100 candidates file nominations for eight Assembly segments in Tiruppur district on final day
The Hindu
100 candidates file nominations for eight Assembly segments in Tiruppur district on final day
A total of 100 candidates - 63 women and 37 women - filed their nominations on the final day on Monday for contesting in eight Assembly segments in Tiruppur district.
So far, 193 candidates - 133 males and 60 females - have filed nominations in the eight constituencies.
In Dharapuram and Avinashi SC constituencies, there were 17 and 26 candidates respectively.
Union Minister L. Murugan filed his nomination for contesting in Avinashi constituency. State Minister M.P. Saminathan filed his nomination for Kangayam constituency for which there are 19 other candidates.
Women candidates outnumbered men in Udumalpet (16 female and five male), Dharapuram (11 and six male), and Avinashi (14 male and 12 female). However, the number of women was much lesser than men in the rest of the constituencies.
BJP’s L. Murugan filing nomination for Avinashi constituency in Tiruppur district on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
100 candidates file nominations for eight Assembly segments in Tiruppur district on final day
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