Congress Names 27 Candidates For Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026

The Congress on Friday announced its list of candidates for 27 out of 28 Tamil Nadu Assembly constituencies allotted to it by the DMK for the upcoming polls.

The list was released after lengthy discussions in New Delhi during the CEC meeting held last night at party headquarters. 

According to the list released by the party, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai and Congress Legislature party leader S. Rajeshkumar retained their seats in Sriperumbudhur and Killiyoor assembly seats respectively. 

The party is yet to announce its candidate for Melur.

New entrant in the list includes the name of G.K.M. Tamil Kumaran, son of former Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president G.K. Mani, who has been fielded from the Pennagaram seat despite severe opposition from some senior leaders.

Sitting MLA Durai Chandrasekar has been fielded from his Ponneri (SC) constituency. Sitting MLAs for Velachery and Sholinghar, JMH Aassan Maulana and A.M. Munirathinam, will also contest from their respective seats.

Former Krishnagiri MP A. Chella Kumar has been fielded in the Krishnagiri constituency and Gopinath Palaniyappan will contest from the Erode East constituency, previously held by late E.V.K.S. Elangovan and late Thirumagan E.V. Raa. Thirumagan.

B. Ramachandran is contesting from Udhagamandalam and Dr. Tharagai Cuthbert has been fielded in Colachel. 

T.T. Praveen has been fielded from Vilavancode.

The party has named V Shrinithi Naidu and KP Surya Prakash have been fielded in the Singanallur and Kavundampalayam constituencies respectively, while A.S. Chandrasekaran will contest from the Cuddalore assembly constituency.

S. Mangudi retains the Karaikudi constituency, while T. Saravana Kumar will contest from Usilampatti and Ganesan Ashokan has been fielded from Sivakasi. 

Rama Karumanickam has retained the Tiruvadanai seat, and S. Oorvashi Amirtharaj has retained the Srivaikuntam segment. Ruby Manoharan will once again contest from Nanguneri.

The party has fielded Sangai Ganeshan from the Sankarankovil (SC) constituency, M. Vichu Lenin Prasath has been fielded from Thuraiyur (SC), SK Arthanari from Attur (SC), and R Kuppu Samy from Uthangarai (SC) seat. 

The party has also named T Rama Chandhiran from Aranthangi and VP Durai from Ambasamudram. Jamal Yunus Mohammed has been named from the Mayiladuthurai assembly seat in the state.

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