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With the radical of Tamil Nadu preparing to formed their votes successful the 17th Assembly predetermination that is expected to beryllium held successful a mates of months, AIADMK is regaining momentum and making a beardown propulsion to triumph each six constituencies successful Thoothukudi district.
The six Assembly constituencies successful the territory are Thoothukudi, Srivaikuntam, Tiruchendur, Ottapidaram, Vilathikulam and Kovilpatti. In the 2016 Assembly election, AIADMK secured 4 of the six seats successful the district. However, owed to anti-incumbency, constabulary firing during the anti-Sterlite protestation and different factors, the party’s tally came down to 1 spot successful the 2021 polls.
Determined to revive the winning streak, the enactment has begun preparations with the purpose of capturing each the six Assembly seats. The enactment cadres person begun a run called Vidiyal Aatchikku Ungal Veettu Billaey Saatchi (your household bills are the impervious of the dawn of a caller government), which compares the yearly expenses of each household earlier and aft the DMK rule.
Booth committee members are making door-to-door visits successful each constituency of the territory to explicate to the radical however ostentation has affected them implicit the past 5 years. “During our tenure, we implemented schemes similar Thalikku Thangam, which provided golden for mangalsutra and escaped laptops for students. However, the contiguous DMK authorities has wholly stopped giving golden for mangalsutra and has lone resumed laptop organisation this year,” Kovilpatti MLA Kadambur Raju told The Hindu.
In the 2016 and 2021 Assembly election, Mr. Raju secured 64,514 and 68,556 votes respectively. In the 2016 election, helium won by a constrictive borderline of 428 votes, defeating his hostile A. Subramanian of DMK. In 2021. helium won by a borderline of 12,403 votes, defeating T.T.V. Dhinakaran of AMMK.
AIADMK members judge that the winning streak volition proceed successful the 2026 Assembly elections. “Apart from community-based votes and different large factors, Mr. Raju remains accessible to radical of his constituency, addressing everything from insignificant to large issues. This attack volition assistance him unafraid different victory,” they say.
A. Santhanam, lawman secretary, Thoothukudi South District AIADMK, claims that radical of Thoothukudi are dissatisfied with the contiguous government. “The enactment cadres person begun grassroot mobilisation, particularly successful marketplace areas, by distributing pamphlets detailing our predetermination promises. They besides explicate the emergence successful outgo of surviving nether the DMK government.”
In the 2016 Assembly election, P. Geetha Jeevan secured 88,045 votes against her nearest rival S.T. Chellapandian of AIADMK, who polled 67,137 votes. In 2021, Ms. Jeevan registered a monolithic triumph with a borderline of 50,310 votes implicit S.D.R. Vijayaseelan of AIADMK.
“If S.T. Chellapandian contests again successful the upcoming election, AIADMK volition easy triumph with a sizable margin. The accomplishment of TVK [Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam] is expected to divided the number votes, peculiarly Thoothukudi constituency, which has astir 50,000 fishermen votes,” Mr. Santhanam said.
According to AIADMK sources, if the party’s ex-MLA, R. Sundararaj contests successful Ottapidaram, helium stands a beardown accidental of winning, arsenic the electorate is reportedly dissatisfied with the sitting DMK MLA, Shunmugaiah. “If the erstwhile AIADMK curate S.P. Shanmuganathan, intensifies his tract enactment successful Srivaikuntam constituency, helium could unafraid victory. With TTV. Dhinakaran’s introduction into the NDA alliance, and consolidation of Mukkulothor votes, Shanmuganathan’s prospects are said to beryllium favourable.”
Similarly, radical of some Tiruchendur and Vilathikulam constituencies are expecting a change, expanding the winning chances of AIADMK, the sources said.
If DMK could triumph 5 constituencies of Thoothukudi territory successful the erstwhile election, it is besides imaginable for AIADMK to triumph each the six constituencies of the district, arsenic the radical are looking for change. Also, DMK has ne'er won 2 consecutive Assembly elections, Mr. Raju said.
