AIADMK retains majority of Chennai district constituencies, face-off with DMK in 13 seats

With the Opposition AIADMK retaining for itself a majority of the Assembly constituencies in Chennai district, the party would face the ruling DMK in a direct contest in as many as 13 out of 16 seats.

AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday fielded an array of former state ministers, party seniors and women to take on the DMK in Chennai, considered as the DMK’s stronghold.

Party’s former state ministers: B Valarmathy and Gokula Indira would take on the DMK’s sitting MLA N Ezhilan, and party functionary N Chitrarasu, from Thousand Lights and Anna Nagar constituencies, respectively.

Porkodi, the wife of slain BSP leader Armstrong, has been fielded from Thiru Vi Ka Nagar where she would take on K S Ravichandran of the DMK in this reserved constituency.

Party seniors P Santhanakrishnan and Aadhi Rajaram will engage Chief Minister M K Stalin and his Deputy Udhayanidhi in a direct contest in Kolathur and Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituencies, respectively.

-PTI