Tamil Nadu Elections: AIADMK Releases Initial List of 23 Candidates; Palaniswami to Run from Edappadi

Tamil Nadu’s primary opposition party AIADMK, which heads the NDA in the state, unveiled its initial roster of 23 candidates for the Assembly elections on Wednesday (March 25). The party has renominated its leader, Edappadi Palaniswami, from the Edappadi constituency in Salem district.

In this inaugural list, the AIADMK has retained prominent leaders such as KP Munusamy, Dindigul C. Sreenivasan, and Natham R. Viswanathan. The party also appointed key leaders from the western region, including SP Velumani and P Thangamani from Thondamuthur, along with Kumarapalayam.

The list includes P Benjamin, Agri SS Krishnamurthy (MLA), VV Rajan Chellappa (MLA), KC Karuppannan (MLA), KC Veeramani, MR Vijayabaskar, and Thamarai S. Rajendran.
The elections in the state are scheduled for April 23, with results set to be announced on May 4.

AIADMK has allocated 27 seats to BJP, 18 to PMK, and 11 to AMMK. Considering its other allies in the NDA, AIADMK is poised to contest a significant number of the total 234 seats in Tamil Nadu.

Here is the first list of candidates

S.No.	Constituency	Candidate
1	Edappadi	Edappadi Palaniswami
2	Veppanahalli	KP Munusamy
3	Dindigul	Dindigul C. Srinivasan
4	Natham	Natham R. Viswanathan
5	Thondamuthur	SP Velumani
6	Royapuram	D. Jayakumar
7	Kumarapalayam	P. Thangamani
8	Mailam	C. Ve Shanmugam
9	Viralimalai	C. Vijayabaskar
10	Kovilpatti	Kadambur C. Raju
11	Thirumangalam	RB Udhayakumar
12	Sivakasi	KT Rajenthra Bhalaji