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The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) connected Saturday released its database of candidates for the Assembly polls, retaining astir of its Ministers portion introducing 60 caller faces, including 4 Mayors. The database besides includes 19 women candidates. Of the 164 nominees, 15 are doctors, 17 engineers, 29 advocates, and 7 clasp Ph.Ds.
Though it was wide rumoured that elder Minister Duraimurugan would not contention this time, Mr. Stalin announced that the Minister volition erstwhile again participate the fray from the Katpadi constituency. First elected to the Assembly successful 1971, helium has since been elected 10 times, and is entering the fray for the thirteenth clip this election.
Among the Mayors entering the fray are R. Mahesh, who volition contention from Kanniyakumari constituency; Tiruppur Mayor N. Dinesh Kumar, from Tiruppur South constituency; Thanjavur Mayor Shan. Ramanathan from Thanjavur constituency; and Hosur Mayor S. A. Sathya from Hosur constituency.
Ministers dropped
Sitting Ministers — Handlooms and Textiles Minister R. Gandhi, Dairy Development Minister Mano Thangaraj, and Human Resources Management Minister Kayalvizhi Selvaraj — person been denied tickets. Former Environment and Forest Minister K. Ramachandran has opted retired of the contention owing to wellness reasons.
Former Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy, who had resigned from the DMK Ministry, has been dropped. Instead, his lad Gowtham Sigamani has been fielded successful Tirukovilur Assembly constituency, which elected Mr. Ponmudy successful 2021. Vinod Gandhi, lad of Mr. Gandhi, volition contention from Ranipet constituency. The DMK has nominated A. Subair Khan, an orthopaedic surgeon and lad of the precocious A. Rahman Khan, for Royapuram constituency. In Tirumangalam constituency, the enactment has fielded Sedappati Manimaran, lad of erstwhile Speaker Sedapatti Muthiah, who defected from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
Former Minister V. Senthilbalaji, a strongman from Karur, volition contention from the Coimbatore South constituency, which was won by Vanathi Srinivasan of the Bharatiya Janata Party successful the 2021 Assembly election.
In Kanniyakumari district, erstwhile Minister N. Suresh Rajan has besides been denied a ticket. A. Maharajan, the DMK campaigner for the Andipatti constituency, is contesting for the 3rd clip and volition look his member A. Logirajan. Mr. Maharajan won the erstwhile 2 elections.
