The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday (March 28, 2026) introduced its record of 164 candidates who might be contesting the upcoming Tamil Nadu Meeting elections. Chief Minister M.Ok. Stalin and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin will as soon as once more contest from Kolathur and Chepauk-Tiruvallikeni constituencies in Chennai, respectively.
Mr. Stalin has represented Kolathur because the constituency was created after delimitation. He received the seat within the Meeting elections of 2011, 2016 and 2021, and can now be contesting from the seat for the fourth time.
Dispelling rumours that senior Minister and DMK basic secretary Duraimurugan wouldn’t contest this time, Chief Minister Stalin introduced that Duraimurugan would as soon as once more contest from Katpadi. First elected to the Meeting in 1971, he has since received ten elections and might be getting into the fray for the 13th time this election.
Just a few sitting Ministers, together with Textiles and Handlooms Minister R. Gandhi, Dairy Improvement Minister Mano Thangaraj and Human Assets Administration Minister Kayalvizhi Selvaraj, have been denied tickets. Former Surroundings and Forest Minister Ok. Ramachandran has opted out of the race owing to well being causes. In Kanniyakumari district, former Minister N. Suresh Rajan has additionally been dropped.
Former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam has been introduced because the candidate from Bodinayakanur. Former Minister V. Senthilbalaji has been shifted from Karur district to Coimbatore South. The Coimbatore South seat was received by the Bharatiya Janata Occasion’s Vanathi Srinivasan within the 2021 election. In Egmore, the social gathering has fielded Tamilan Prasanna, a well-recognized face defending the DMK on tv information debates.
Kin of Ministers in fray
Former Larger Schooling Minister Ok. Ponmudy, who had resigned from the DMK Ministry, has been dropped. His son, Gautham Sigamani, has been nominated from the Tirukovilur constituency, which Mr. Ponmudy received in 2021.
Vinoth Gandhi, son of Textiles and Handlooms Minister R. Gandhi, has been named because the DMK candidate from Ranipet. Nevertheless, the Minister has not been allotted a constituency.
The DMK has additionally nominated A. Subair Khan, an orthopaedic surgeon and son of late former Union Minister A. Rahman Khan, from Royapuram constituency. In Tirumangalam in Madurai district, the social gathering has fielded Sedappati Manimaran, son of former Meeting Speaker Sedapatti Muthiah, who had a few years in the past defected from the AIADMK.
In Andipatti, DMK candidate A. Maharajan is contesting for the third consecutive time period and can face his brother A. Logirajan. Mr. Maharajan received the seat within the earlier two elections. The social gathering has named N. Chitrarasu as its candidate from Anna Nagar.
In Villivakkam, the DMK has fielded Karthik Mohan, son of M.Ok. Mohan, the social gathering’s MLA from Anna Nagar. He’s to face Aadhav Arjuna of actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Mr. Arjuna was earlier related to the DMK and had labored intently with Udhayanidhi Stalin as a political strategist earlier than getting into electoral politics. The Villivakkam seat was received in 2021 election by A. Vetriazhagan, grandson of former DMK basic secretary Ok. Anbazhagan.
Right here is an summary of the record of DMK candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Legislative Meeting Election 2026.
