Lok Sabha polls | DMK fields 10 incumbents, 11 new faces for the 21 seats it is contesting in T.N.
The Hindu
DMK President M.K. Stalin releases list of 21 candidates for Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, featuring 3 women.
DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, released the list of 21 DMK candidates that include three women, for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu. The list features 10 incumbents and 11 new faces.
Leader of the DMK Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha and party treasurer T.R. Baalu will contest again from Sriperumbudur, while DMK deputy general secretaries Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and A. Raja will re-enter the fray from Thoothukudi and Nilgiris (SC), respectively.
The party renominated its incumbents from all three Lok Sabha constituencies in Chennai: Kalanidhi Veerasamy (Chennai North); Dayanidhi Maran (Chennai Central) and Thamizhachi Thangapandian (Chennai South). The other incumbents in the list include S. Jagathrakshakan from Arakkonam, D.M. Kathir Anand from Vellore, K. Selvam from Kancheepuram (SC), and C. N. Annadurai from Tiruvannamalai.
A notable incumbent who did not figure in the list this time, is Gautham Sigamani (Kallakurichi), son of former T.N. Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy.
In Salem, the party has fielded a heavyweight, T. M. Selvaganapathy, a former AIADMK Minister, who joined the DMK in 2008. He was also earlier a DMK Rajya Sabha MP, but was disqualified following his conviction in a corruption case. However, last November, the Madras High Court set aside his conviction, facilitating his return to electoral politics.
In Theni, Thanga Thamizhselvan, a former AIADMK and AMMK man, who unsuccessfully fought against ex-Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam in the last Assembly elections, will test the waters.
The other candidates include A. Mani from Dharmapuri who replaces the popular (Dr.) S. Senthilkumar; M.S. Dharanivendhan from Arani; Malaiyarasan from Kallakurichi; K.E. Prakash from Erode; Ganapathy P. Rajkumar from Coimbatore; K. Eswarasamy from Pollachi; K.N. Arun Nehru from Perambalur; S. Murasoli from Thanjavur and Rani Srikumar from Tenkasi (SC).
Trinamool Congress sweeps all six bypolls in West Bengal, solidifying political dominance despite ongoing protests.
Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar discusses Congress' poor performance in Maharashtra, praises BJP and PM Modi's development mantra.
Senior BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday (November 23, 2024) said the landslide victory of the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly election was historic, and that it reflected people’s mindset across the country. She added that the DMK would be unseated from power in the 2026 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu and that the BJP would be the reason for it.
CPI(M) Kerala Secretary analyzes LDF's victory in bypolls, dismisses anti-incumbency claims by Congress-BJP alliance, predicts future success.
Assembly poll results in Jharkhand and Maharashtra reveal the impact of women-centric welfare schemes and OBC leadership on political outcomes.
How three youngsters got together to solve the problem of arsenic contamination in groundwater
Maharashtra election results 2024: who is winning in Assembly poll battles where NCP factions are facing each other?
With inventive cocktails and unusual food combinations, The Neighborhood Bar aims to become a T Nagar hangout
For nearly four decades now, the top court has actively discussed the air pollution crisis plaguing the country’s capital — leading to the passage of some consequential reforms. Yet, significant challenges persist
Andhra Pradesh CM praises Mahayuti Alliance's victory in Maharashtra elections, credits PM Modi's leadership for transformative policies.
IACC seminar on U.S. Business and Tourism Visas with Consular Chief Rebekah Drame highlights growing Indo-American relations.