Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Polls: Here Are The List Of Seats That DMK, Congress, CPI Will Contest

The DMK, the Congress and their allies on Monday announced the specific constituencies that each party will contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

DMK President M K Stalin and Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President K Selvaperunthagai penned an agreement at the ruling party's headquarters, Anna Arivalayam, on Monday, detailing the allocated constituencies.

Speaking to reporters, Selvaperunthagai said that his party would release the names of the candidates within the next two to three days. Also, the DMK has assigned the sole Lok Sabha segment in Puducherry to the Congress.

Sivaganga, Cuddalore, Krishnagiri, Kanniyakumari, Tiruvallur (Reserved), Mayiladuthurai, Tirunelveli, Karur and Virudhunagar are the nine Lok Sabha seats given by the ruling DMK to the Congress for the upcoming general election.

Of the nine seats allotted to Congress, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai and Tirunelveli are currently held by the DMK in the 17th Lok Sabha and the remaining seats were won by the Congress in 2019 as an ally of the Dravidian party.

The DMK allotted the Tiruchirappalli LS segment to Vaiko-led MDMK, a constituency currently represented by the Congress party's Su Thirunavukkarasar. The MDMK has named Principal Party Secretary and Vaiko's son Durai Vaiko as its candidate for Tiruchirappalli.

CPI(M) has been assigned to Madurai and Dindigul, while CPI will contest in Nagapattinam and Tiruppur. The reserved constituencies of Chidambaram and Villupuram have been allocated to VCK. IUML will vie for Ramanathapuram, and Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katch (KMDK) will contest from Namakkal under the Rising Sun symbol.

Seats That DMK Will Contest in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections

1. Chennai North

2. Chennai South

3. Chennai Central

4. Sriperumbudur

5. Arakkonam

6. Kancheepuram (SC)

7. Tiruvannamalai

8. Vellore

9. Dharmapuri

10. Kallakurichi

11. Salem

12. Pollachi

13. Nilgiris (SC)

14. Coimbatore

15. Theni

16. Arani

17. Perambalur

18. Erode

19. Thanjavur

20. Tenkasi (SC)

21. Thoothukudi

Seats That Congress Will Contest In Lok Sabha Polls:

22. Tiruvallur (SC)

23. Krishnagiri

24. Karur

25. Cuddalore

26. Mayiladuthurai

27. Sivaganga

28. Virudhunagar

29. Kanniyakumari

30. Tirunelveli

31. Puducherry

Seats That Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) Will Contest In LS Polls 2024:

32. Chidambaram (SC)

33. Villupuram (SC)

Seats That Other Parties Will Contest As Part Of INDIA Bloc:

Communist Party of India (Marxist):

33. Madurai

34. Dindigul

Communist Party of India:

36. Tiruppur

37. Nagapattinam (SC)

MDMK:

38. Tiruchirapalli

Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katch (KMDK):

39. Namakkal (on Rising Sun symbol)

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)

40. Ramanathapuram