Tamil Nadu Polls: Kamal Haasan to contest from Coimbatore South

New Delhi: In Tamil Nadu, Makkal Nidhi Mayyam (MNM) has announced that party founder Kamal Hassan will contest from Coimbatore. Haasan will try his luck from Coimbatore South. Earlier, his party released the first list of 70 candidates for the assembly elections to be held in Tamil Nadu on April 6. The party has also given ticket to former aide of former President late APJ Abdul Kalam.

Kamal Haasan party releases list:

Actor and leader Kamal Haasan's party Makkal Needhi Mayyam (MNM) is going to contest elections along with two of its allies. The MNM will contest elections in 154 seats out of 234. The MNM has decided to contest elections along with Sartakumar's All India Samtuwa Makhal Kachi and India Jan Nayak Kachi.

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Torch is Election Mark :

For the upcoming assembly elections, the Election Commission has given 'Torch' election mark to Makkal Nidhi Mayyam Party. The party also contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on the 'flashlight' symbol and received 3.77 percent of the votes. Kamal Haasan, the MNM chief, started his campaign in December and visited several areas of Tamil Nadu in the first phase of the campaign.

The party has nominated V Ponraj, a scientist and former colleague of Kalam, from Annanagar seat in Chennai, while former IAS Santosh Babu has been fielded from Villivakkam seat. Hassan often targets the ruling AIADMK over allegations of corruption.

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In the elections in Tamil Nadu, two Communist parties – CPI and CPI. They will contest 6–6 seats as part of the DMK alliance. The DMK was not willing to give more than four seats.

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