Tamil Nadu is gearing up for State Legislative Assembly elections on 23 April 2026, with the results to be declared on 4 May.
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), led by Edappadi K. Palaniswami, has announced that it will contest 167 seats as part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), after completing seat-sharing with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), Amma Makkal Munnetra and several other parties.
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Below is the list of candidates compiled by the AIADMK:
1. Edappadi – Edappadi K. Palaniswami
2. Veppanahalli – KP Munusamy
3. Dindigul – Dindigul C. Sreenivasan
4. Natham – Natham R. Viswanathan
5. Thondamuthur – SP Velumani
6. Kumarapalayam – P. Thangamani
7. Royapuram – D. Jayakumar
8. Mailam – C.Ve. Shanmugam
9. Madurai West – Sellur K. Raju
10. Palacode – KP Anbalagan
11. Nannilam – R. Kamaraj
12. Vedaranyam – OS Manian
13. Viralimalai – Dr. C. Vijayabaskar
14. Kovilpatti – Kadambur C. Raju
15. Tirumangalam – RB Udhayakumar
16. Sivakasi – KT Rajenthra Bhalaji
17. Maduravoyal – P. Benjamin
18. Kalasapakkam – Agri SS Krishnamurthy
19. Thirupparankundram – VV Rajan Chellappa
20. Bhavani – KC Karuppannan
21. Jolarpet – KC Veeramani
22. Karur – MR Vijayabhaskar
23. Ariyalur – Thamarai S. Rajendran
24. Gummidipoondi – V. Sudhakar
25. Ponneri (SC) – Siruniam P. Balaraman
26. Tiruttani – Tiruttani K. Hari
27. Thiruvallur – BV Ramana
28. Madhavaram – Madhavaram V. Moorthy
29. Thiruvottiyur – K. Kuppan
30. Sriperumbudur (SC) – K. Palani
31. Tambaram: Chitlapakkam C. Rajendran
32. Chengalpattu – M. Gaja (alias) Gajendran
33. Cheyyur (SC) – E. Rajasekar
34. Madurantakam (SC) – Maragatham Kumaravel
35. Kancheepuram – V. Somasundaram
36. Arakkonam (SC) – S. Ravi
37. Katpadi – V. Ramu
38. Arcot – SM Sukumar
39. Vellore – SRK App
40. Anaicut – T. Velazhagan
41. Gudiyatham (SC) – G. Paritha Purushothaman
42. Vaniyambadi – G. Senthilkumar
43. Ambur – R. Venkatesan
44. Uthangarai (SC) – TM Tamilselvam
45. Bargur – EC Govindarajan
46.Krishnagiri – K. Ashokkumar
47. Hosur – P. Balakrishna Reddy
48. Pappireddipatti – Maragatham Vetrivel
49. Aroor (SC) – V. Sampathkumar
50. Chengam (SC) – TS Velu
51. Kilpennathur – S. Ramachandran
52. Arani – L. Jayasudha
53. Cheyyar – Mukkur N. Subramanian
54. Vandavasi (SC) – P. Rani
55. Tindivanam (SC) – P. Arjunan
56. Vanur – P. Murugan
57. Villupuram – K. Vijaya
58. Tirukoilur – S. Palanisamy
59. Ulundurpettai – R. Kumaraguru
60. Sankarapuram – R. Rakesh
61. Kallakurichi (SC) – S. Rajiv Gandhi
62. Gangavalli (SC) – A. Nallathambi
63. Attur – AP Jayasankaran
64. Yercaud (ST) – P. Usharani
65. Omalur – R. Mani
66. Mettur – G. Venkatachalam
67. Sankagiri – S. Vetrivel
68. Salem South – J. Vinoth
69. Veerapandi – Sri Balaji Sukumar
70. Senthamangalam (ST) – C. Chandrasekaran
71. Name – Sridevi PS Mohan
72. Paramathi Velur – S. Sekar
73. Tiruchengode – R. Chandrasekar
74. Erode East – R. Manoharan
75. Dharapuram (SC) – P. Sathyabama
76. Kangayam – NSN Nataraj
77. Perundurai – JK aka S. Jayakumar
78. Anthiyur – P. Haribhaskar
79. Gobichettipalayam – VB Prabhu
80. Bhavanisagar (SC) – A. Pannari
