.K.D. karthik Dhandapani B.A., B.L.
140TambaramDr. S.R. raja B.Sc.
141AlandurT.M. Anbarasan
142SholinganallurS. aravind Ramesh
143MylaporeT. Velu B.A., L.L.B.
144T. NagarRaja Anbazhagan B.Com.
145SaidapetMa. Subramanian B.A., L.L.B.
146VirugampakkamPrabhakar raja M.Tech., M.B.A.
147Anna NagarM.K. Mohan
148Thousand LightsDr. Ezhilan Naganathan M.B.B.S., M.D.
149Chepauk-ThiruvallikeniUdhayanidhi stalin B.Com.
150HarbourP.K. Sekar Babu
151RoyapuramDr. Idream R. Murthy M.B.B.S.
152Egmore (SC)I. Paranthamen B.L.
153Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC)K.S. Ravichandran B.Sc., B.L.
154VillivakkamKarthikeyan B.E., M.S.
155PeramburR.D. Sekar B.Com., B.L.
156Dr. Radhakrishnan NagarJ.J. Ebenezer M.Com., B.L.
157MadhavaramS. Sudharsanam M.A., B.L.
158AmbatturDr. A.P. poornima M.B.B.S., M.D.
159MaduravoyalKarambakkam Ganapathy
160AvadiS.M. Nasar
161PoonamalleeA. Krishnaswamy B.A., B.L.
162TiruvallurV.G. rajendran B.E.
163GummidipoondiT.J. Govindarajan
164KolathurMuthuvel karunanidhi stalin B.A.

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28/03/2026 04:53 PM