Kamal Haasan may contest from Alandur constituency: sources
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Mylapore, T. Nagar, Velachery are the opposite possibilities
Makkal Needhi Maiam sources mentioned social gathering founder Kamal Haasan might contest from any of the 4 meeting constituencies – Mylapore, Alandur, T. Nagar and Velachery – in Chennai within the Assembly election.
There is a sign that he might choose Alandur constituency to reiterate his declare on the political legacy of former Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran, who contested from the erstwhile Parangimalai Assembly constituency, mentioned the sources.
The social gathering’s office-bearers in Alandur have requested voters to register their help by calling a telephone quantity if they need Mr. Haasan to be the candidate.
The social gathering hopes to capitalise on the truth that it polled over 22,000 votes within the Alandur meeting section and over 1.3 lakh votes within the Sriperumbudur Parliamentary constituency (beneath which the Alandur meeting constituency falls). The social gathering additionally polled greater than 1.3 lakh votes within the South Chennai Parliamentary constituency.
Sources mentioned the social gathering had polled a sizeable variety of votes in these constituencies even with out noticeable social gathering infrastructure within the Lok Sabha ballot. “While the party had no booth-level workers in the Lok Sabha election in 2019, we managed to appoint enough number of party cadres at the booth level. In constituencies like T. Nagar, Alandur, Mylapore and Velachery, the party has a good base to work from,” mentioned a celebration supply.
Mr. Haasan is anticipated to announce the social gathering’s electoral alliance in the course of the public assembly scheduled on March 7. The social gathering had put up a very good present within the city centres within the Lok Sabha elections and hopes to choose up a number of seats in Chennai and different cities akin to Coimbatore and Madurai even when it chooses to guide the third entrance, sources mentioned.
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