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With the Assembly elections approaching, DMK has firmed up its electoral strategy successful Thoothukudi district, opting to contention 5 of the six constituencies successful the district, portion allocating 1 spot to its state Indian National Congress (INC).
The DMK has decided to tract its candidates successful constituencies specified arsenic Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi, Vilathikulam, Ottapidaram (SC) and Kovilpatti. Meanwhile, the lone spot for the legislature volition beryllium Srivaikuntam.
At Tiruchendur constituency, each eyes are connected Fisheries Minister Anitha R. Radhakrishnan, a seasoned person who has erstwhile again been re-nominated. The upcoming predetermination volition beryllium his seventh effort from the constituency, underscoring his agelong lasting relation with the region.
He archetypal won connected an ALADMK summons successful 2001 and 2006, helium aboriginal shifted to DMK and went connected to unafraid victories successful 2009 by-election and consequent elections successful 2011, 2016 and 2021. Despite speculation implicit whether helium would beryllium fielded again, the enactment chose continuity implicit change.
P. Geetha Jeevan, DMK Candidate for Thoothukudi constituency. | Photo Credit: RAJESH N
In Thoothukudi, DMK has reposed religion successful Social Welfare Minister P. Geetha Jeevan, a acquainted look successful the constituency. Having won 3 retired 4 contests, including backmost to backmost victories successful 2016 and 2021, she brings some acquisition and beardown section connect.
However, with AIADMK fielding S.T. Chellapandian, the contention is expected to beryllium intimately fought, peculiarly successful the back-drop of anti-incumbency concerns.
Ottapidaram DMK campaigner P. M. Ramajeyam. . | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
A notable displacement is disposable successful Ottapidaram (SC), wherever DMK has introduced a caller look P. M. Ramajeyam, replacing the sitting MLA amid reported dissatisfaction among constituents.
K. Karunanidhi, DMK campaigner from Kovilpatti constituency. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Similarly successful Kovilpatti, the enactment has fielded K. Karunanidhi reclaiming the spot from its state CPI(M), which had contested determination successful the erstwhile assembly election.
Vilathikulam DMK campaigner G.V. Markanadayan. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
In Vilathikulam, nevertheless the enactment has opted for stability, renominating sitting MLA G.V. Markanadayan. He is acceptable to look AIADMK’s R. Sathya.
DMK’s campaigner enactment successful Thoothukudi reflects a cautious balancing of acquisition with caller faces, portion besides responding to section dynamics.
