Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Palanivel Rajan to contest from Madurai (Central) DMK releases list of candidates for 131 seats

Special Correspondent

Democratic Progressive Alliance leaders will meet on April 5 to discuss campaign strategies Former AIADMK Minister Kannappan, who floated the Makkal Tamil Desam and later merged it with the DMK finds a place in list

CHENNAI: Former Speaker P.T.R. Palanivel Rajan, who lost by a narrow margin in the 2001Assembly elections, most of the Ministers from the 1996 cabinet are among those who find a place in the list of DMK contestants. The DMK will contest 127 seats while five more candidates will contest on the DMK symbol, rising sun.

Former AIADMK Minister Kannappan, who floated the Makkal Tamil Desam and later merged with the DMK, Puratchi Bharatham leader Poovai Jegan, P.V. Kadiravan (All-India Forward Bloc - Vallarasu faction), three IUML members also find a place in the list. Of this, the Palayamkottai IUML candidate is yet to be named. "Two people are asking for the seat. The announcement would be made shortly," DMK president M. Karunandihi said.

Three former Members of Parliament — P. Selvaraj, V.P. Duraisamy and Jayaseelan, also find a place in the list.

In Chennai, )Napolean, who wanted a change of constituency from Villivakkam, has been given Mylapore while P. Renganathan, who won from Purusawalkam defeating P. Vetrivel in a close contest, has been shifted to Villivakkam.

Former Minister Aladi Aruna's daughter, Poongothai Aladi Aruna, will be the DMK's candidate in Alankulam. Chennai Councillor Sankari Narayanan will contest from Acharapakkam.

Addressing presspersons, Mr. Karunanidhi said that Democratic Progressive

Alliance leaders would meet on April 5 to discuss campaign strategies. The same evening the first campaign public meeting would be held in Tana Street in the city, he added.

The DMK president appealed to party men who did not find their name in the list of candidates not to be disheartened and said that there were other responsibilities awaiting them.

This is the list of candidates:

