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The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) connected Saturday (March 28, 2026) announced its database of 164 candidates who volition beryllium contesting the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin volition erstwhile again contention from Kolathur and Chepauk-Tiruvallikeni constituencies successful Chennai, respectively.
Mr. Stalin has represented Kolathur since the constituency was created aft delimitation. He won the spot successful the Assembly elections of 2011, 2016 and 2021, and volition present beryllium contesting from the spot for the 4th time.
Dispelling rumours that elder Minister and DMK wide caput Duraimurugan would not contention this time, Chief Minister Stalin announced that Duraimurugan would erstwhile again contention from Katpadi. First elected to the Assembly successful 1971, helium has since won 10 elections and volition beryllium entering the fray for the 13th clip this election.
A fewer sitting Ministers, including Textiles and Handlooms 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. In Kanniyakumari district, erstwhile Minister N. Suresh Rajan has besides been dropped.
Former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam has been announced arsenic the campaigner from Bodinayakanur. Former Minister V. Senthilbalaji has been shifted from Karur territory to Coimbatore South. The Coimbatore South spot was won by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Vanathi Srinivasan successful the 2021 election. In Egmore, the enactment has fielded Tamilan Prasanna, a acquainted look defending the DMK connected tv quality debates.
Kin of Ministers successful fray
Former Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy, who had resigned from the DMK Ministry, has been dropped. His son, Gautham Sigamani, has been nominated from the Tirukovilur constituency, which Mr. Ponmudy won successful 2021.
Vinoth Gandhi, lad of Textiles and Handlooms Minister R. Gandhi, has been named arsenic the DMK campaigner from Ranipet. However, the Minister has not been allotted a constituency.
The DMK has besides nominated A. Subair Khan, an orthopaedic surgeon and lad of precocious erstwhile Union Minister A. Rahman Khan, from Royapuram constituency. In Tirumangalam successful Madurai district, the enactment has fielded Sedappati Manimaran, lad of erstwhile Assembly Speaker Sedapatti Muthiah, who had galore years agone defected from the AIADMK.
In Andipatti, DMK campaigner A. Maharajan is contesting for the 3rd consecutive word and volition look his member A. Logirajan. Mr. Maharajan won the spot successful the erstwhile 2 elections. The enactment has named N. Chitrarasu arsenic its campaigner from Anna Nagar.
In Villivakkam, the DMK has fielded Karthik Mohan, lad of M.K. Mohan, the party’s MLA from Anna Nagar. He is to look Aadhav Arjuna of histrion Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Mr. Arjuna was earlier associated with the DMK and had worked intimately with Udhayanidhi Stalin arsenic a governmental strategist earlier entering electoral politics. The Villivakkam spot was won successful 2021 predetermination by A. Vetriazhagan, grandson of erstwhile DMK wide caput K. Anbazhagan.
Here is an overview of the database of DMK candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election 2026.
1. Alandur: T.M. Anbarasan
2. Alangudi: Siva V. Meyyanathan
3. Alangulam: Paul Manoj Pandian
4. Ambattur: Dr. A.P. Poornima
5. Ambur: A.C. Vilvanathan
6. Anaikattu: A.P. Nandakumar
7. Andipatti: A. Maharajan
8. Anna Nagar: N. Chitrarasu
9. Anthiyur: M. Sivabalan
10. Arani: Mahalakshmi Govarthanan
11. Aravakurichi: Monjanour R. Elango
12. Arcot: J.L. Eswarappan
13. Ariyalur: Latha Balu
14. Aruppukkottai: K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran
15. Athoor: I. Periyasamy
16. Avadi: S.M. Nasar
17. Avanashi (SC): V. Kokila Mani
18. Bargur: D. Mathiyalagan
19. Bhavani: K.A. Chandrasekar
20. Bhuvanagiri: Durai K. Saravanan
21. Bodinayakkanur: O. Panneerselvam
22. Chengalpattu: M.K.D. Karthik Dhandapani
23. Chengam: M.P. Giri
24. Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni: Udhayanidhi Stalin
25. Cheyyar: O. Jothi
26. Coimbatore North: D. Senthamizh Selvan
27. Coimbatore South: V. Senthilbalaji
28. Coonoor: K.M. Raju
29. Cumbum: N. Ramakrishnan
30. Dharapuram (SC): T. Indirani
31. Dindigul: I.P. Senthilkumar
32. Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar: J. John Ebenezer
33. Edappadi: C. Kasi
34. Egmore (SC): S. Prasanna
