AIADMK announces candidates for October 21 Assembly by-polls

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Chennai: The ruling AIADMK on Wednesday announced its nominees for the October 21 Assembly bypolls to two seats in Tamil Nadu.

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AIADMK Coordinator O Pannneerselvam and Joint Coordinator K Palaniswami announced the candidature of M R Muthamilselvan and V Narayanan for Vikravandi and Nanguneri constituencies, respectively.

விக்கிரவாண்டி, நாங்குநேரி சட்டமன்ற தொகுதிகளுக்கான இடைத்தேர்தல்.

கழக வேட்பாளர்கள் அறிவிப்பு.

விக்கிரவாண்டி : திரு. முத்தமிழ்செல்வன்.

நாங்குநேரி : திரு. ரெட்டியார்பட்டி நாராயணன். pic.twitter.com/oL5n8lzsfM

— AIADMK (@AIADMKOfficial) September 25, 2019

The bypoll to Vikravandi was necessitated following the death of incumbent DMK MLA K Rathamani in June this year, while Congress legislator from Nanguneri, H Vasantha Kumar, resigned after being elected to Lok Sabha from Kanyakumari in April.

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The DMK is seeking re-election from Vikravandi and has fielded N Pugazhenthi, while allotting Nanguneri to ally Congress.