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The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) precocious released its 3rd and last database of candidates for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
The party, which is heading the alliance, has retained the bulk of the constituencies which it had won successful the 2021 Assembly election.
Seat stock of each enactment successful the AIADMK-led NDA alliance
AiADMK - 167
BJP - 27
PMK - 18
AMMK - 11
TMC(M) - 5
IJK - 2
Tamilaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam - 1
Puratchi Bharatham - 1
The New Justice party- 1
Singa Tamilar Munnetra Kazhagam - 1
AIADMK-led NDA confederation seat-sharing
Of the 234 Assembly constituencies successful the State, the AIADMK volition contention successful 167 constituencies, portion the remaining seats person been allotted to its confederation partners.
The BJP, a cardinal constituent of the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance successful Tamil Nadu, has been allotted 27 seats, 7 much than the fig it had contested successful 2021.
The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has been allotted 18 constituencies, 5 little than what it had contested 5 years ago. The simplification successful the fig of seats for the PMK is attributed to the cognition that the enactment nary longer enjoys arsenic overmuch spot arsenic it did a fewer years ago, arsenic erstwhile Union Minister Anbumani Ramadoss and his begetter and PMK laminitis S. Ramadoss are heading their ain factions. Dr. Anbumani’s PMK is portion of the NDA.
T.T.V. Dhinakaran’s the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), a breakaway radical of the AIADMK, has got 11 seats. The Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) has been fixed 5 seats and volition contention connected the BJP’s lotus awesome successful Oddanchathiram, Erode West, Ranipet, Killiyoor, and Kumbakonam.
The Indiya Jananayaka Katchi (IJK), led by T.R. Paarivendhar, volition contention from 2 constituencies, Pallavaram and Kunnam. Puratchi Bharatham, headed by Poovai Jaganmoorthy, volition contention 1 seat.
In addition, the Tamilaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK), led by John Pandian, has been allotted the Rajapalayam constituency. The New Justice Party and the Singa Tamilar Munnetra Kazhagam (STMK) person been allotted 1 spot each.
Seat-sharing successful delta region
In the cardinal districts, the AIADMK has allocated 12 of the 41 constituencies to its NDA partners. The cardinal loop comprises Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukkottai, Ariyalur, Perambalur, and Karur districts.
The AMMK has been allotted Tiruchi West, Mannargudi successful Tiruvarur district, and Thiruvaiyaru successful Thanjavur district. The PMK volition contention from Kilvelur (SC) successful Nagapattinam territory and Mayiladuthurai.
The BJP has secured the highest fig of seats among the allies successful the cardinal region, with 5 constituencies, namely Gandharvakottai (SC), Aranthangi, and Pudukkottai (all 3 successful Pudukkottai district), and the Thanjavur and Tiruvarur constituencies successful their respective districts.
The Tamil Maanila Congress has been allotted Kumbakonam successful Thanjavur district, portion the Indiya Jananayaka Katchi volition contention from Kunnam successful Perambalur district. The remaining 29 constituencies successful the cardinal portion volition beryllium contested by the AIADMK.
Seat-sharing successful confederate districts
The AIADMK has allotted 19 Assembly constituencies successful 10 confederate districts to its allies, with BJP emerging arsenic the main beneficiary, securing 12 seats. The AMMK volition contention 4 seats, portion the Tamil Maanila Congress and the Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam person been allotted 2 and 1 seat, respectively.
In Kanniyakumari district, the AIADMK has ceded 5 of the six Assembly constituencies to its allies, 4 to the BJP and one, Killiyoor, to the TMC. The enactment volition clasp the Kanniyakumari Assembly constituency, which was won by N. Dhalavai Sundaram successful the 2021 Assembly election. Overall, the AIADMK is acceptable to contention 39 of the 58 Assembly seats successful the confederate districts.
Seat-sharing successful occidental belt
In the occidental region, 1 of the party’s accepted strongholds, the AIADMK volition contention successful 31 constituencies. The portion is besides the location turf of respective elder enactment leaders, including wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who represents Edappadi, lawman wide caput K.P. Munusamy from Veppanahalli, and erstwhile Ministers P. Thangamani from Kumarapalayam and S.P. Velumani from Thondamuthur.
Seat-sharing successful the bluish belt
Of the 78 constituencies successful the bluish Tamil Nadu loop including the districts of Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Chennai Chengalpattu, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Villupuram and Cuddalore, the BJP has been allotted Mylapore, Avadi, and Tiruvannamalai constituencies.
The PMK, which clasp sway among a conception of the Vanniyar community, has been allotted the pursuing constituencies successful northbound Tamil Nadu: Polur, Gingee, Virudhachalam, Vikravandi, Solingar, Rishivandiyam, Kattumannarkoil, Perambur, Ambattur, Thiruporur, and Uthiramerur.
The AMMK has been allotted Saidapet, Tirupattur, and Poonamallee (SC). The TMC (M) has been allotted Ranipet, portion the IJK has been allotted Pallavaram constituency. Kilvaithinankuppam constituency has been assigned to the Puratchi Bharatham party.
In Chennai, the AIADMK volition contention 13 of the 16 Assembly constituencies.
Seat-sharing successful reserved constituencies
Of these, 5 constituencies, Avanashi, Rasipuram, Gandharvakottai, Vasudevanallur, and Manamadurai, person been earmarked for the BJP. Periyakulam, Ottapidaram and Poonamallee, person been allocated to the AMMK, portion Kattumannarkoil and Kilvelur, person gone to the PMK. Kilvaithinankuppam (K.V. Kuppam), has been allotted to Puratchi Bharatham. Totally, determination are 44 SC constituencies successful the State.
