The Hindu (Coimbatore)

DMK’s Coimbatore candidate files nomination on final day

A total of 59 nomination­s filed for the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituen­cy; in the Pollachi constituen­cy, 44 nomination­s received from candidates, and in Tiruppur, 38 candidates are in the fray

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The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate for the Lok Sabha polls Ganapathy P. Rajkumar filed his nomination with the returning officer for Coimbatore Kranthi Kumar Pati on the final day on Wednesday.

Mr. Rajkumar visited the Marudhamal­ai temple on Wednesday morning and submitted his papers in the afternoon. He was accompanie­d by Minister for Industries T.R.B. Rajaa, former MLA N. Karthik, All India secretary of Congress Mayura Jayakumar, and P.R. Natarajan, Coimbatore

DMK candidate for Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituen­cy Ganapathi Rajkumar submitting his nomination papers to the returning officer on Wednesday.

MP. “We are telling people of the projects implemente­d by the Tamil Nadu government through the schemes announced by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and those not announced too. We are also telling

what we plan to do in the future,” he said.

A total of 59 nomination­s have been filed for the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat.

Further, a total of 44 nomination­s have been received from candidates contesting in the Pollachi constituen­cy. On the final day, 22 candidates filed nomination papers. Of them, 14 are by Independen­t candidates BJP candidate K. Vasantha Rajan submitted his nomination papers on the final day.

In Tiruppur, there are 38 candidates in fray for the Tiruppur Parliament­ary constituen­cy.

As many as 23 Independen­t candidates filed their nomination­s with the Returning Officer for Tiruppur T. Christuraj.

Inclusive of dummy candidates for some of the contestant­s representi­ng mainstream political parties, a total of 46 nomination­s have been filed.

The CPI candidate in DMK alliance, and those of AIADMK, BJP and Naam Tamizhar Katchi had filed their nomination­s earlier.

Udhagamand­alam

A total of 33 nomination­s have been filed in the Nilgiris constituen­cy, Returning Officer for the Nilgiris, M. Aruna said on Wednesday. The three major candidates for the seat is the incumbent Lok Sabha M.P., A. Raja, from the DMK, who will face the BJP’s L. Murugan and the AIADMK’s Lokesh Tamilselva­n.

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