1. Alandur: T.M. Anbarasan
2. Alangudi: Siva V. Meyyanathan
3. Alangulam: Paul Manoj Pandian
4. Ambattur: Dr. A.P. Poornima
5. Ambur: A.C. Vilvanathan
6. Anaikattu: A.P. Nandakumar
7. Andipatti: A. Maharajan
8. Anna Nagar: N. Chitrarasu
9. Anthiyur: M. Sivabalan
10. Arani: Mahalakshmi Govarthanan
11. Aravakurichi: Monjanour R. Elango
12. Arcot: J.L. Eswarappan
13. Ariyalur: Latha Balu
14. Aruppukkottai: Ok.Ok.S.S.R. Ramachandran
15. Athoor: I. Periyasamy
16. Avadi: S.M. Nasar
17. Avanashi (SC): V. Kokila Mani
18. Bargur: D. Mathiyalagan
19. Bhavani: Ok.A. Chandrasekar
20. Bhuvanagiri: Durai Ok. Saravanan
21. Bodinayakkanur: O. Panneerselvam
22. Chengalpattu: M.Ok.D. Karthik Dhandapani
23. Chengam: M.P. Giri
24. Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni: Udhayanidhi Stalin
25. Cheyyar: O. Jothi
26. Coimbatore North: D. Senthamizh Selvan
27. Coimbatore South: V. Senthilbalaji
28. Coonoor: Ok.M. Raju
29. Cumbum: N. Ramakrishnan
30. Dharapuram (SC): T. Indirani
31. Dindigul: I.P. Senthilkumar
32. Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar: J. John Ebenezer
33. Edappadi: C. Kasi
34. Egmore (SC): S. Prasanna
35. Erode West: S. Muthusamy
36. Gangavalli (SC): Ok. Chinnadurai
37. Gingee: Ok.S. Masthan
38. Gobichettipalayam: N. Nallasivam
39. Gudalur (SC): M. Thiravidamani
40. Gummidipoondi: T.J. Govindarajan
41. Harbour: P.Ok. Sekarbabu
42. Harur: A. Shanmugam
43. Jayankondam: Ok.S.Ok. Kannan
44. Jolarpettai: Kavitha Dhandapani
45. Kalasapakkam: P.S.T. Saravanan
46. Kancheepuram: S. Nithya
47. Kangayam: M.P. Saminathan
48. Kanniyakumari: R. Mahesh
49. Karur: Aasi M. Thiagarajan
50. Katpadi: Duraimurugan
51. Kilpennathur: Ok. Pichandi
52. Kilvaithinankuppam (SC): Dr. Rajeswari Mohangandhi
53. Kinathukadavu: S. Sabari Karthikeyan
54. Kolathur: M.Ok. Stalin
55. Kovilpatti: Ok. Karunanidhi
56. Krishnarayapuram (SC): C.Ok. Raja
57. Kulithalai: Suriyanur A. Chandran
58. Kumarapalayam: S. Balu
59. Kumbakonam: G. Anbalagan
60. Kunnam: S.S. Sivasankar
61. Kurinjipadi: M.R.Ok. Panneerselvam
62. Lalgudi: T. Parivallal Thangavel
63. Madathukulam: R. Jayaramakrishnan
64. Madhavaram: S. Sudharsanam
65. Madurai Central: Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
66. Madurai East: P. Moorthy
67. Madurai North: G. Thalapathi
68. Madurai West: R. Balaji
69. Madurantakam (SC): S. Ponmalar
70. Maduravoyal: Karambakkam Ok. Ganapathy
71. Manamadurai (SC): A. Tamilarasi
72. Mannachanallur: S. Kathiravan
73. Mannargudi: T.R.B. Rajaa
74. Mettupalayam: Ok. Kavitha Sundaram
75. Mettur: M. Midhun Chakaravarthy
76. Mudukulathur: R.S. Rajakannappan
77. Musiri: N.S. Karunairaaja
78. Mylapore: Dha. Velu
79. Nagercoil: S. Austin
80. Namakkal: P. Rani
81. Neyveli: Saba. Rajendran
82. Nilakottai (SC): S. Nagajothi
83. Orathanadu: R. Vaithilingam
84. Ottanchatram: R. Sakkarapani
85. Ottapidaram (SC): P.M. Ramajeyam
