AIADMK releases first list of 16 candidates for Lok Sabha elections 2024

AIADMK on Wednesday released its first list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 The list was released by the party general secretary Edappadi K PalaniswamiWhile releasing the list he said that five constituencies have been allocated to the DMDK and one each to Puthiya Tamilagam and SDPIIn the AIADMK alliance DMDMK is to contest in 5 seats SDPI in 1 seat and Puthiya Tamilagam in 1 seat from Tenkasi constituency said PalaniswamiWe believe we are strong We believe people will support us We are not bothered about what people talk on social media We are in an alliance with the people he further saidThe AIADMK general secretary also said the party wasnt disappointed with not striking an alliance with the PMK which had joined the BJP alliance on TuesdayWe dont have any disappointment as PMK didnt join our alliance AIADMK will always stand on its own leg If anyone comes to our alliance we will welcome them This purely depends on each partys decision We cant force any party Palaniswami saidIn 2014 AIADMK got victory in 38 constituencies Our MP candidates will voice for Tamil Nadu in Parliament In Tamil Nadu AIADMK is the strongest party AIADMK candidates will win all constituency he added 2024 EPSTamilNadu _ pictwittercomYP77NMb6NYmdash AIADMK Say No To Drugs amp DMK AIADMKOfficial March 20 2024This time the AIADMK has the support of the SDPI Tamil Manila Muslim League Manitha Neya Jananayaga Katchi and Puthiya TamilagamSpeaking on the alliance Puthiya Tamilagam Founder Krishnasamy said I am happy to be part in AIADMK alliance We will contest in the individual symbol which is being allocated by the Election Commission The candidate will be announced later after having a discussion with party membersMeanwhile the AIADMK has decided to field AL Vijayan from Arakkonam Jayaprakash from Krishnagiri Vignesh from Salem Saravanan from Madurai and Attral Ashokkumar from ErodeFormer AIADMK Minister D Jayakumars son Jayavardhan will contest from South Chennai Manohar will contest from North Chennai Rajasekar from Kanchipuram Gajendran from Arani Bakkiyaraj from Villupuram Tamilmani from Namakkal Chandrasekaran from Chidambaram Surcith Shankar from Nagapattinam and Narayanasami from TheniTenkasi has been allocated to Puthiya Tamilagam while Dindukkal has been allocated to SDPITamil Nadu is voting on April 19 in a single phase of polling During the 2019 general elections the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagamled Secular Progressive Alliance which comprised INC VCK MDMK CPI CPIM IUML MMK KMDK TVK AIFB registered a landslide victory by winning 38 of the 39 seatsMeanwhile the Election Commission of India issued a notification on Wednesday for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 to be conducted on April 19In the notification the ECI informed that March 28 will be the last date for filing nominations for Bihar and March 27 for Arunachal Pradesh Assam Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal Andaman and Nicobar Islands Jammu and Kashmir Lakshadweep and PuducherryPolling for the Lok Sabha elections will be conducted in seven phases across the nation from April 19 to June 1 Votes will be counted on June 4This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever