TIRUCHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday announced the names of its candidates for the 12 Assembly constituencies allotted to it by the AIADMK-led alliance for the April 13 elections.
The list includes three sitting MLAs — K. Balabharathi, P. Dilli Babu and R. Leema Rose and four State secretariat members.
The names of the candidates were finalised at the meeting of CPI (M)'s State Committee here. The constituencies and candidates are: Perambur- A. Soundararajan; Chidambaram – K. Balakrishnan ; Tirupur (South) – K. Thangavel; Periyakulam (reserved) – A. Lasar; Dindigul – K. Balabharathi; Harur (reserved) P. Dilli Babu; Vilavancode – R. Leema Rose; Vikkravandi – R. Ramamurthy ; Palayamkottai – V. Pazhani; Madurai South R. Annadurai; Maduravoyal – K. Beem Rao and Keezhvelur (reserved) Nagai Maali alias V.P. Mahalingam.
Announcing the candidates' names at the CPI (M) district unit office here, its State secretary G. Ramakrishnan said that all 12 candidates had worked for the party and had been consistently raising issues concerning people.
The party's Perambur constituency candidate A. Soundararajan is the CITU State general secretary. K. Balakrishnan is the Kisan Sabha State president.
A. Lasar is State president of the Agricultural Labourers Union. Ms. Balabharathi is the party State committee member.
Another sitting MLA P. Dilli Babu is the party's Dharmapuri district secretary. R. Leema Rose is the party's Nagercoil district secretariat member. The CPI (M) has fielded a Dalit, K. Beem Rao, from the Maduravoyal Assembly constituency, Mr. Ramakrishnan said.
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