MK Stalin filed his nomination for the Kolathur constituency, a seat he won in 2011, 2016 and 2021. Vijay, whose TVK is making its electoral debut, is contesting his first Assembly election from two urban constituencies – Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchi East.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and his rival TVK’s actor-turned-politician Vijay on Monday filed their nominations for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls.
MK Stalin filed his nomination for the Kolathur constituency, a seat he won in 2011, 2016 and 2021.
Soon after filing his papers, Stalin briefly held a road show and waved to the people and sought support. The DMK chief also released a book on his achivements for the Kolathur constituency.
“Our victory will be very bright. Compared to the last three times, this time I’m witnessing a huge support. This is the United Progressive Alliance. Tamil Nadu is fighting against Delhi. This time the victory is going to be very big,” Stalin told news agency ANI.
DMK will contest 164 out of the 234 constituencies in the state, while 70 seats have been allocated to its alliance partners. These partners include the Congress Party with 28 seats, the Communist Party of India (CPI) with 5 seats, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) with 5 seats, VCK with 8 seats, and MDMK with 4 seats.
Other smaller parties in the alliance include the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) with 10 seats, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) with 2 seats, and several other regional parties.
