11 new faces in DMK candidate list for 21 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu

Of the 21 names the ruling party fielded, 11 were new faces, even as three women, including sitting South Chennai MP Tamizhachi Thangapandian were named.

Dayanidhi Maran, S Jagathrakshakan, Kalanidhi Veerasamy, Kathir Anand and C N Annadurai were also retained as candidates.

MK Stalin’s party also released its manifesto for the polls, touching upon other subjects like appointment of Governors and abolition of Article 356.

In its manifesto, the party, among others, promised to take steps for states being consulted on appointment of Governors, abolition of Article 356 that allowed the Centre to dismiss a state government and statehood for Puducherry.

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DMK’s candidate list 

Sriperumbudur — TR Baalu

Thoothukudi — Kanimozhi Karunanidhi 

Nilgiris (SC) — A Raja

Central Chennai — Dayanidhi Maran

Arakkonam — S Jagatratsakan

North Chennai — Dr Kalanithi Veerasamy

South Chennai — Tamilachi Thangapandian

Kancheepuram (SC) — G. Selvam

Vellore — Kathir Anand

Dharmapuri — A Mani

Tiruvannamalai — CN Annadurai

Arani — Dharani Vendan

Kallakurichi — Malaiarasan

Salem — TM Selvaganapati

Erode — KE Prakash

Coimbatore – Ganapathi P Rajkumar

Pollachi — K Iswarasamy

Perambalur — Arun Nehru

Thanjavur — Murasoli

Theni — Thanga Tamilselvan

Tenkasi (SC) — Dr Rani

The seat allocation exercise that was posing a challenge to INDIA bloc parties in Tamil Nadu was finally wrapped up on Monday. Congress is yet to announce candidates for the nine seats it will contest in Tamil Nadu.

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