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TN Polls: Vijay Releases List of TVK Candidates, Actor-Politician to Contest From Perambur,Trichy East, Says It Will Be 'C Joseph Vijay'.
TVK chief Vijay launches his first electoral bid, contesting two seats with a youth manifesto including anti-corruption pledges and education loans up to Rs 20 lakh.
- On Sunday, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay announced he will contest the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli East, while unveiling his party's full candidate list.
- Unveiling an agenda for youth, Vijay pledged a "guarantee" of measures including a drug-free Tamil Nadu and collateral-free education loans of up to Rs 20 lakh for students from Class 12 to PhD.
- The TVK chief stated he selected trusted individuals to represent his party, declaring, "Our candidates are no different from me; we should win this election to end the autocracy of DMK."
- Positioning the election as a direct contest, Vijay described the race as a fight between his "people's alliance" and the ruling DMK-led bloc, which he termed a "patch-up alliance" led by Stalin.
- The Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on April 23 feature a multi-cornered contest, with the National Democratic Alliance led by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam challenging the ruling DMK-led coalition.
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TN polls: TVK releases first list of candidates, Vijay to contest from Perambur
Chennai: TVK chief Vijay on Sunday, March 29, named his party’s candidates for all 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu for the April 23 elections, announcing his electoral debut from two seats, including Perambur in Chennai, a city considered the ruling DMK’s bastion. In his maiden electoral battle, Vijay would also contest from Tiruchirappalli East in the central district of Tamil Nadu. The DMK has fielded RD Sekar from Perambur and retai…
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Actor-turned-politician Vijay, leading the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), has announced his debut electoral move for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026, confirming he will contest from two constituencies
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TN Assembly polls: TVK founder Vijay to make electoral debut from Perambur and Tiruchi East
Actor-turned-politician C Joseph Vijay is set for a high-profile electoral debut in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, contesting from two constituencies — Perambur and Tiruchirapalli East — signalling an aggressive push by his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), to establish a state-wide presence.
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