Chennai
While six of them would seek re-election from the same seat from where they won as part of the AIADMK-led alliance in 2011, the constituency of one of the candidates was changed.
The sitting MLAs, who would be seeking re-election were M Arumugham (Avinashi, he contested in 2011 from Vaalparai), S Gunasekaran (Sivaganga), K Ulaganathan (Thiruthuraipoondi), N Nanjappan (Pennagaram), T Ramchandran (Thali), P L Sundaram (Bhavanisagar), and Lingamuthu from Gudiyatham.
The CPI would be facing the elections under the mega DMDK-People's Welfare Front (PWF)-Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) alliance.
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