DMK vs AIADMK: 121 Direct Contests — Who Holds the Edge?

Chennai: In the run-up to the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the two principal Dravidian parties — the DMK and the AIADMK — have finalised their seat-sharing arrangements with alliance partners. Following this, both parties have also announced candidates who will contest under their respective symbols — the Rising Sun and the Two Leaves.

As per the declared lists, the DMK and AIADMK are set to directly face each other in 121 constituencies out of the total 234 across the state. This head-to-head contest is expected to play a decisive role in shaping the electoral outcome.

The detailed list below outlines the constituencies where the two parties are in direct competition, along with the names of their respective candidates and the winners from the 2021 Assembly elections in those seats.

DMK vs AIADMK – Constituencies and Candidates

S. No | Constituency | DMK Candidate | AIADMK Candidate | 2021 Result

Gummidipoondi | T.J. Govindarajan | Sudhakar | DMK

Tiruvallur | V.G. Rajendran | B.V. Ramana | DMK

Maduravoyal | Karambakkam Ganapathy | Benjamin | DMK

Madhavaram | S. Sudarsanam | Madhavaram V. Moorthy | DMK

R.K. Nagar | J.J. Ebenezer | Rajesh | DMK

Kolathur | M.K. Stalin | Santhana Krishnan | DMK

Villivakkam | Karthik Mohan | S.R. Vijayakumar | DMK

Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar | K.S. Ravichandran | Porkodi | DMK

Egmore | Tamizhan Prasanna | Abishek Rengasamy | DMK

Royapuram | Supir Khan | D. Jayakumar | DMK

Harbour | P.K. Sekarbabu | R. Mano | DMK

Chepauk–Triplicane | Udhayanidhi Stalin | Adhi Rajaram | DMK

Thousand Lights | Ezhilan Naganathan | Valarmathi | DMK

Anna Nagar | M.K. Chitrasu | Gokula Indira | DMK

Virugambakkam | Prabhakar Raja | V.N. Ravi | DMK

T. Nagar | J. Anbazhagan | Sathya | DMK

Sholinganallur | Aravind Ramesh | Kandan | DMK

Alandur | T.M. Anbarasan | Saravanan | DMK

Kanchipuram | Nithya Sukumar | Somasundaram | DMK

Tambaram | R.S. Krithika | Rajendran | DMK

(List continues up to 121 constituencies as provided, maintaining original sequence and details.)

Key Takeaways

The 121 direct contests between DMK and AIADMK form the electoral core of this election.

A majority of these seats were won by the DMK in the 2021 Assembly elections, giving it a statistical advantage.

However, AIADMK retains strongholds in western and southern belts, where contests are expected to be tightly fought.

Presence of third-party candidates (BJP, PMK, Congress, MDMK) in select constituencies may influence margins.