Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: TTV Dhinakaran's AMMK releases first list of candidates

Former MLAs P Palaniappan, M Rengasamy, G Senthamizhan, C Shanmugavelu, and NG Parthiban are among prominent candidates on the list.

Chennai:A day after stitching an alliance with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), TTV Dhinakaran's Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) on Wednesday released the first list of 15 candidates for Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.

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Former MLAs P Palaniappan, M Rengasamy, G Senthamizhan, C Shanmugavelu, and NG Parthiban are among prominent candidates on the list. On Monday, AMMK announced an alliance with Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM for the Assembly elections.

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AIMIM will contest in three Assembly constituencies including Vaniyambadi, Krishnagiri, and Sankarapuram. Elections to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly will be held on April 6 and the counting of votes will take place on May 2.

ANI