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AIADMK Candidates List for Tamil Nadu Elections 2026: AIADMK’s Palaniswami to contest from Edappadi; Full list here
AIADMK Candidate List for Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026: Given other allies in the NDA, the AIADMK is set to contest a lion's share of seats out of the total 234 in the state.
K Palaniswami, the Leader of Opposition, will once again contest from his home turf of Edappadi constituency in Salem district. (Express Photo)
AIADMK Candidate List for Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026: Tamil Nadu’s core Opposition party AIADMK, which is leading the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state, Wednesday released its first list of 23 candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls. The third list comprises 17 candidates, and the party has already announced its candidates for 150 candidates in two phases.
Single-phase elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly, which has 234 seats, will be held on April 23.
The party renominated its chief K Palaniswami, the Leader of Opposition, from his home turf of Edappadi constituency in Salem district, besides re-fielding several MLAs and former legislators from their traditional seats. Top leaders, K P Munusamy and Dindigul C Sreenivasan, retained in the first list, will contest from their home constituencies of Veppanahalli (Krishnagiri) and Dindigul, respectively.
The single-phase Assembly election in the state is set to be held on April 23, 2026, where over 5.69 crore registered voters will decide the fate of polling candidates. Votes will be counted on the same day as results will be declared — May 4. The election process is scheduled to be completed by May 6. AIADMK has already announced it will contest from 169 constituencies.
AIADMK has allotted 27 seats to BJP, 18 to PMK and 11 to AMMK. Given other allies in the NDA, the AIADMK is set to contest a lion’s share of seats out of the total 234 in Tamil Nadu.
Here’s the full list of AIADMK candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls 2026:
| S.No | Constituency | Candidate Name | Designation / Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edappadi | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | General Secretary |
| 2 | Veppanahalli | K.P. Munusamy | Deputy General Secretary |
| 3 | Dindigul | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | Treasurer |
| 4 | Natham | Natham R. Viswanathan | Former Minister |
| 5 | Thondamuthur | S.P. Velumani | Former Minister |
| 6 | Kumarapalayam | P. Thangamani | Former Minister |
| 7 | Royapuram | D. Jayakumar | Former Minister |
| 8 | Mailam | C.Ve. Shanmugam | Former Minister |
| 9 | Madurai West | Sellur K. Raju | Former Minister |
| 10 | Palacode | K.P. Anbazhagan | Former Minister |
| 11 | Nannilam | R. Kamaraj | Former Minister |
| 12 | Vedaranyam | O.S. Manian | Former Minister |
| 13 | Viralimalai | C. Vijayabaskar | Former Minister |
| 14 | Kovilpatti | Kadambur C. Raju | Former Minister |
| 15 | Thirumangalam | R.B. Udhayakumar | Deputy LOP |
| 16 | Sivakasi | K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji | Former Minister |
| 17 | Krishnagiri | P. Balakrishna Reddy | Former Minister |
| 18 | Maduranthakam (SC) | S.K. Rajendran | Former MLA |
| 19 | Pennagaram | R.K. Nagaraj | District Secretary |
| 20 | Tirupparankundram | V.V. Rajan Chellappa | Former Mayor |
| 21 | Madurai East | P. Pandi | District Functionary |
| 22 | Cumbum | A.K. Selvaraj | Former Minister |
| 23 | Manamadurai (SC) | K.C. Karuppannan | Former Minister |
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