Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections | 3 Ministers, 44 AIADMK MLAs denied ticket

The ruling AIADMK on Wednesday finalised the distribution of constituencies to 2 of its allies, the BJP and the PMK, and launched its second record of candidates for 171 seats.

Ministers Nilofer Kafeel (Vaniyambadi), S. Valarma-thi (Srirangam) and G. Baskaran (Sivaganga) and 44 sitting MLAs didn’t determine in it. There was no shock over the distribution of constituencies and the choice of the AIADMK’s candidates, aside from a couple of omissions. The second record contained 14 girls and 28 nominees from the Scheduled Castes.

‘A record’

A Minister stated it had 10 nominees from non secular minorities, together with two Muslims, and “this is a record of sorts for the party”.

Later, the AIADMK introduced that 5 constituencies — Perambur, Egmore, Kilvaithinan- kuppam, Kumbakonam and Madurai (Central) — had been allotted to the Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi, the Tamilaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, Puratchi Bharatham, the Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam and the Pasumpon Desiya Kazhagam respectively.

The 5 events will contest on the AIADMK’s ‘Two Leaves’ image.

The identification of constituencies for the allies and the choice of the ruling celebration’s candidates adopted discussions held by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, who’re the celebration’s co-coordinator and co-ordinator respectively, with their celebration colleagues within the final four-five days, aside from their conferences with BJP and PMK leaders on Tuesday night time and within the early hours of Wednesday.

With the discharge of the second record of nominees, the AIADMK has thus far recognized 177 candidates, together with the six within the first record. Forty-eight seats had been distributed to different events, together with the 5 smaller events, which might contest on the AIADMK’s image. There are 9 extra seats to be allotted to the constituents of the alliance.

Among the high-profile contestants are the celebration’s deputy coordinators, K.P. Munusamy and R. Vaithilingam, now Members of the Rajya Sabha. Both misplaced within the 2016 Assembly election. They will contest from Veppannahalli and Orathanadu. Ministers K.A. Sengottaiyan, K. Pandiarajan, O.S. Manian, P. Thangamani, S.P. Velumani, V. Saroja, V.M. Rajalakshmi, K.P. Anbalagan, K.C. Veeramani and M.C. Sampath have been renominated to contest from their constituencies.

Two senior members — former Chennai Mayor Saidai S. (*44*) and former Minister K.P. Krishnan — have been nominated from Saidapet and Srirangam. By renominating former police officer and Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission R. Natraj from Mylapore, the AIADMK ensured that the seat remained with it, given reviews that the BJP was eager on it. In the 2001 Assembly election, the BJP, then an ally of the DMK, gained from Mylapore.

Of the 23 constituencies given to the PMK and 20 to the BJP, the ruling celebration parted with 11 constituencies held by its members. Among the celebration veterans who have been overlooked are S. Semmalai (Mettur) and S.T.K. Jakkaiyan (Cumbum). While Mettur was allotted to the PMK, Cumbum went to the ruling celebration’s Theni district unit secretary and former Member of Parliament S.P.M. Syed Khan.

Two outstanding faces of the celebration within the southern districts — Minister K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji and V.V. Rajan Chellappa — have been shifted from Sivakasi and Madurai (North) to Rajapalayam and Thiruparankundram. While Sivakasi has been given to the celebration’s functionary in Virudhunagar (West) Lakshmi Ganesan, Madurai (North) has been allotted to the BJP. P.R.G. Arunkumar, who represents Coimbatore (North), has been put up at Kavundampalayam and Amman K. Arjunan of Coimbatore (South) will now contest from Coimbatore (North). The BJP has been given Coimbatore (South).

Totally, 44 sitting MLAs have been dropped. Karunaas, Thamimun Ansari and U. Thaniyarasu, who have been elected on the AIADMK image, are now not with the celebration. Their constituencies — Thiruvadanai, Nagapattinam and Kangeyam — have been given to the AIADMK’s core nominees. Former Minister Thoppu N.D. Venkatachalam of Perundurai, E. Rathinasabapathy of Aranthangi, and A. Prabhu of Kallakurichi, who have been seen as dissidents a couple of years in the past, didn’t determine within the record.

Three individuals who have been seen as representatives of Mr. Panneerselvam on the steering committee — P.H. Manoj Pandian, J.C.D. Prabhakar and K. Manickam — are the celebration’s nominees in Alangulam, Villivakkam and Sholavandan.

Later within the day, the AIADMK introduced that 4 constituencies – Perambur, Egmore, Kilvaithinankuppam and Kumbakonam – had been allotted to Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi, Tamilaga Makkal Munnetra

Kazhagam,Puratchi Bharatham and the Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam respectively. All the 4 events would contest the election on the AIADMK’s image of “two leaves.”