Congress Candidate List for Tamil Nadu Elections 2026 Out - See Full List

Updated: Friday, April 3, 2026, 16:31 [IST]

The political landscape for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections shifted into high gear on Friday as both the Congress and BJP released their respective lists of 27 candidates. The announcements signal a strategic ramp-up for the major national players as they jockey for influence within the state's 234-seat legislative assembly.

Congress Solidifies Its Front

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For the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Congress and BJP released lists of 27 candidates each. Congress named K. Selvaperunthagai for Sriperumbudur and is allied with DMK, while BJP fielded L. Murugan for Avanashi and Tamilisai Soundararajan for Mylapore.

Heading the Congress roster is State Chief K Selvaperunthagai, who will be contesting from the Sriperumbudur constituency. In a move to leverage experienced leadership, the party has also fielded former Member of Parliament Dr. A. Chella Kumar for the Krishnagiri seat.

Congress Candidate List for Tamil Nadu Elections 2026 Out - See Full List

Congress continues its strategic partnership with the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Under the current seat-sharing agreement:

The DMK is spearheading the alliance, contesting 164 seats.
Congress and other minor allies fill the remaining slots to form a united front against the opposition.

Congress Candidates List - Tamil Nadu 2026

No	Name of Constituency	Selected Candidates
2	Ponneri - SC	Durai Chandrasekar
26	Velachery	JMH Aassan Maulaana
29	Sriperumbudur - SC	K. Selvaperunthagai
39	Sholingur	A.M. Munirathinam
51	Uthangarai - SC	R. Kuppu Saamy
53	Krishnagiri	Dr. A. Chella Kumar
58	Pennagaram	GKM Tamil Kumaran
82	Attur - SC	S K Arthanari
98	Erode (East)	Gopinath Palaniyappan
108	Udhagamandalam	B. Ramachandran
117	Kavundampalayam	K.P. Surya Prakash
121	Singanallur	Ms. V. Shrinithi Naidu
146	Thuraiyur - SC	M. Vichu Lenin Prasath
155	Cuddalore	A.S. Chandrasekaran
161	Mayiladuthurai	Jamal Yunus Mohammed
183	Aranthangi	T. Rama Chandhiran
184	Karaikudi	S. Mangudi
197	Usilampatti	T. Saravana Kumar
205	Sivakasi	Ganesan Ashokan
210	Tiruvadana	Rama Karumanickam
216	Srivaikuntam	S. Oorvashi Amirtharaj
219	Sankarankovil - SC	Sangai Ganeshan
225	Ambasamudram	V.P. Durai
227	Nanguneri	Ruby Manoharan
231	Colachel	Dr. Tharagai Cuthbert
233	Vilavancode	T.T. Praveen
234	Killiyoor	Adv. S. Rajesh Kumar

BJP Deploys High-Profile Figures

Not to be outdone, the BJP released its own list of 27 contenders on the same day, leaning heavily on established names to boost its visibility in the region. However, former state unit chief K Annamalai is not part of the list.

L Murugan, a Union Minister, has been tasked with capturing the Avanashi seat.

Tamilisai Soundararajan, the former Governor of Telangana and Puducherry, marks her return to active state politics by contesting from the high-profile Mylapore constituency.