Over 300 candidates file nominations in Kanniyakumari and Thoothukudi districts
The Hindu
Over 300 candidates nominate for Tamil Nadu's assembly elections in Kanniyakumari and Thoothukudi districts amidst public holidays.
AIADMK candidate for Thoothukudi S.T. Chellapandiyan files his nomination on Monday. | Photo Credit: N. RAJESH
A total of 135 candidates across six constituencies of Kanniyakumari district and 188 across six constituencies of Thoothukudi district have filed nominations for the forthcoming general assembly elections.
Although nominations for the election are scheduled from March 30 to April 6 in Tamil Nadu, nominations were accepted for only four days such as March 30, April 2, April 4 and April 6, due to public holidays.
On the last day of nominations, major candidates of political parties filed across the constituencies of both Kanniyakumari and Thootukudi districts.
In Nagercoil, BJP candidate and incumbent MLA M.R. Gandhi, accompanied by BJP National Secretary Arvind Menon, filed nomination at the Revenue Divisional Office in Nagercoil. Along with him, 9 other candidates have filed nominations for Nagercoil constituency on the final day making the total to 34 nominations, during the nomination period.
For the Kanniyakumari constituency AIADMK candidate Thalavai Sundaram and DMK candidate R. Mahesh filed their nomination and a total of 23 candidates had filed nominations in the given period.
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