1. Kanniyakumari - N. Suresh Rajan

2. Nagercoil - A. Rajan

3. Padmanabhapuram -

D. Theodar Reginald

4. Vilathikulam - C. Rajaram

5. Ottapidaram (Res) -

S.X. Rajamannar

6. Tiruchendur - A.T.K. Jayaseelan

7. Tuticorin - P. Geetha Jeevan

8. Sankarankoil (Res) -

S. Thangavelu

9. Tenkasi -

V. Karuppasami Pandian

10. Alangulam -

Poongothai Aladi Aruna

11. Tirunelveli - N. Malairaja

12. Ambasamuthiram -

R. Avudayappan

13. Radhapuram - M. Appavoo

14. Palayamkottai -

To be announced later

15. Kadaladi - S. Thangavelan

16. Mudhukulathur - K. Murugavel

17. Tiruppattur -

K.R. Periyakaruppan

18. Ilayankudi - R.S. Rajakannappan

19. Aruppukottai -

Thangam Thennarasu

20. Sattur -

K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran

21. Sivakasi - V. Thangaraj

22. Rajapalayam (Res) - V.P. Rajan

23. Palani (Res) - M. Anbazhagan

24. Oddanchathram -

R. Chakkarapani

25. Athur - I. Periyasamy

26. Natham - M.A. Andi Ambalam

27. Periyakulam - L. Mookkaiah

28. Andipatti - P. Seeman

29. Bodinayakkanur -

S. Lakshmanan

30. Cumbum - P. Selvendran

31. Sedapatti - G. Thalapathi

32. Thirumangalam - V. Velusamy

33. Usilampatti - P.V. Kathiravan

34. Sholavandan - P. Moorthy

35. Samayanallur (Res) -

A. Tamilarasi Ravikumar

36. Madurai (Central) -

P.T.R. Palanivelrajan

37. Pudukkottai - M. Jaffar Ali

38. Kolathur (Res) - C. Paranjothi

39. Aranthangi -

Udhayam Shanmugam

40. Marungapuri -

A. Rokkaiah Malik alias Salma

41. Uppliliapuram (Res) - R. Rani

42. Musiri - N. Selvaraj

43. Lalgudi - A. Soundarapandian

44. Tiruverumbur - K.N. Sekaran

45. Tiruchi-1 - Anbil Periyasamy

46. Tiruchi-2 - K.N. Nehru

47. Karur - Vasuki Murugesan

48. Krishnarayapuram (Res) -

P. Kamaraj

49. Kulithalai - R.Manickam

50. Aravakurichi -

M.A. Kaliloor Rehman

51. Perambalur (Res) - M.Rajkumar

52. Andimadam - S.S. Sivasankar

53. Sirkazhi (Res) -

M. Pannerselvam

54. Kuttalam - K. Anbazhagan

55. Vedaranyam -

S.K. Vedarathinam

56. Tiruvarur (Res) - U. Mathivanan

57. Thanjavur -

S.N.M. Ubayathullah

58. Orathanadu - P. Rasamanickam

59. Tiruvaiyaru -

Durai Chandrasekaran

60. Tiruvonam -

T. Magesh Krishnasami

61. Valangaiman (Res) -

Soma Senthilvelan

62. Kumbakonam - Ko.Si. Mani

63. Nellikupam - S. Rajendran

64. Cuddalore - K. Iyyappan

65. Kurinchipadi -

M.R.K. Pannerselvam

66. Mangalore (Res) - V. Ganesan

67. Gingee - V. Kannan

68. Kandamangalam (Res) -

S. Pushparaj

69. Villupuram - K. Ponmudi

70. Tirunavalur -

V.S. Veerapandiyan

71. Ulundurpet (Res) -

K. Tirunavukarasu

72.Chinnsalem - Udayasurian

73.Sankarapuram - A. Angayarkanni

74. Coonoor (Res) -

A. Sounderapandiyan

75.Guladur - K. Ramachandran

76. Mettupalayam - P. Arunkumar

77. Coimbatore (East) -

Pongalur N. Palanichami

78. Perur - N. Rukmai

79. Kinathukadavu -

Negamam K.V. Kandasami

80. Pollachi - T. Santhi Devi

81. Udumalpettai - S. Velusami

82. Pongalur - S. Mani

83. Palladam - S.S. Ponmudi

84. Dharapuram (Res) -

P. Prabhadevi

85. Vellakoil - M.P. Saminathan

86. Erode - N.K.K.P. Raja

87. Gopichettipalayam -

K. Venkudu Manimaran

88. Andhiyur (Res) - S. Gurusami

89. Bhavanisagar -

Geetha Natarajan

90. Sathyamangalam -

L.P. Dharmalingam

91. Salem-2 -

Veeerapandi S. Arumugham

92. Veerapandi - A. Rajendran

93. Panamarathupatti -

R. Rajendran

94. Yercaud (Res) - C. Tamilselvan

95. Talavasal (Res) - K. Chinnadurai

96. Sangagiri (Res) - V.P. Duraisami

97. Rasipuram - K.P. Ramasami

98. Senthamangalam (Res) -

K. Ponnusami

99. Tiruchengodu - S. Gandhiselvan

100. Morapur - V. Mullaivendan

101. Dharmapuri - P.N. Periyannan

102. Krishnagiri - T. Senguttuvan

103. Barghur - M.V. Vettriselvan

104. Nattrampalli -

N.K.R. Suriyakumar

105. Peranampet (Res) -

A. Chinnasami

106. Katpadi - Durai Murugan

107. Ranipet - R. Gandhi

108. Arakkonam (Res) - Puvai Jagan

109. Vaniyampadi -

H. Abdul Baazeeth

110. Thandarampet - A.V. Velu

111. Tiruvannamalai - K. Pichandi

112. Arani - R. Sivanandam

113. Vandavasi (Res) -

S.P. Jayaraman

114. Uthiramerur - K. Sundar

115.Achcharapakkam (Res) -

Sankari Narayanan

116. Tambaram - S.R. Raja

117. Alandur - T.M. Anbarasan

118. Ponneri (Res) - V. Anbuvanan

119. Villiwakkam - B. Ranganathan

120. Tiruvallur - E.A.B. Sivaji

121. Tiruvottiyur - K.B.B. Sami

122. Park Town -

A. Raghuman Khan

123. Purasawalkkam - V.S. Babu

124. Mylapore - Napolean

125.Triplicane - M. Naganathan

126. T. Nagar - J. Anbazhagan

127. Rayapuram - Sarguna Pandiyan

128. Egmore (Res) -

Parithi Elamvazhuthi

129. Thousand Lights - M.K. Stalin

130. Anna Nagar -

Arcot N. Veerasami

131. Harbour - K. Anbazhagan

132. Chepauk - M. Karunanidhi

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