Assembly Elections 2026: AIADMK Releases Second List Of 127 Candidates For Tamil Nadu Polls

Chennai: Political activity surrounding the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections has intensified. The state's leading party, the AIADMK, has released its second list of candidates, announcing the names of nominees for 127 seats. In this list, the party has placed significant trust in its incumbent legislators, re-nominating the majority of them. The party had previously announced the names of 23 candidates in its first list. So far, the party has declared a total of 150 candidates.

What is the AIADMK's position in the NDA?

The AIADMK is leading the NDA alliance in Tamil Nadu and is contesting 169 seats. Other constituent parties of the NDA include the BJP, PMK, and AMMK. The party had already announced candidates for 23 constituencies in its first list, which included the name of Palaniswami. Elections for the 234 seats of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will be held in a single phase on April 23.

The party has fielded former State Minister B.V. Ramana from Tiruvallur, and another former minister and sitting MLA, Pollachi V. Jayaraman, once again from Pollachi. The party has also reiterated its confidence in sitting MLA Maragatham Kumaravel from Madurantakam.

Who are part of AIADMK's Second List?

Gummidipoondi – V. Sathyan
Thuraiyur (SC) – I. Saroja
Perambalur (SC) – R. Tamilselvan
Neyveli – Sorathur R. Rajendran
Panruti – K. Mohan
Cuddalore – M.C. Sampath
Kurinjipadi – A. Bhuvanendran
Bhuvanagiri – A. Arunmozhithevan
Chidambaram – K.A. Pandiyan
Sirkazhi (SC) – M. Sakthi
Poompuhar – S. Pavunraj
Nagapattinam – Thanga. Kathiravan
Thiruthuraipoondi (SC) – U. Baladandayutham
Thiruvidaimarudur (SC) - Ilamathi Subramaniam
Papanasam - D. Shanmugaprabhu
Orathanadu - M. Sekhar
Pattukottai - C.V. Sekhar
Peravurani - Kovi. Ilango
Thirumayam - P.K. Vairamuthu
Sivaganga - P.R. Senthilnathan
Melur - P. Periyapulan (alias) Selvam
Madurai East - Mangalam K. Mahendran
Sholavandan (SC) - K. Manikkam
Madurai North - P. Saravanan
Usilampatti - I. Mahendran
Andipatti - A. Logirajan
Bodinayakkanur - V.T. Narayanasamy
Kumbum - S.T.K. Jakkaiyan
Srivilliputhur (SC) - M. Chandraprabha
Virudhunagar - V.G. Ganesan
Aruppukottai - S. Sethupathi
Paramkudi (SC) - S. Muthiah
Tiruvadanai - Keerthika Muniasamy
Mudukulathur - Malaysia S. Pandi
Vilathikulam - R. Sathya
Thoothukudi - C.D.H.A. Sellapandian
Srivaikuntham - S.P. Shanmuganathan
Sankarankovil (SC) - Thilipan Jayasankar
Kadayanallur - C. Krishnamurali
Tenkasi - S. Selvamogandhas-Pandian
Alangulam - K.R.P. Prabhakaran
Tirunelveli - Thachai N. Ganesharaja
Ambasamudram - Esakki Subbaiah (alias) I. Subbaiah
Palayamkottai - S. Syed Sultan Samsudin
Kanniyakumari - N. Thalaivasundaram
Ponneri (SC) - P. Balaraman
Tiruttani - K. Tiruttani
Tiruvallur - B.V. Raman
Madhavaram - V. Moorthy
Tiruvottiyur - K. Kuppan
Sriperumbudur (SC) - K. Pazhani
Dharmapuri - S. Ramachandran
Chengalpattu - M. Raja (alias) K. Rajendran
Cheyyur (SC) - E. Rajasekar
Maduranthakam (SC) - Maragatham Kumaravel
Kancheepuram - V. Somnath
Arakkonam (SC) - S. Ravi
Katpadi - V. Ramu
Arcot - S.M. Sugumar
Pappireddipatti - Maragatham Vetrivel
Harur (SC) - V. Sampathkumar
Chengam (SC) - T.S. Velu
Kilpennathur - S. Ramachandran
Arani - L. Jayasudha
Cheyyar - Mukkur N. Subramanian
Vandavasi (SC) - P. Rani
Tindivanam (SC) - P. Arjunan
Vanur (SC) - P. Murugan
Vellore - S.R.K. Appu
Anaicut - D. Velazhagan
Gudiyattam (SC) - G. Parisa Purushothaman
Vaniyambadi - G. Senthil Kumar
Ambur - R. Venkatesan
Uthangarai (SC) - T.M. Tamilselvam
Bargur - E.C. Govindarasu
Krishnagiri - K. Ashok Kumar
Hosur - P. Balakrishna Reddy
Coimbatore South - Amman K. Arjunan
Singanallur - K.R. Jayaram
Kinathukadavu - Se. Damodaran
Pollachi – Pollachi V. Jayaraman
Valparai (SC) – D. Lakshmanan
Udumalaipettai – Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan
Palani – K. Ravi Manoharan
Oddanchatram – A. Viswanathan
Nilakottai (SC) – S. Thenmozhi
Vedasandur – V.P.B. Paramasivam
Aravakurichi – K. Selvakumar
Krishnarayapuram (SC) – S. Divya
Kulithalai – S. Kandhasamy
Manapparai – P.L. Vijayakumar
Srirangam – R. Manoharan
Tiruchirappalli (East) – K. Rajasekaran
Tiruchirappalli (West) – P. Kumar
Tiruverumbur – M. Leela Rajesh
Musiri – N. Yogalingam
Vikravandi – K. Vijaya
Tirukkoyilur – S. Palanisamy
Ulundurpettai – R. Kumarakuru
Sankarapuram – R. Madhavan
Kallakurichi (SC) – S. Rajendran
Gangavalli (SC) – A. Nallathambi
Attur (SC) – A.P. Jayasankaran
Yercaud (ST) – P. Usha Rani
Omalur – R. Mani
Mettur – G. Venkatachalam
Sankari – S. Vetrivel
Salem (South) – J. Robert
Veerapandi – P. Senthil Kumar
Sendamangalam (ST) – C. Chandrasekaran
Namakkal – P.S. Madhavi
Paramathi Velur – S. Sekar
Tiruchengode – R. Chandrasekar
Erode (East) – R. Manoharan
Dharapuram (SC) – P. Sathyabama
Kangayam – N.S.N. Nataraj
Perundurai – S. Jayakumar
Anthiyur – P. Hari Bhaskar
Gobichetipalayam – V.B. Babu
Bhavanisagar (SC) – A. Bannari
Gudalur (SC) – Pon Jayaseelan
Coonoor – A. Ramu
Mettupalayam – O.K. Chinnaraj
Tiruppur (North) – M.S.M. Anandan
Palladam – K.P. Paramasivam
Sulur – V.P. Kandhasamy
Kavundampalayam – P.R.G. Arun Kumar