AMMK releases final list of candidates for Lok Sabha and assembly bypolls

CHENNAI: AMMK deputy general secretary TTV Dhinakaran on Friday released the second and final list of candidates - 14 for the

Lok Sabha

polls and 9 for assembly bypoll in Tamil Nadu.


The party has decided to field two of its heavyweight disqualified MLAs to contest Lok Sabha polls and to take on strong candidates from AIADMK alliance. Disqualified MLA from Andipatti and AMMK propaganda secretary, Thanga Tamilselvan, has been fielded from Theni Lok Sabha constituency, he will take on P Ravindranath Kumar, son of deputy chief minister and AIADMK coordinator O Paneerselvam.

Disqualified MLA from Paapireddipatti and former minister P Palaniappan will be contesting the Lok Sabha polls from

Dharmapuri

constituency. He will take on PMK youth wing leader and former Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss, who is contesting on behalf of the AIADMK-BJP-PMK alliance.| Full coverage of Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu

Besides these two, AMMK has also selected another disqualified MLA, NG Parthibhan from Sholingar assembly segment, to contest Arakonam Lok Sabha constituency. He will take on former Unions minister of state S Jagathrakshakan of the DMK -

Congress alliance

on the seat.

AMMK had earlier released its first list of 24 candidates for Lok Sabha and 9 candidates for assembly bypoll in the state last Sunday. Dhinakaran will release the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls later during the day.