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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

AIADMK releases two lists

The AIADMK on Monday evening released two lists of candidates for the rural local bodies elections in seven of the nine newly carved districts.

A senior leader of the AIADMK said a tie-up with the BJP would be finalised shortly.

In Kancheepuram, the AIADMK fielded nominees in all 11 district panchayat wards and in 75 panchayat union wards out of a total of 98 wards.

The numbers of candidates named for the two rural local bodies in six other districts were Chengalpattu-14 district panchayat wards (total: 16) and 139 panchayat union wards (154); Vellore-2 district panchayat wards (14) and 19 panchayat union wards (138); Ranipet-9 district panchayat wards (13) and 81 panchayat union wards (127); Villupuram-24 district panchayat wards (28) and 229 panchayat union wards (293); Tirunelveli-10 district panchayat wards (12) and 104 panchayat union wards (122); and Tenkasi-12 district panchayat wards (14) and 120 panchayat union wards (144).

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