AIADMK Releases First List of 23 Candidates for Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls 2026

• AIADMK, Tamil Nadu's main opposition, announced its initial list of 23 candidates for the 2026 State Assembly elections.
• Party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami will contest from his home constituency of Edappadi.
• Polling for the 234-member legislative assembly is scheduled for April 23, with vote counting on May 4.
• The list includes senior leaders like KP Munusamy, Dindigul C Sreenivasan, Natham R Viswanathan, SP Velumani, and P Thangamani.
• Tamil Nadu will see a three-way contest involving the DMK-led alliance, AIADMK-BJP combine, and Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).