DMK Announces Seats For MK Stalin, Udhayanidhi, Panneerselvam; Names 164 Candidates, Finalises Seat Sharing

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday announced that party chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will once again contest the upcoming Assembly election from Kolathur seat while his son Udhayanidhi is seeking re-election from Chepauk-Triplicane. The development has come as the DMK named candidates for 164 constituencies. Tamil Nadu assembly election will take place in single phase on April 23 and the counting of votes is set for May 4. ,The DMK has retained most of its ministers, MLAs and seniors while allotting fresh tickets to contest the upcoming polls., ,MK Stalin Announces His, Son's Seats ,Addressing a press conference at party headquarters, Anna Arivalayan, DMK president Stalin, said he would contest once again from Kolathur.

Udhayanidhi is seeking re-election from Chepauk-Triplicane, also in the city.,Ministers Durai Murugan (DMK general secretary), KN Nehru Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, Thangam Thennarasu, Ma Subramanian, and EV Velu have been retained.,,O Panneerselvam Fielded From Bodinayakkanur,Interestingly, expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam, who recently joined DMK, has been fielded from Bodinayakkanur, the seat he represented in the outgoing Assembly. He had resigned as MLA after joining DMK.,Two of Panneerselvam's colleagues, Paul Manoj Pandian and R Vaithilingam, who had joined the DMK earlier, have also been given tickets.,Former minister V Senthil Balaji has been fielded from Coimbatore South.,DMK Finalises Seat Sharing With Allies Including Congress, Left, VCK, DMDK,Earlier in the day, DMK completed the seat-sharing process with its allies, identifying the constituencies to be contested by the Congress, Left parties, VCK and DMDK, among others. DMK leads the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in the state.,Principal ally Congress' 28 seats include Ponneri, Erode East, Vilavankode, Sivakasi and Karaikudi.,,DMDK, led by Premalatha Vijayakanth has been allotted 10 seats, and they include Vriddhachalam and Pallavaram.,Thol Thirumavalvan-led Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) will contest from, among the allotted eight seats, Kattumannarkoil, Panrutti and Tindivanam.,The allocations to CPI (M) include Padmanabhapuram and Palani, while CPI will face the polls from Thalli and Bhavanisagar (SC), among others.

Both Left parties have been given five seats each.,The DMK also identified seats for other allies, including the Vaiko-led MDMK, which will contest in four seats, including three on DMK's Rising Sun symbol. Its allocations include Madurai South.,DMK contests from 164 constituencies, while 11 candidates from alliance parties will contest on the Dravidian party's rising sun symbol.,With inputs from PTI,For the Latest news, India News and breaking stories from around the world, visit Times Now for live coverage and in-depth reporting.