NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI/CHENNAI, MAR 16
The Congress on Tuesday named four more party candidates for the April 6 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, thus fielding nominees from all the 25 seats it has been allotted in the DMK-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
குளச்சல், விளவங்கோடு, மயிலாடுதுறை மற்றும் வேளச்சேரி தொகுதிகளுக்கான காங்கிரஸ் வேட்பாளர் பட்டியல். #VoteForCongress pic.twitter.com/2ibsLjiy2v
— Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (@INCTamilNadu) March 16, 2021
According to an AICC release, the party retained sitting legislators JG Prince and S Vijayadharani from Colachel and Vilavancode assembly segments, respectively. There were protests in Vilavancode constituency to field local candidates for the past few days.
It also named candidates J H M Hassan Velachery and S Rajakumar Mayiladuthurai constituencies.
The party had earlier named candidates for 21 seats.