Tamil Nadu is set to go to the polls for the state assembly elections on April 23 to decide who will form the government for the next five years. The results for the 234-seat Tamil Nadu assembly will be declared on May 4. The elections will be held in a single phase in the southern state, which is currently run by MK Stalin’s DMK party, which has 159 Assembly seats. Track live updates on state assembly elections
While the BJP is trying to make its way into the corridors of power in Tamil Nadu, actor-turned-politician Tamil Nadu Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), to which Vijay belongs, is also a major party in the upcoming elections, making the election a three-way contest.
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Below is a list of some of the major constituencies in Tamil Nadu:
Edappadi
Among the key seats in Tamil Nadu is Edappadi which is currently represented by AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami. The seat is a traditional stronghold of the AIADMK and holds significance in terms of the party’s comeback in the state.
East Tiruchirappalli
This is a high-stakes seat as actor and politician Vijay is contesting from here as he faces two-time incumbent DMK MLA Inigo Irudayaraj. AIADMK’s K Rajasekaran is also in the fray from the key Assembly seat. Vijay will also contest from Perambur seat in his first poll.
Collator
Prime Minister M K Stalin is seeking re-election from this seat which he has held since 2011. Kolathur is a DMK bastion and Stalin held it for three consecutive terms.
Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
Once an AIADMK stronghold, the seat is now a DMK hub with J. John Ebenezer representing the constituency. Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar was represented by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in 2015-16 and after her death in 2018. TTV Dinakaran won as an independent candidate even as he faced allegations of getting paid for votes.
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Coimbatore South
Coimbatore South, a key constituency, will see a direct contest between V Senthilbalaji of the DMK, who currently represents the seat, and Aman K. Arjunan of the AIADMK, who is confident of winning by a margin of 50,000 votes this time.
