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TVK Names Former AIADMK MLAs for Tamil Nadu Bypolls
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, led by C Joseph Vijay, has chosen two candidates for upcoming by-elections.
The candidates are K Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama.
Both previously won these seats as candidates of the AIADMK.
They later resigned as legislators and joined TVK.
The elections will take place in Madurantakam and Dharapuram.
Voting is planned for October 6, and vote counting is planned for October 9.
The DMK has already named candidates to compete against TVK.
The AIADMK is considering its options and has invited applications from possible candidates.
TVK says it hopes to use the candidates’ local support and the government’s reported achievements to win.
TVK has nominated former AIADMK MLAs K Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama for the Madurantakam and Dharapuram bypolls.
The reserved-constituency bypolls are scheduled for October 6, with counting set for October 9.
Both candidates won their seats on AIADMK tickets in the April 23 Assembly polls before resigning and joining TVK.
The DMK has nominated I Parandaman for Madurantakam and S Suganya for Dharapuram, while AIADMK is still deciding its strategy.
The contests will be fought under a TVK-led alliance banner, described in reports as the “Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance” or “Secular Social Justice Victory Front.”
- Who
- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, led by C Joseph Vijay; former AIADMK MLAs K Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama; the DMK; and the AIADMK.
- What
- TVK announced candidates for by-elections in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies.
- Where
- Madurantakam in Chengalpattu district and Dharapuram in Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu.
- When
- Polling is scheduled for October 6, with counting on October 9; the candidate announcement was made on Thursday, September 10, according to the reports.
- Why
- The seats became vacant after Kumaravel and Sathyabama resigned as MLAs and joined TVK; the party says it seeks a decisive victory.
TVK Position
Opposition Position
Basis for TVK’s campaign
TVK Position
TVK is renominating Kumaravel and Sathyabama to draw on their existing local support, while Vijay has urged party workers to pursue a decisive victory.
Opposition Position
The DMK is mounting a direct challenge by fielding I Parandaman and S Suganya, and the AIADMK is considering candidates and other electoral options.
Campaign argument
TVK Position
Kumaravel said TVK would highlight the reported achievements of its government’s first 100 days and expressed confidence about retaining Madurantakam.
Opposition Position
The opposition parties are contesting seats that were previously won by the two candidates as AIADMK nominees, creating a test of TVK’s support after the April polls.
Key facts
- TVK candidate — Madurantakam
- K Maragatham Kumaravel, a former AIADMK MLA and TVK deputy general secretary
- TVK candidate — Dharapuram
- P Sathyabama, a former AIADMK MLA and TVK Tiruppur south-east district secretary
- Constituencies
- Madurantakam (SC) and Dharapuram (SC), both reserved seats
- Polling date
- October 6
- Counting date
- October 9
- DMK candidates
- I Parandaman for Madurantakam and S Suganya for Dharapuram
- Alliance banner
- Reports use both “Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance” and “Secular Social Justice Victory Front”; its reported constituents include Congress and MDMK
Quotes
C Joseph Vijay
TVK chief who announced the party’s candidates for the by-elections
“I kindly request all party office-bearers and comrades to gather votes for our winning candidates with victory as the sole objective, ensuring a historically significant triumph.”
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Sources
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