35. Erode West: S. Muthusamy
36. Gangavalli (SC): K. Chinnadurai
37. Gingee: K.S. Masthan
38. Gobichettipalayam: N. Nallasivam
39. Gudalur (SC): M. Thiravidamani
40. Gummidipoondi: T.J. Govindarajan
41. Harbour: P.K. Sekarbabu
42. Harur: A. Shanmugam
43. Jayankondam: K.S.K. Kannan
44. Jolarpettai: Kavitha Dhandapani
45. Kalasapakkam: P.S.T. Saravanan
46. Kancheepuram: S. Nithya
47. Kangayam: M.P. Saminathan
48. Kanniyakumari: R. Mahesh
49. Karur: Aasi M. Thiagarajan
50. Katpadi: Duraimurugan
51. Kilpennathur: K. Pichandi
52. Kilvaithinankuppam (SC): Dr. Rajeswari Mohangandhi
53. Kinathukadavu: S. Sabari Karthikeyan
54. Kolathur: M.K. Stalin
55. Kovilpatti: K. Karunanidhi
56. Krishnarayapuram (SC): C.K. Raja
57. Kulithalai: Suriyanur A. Chandran
58. Kumarapalayam: S. Balu
59. Kumbakonam: G. Anbalagan
60. Kunnam: S.S. Sivasankar
61. Kurinjipadi: M.R.K. Panneerselvam
62. Lalgudi: T. Parivallal Thangavel
63. Madathukulam: R. Jayaramakrishnan
64. Madhavaram: S. Sudharsanam
65. Madurai Central: Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
66. Madurai East: P. Moorthy
67. Madurai North: G. Thalapathi
68. Madurai West: R. Balaji
69. Madurantakam (SC): S. Ponmalar
70. Maduravoyal: Karambakkam K. Ganapathy
71. Manamadurai (SC): A. Tamilarasi
72. Mannachanallur: S. Kathiravan
73. Mannargudi: T.R.B. Rajaa
74. Mettupalayam: K. Kavitha Sundaram
75. Mettur: M. Midhun Chakaravarthy
76. Mudukulathur: R.S. Rajakannappan
77. Musiri: N.S. Karunairaaja
78. Mylapore: Dha. Velu
79. Nagercoil: S. Austin
80. Namakkal: P. Rani
81. Neyveli: Saba. Rajendran
82. Nilakottai (SC): S. Nagajothi
83. Orathanadu: R. Vaithilingam
84. Ottanchatram: R. Sakkarapani
85. Ottapidaram (SC): P.M. Ramajeyam
86. Palacode: Dr. D.N.V. Senthilkumar
87. Palayamkottai: M. Abdul Wahab
88. Palladam: K. Selvraj
89. Pappireddippatti: P. Palaniappan
90. Paramakudi (SC): K.K. Kathiravan
91. Paramathi Velur: K.S. Moorthy
92. Pattukkottai: K. Annadurai
93. Hosur: S.A. Sathya
94. Perambalur (SC): S.T. Jayalakshmi
95. Perambur: R.D. Shekar
96. Peravurani: N. Asokkumar
97. Perundurai: Thoppu N.D. Venkatachalam
98. Poompuhar: Nivedha M. Murugan
99. Poonamallee (SC): A. Krishnaswamy
100. Pudukkottai: V. Muthuraja
101. Radhapuram: M. Appavu
102. Rajapalayam: S. Thangapandian
103. Ramanathapuram: Katharbatsha (a) Muthuramalingam
104. Ranipet: Vinoth Gandhi
105. Rasipuram (SC): M. Mathiventhan
106. Rishivandiyam: K. Karthikeyan
107. Royapuram: Dr. A. Subairkhan
108. Saidapet: Ma. Subramanian
109. Salem North: R. Rajendran
110. Salem South: M. Loganathan
111. Sankarapuram: T. Udhayasuriyan
112. Sankari: M. Manikandan
113. Sattur: A. Kadarkarai Raj
114. Senthamangalam (ST): P. Poomalar
115. Sholavandan (SC): A. Venkatesan
116. Sholinganallur: S. Aravind Ramesh
117. Srirangam: S. Durairaj
118. Sulur: Thalapathi Murugeshan
119. T. Nagar: Raja Anbalagan
120. Tambaram: Dr. R.S. Kiruthika Devi
121. Tenkasi: Kalai Kathiravan
122. Thanjavur: Shan. Ramanathan
123. Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC): K.S. Ravichandran
124. Thiruchuli: Thangam Thennarasu
125. Thirumayam: S. Regupathy
126. Thirupparankundram: Kiruthiga Thangapandi
127. Thiruvaiyaru: Durai. Chandrasekaran
128. Thiruvarur: Poondi K. Kalaivanan
129. Thiruvidaimarudur: Govi. Chezhiaan
130. Thondamuthur: N.R. Karthikeyan
131. Thoothukudi: P. Geetha Jeevan
132. Thousand Lights: Dr. Ezhilan Naganathan
133. Tiruchendur: Anitha R. Radhakrishnan
134. Tirukkoyilur: Pon. Gawtham Sigamani
135. Tirumangalam: Sedapatti M. Manimaran
136. Tirunelveli: S. Subramanian
137. Tirupattur: A. Nallathambi
138. Tiruppattur: K.R. Periakaruppan
139. Tiruppur South: N. Dinesh Kumar
140. Tiruvallur: V.G. Rajendran
141. Tiruvannamalai: E.V. Velu
142. Thiruverumbur: Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi
143. Tittakudi (SC): C.V. Ganesan
144. Tiruchi East - Dr. S. Inigo Irudayaraj
145. Tiruchi West - K.N. Nehru
146. Udumalaipettai: M. Jayakumar
147. Ulundurpettai: G.R. Vasanthavel
148. Uthiramerur: K. Sundar
149. Valparai (SC): A. Sudhakar
150. Vandavasi (SC): S. Ambeth Kumar
151. Vanur (SC): D. Gowtham
152. Vasudevanallur: E. Raja
153. Vedaranyam: M. Pugazhenthi
154. Vedasandur: D. Swaminathan
155. Veerapandi: Dr. A.K. Tarun
156. Vellore: P. Karthikeyan
157. Veppanahalli: P.S. Srinivasan
158. Vikravandi: Anniyur Siva (a) A. Siva Sanmugam
159. Vilathikulam: G.V. Markandayan
160. Villivakkam: Karthik Mohan
161. Villupuram: R. Lakshmanan
162. Viralimalai: K.K. Chella Pandiyan
163. Virugampakkam: A.M.V. Prabhakara Raja
164. Yercaud (ST): T.M. Revathi Matheswaran
