Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) announced its list of 164 candidates on Saturday (March 28, 2026) Who will contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Chief Minister MK Stalin and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin will once again contest from Kolathur and Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituencies of Chennai respectively.
Mr. Stalin has represented Kolathur since the constituency was formed following delimitation. He won the seat in the 2011, 2016 and 2021 assembly elections and will now contest from the seat for the fourth time.
Dismissing rumors that senior minister and DMK general secretary Duraimurugan will not contest the elections this time, Chief Minister Stalin announced that Duraimurugan will once again contest from Katpadi. First elected to the Assembly in 1971, since then he has won ten elections and will contest 13 more.th This time elections.
Textiles and Handloom Minister R. Some sitting ministers, including Gandhi, Dairy Development Minister Mano Thangaraj and Human Resource Management Minister Kayalvizhi Selvaraj, have been denied tickets. Former Environment and Forest Minister K. Ramachandran has pulled out of the race due to health reasons. Former minister in Kanniyakumari district N. Suresh Rajan has also been removed.
Former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam has been declared candidate from Bodinayakanur. Former minister V. Senthilbalaji has been transferred to Coimbatore South from Karur district. In the 2021 elections, the Coimbatore South seat was won by Vanathi Srinivasan of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In Egmore, the party has fielded Tamilan Prasanna, a well-known face defending the DMK in television news debates.
Family members of ministers in the field
Former Higher Education Minister K., who resigned from the DMK ministry. Ponmudi has been removed. His son, Gautham Sigmani, has been nominated from the Tirukovilur constituency, which Mr. Ponmudi won in 2021.
Textiles and Handloom Minister R. Gandhi’s son Vinoth Gandhi has been named as the DMK candidate from Ranipet. However, no constituency has been allotted to the minister.
DMK has fielded orthopedic surgeon and late former Union minister A. from Royapuram constituency. Rehman Khan’s son A. Subair Khan has also been nominated. In Tirumangalam in Madurai district, the party has fielded Sedapatti Manimaran, son of former assembly speaker Sedapatti Muthiah, who defected from the AIADMK several years ago.
In Andipatti, DMK candidate A Maharajan is contesting for the third consecutive time and will face his brother A Logirajan. Mr Maharajan had won this seat in the last two elections. The party has made N Chitrarasu its candidate from Anna Nagar.
In Villivakkam, the DMK has fielded Karthik Mohan, son of party MLA MK Mohan from Anna Nagar. He has to face Aadhav Arjun of actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK). Mr Arjun was earlier associated with the DMK and had worked closely with Udhayanidhi Stalin as a political strategist before entering electoral politics. In the 2021 elections for Villivakkam seat, former DMK general secretary K. Anbazhagan’s grandson A. Vetriyazhagan won.
Here is an overview of the DMK candidates list for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026.
1. Alandur: TM Anbarasan
2. Alangudi: Shiva V. Meyyanathan
3. Alangulam: Paul Manoj Pandian
4. Ambattur: Dr. AP Purnima
5. Ambur: AC Vilavanathan
6. Anaikattu: AP Nandakumar
7. Andipatti: A Maharajan
8. Anna Nagar: N Chitrarasu
9. Anthiyur: M. Sivabalan
10. Arani: Mahalakshmi Govardhan
11. Aravakurichi: Monjanaur R. elango
12. Arcot: JL Eshwarappan
13. Ariyalur: Latha Balu
14. Aruppukkottai: KKSSR Ramachandran
15. Athoor: I. Periyasamy
16. Avadi: SM Nassar
17. Avanashi (SC): V. Kokila Mani
18. Bargur: D. Mathiyalagan
19. Bhavani: KA Chandrashekhar
20. Bhuvanagiri: Durai K. Saravanan
21. Bodinayakkanur: O Panneerselvam
22. Chengalpattu: MKD Karthik Dhandapani
23. Chengam: MP Giri
24. Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni: Udhayanidhi Stalin
25. Chair: O. Jothi
26. Coimbatore Answer: D. Senthamiz Selvan
27. Coimbatore South: V. Senthilbalaji
28. Coonoor: KM Raju
29. Kambam: N. Ramakrishnan
30. Dharapuram (SC): T. Indirani
31. Dindigul: IP Senthilkumar
32. Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar: J. John Ebenezer
33. Edappadi: C. Kasi
