AMMK candidate list 2026: All 11 nominees named by TTV Dhinakaran

The T. T. V. Dhinakaran-led Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) has released its candidate list for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

As per the final pact agreed upon among the NDA partners, the AIADMK will contest 169 constituencies out of the 234 assembly segments, as it is the largest partner in the alliance. The second-largest partner, the BJP, has been allocated 27 constituencies, while the PMK will contest 18 assembly segments, and the AMMK will contest 11 constituencies. Junior partners like the IJK and the TMC have secured two and five seats respectively.

The list of AMMK candidates contesting the elections was released in the state capital by the party’s General Secretary, T. T. V. Dhinakaran. The Nanguneri, Ottapidaram, Saidapet, Madathukulam, Poonamallee, Tiruchi West, Periyakulam, Mannargudi, Thiruvaiyaru, Karaikudi, and Tiruppathur seats were allotted to the party by the AIADMK-led alliance.

Dhinakaran has given his nod to two former ministers, C Shanmugavel and Senthamizhan. The general secretary also released the party’s election manifesto in Chennai on Saturday, Tamil media reports said. His promises reportedly include waiver of agricultural loans, rising of the 100-day work scheme to 150 days, and the restoration of the old pension scheme preferred by teachers.

AMMK candidate list for TN Assembly polls 2026:

• Nanguneri – Isakkimuthu
• Ottapidaram – Sundar Rajan
• Saidapet – Senthamizhan
• Madathukulam – Shanmugavelu
• Poonamallee – Ezhumalai
• Tiruchi West – Thottiyam Rajasekaran
• Periyakulam – Kathirkamu
• Mannargudi – S. Kamaraj
• Thiruvaiyaru – Velu Karthikeyan
• Karaikudi – Therbogi Pandi
• Tiruppathur – Gnanasekaran