LS polls: DMK releases list of 20 candidates, Kanimozhi to contest from Tuticorin


Devdiscourse News Desk | Chennai | Updated: 17-03-2019 19:35 IST | Created: 17-03-2019 18:59 IST
LS polls: DMK releases list of 20 candidates, Kanimozhi to contest from Tuticorin
Former Union Minister of State, S Jagathrakshakan is fielded from Arakkonam. Kanimozhi's Rajya Sabha terms ends in July this year. DMK has alloted 19 other seats in the state to its allies. Image Credit: Wikimedia
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DMK Sunday announced former union ministers Dayanidhi Maran, A Raja and T R Baalu and its Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi among its candidates for the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies it is contesting in Tamil Nadu. Releasing the list of candidates, which included 13 new faces, party president M K Stalin Sunday said Maran will contest from Central Chennai, A Raja from Nilgiris (SC) and T R Baalu from Sriperumbudur constituencies.

His sister and Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi will try her luck from Tuticorin constituency in southern Tamil Nadu. Former Union Minister of State, S Jagathrakshakan is fielded from Arakkonam. Kanimozhi's Rajya Sabha terms end in July this year. DMK has alloted 19 other seats in the state to its allies.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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