34. Egmore (SC): S Prasanna
35. Erode West: S. muthusamy
36. Gangavalli (SC): K. Chinnadurai
37. Genji: KS Mastan
38. Gobichettipalayam: N. Nallasivam
39. Gudalur (SC): M. Thiravidamani
40. Gummidipoondi: TJ Govindarajan
41. Harbor: PK Shekharbabu
42. Harur: A. Shanmugam
43. Jayanakondam: KSK Kannan
44. Jolarpettai: Kavita Dhandapani
45. Kalasapakkam: PST Saravanan
46. ​​Kanchipuram: S Nithya
47. Kangayam: MP Saminathan
48. Kanniyakumari: R. Shiva
49. Karur: Asi M. Thiagarajan
50. Katpadi: Duraimurugan
51. Kilpennathur: K. Pichandi
52. Kilavathinankuppam (SC): Dr. Rajeshwari Mohangandhi
53. Kinathukadavu: S. Sabari Karthikeyan
54. Kolathur: MK Stalin
55. Kovilpatti: K. Karunanidhi
56. Krishnarayapuram (SC): CK Raja
57. Kulithalai: Suriyaanur A. Chandran
58. Kumarapalayam: S. Sand
59. Kumbakonam: G. Anbalagan
60.Kunnam: SS Shivashankar
61. Kurinjipadi: MRK Panneerselvam
62. Lalgudi: T. Parivallal Thangavel
63. Madathukulam: R.Jayaramakrishnan
64. Madhavaram: S Sudarshanam
65. Madurai Central: Palanivel Thiyaga Rajan
66. Madurai East: P. Murthy
67. Madurai Answer: G. Thalapathy
68. Madurai West: R. Balaji
69. Madurantakam (SC): S. Ponmalaar
70. Maduravoyal: Karambakkam K. Ganapati
71. Manamadurai (SC): A. Tamilarasi
72. Mannachanallur: S Kathiravan
73. Mannargudi: TRB Raja
74. Mettupalayam: K. Kavita Sundaram
75. Mettur: M. Midhun Chakraborty
76. Mudukulathur: RS Rajakannappan
77. Musiri: NS Karunarayaraja
78. Mylapore: Dha. Velu
79. Nagercoil: S. Austin
80. Namakkal: P. Rani
81. Neyveli: Sabah. Rajendran
82. Neelakottai (SC): S Nagajothi
83. Orathanadu: R. Vaithilingam
84. Ottanachatram: R. Sakkarapani
85. Ottapidaram (SC): PM Ramajeyam
86. Palakode: Dr. DNV Senthilkumar
87. Palayamkottai: M. Abdul Wahab
88. Palladam: K. Selvaraj
89. Pappireddypatti: P. Palaniappan
90. Paramakudi (SC): KK Kathiravan
91. Paramathi Velur: KS Murthy
92. Pattukottai: K. Annadurai
93. Hosur: SA Satya
94. Perambalur (SC): ST Jayalakshmi
95. Perambur: RD Shekhar
96. Peravuraani: N. Ashokkumar
97. Perundurai: Thoppu ND Venkatachalam
98. Poompuhar: Nivedha M. Murugan
99. Poonamallee (SC): A. krishnaswami
100. Pudukkottai: V.Muthuraja
101. Radhapuram: M. Appavu
102. Rajapalayam: S Thangapandian
103. Ramanathapuram: Katharbatsha (A) Muthuramalingam
104. Ranipet: Vinoth Gandhi
105. Rasipuram (SC): M. Mathiventhan
106. Rishivandiam: K. Karthikeyan
107. Royapuram: Dr. A. subairkhan
108. Saidapet: Ma. subramaniam
109. Salem Answer: R. Rajendran
110. Salem South: M. Loganathan
111. Shankarapuram: T. Udayasuriyan
112. Narrow: M. Manikandan
113. Sattur: A. Kadarkarai Raj
114. Senthamangalam (ST): P. Poomalar
115. Sholavandan (SC): A Venkatesan
116. Sholinganallur: S. Arvind Ramesh
117. Srirangam: S. durairaj
118. Sulur: Thalapathy Murugesan
119. T. Nagar: Raja Ambalagan
120. Tambaram: Dr. RS Kiruthika Devi
121. Tenkasi: Kalai Kathiravan
122. Thanjavur: Shan. Ramanathan
123. Thiru-V-Ka-Nagar (SC): KS Ravichandran
124. Tiruchuli: Thangam Thennarasu
125. Thirumayam: S. Regupati
126. Thirupparankundram: Kiruthiga Thangapandi
127. Thiruvaiyaru: Durai. chandrasekaran
128. Thiruvarur: Poondi K. Kalaivanan
129. Thiruvidaimarudur: Govi. Chezhiyan
130. Thondamuthur: NR Karthikeyan
131. Thoothukudi: P. Geeta Jeevan
132. Thousand Lights: Dr. Ezhilan Naganathan
133. Tiruchendur: Anita R. Radhakrishnan
134. Tirukkoyilur: Pon. Gautam Sigmani
135. Thirumangalam: Sedapatti M. Manimaran
136. Tirunelveli: S. subramaniam
137. Tirupattur: A. Nallathambi
138. Tirupattur: KR Periakaruppan
139. Tirupur South: N. Dinesh Kumar
140. Tiruvallur: VG Rajendran
141. Tiruvannamalai: Evi Velu
142. Thiruverumbur: Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi
143. Tittakudi (SC): CV Ganesan
144. Tiruchi East – Dr. S. Inigo Irudayaraja
145. Tiruchi West – KN Nehru
146. Udumalaipettai: M. Jayakumar
147. Ulundurpettai: GR Vasanthvel
148. Uthiramerur: K. Beautiful
149. Valparai (SC): A. Sudhakar
150. Vandavasi (SC): S Ambeth Kumar
151. Vanur (SC): D. Gautam
152. Vasudevanallur: E. Raja
153. Vedaranyam: M. Pugazhenthi
154. Vedasandur: D. Swaminathan
155. Veerapandi: Dr. AK Tarun
156. Vellore: P. Karthikeyan
157. Veppanahalli: PS Srinivasan
158. Vikravandi: Anniyur Shiva (A) A. Shiva Sangam
159. Vilathikulam: GV Markandayan
160. Villivakkam: Karthik Mohan
161. Villupuram: R. Lakshmanan
162. Viralimalai: KK Chella Pandian
163. Virugampakkam: AMV Prabhakar Raja
164. Yercaud (ST): TM Revathi Matheswaran
