Tamil superstar Vijay, who abandoned his career in cinema to pursue one in politics, will contest from the Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli East constituencies on his debut.

Tamil superstar Vijay, who abandoned his career in cinema to pursue one in politics, will contest from the Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli East constituencies on his debut.

Tamil superstar Vijay, who abandoned his career in cinema to pursue one in politics, will contest from the Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli East constituencies on his debut.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and Kollywood sensation Vijay on Sunday officially announced that he would contest the upcoming state assembly elections. The actor-turned-politician will be contesting from two seats along with his core team members.

He said, "It will be C. Joseph Vijay," from Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli East.

Addressing party functionaries in Chennai, he named candidates for other seats too. Senior party leaders and Vijay's inner team members—N. Anand, Adhav Arjuna, R. Arunraaj, CTR Nirmal Kumar, and K. A. Sengottaiyan—were named by the party chief as TVK candidates for seats including T. Nagar, Villivakkam, Gobichettipalayam, and Thirupparankundram.

Elections to the 234 assembly segments in the state will be held on 23 April.

Data via: voterslist.co.in