81. Gudalur (SC) – Pon Jayaseelan
82. Coonoor – A. Ramu
83. Mettupalayam – OK Chinnaraj
84. Tiruppur North – MSM Anandan
85. Palladam – Palladam KP Paramasivam
86. Tendrils – VP Kandasamy
87. Goundampalayam – PRG Arunkumar
88. Coimbatore South – Amman K. Arjunan
89. Singanallur – KR Jayaram
90. Kinathukadavu – S. Damodaran
91. Pollachi – Pollachi V. Jayaraman
92. Valparai (SC) – D. Lakshmana Singh
93. Udumalaipettai – Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan
94. Palani – K. Ravi Manoharan
95. Attur – A. Viswanathan
96. Nilakottai (SC) – S. Thenmozhi
97. Vedasandur – Dr. VPB Paramasivam
98. Aravakurichi – K. Selvakumar
99. Krishnaayapuram (SC) – Dr. S. Divya
100. Kulithalai – S. Karunakaran
101. Manapparai – Dr. PL Vijayakumar
102. Srirangam – R. Manoharan
103. Tiruchirappalli East – K. Rajasekaran
104. Thiruverumbur – P. Kumar
105. Lalgudi – M. Leema Rose
106. Musiri – N. Yoganathan
107. Thuraiyur (SC) – E. Saroja
108. Perambalur (SC) – Elambai R. Tamilselvan
109. Neyveli – Sorathur S. Rajendran
110. Panruti – K. Mohan
111. Cuddalore – MC Sampath
112. Kurinjipadi – A. Bhuvanendran
113. Bhuvanagiri – A. Arunmozhithevan
114. Chidambaram – KA Pandiyan
115. Sirkazhi (SC) – M. Sakthi
116. Poompuhar – S. Pounraj
117. Nagapattinam – Thanga Kathiravan
118. Thiruthuraipoondi (SC) – U. Baladandayutham
119. Thiruvidaimarudur (SC) – Ilamathi Subramanian
120. Papanasam – D. Shanmugaprabu
121. Orathanadu – M. Sekar
122: Pattukkottai – CV Sekar
123: Peravurani – Govi Ilango
124. Thirumayam – PK Vairamuthu
125. Sivaganga – PR Senthilnathan
126. Melur – P. Periyapullan alias Selvam
127. Madurai East – Mangulam K. Mahendran
128. Sholavandan (SC) – K. Manickam
129. Madurai North – Dr. P. Saravanan
130. Usilampatti – I. Mahendran
131. Andipatti – A. Logirajan
132. Bodinayakanur – VT Narayanasamy
133. Cumbum – STK Jakkaiyan
134. Srivilliputhur (SC) – M. Chandraprabha
135. Virudhunagar – VG Ganesan
136. Aruppukkottai – S. Sethupathi
137. Paramakudi (SC) – S. Muthiah
138. Thiruvadanai – Keerthika Muniyasamy
139. Mudukulathur – Malaysia S. Pandi
140. Vilathikulam – R. Sathya
141. Thoothukudi – CT Chellappandian
142. Srivaikuntam – SP Shanmuganathan
143. Sankarankovil (SC) – Dr. Dileepan Jaishankar
144. Kadayanallur – C. Krishnamurali
145. Tenkasi – S. Selvamohandas
146. Alangulam – KRP Prabhakaran
147. Tirunelveli – Thachai N. Ganeshraja
148. Ambasamudram – Isakki Subbaiah
149. Palayamkottai – S. Syed Sultan Shamsudeen
150. Kanniyakumari – N. Thalavaisundaram
151. A thousand lights – P. Valarmati
152. Anna Nagar – S. Gokula Indira
153. Chepauk-Triplicane – Adhirajaram
154. Tittakudi (SC) – N. Murugumaran
155. Harbor – Royapuram R. Mano
156. Virugambakkam – Virugai VN Ravi
157. T. Nagar- B. Sathyanarayanan alias T. Nagar B. Sathya
158. Velachery – MK Ashok
159. Sholinganallur – KP Kandhan
160.Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar – RS Rajesh
161. Villivakkam – SR Vijayakumar
162. Tiruchuli – MSR Rajavarman
163. Alandur – S. Saravanan
164. Kolathur – P. Santhanakrishnan
165. Thiru. You. Ka. Nagar (SC) – A. Porkodi
166. Egmore (SC) – Abhishek Rangasamy
167. Alangudi – T. Vimal
