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DMK’s Tiruchi Siva and J. Constandine Ravindran, AIADMK’s M. Thambi Durai, PMK’s Anbumani Ramadoss, Congress’ M. Christopher Tilak, and DMDK’s L.K. Sudhish were among those who filed their nominations from Tamil Nadu for the biennial predetermination to the Rajya Sabha, connected Thursday (March 5, 2026).
The election to 37 Rajya Sabha seats crossed 10 States volition beryllium held connected March 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The States wherever the seats are falling vacant successful April are Maharashtra (seven), Tamil Nadu (six), West Bengal (five), Bihar (five), Odisha (four), Assam (three), Telangana (two), Chhattisgarh (two), Haryana (two), and Himachal Pradesh (one). The votes volition beryllium counted from 5 p.m. the aforesaid day.
On Thursday, the candidates submitted their information papers to the designated Returning Officer astatine the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat successful Chennai.
While Mr. Siva filed his papers successful the beingness of DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, DMK person T.R. Baalu, CPI(M) person P. Shanmugam and VCK person S.S. Balaji, Mr. Ravindran filed his information successful the beingness of Mr. Stalin, DMK person K. Pitchandi, CPI person M. Veerapandian, and MDMK person Durai Vaiko.
Tiruchi Siva files his information successful the beingness of CM Stalin | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Mr. Thambi Durai submitted his information papers successful the beingness of AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami and elder leaders Dindigul C. Sreenivasan and S.P. Velumani. When Mr. Anbumani filed his papers, helium was accompanied by AIADMK leaders K.P. Munusamy, Natham R. Viswanathan, and P. Thangamani.
Mr. Thambi Durai is erstwhile Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, portion Mr. Anbumani is simply a erstwhile Union Minister. The AIADMK connected Wednesday (March 4) announced Mr. Thambi Durai’s candidature and allotted a spot to the PMK, its state successful the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Anbumani Ramadoss submits his information papers | Photo Credit: R. Ragu
Mr. Tilak filed his information papers successful the beingness of Mr. Stalin, Congress leaders Girish Chodankar and K. Selvaperunthagai, and Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) person M.H. Jawahirullah.
Mr. Sudhish filed his information papers successful the beingness of Mr. Stalin, DMK person A. Raja, DMDK wide caput Premallatha Vijayakant, and Congress person S. Rajesh Kumar.
L.K. Sudhish files his information successful the beingness of M.K. Stalin and DMDK’s Premallatha Vijayakant | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Later successful the day, Mr. Stalin said successful a societal media station that the candidates from the DMK confederation would beryllium “the voices successful the Rajya Sabha that support the democracy.” “Let’s enactment to support the Constitutional ideals and unity and diverseness of India,” helium said.
The DMK connected Wednesday (March 4, 2026) named Mr. Siva and Mr. Ravindran arsenic its candidates and allotted 1 spot each to the Congress and the DMDK, some of whom are successful the confederation headed by the DMK successful Tamil Nadu.
On Thursday morning, the Congress named Mr. Tilak arsenic its candidate, portion the DMDK named Mr. Sudhish arsenic its nominee.
On February 16, the Election Commission had issued the notification for the biennial predetermination from Tamil Nadu to six seats successful the Rajya Sabha, arsenic the tenure of the six sitting members volition expire connected April 2. March 5 is the past day for the filing of nominations.
Notice of withdrawal of candidature, if any, could beryllium made earlier 3 p.m. connected March 9. In the lawsuit of the predetermination being contested, polling volition beryllium held betwixt 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. connected March 16.
