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The Congress connected Friday (April 3, 2026) yet announced its database of candidates for 27 retired of 28 Tamil Nadu Assembly constituencies allotted to it by the DMK for the upcoming polls.
The database was released aft lengthy discussions successful New Delhi. Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K. Selvaperunthagai and Congress Legislature enactment person S. Rajeshkumar retained their seats successful Sriperumbudhur and Killiyoor respectively. New entrant G.K.M. Tamil Kumaran, lad of erstwhile Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president G.K. Mani, has been fixed the Pennagaram spot contempt severe absorption from immoderate elder leaders.
The enactment is yet to denote its campaigner for Melur, arsenic influential Congress leaders are seemingly hoping to tract 1 of their supporters from the constituency.
Sitting MLA Durai Chandrasekar volition contention again from his Ponneri (SC) constituency. Congress sitting MLAs for Velachery and Sholinghar, JMH Aassan Maulana and A.M. Munirathinam, volition besides contention from their respective seats.
Former Krishnagiri MP A. Chella Kumar has been fielded successful the Krishnagiri constituency and Gopinath Palaniyappan volition contention from the Erode East constituency, antecedently held by precocious E.V.K.S. Elangovan and precocious Thirumagan E.V. Raa. Thirumagan.
B. Ramachandran is contesting from Udhagamandalam and Dr. Tharagai Cuthbert has been fielded successful Colachel. T.T. Praveen volition look disconnected with erstwhile Congress MLA S. Vijayadarini, who is present with the BJP, successful Vilavancode.
V. Shrinithi Naidu and K.P. Surya Prakash person been fielded successful the Singanallur and Kavundampalayam constituencies respectively, portion A.S. Chandrasekaran volition contention from the Cuddalore constituency.
S. Mangudi retains the Karaikudi constituency, wherever a four-cornered contention is expected, with Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) main Seeman, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam’s (AMMK) Therboki Pandian, and the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) Prabhu besides successful the fray.
T. Saravana Kumar volition contention from Usilampatti and Ganesan Ashokan has been fixed the Sivakasi ticket. Rama Karumanickam has retained the Tiruvadanai seat, and S. Oorvashi Amirtharaj has retained the Srivaikuntam segment. Ruby Manoharan volition erstwhile again contention from Nanguneri.
While Sangai Ganeshan has been fielded from the Sankarankovil (SC) constituency, M. Vichu Lenin Prasath has been fielded from Thuraiyur (SC), S.K. Arthanari from Attur (SC), and R. Kuppu Samy from Uthangarai (SC). T. Rama Chandhiran has been fielded from Aranthangi and V.P. Durai, from Ambasamudram. Jamal Yunus Mohammed has been fixed the summons to Mayiladuthurai.
