AIADMK Candidate List: The opposition AIADMK on Wednesday named the first set of 16 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu.
In the list released by party General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, the AIADMK has nominated former MP J Jayavardhan and ex-MLA, Dr P Saravanan. Others include various senior office-bearers of the party.
Elections to 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state will be held on April 19 during the first phase.
While releasing the list, Palaniswami said that five constituencies have been allocated to the DMDK; and one each to Puthiya Tamilagam and SDPI.
“In the AIADMK alliance, DMDMK is to contest in 5 seats, SDPI in 1 seat and Puthiya Tamilagam in 1 seat, from Tenkasi constituency. We believe we are strong. We believe people will support us. We are not bothered by what people talk on social media. We are in an alliance with the people,” he said, ANI reported.
Check AIADMK candidate list here:
- J Jayavardhan (Chennai South constituency)
- Royapuram Manohar (Chennai North)
- E Rajasekhar (Kancheepuram)
- AL Vijayan (Arakkonam)
- V Jayaprakash (Krishnagiri)
- GV Gajendran (Arani)
- J Bhagyaraj (Villupuram)
- P Vignesh (Salem)
- S Tamilmani (Namakkal)
- Ashok Kumar (Erode)
- KRL Thangavel (Karur)
- M Chandrahasan (Chidambaram)
- P Saravanan (Madurai)
- VT Narayanasamy (Theni)
- P Jeyaperumal (Virudhunagar)
- Surcith Shankar (Nagapattinam)