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Former Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan, 77, connected Monday (March 30, 2026) filed his information papers to contention the Assembly predetermination from the Gobichettipalayam constituency arsenic a campaigner of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). He submitted his papers earlier the Returning Officer, astatine noon.
Earlier, helium garlanded the statue of societal reformer E.V. Ramasamy and took retired a rally successful an unfastened conveyance from the autobus basal to the bureau amid a ample fig of supporters.
A autochthonal of Kullampalayam, Mr. Sengottaiyan joined the AIADMK astatine its inception nether M.G. Ramachandran and went connected to go 1 of its salient leaders. He served arsenic president of the Kullampalayam panchayat and was archetypal elected to the Assembly successful 1977 from Sathyamangalam. He aboriginal represented Gobichettipalayam 8 times, turning it into an AIADMK stronghold, and held respective ministerial portfolios during the party’s tenure successful power.
Mr. Sengottaiyan was successful November, 2025, expelled from the AIADMK pursuing interior differences. He subsequently resigned from his Assembly spot and joined the TVK, marking a displacement successful the constituency’s governmental landscape. His lone decision successful the constituency came successful 1996, erstwhile G.P. Venkidu of the DMK won by a borderline of 14,729 votes. He did not contention the 2001 election. The AIADMK has fielded V.B. Prabhu, a newcomer, portion the DMK has nominated N. Nallasivam, a district-level functionary.
The constituency is acceptable to witnesser a three-cornered contention among the TVK, AIADMK, and DMK, with campaigning expected to stitchery gait successful the coming days.
