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).
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