DMK Candidates File Nominations in Two TN Bypolls
DMK Candidates File Nominations in Two TN Bypolls
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The Left parties announced Suganthi as their Madurantakam candidate. She is a CPI(M) State Committee member, general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front, and a former state general secretary of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (2011–2021).
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At the Dharapuram nomination filing, DMK deputy general secretary M.P. Saminathan was accompanied by former minister Kayalvizhi Selvaraj and district secretary L. Padmanabhan; in Madurantakam, former minister T.M. Anbarasan joined Paranthaman and other senior party office-bearers.
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M.P. Saminathan urged Dharapuram voters to reject the TVK candidate, arguing that she had resigned after winning on an AIADMK ticket and that the TVK administration had failed to deliver promised benefits. He also said the Communist parties’ decision to contest independently would not affect the DMK.
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Maragatham Kumaravel said she joined the TVK to serve the people rather than seek money or office, adding that she had received no money from the party and was appointed its deputy general secretary within two months.
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Campaigning has begun with party meetings, door-to-door outreach and booth-level mobilisation, while Dharapuram is described as a reserved constituency facing a possible five-way contest once the Communist candidate is announced.
Candidates from Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK party filed nominations on October 2 for two by-elections scheduled for October 6 in Dharapuram and Madurantakam. The contests emerged after two AIADMK legislators—P. Sathyabama and K. Maragatham Kumaravel—resigned to join the rival Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), setting up a three-way battle that tests support for the ruling party The Print.
Two Defections Trigger Electoral Battle
Both seats turned vacant after sitting AIADMK lawmakers quit to join Chief Minister Vijay's TVK. Sathyabama resigned from Dharapuram while Kumaravel stepped down from Madurantakam DT Next. Kumaravel said she left the AIADMK due to internal divisions and joined the TVK to serve people, not seek money or office The Print.
DMK Names S. Suganya and I. Paranthaman as Standard-Bearers
The DMK fielded S. Suganya in Dharapuram and I. Paranthaman in Madurantakam. At the nomination filing in Dharapuram, DMK deputy general secretary M.P. Saminathan was joined by former minister Kayalvizhi Selvaraj and district secretary L. Padmanabhan. In Madurantakam, former minister T.M. Anbarasan accompanied Paranthaman The Print.
Saminathan Attacks TVK Over Defections and Broken Promises
Saminathan urged Dharapuram voters to reject the TVK candidate, saying she won on an AIADMK ticket and then switched parties The Print. He argued the TVK administration had failed to deliver promised benefits to the district. Saminathan also dismissed concerns that the Communist parties' independent candidacy would harm DMK chances The Print.
Left Parties Challenge DMK in Madurantakam Contest
Communist parties named Suganthi, a CPI(M) State Committee member, as their Madurantakam candidate ET Bharat. Suganthi leads the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front and served as state general secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association from 2011 to 2021. The Left's independent bid adds a fourth major contender to both races ET Bharat.
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