Tamil Nadu polls: DMK to contest 164 seats, seals alliance pact

Chennai: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday finalised seat-sharing with allies, deciding to contest 164 of the 234 seats in the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections.

The party leads the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in the state.

Chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin released the list of candidates at the party headquarters in Chennai. Stalin will contest again from Kolathur, while deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has been fielded from Chepauk-Triplicane. The party has also fielded O Panneerselvam from Bodinayakkanur.


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Former minister Senthil Balaji will contest from Coimbatore South in the April 23 polls.

Alliance partner Congress has been allotted 28 seats, including Ponneri, Erode East, Vilavankode, Sivakasi and Karaikudi.

The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), led by Premalatha Vijayakanth, will contest 10 seats, including Vriddhachalam and Pallavaram.

The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), led by Thol Thirumavalavan, will contest eight seats, including Kattumannarkoil, Panrutti and Tindivanam.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India have been allotted five seats each. The CPI (M) will contest seats including Padmanabhapuram and Palani, while the CPI will field candidates from Thalli and Bhavanisagar (SC), among others.