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A full of 25 candidates filed 33 nominations to contention successful each 8 Assembly constituencies successful the district, arsenic the filing of nominations for the April 23 Assembly predetermination began present connected Monday (March 30, 2026).
The fig of nominations filed successful each constituency was arsenic follows: Erode (East) – six; Erode (West) – four; Modakkurichi – three; Perundurai – six; Bhavani – one; Anthiyur – three; Gobichettipalayam – eight; and Bhavanisagar (Reserved) – two.
Among the candidates, those from Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) filed nominations successful each the constituencies successful the district. Former Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan of the TVK filed his papers to contention from the Gobichettipalayam Assembly constituency. M.K. Seethalakshmi of the NTK, besides contesting from the aforesaid constituency, carried the party’s predetermination symbol, the plough, portion filing her papers. Likewise, S.M. Arunkumar of the NTK, contesting from the Modakkurichi Assembly constituency, arrived connected a equine to record his nomination.
Nominations tin beryllium filed connected April 2, April 4 and connected the last day, April 6, arsenic March 31, April 3 and April 5 are authorities holidays. Scrutiny of nominations volition instrumentality spot connected April 7, portion nominations tin beryllium withdrawn till 3 p.m. connected April 9. Allocation of symbols and the last database of contesting candidates volition beryllium announced connected the aforesaid day. Polling is scheduled for April 23.
