Sitting and former MLAs figure in AIADMK’s list of candidates in Madurai, Virudhunagar districts

Melur MLA P. Periyapullan alias Selvam has joined the nine of sitting MLAs, Sellur K. Raju, R.B. Udayakumar and V.V. Rajan Chellappa, who person been re-nominated by AIADMK successful their respective Assembly constituencies successful Madurai territory for the 2026 Assembly polls.

Mr. Periyapullan has already won from Melur Assembly constituency doubly successful 2016 and 2021.

AIADMK, which had won 5 retired of the 10 Assembly constituencies successful Madurai district, has present stake connected 3 erstwhile MLAs from the district.

Former DMK MLA from Thirupparankundram Assembly constituency, P. Saravanan, has been nominated by the AIADMK arsenic its campaigner for Madurai North Assembly constituency. He had earlier mislaid from the aforesaid Madurai North Assembly constituency arsenic BJP campaigner successful 2021. Subsequently, Dr. Saravanan joined the AIADMK and was nominated arsenic its campaigner for Madurai Lok Sabha Election successful 2024. But, helium mislaid it.

The different 2 erstwhile MLAs chosen by AIADMK to contention the Assembly polls are K. Manickam for Sholavandan (SC) Assembly constituency, and I. Mahendran for Usilampatti Assembly seat.

Mr. Manickam, who had won from Sholavandan successful 2016, however, mislaid erstwhile sought a re-election from the aforesaid Assembly constituency successful 2021.

Mr. Mahendran, who had emerged victorious from Usilampatti Assembly spot mode backmost successful 2006 connected AIADMK ticket, had mislaid successful 2021 erstwhile fought from the aforesaid spot connected AMMK ticket.

Party advocator helping lawman caput Mangulam K. Mahendran would beryllium fielded by the AIADMK successful Madurai East Assembly constituency to instrumentality connected DMK heavyweight and Minister P. Moorthi.

The NDA is yet to denote the candidates for Madurai South and Madurai Central Assembly constituencies.

Virudhunagar

Former Srivilliputtur MLA, M. Chandra Prabha, who was denied enactment summons successful 2021 Assembly election, has again been nominated by AIADMK from Srivilliputtur (SC) Assembly seat.

Intra-party issues that erupted successful Virudhunagar territory successful 2021 claimed the electoral authorities prospects of Ms. Chandra Prabha, who had won by a immense borderline of 36,673 votes successful the 2016 Assembly election.

However, the enactment had preferred E.M. Manraj to Ms. Chandra Prabha successful 2021. Though Mr. Manraj managed to win, his triumph borderline was lone 12,736 votes.

The AIADMK had faced a rout successful each different six Assembly seats successful the district, including the decision for past two-time State Minister and two-time MLA from Sivakasi, K.T.Rajenthra Bhalaji from Rajapalayam Assembly spot successful 2021 Assembly polls.

However, the enactment precocious bid has present again reposed its religion connected the Ms. Chandra Prabha, dumping Mr. Manraj this time.

New faces

Meanwhile, the AIADMK has introduced 2 caller faces successful Virudhunagar district. The Dravidian enactment has nominated an industrialist V.G. Ganesan, lawman caput of Puratachi Thalaivi Amma Peravai, for Virudhunagar Assembly constituency.

The enactment Aruppukottai municipality secretary, S. Sethupathi, has been nominated for Aruppukottai Assembly constituency.

With Mr. Rajenthra Bhalaji, having already fixed Sivakasi Assembly spot and Sattur and Rajapalayam Assembly segments allotted to its NDA partners BJP and TMMK, the campaigner for lone Tiruchuli Assembly spot is to beryllium announced by the AIADMK.