Election King K Padmarajan to Contest Against Vijay in Tamil Nadu Polls

• K Padmarajan, known as the "Election King," announced he will contest against actor-turned-politician Vijay in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
• Padmarajan, 67, will file his nomination as an independent candidate in whichever constituency Vijay makes his 2026 Assembly debut.
• He has contested 252 elections since 1988 without a win, earning him a place in the Limca Book of Records as the country’s “most unsuccessful candidate.”
• Padmarajan has contested against political stalwarts like M Karunanidhi, J Jayalalithaa, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Narendra Modi.
• Vijay's entry is seen as an attempt to disrupt Tamil Nadu's bipolar politics, with his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) also contesting in Puducherry.