Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026: DMK releases first list of candidates; check here
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026: DMK has released the first list of candidates. MK Stalin will once again contest over Kolathur. Scroll down to read the detailed story.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026: DMK releases first list of candidates; check here
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has released the first list of candidates on Saturday. The list comprises candidates who will be contesting from various constituencies across the state. Out of 234 constituency assemblies in the state, the DMK will be contesting 164 seats, and Congress will be contesting 28 seats. The list was announced by the party chief, MK Stalin.
MK Stalin to contest from the Kolathur seat
The party chief, MK Stalin, is all set to contest the Kolathur seat. Stalin's son, Udhayanidhi, will be contesting in Chepauk-Triplikane, and he's also the deputy CM.
Other ministers like Durai Murugan, the general secretary of DMK; K N Nehru Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, Thangam Thennarasu, Ma Subramanian, and EV Velu have also been retained by the party in the Assembly Election 2026.
Earlier, AIADMK had released the second list comprising 127 candidates.
DMK Candidates list in Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026
| S.No. | Candidate | Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Re. Mahesh B.A., B.L. | Kanyakumari |
| 2 | S. Austin M.A. | Nagercoil |
| 3 | M. Appavu | Radhapuram |
| 4 | M. Abdul Wahab B.Com. | Palayamkottai |
| 5 | Su. Subramanian B.E., M.B.A. | Tirunelveli |
| 6 | Dr. Paul Manoj Pandian | Alangulam |
| 7 | Dr. Kalai Kathiravan | Tenkasi |
| 8 | E. Raja | Vasudevanallur |
| 9 | Ka. Karunanithi | Kovilpatti |
| 10 | M.C. Shanmugiah | Ottapidaram (SC) |
| 11 | Anitha Radhakrishnan | Tiruchendur |
| 12 | Geetha Jeevan | Thoothukudi |
| 13 | G.V. Markandayan | Vilathikulam |
| 14 | R.S. Rajakannappan | Mudukulathur |
| 15 | Kaderbatcha (a) Muthuramalingam | Ramanathapuram |
| 16 | K.K. Kathiravan | Paramakudi (SC) |
| 17 | Thangam Thennarasu | Tiruchuli |
| 18 | K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran | Aruppukkottai |
| 19 | A.R.R. Raghuraman | Sattur |
| 20 | S. Thangapandian | Rajapalayam |
| 21 | N. Ramakrishnan | Cumbum |
| 22 | O. Panneerselvam | Bodinayakanur |
| 23 | A. Maharajan | Andipatti |
| 24 | Sedapatti M. Manimaran | Tirumangalam |
| 25 | Krithika Thangapandian | Thiruparankundram |
| 26 | Raghu Balaji | Madurai West |
| 27 | Dr. P.T.R. Palanivel Thiagarajan | Madurai Central |
| 28 | Go. Thalapathi | Madurai North |
| 29 | A. Venkatesan | Sholavandan (SC) |
| 30 | P. Moorthy | Madurai East |
| 31 | A. Tamilarasi Ravikumar | Manamadurai (SC) |
| 32 | K.R. Periakaruppan | Tiruppattur |
| 33 | Siva V. Meyyanathan | Alangudi |
| 34 | S. Regupathy | Thirumayam |
| 35 | Dr. Vai. Muthuraja | Pudukkottai |
| 36 | K.K. Sellapandian | Viralimalai |
| 37 | N. Ashokkumar | Peravurani |
| 38 | Ka. Annadurai | Pattukkottai |
| 39 | R. Vaithilingam | Orathanadu |
| 40 | Shan. Ramanathan | Thanjavur |
| 147 | M.K. Mohan | Anna Nagar |
| 148 | Dr. Ezhilan Naganathan | Thousand Lights |
| 149 | Udhayanidhi Stalin | Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni |
| 150 | P.K. Sekar Babu | Harbour |
| 151 | Dr. Idream R. Murthy | Royapuram |
| 152 | I. Paranthamen | Egmore (SC) |
| 153 | K.S. Ravichandran | Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC) |
| 154 | Karthikeyan | Villivakkam |
| 155 | R.D. Sekar | Perambur |
| 156 | J.J. Ebenezer | Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar |
| 157 | S. Sudharsanam | Madhavaram |
| 158 | Dr. A.P. Poornima | Ambattur |
| 159 | Karambakkam Ganapathy | Maduravoyal |
| 160 | S.M. Nasar | Avadi |
| 161 | A. Krishnaswamy | Poonamallee |
| 162 | V.G. Rajendran | Tiruvallur |
| 163 | T.J. Govindarajan | Gummidipoondi |
| 164 | M.K. Stalin | Kolathur |
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