86. Palacode: Dr. D.N.V. Senthilkumar
87. Palayamkottai: M. Abdul Wahab
88. Palladam: Ok. Selvraj
89. Pappireddippatti: P. Palaniappan
90. Paramakudi (SC): Ok.Ok. Kathiravan
91. Paramathi Velur: Ok.S. Moorthy
92. Pattukkottai: Ok. Annadurai
93. Hosur: S.A. Sathya
94. Perambalur (SC): S.T. Jayalakshmi
95. Perambur: R.D. Shekar
96. Peravurani: N. Asokkumar
97. Perundurai: Thoppu N.D. Venkatachalam
98. Poompuhar: Nivedha M. Murugan
99. Poonamallee (SC): A. Krishnaswamy
100. Pudukkottai: V. Muthuraja
101. Radhapuram: M. Appavu
102. Rajapalayam: S. Thangapandian
103. Ramanathapuram: Katharbatsha (a) Muthuramalingam
104. Ranipet: Vinoth Gandhi
105. Rasipuram (SC): M. Mathiventhan
106. Rishivandiyam: Ok. Karthikeyan
107. Royapuram: Dr. A. Subairkhan
108. Saidapet: Ma. Subramanian
109. Salem North: R. Rajendran
110. Salem South: M. Loganathan
111. Sankarapuram: T. Udhayasuriyan
112. Sankari: M. Manikandan
113. Sattur: A. Kadarkarai Raj
114. Senthamangalam (ST): P. Poomalar
115. Sholavandan (SC): A. Venkatesan
116. Sholinganallur: S. Aravind Ramesh
117. Srirangam: S. Durairaj
118. Sulur: Thalapathi Murugeshan
119. T. Nagar: Raja Anbalagan
120. Tambaram: Dr. R.S. Kiruthika Devi
121. Tenkasi: Kalai Kathiravan
122. Thanjavur: Shan. Ramanathan
123. Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar (SC): Ok.S. Ravichandran
124. Thiruchuli: Thangam Thennarasu
125. Thirumayam: S. Regupathy
126. Thirupparankundram: Kiruthiga Thangapandi
127. Thiruvaiyaru: Durai. Chandrasekaran
128. Thiruvarur: Poondi Ok. Kalaivanan
129. Thiruvidaimarudur: Govi. Chezhiaan
130. Thondamuthur: N.R. Karthikeyan
131. Thoothukudi: P. Geetha Jeevan
132. Thousand Lights: Dr. Ezhilan Naganathan
133. Tiruchendur: Anitha R. Radhakrishnan
134. Tirukkoyilur: Pon. Gawtham Sigamani
135. Tirumangalam: Sedapatti M. Manimaran
136. Tirunelveli: S. Subramanian
137. Tirupattur: A. Nallathambi
138. Tiruppattur: Ok.R. Periakaruppan
139. Tiruppur South: N. Dinesh Kumar
140. Tiruvallur: V.G. Rajendran
141. Tiruvannamalai: E.V. Velu
142. Thiruverumbur: Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi
143. Tittakudi (SC): C.V. Ganesan
144. Tiruchi East – Dr. S. Inigo Irudayaraj
145. Tiruchi West – Ok.N. Nehru
146. Udumalaipettai: M. Jayakumar
147. Ulundurpettai: G.R. Vasanthavel
148. Uthiramerur: Ok. Sundar
149. Valparai (SC): A. Sudhakar
150. Vandavasi (SC): S. Ambeth Kumar
151. Vanur (SC): D. Gowtham
152. Vasudevanallur: E. Raja
153. Vedaranyam: M. Pugazhenthi
154. Vedasandur: D. Swaminathan
155. Veerapandi: Dr. A.Ok. Tarun
156. Vellore: P. Karthikeyan
157. Veppanahalli: P.S. Srinivasan
158. Vikravandi: Anniyur Siva (a) A. Siva Sanmugam
159. Vilathikulam: G.V. Markandayan
160. Villivakkam: Karthik Mohan
161. Villupuram: R. Lakshmanan
162. Viralimalai: Ok.Ok. Chella Pandiyan
163. Virugampakkam: A.M.V. Prabhakara Raja
164. Yercaud (ST): T.M. Revathi Matheswaran
