Tamil Nadu Assembly election: AIADMK’s first list of candidates out, no major surprises

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), connected Wednesday (March 25, 2026), announced its archetypal database of 23 candidates, which included enactment wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami and a big of erstwhile Ministers. 

A full of 16 erstwhile Ministers, besides members of the outgoing Assembly, were re-nominated, and determination were hardly immoderate surprises successful the list. Barring 2 candidates, each others have been nominated from their aged constituencies. Virudhunagar (West)’s territory caput K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji would instrumentality to contention from Sivakasi and Villupuram territory caput C.Ve. Shanmugam would effort to participate the Assembly from Mailam. In the 2021 Assembly polls, they mislaid successful Rajapalayam and Villupuram respectively. 

The party’s lawman wide secretaries K.P. Munusamy and Natham R. Viswanathan person been fielded again from their respective constituencies: Veppannahalli and Natham. The renominated candidates included treasurer Dindigul C. Sreenivasan from Dindigul; office caput S.P. Velumani from Thondamuthur; and organisation secretaries P. Thangamani, D. Jayakumar, C.Ve. Shanmugam, Sellur K. Raju, K.P. Anbalagan, R. Kamaraj, and O.S. Manian, from Kumarapalayam, Royapuram, Mailam, Madurai (West), Palacode, Nannilam, and Vedaranyam respectively.

Former Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar volition effort his luck again successful Viralimalai, portion Kadambur C. Raju, R.B. Udhayakumar, P. Benjamin, Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy, and V.V. Rajan Chellappa volition erstwhile again question to re-enter the House from Kovilpatti, Thirumangalam, Maduravoyal, Kalasapakkam, and Thirupparankundram respectively.

The 3 different erstwhile Ministers – K.C. Karupannan, K.C. Veeramani, and M.R. Vijayabhaskar – volition contention from Bhavani, Jolarpet, and Karur, portion erstwhile authorities whip successful the Assembly, S. Rajendran, has been re-nominated in  Ariyalur. Despite losing the erstwhile predetermination from their respective constituencies, Mr. Jayakumar, Mr. Benjamin, Mr. Veeramani, and Mr. Rajendran person been fielded determination again.