VMC Sivakumar, an Independent member representing Neravy TR Pattinam, who joined the AIADMK on Sunday, has been fielded as party nominee in the same constituency. Vayyapuri Manikandan, a close confidant of the Puducherry chief Minister N Rangasamy, had quit AINRC and joined AIADMK on Sunday and is the party nominee in Muthialpet constituency. Former legislators Dr MAS Subramanian (BJP) and K Natarajan (AINRC) who joined AIADMK recently are the nominees in Ariyankuppam and Mangalam constituencies, respectively. AINRC founded by Rangasamy in February 2011, after he broke away from Congress had contested the previous assembly polls in alliance with the AIADMK.