Assembly Elections LIVE: AIADMK releases second list of candidates, retains 30 sitting legislators

The AIADMK connected Friday, March 27, released its 2nd database of candidates, numbering 127, for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly election. Till now, the enactment has named 150 candidates including 23 successful the archetypal list. | Photo Credit: RAGHUNATHAN SR

The AIADMK connected Friday (March 27, 2026) released its 2nd database of candidates, numbering 127, for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly election. Till now, the enactment has named 150 candidates including 23 successful the archetypal list. An absorbing diagnostic of the database was the inclusion of P. Saravanan, who successful 2021 contested successful the AIADMK-led beforehand arsenic a nominee of the BJP successful Madurai (North). This clip too, helium is trying his luck from the aforesaid seat. 

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay, connected Friday (March 27, 2026), accused the Greater Chennai Police and immoderate officials of obstructing his scheduled predetermination run at the Perambur Assembly constituency successful the metropolis connected Saturday (March 28) and termed the denial of support arsenic “a fascist onslaught connected democracy.”

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The Election Commission connected Friday nighttime published the 2nd supplementary database nether the SIR of electoral rolls successful West Bengal, an authoritative said. The canvass panel, however, did not supply details connected the full fig of deletions oregon inclusions successful the 2nd list. Booth-wise lists were made disposable connected the EC website astir 11.30 p.m., but the web pages containing information astir deletions oregon inclusions could not beryllium accessed owed to immoderate “technical glitches”, EC said.

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Assam, Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry volition spell to the polls connected April 9, 2026. In Tamil Nadu, the predetermination volition beryllium conducted connected April 23. The archetypal signifier of elections volition beryllium held connected April 23, 2026, successful West Bengal, and the 2nd signifier connected April 29, 2026. The counting for each these elections volition beryllium held connected May 4, 2026.

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