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Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections 2024: Full list of BJP candidates
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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The BJP, led by K Annamalai, aims for a double-digit vote and seat share in the state. The saffron party is contesting 23 seats and has allied with several other regional parties.
Tamil Nadu, which sends 39 parliamentarians to the Lok Sabha, will go to the polls in the first of the seven-phase general elections on Friday. Historically, Tamil Nadu has seen a two-party dominance of AIADMK and DMK. However, this time, a three-way contest is anticipated, with the BJP-led NDA striving to expand its presence in the Dravidian heartland.
Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats, and the BJP, led by K Annamalai, aims for a double-digit vote and seat share in the state. The saffron party is contesting 23 seats and has allied with several other regional parties.
The NDA alliance in Tamil Nadu has Pattali Makkal Katchi contesting 10 seats, while Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) has been allotted three constituencies. Former chief minister O. Panneerselvam is part of the NDA but he’s contesting as an Independent, while Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, led by TTV Dhinakaran, has been given two seats.
Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi, Puthiya Needhi Katchi, and Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam will contest one seat each in the BJP symbol.
The saffron party’s alliance partners are contesting from Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Dharmapuri, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Erode, Dindigul, Tiruchirappalli, Mayiladuthurai, Thoothukkudi, Theni, Cuddalore, and Ramanathapuram.
List of BJP candidates for Tamil Nadu
| S. no | Candidate’s name | Constituency |
| 1 | Pon V Balaganapathy | Thiruvallur |
| 2 | R.C. Paul Kanagaraj | Chennai North |
| 3 | Tamilisai Soundararajan | Chennai South |
| 4 | Vinoj P Selvam | Chennai Central |
| 5 | AC Shanmugham | Vellore |
| 6 | C Narasimhan | Krishnagiri |
| 7 | A Ashwathaman | Thiruvannamalai |
| 8 | KP Ramalingam | Namakkal |
| 9 | AP Muruganandam | Tiruppur |
| 10 | L Murugan | Nilgiris |
| 11 | K Annamalai | Coimbatore |
| 12 | K Vasantharajan | Pollachi |
| 13 | V V Senthilnathan | Karur |
| 14 | T R Paarivendhar | Perambalur |
| 15 | P Karthiyayini | Chidambaram |
| 16 | S G M Ramesh | Nagapattinam |
| 17 | M Muruganandanam | Thanjavur |
| 18 | Devanathan Yadav | Sivaganga |
| 19 | Raama Shreenivasan | Madurai |
| 20 | Radikaa Sarathkumar | Virudhunagar |
| 21 | B John Pandian | Tenkasi |
| 22 | Nainar Nagendran | Tirunelveli |
| 23 | Pon Radhakrishnan | Kanniyakumari |
The DMK is part of the India bloc with Congress and other smaller parties. The Stalin-led party will contest 22 seats, followed by Congress in nine seats. The alliance also includes CPI(M) (2 seats), CPI (2 seats), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (2 seats), Indian Muslim League, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi (KMDK) a seat each.
Meanwhile, the AIADMK is contesting 34 seats and has an alliance with four other parties, including the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (5 seats). Additionally, candidates from Puthiya Tamilagam and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) will contest using the AIADMK symbol.
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