VB Prabhu, AIADMK candidate for the Gobichettipalayam assembly constituency in Erode, Tamil Nadu. | Photo credit: Special arrangement
The AIADMK has fielded VB Prabhu, a new face, in the Gobichettipalayam Assembly constituency where he is likely to face KA Sengottaiyan, an eight-time MLA from the constituency. After his expulsion, Mr. Sengottaiyan joined the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) where he submitted his application to contest the elections.
AIADMK has also announced other candidates including R Manoharan (Erode East) and P Haribaskar (Anthiyur). Sitting MLAs S. Jayakumar (Perundurai) and A. Bannari (Bhavanisagar) will also contest. The party had earlier announced KC Karuppannan for Bhavani.
The party has allotted Erode West to Maanila Tamil Congress who nominated M. Yuvaraj, while the BJP is yet to announce its candidate for Modakkurichi.
Mr. Prabhu, who joined the AIADMK in 2002, rose through the ranks and served as deputy secretary of the party’s student wing for a decade. He was the West Union secretary for the Gobichettipalayam constituency during the last six months. This will be Mr. Prabhu’s debut contest from the constituency as an AIADMK candidate.
We have a tough fight ahead of us
Mr Prabhu is expected to face a stiff challenge from Mr Sengottaiyan, who has lost in the constituency only once, in 1996, in a career spanning over five decades.
Published – 28 March 2026 01:00 IST
