As expected, former state unit chief K. Annamalai missed out as the BJP on Friday announced the candidates' list for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Incumbent MLA Vanathi Srinivasan has been chosen to fight from the party's only seat in Coimbatore.
Meanwhile, Annamalai on social media congratulated all contestants and vouched to do his best to ensure the party's victory across the state. "Under the visionary leadership of our Hon PM Thiru
@narendramodi, India has moved forward with strength, scale, and purpose. While the nation progresses, Tamil Nadu has been held back by a failed, arrogant, and self-serving DMK govt. I as a Karyakarta will stand shoulder to shoulder & campaign for all our winning BJP & other NDA candidates, with the aim of the NDA winning 210 seats in the upcoming assembly elections," he wrote on X.
Hearty congratulations to all the @BJP4TamilNadu winning candidates announced for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. They carry the support of every brother & sister of TN who is tired of corruption, complacency, and the DMK's betrayal.
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) April 3, 2026
Under the visionary leadership of our… pic.twitter.com/GJm4Dq0uDQ
Tamilisai Soundararajan is contesting from Mylapore, while Union Minister L. Murugan is in the fray from Avinashi. Vanathi Srinivasan and Nainar Nagendran will contest from Coimbatore North and Sattur respectively. Including these two seasoned leaders, there are five women in the 27-strong list.
Three sitting MLAs have been re-nominated by the saffron party, which is the second-largest member of the AIADMK-led NDA front in the southern state.
TAMIL NADU ASSEMBLY POLLS 2026: FULL LIST OF BJP CANDIDATES
1. Avadi – M. Rajasimha Mahindra (M. Ashwini Kumar)
2. Mylapore – Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan
3. Thalli – Dr. Nagesh Kumar
4. Tiruvannamalai – C. Elumalai
5. Rasipuram (SC) – Dr. S.D. Premkumar
6. Modakkurichi – Kirthika Shivkumar
7. Udhagamandalam – Bhojarajan
8. Avanashi (SC) – Dr. L. Murugan
9. Tiruppur (South) – S. Thangaraj
10. Coimbatore (North) – Vanathi Srinivasan
11. Thiruvarur – Govi Chandru
12. Thanjavur – M. Muruganandam
13. Gandharvakottai (SC) – C. Udhayakumar
14. Pudukkottai – N. Ramachandran
15. Aranthangi – Kavitha Srikanth
16. Tiruppattur – K.C. Thirumaran
17. Manamadurai (SC) – Pon. V. Balaganapathy
18. Madurai South – Prof. Raama Sreenivasan
19. Sattur – Nainar Nagenthran
20. Ramanathapuram – GBS K. Nagendran
21. Tiruchendur – KRM Radhakrishnan
22. Vasudevanallur (SC) – Ananthan Ayyasamy
23. Radhapuram – S.P. Balakrishnan
24. Nagercoil – M.R. Gandhi
25. Colachel – T. Sivakumar
26. Padmanabhapuram – P. Ramesh
27. Vilavancode - S. Vijayadharani
