Tamil Nadu Polls 2021: AIADMK Releases List Of 171 Candidates, Allots 20 Seats To BJP; Check Full List

Tamil Nadu Elections 2021: AIADMK Releases List Of 171 Candidates; Shares 20 Seat With Alliance Partner BJP

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The ruling All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Wednesday released a list of 171 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. There are 234 seats in Tamil Nadu assembly. AIADMK has given 20 seats to allaince partner BJP and have alloted 23 seats to Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), while nine more seats are yet to be allocated. 

Elections in the state for the 234-member House is scheduled to be held in a single phase on April 6 and the results will be declared on May 2.

BJP will contest from Thiruvannamalai, Nagarkovil, Kulachal, Vilavankodu, Ramanathapuram, Modakurichi, Harbour, Thousand Lights, Thirukovilur, Thittakudi, Coimbatore South, Virudhunagar, Aravakurichi, Tiruvaiyaru, Ooty, Thirunelveli, Thali, Karaikudi, Tharapuram (reserved), and Madurai North.

PMK has been allotted Senji, Mailam, Jayakondam, Tiruporur, Vandavasi (reserved), Neyveli, Tirupatur (Tirupattur), Arcot, Gummidipoondi, Mayiladuthurai, Penagaram, Dharmapuri, Virudhachalam, Kanchipuram, Keezhpennathur, Mettur, Salem West, Sholingur, Shankarapuram, Chepauk-Triplicane, Poonamallee (reserved), Keezhvelur (reserved), Attur (Dindugal) constituencies. 

In Tamil Nadu, any party needs at least 118 seats to form an absolute majority government. 

Ruling party AIADMK's term will end on 24 May 2021. In the 2016 assembly elections, AIADMK contested the elections along with its allies.  At present, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government is in Tamil Nadu and Palaniswami is the Chief Minister of the state.

In the last election, AIADMK won 136 seats, while the main opposition party DMK won 89 seats.