Archive · 16 Sep 2026
DMK Candidate Files Nomination for Dharapuram Assembly Bypoll
S. Suganya is the DMK candidate for the Dharapuram Assembly bypoll.
She officially submitted her nomination papers on Tuesday.
The papers were given to Dharapuram official Felix Raja.
DMK leader M.P. Saminathan was present.
He criticized the TVK candidate for leaving the MLA position after winning as an AIADMK candidate.
He also said the TVK government had not delivered promised benefits.
The Communist parties decided to contest the bypolls separately.
Saminathan said this would not hurt the DMK.
Advocate S. Suganya filed her nomination for the Dharapuram Assembly constituency bypoll on Tuesday.
The nomination was submitted before Dharapuram RDO Felix Raja in Tiruppur district.
DMK deputy general secretary and former minister M.P. Saminathan attended the filing.
Saminathan urged voters to reject the TVK candidate, citing the candidate’s resignation after winning on an AIADMK ticket.
He said the Communist parties would contest independently and that their decision would not affect the DMK.
- Who
- DMK candidate advocate S. Suganya filed the nomination, with M.P. Saminathan present.
- What
- Suganya filed nomination papers for the Dharapuram Assembly constituency bypoll.
- When
- Tuesday.
- Where
- Before Dharapuram RDO Felix Raja in Tiruppur district.
- Why
- To contest the Dharapuram Assembly bypoll; Saminathan also used the occasion to criticize the TVK candidate and discuss the Communist parties’ separate contests.
- Candidate
- Advocate S. Suganya
- Party
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
- Constituency
- Dharapuram Assembly constituency
- District
- Tiruppur district
- Filing authority
- Dharapuram RDO Felix Raja
- DMK representative present
- Deputy general secretary and former minister M.P. Saminathan
- Other contesting parties mentioned
- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and the Communist parties