Actor-turned-politician Vijay took a decisive step into electoral politics on Sunday as his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), unveiled all 234 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The announcement came during a grand gathering at a private hotel in Nungambakkam, Chennai.
Vijay also broadened the party’s ambitions by introducing candidates for the neighbouring Union Territory of Puducherry at the same event.
The biggest highlight was Vijay’s own strategy. The TVK president announced he would contest from two constituencies; Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli (East).
Here is the full list of TVK candidates in Tamil Nadu election:
| Assembly Number | Assembly Name | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gummidipoondi | S. Vijayakumar |
| 2 | Ponneri | Dr. M S Ravi |
| 3 | Tiruttani | Dr. Sathyakumar |
| 4 | Thiruvallur | Dr. Arunkumar |
| 5 | Poonamallee | R. Prakasam |
| 6 | Avadi | R. Rameshkumar |
| 7 | Maduravoyal | P. Revanth Saran |
| 8 | Ambattur | G. Balamurugan |
| 9 | Madavaram | M. L. Vijay Prabhu |
| 10 | Thiruvottiyur | Senthilkumar |
| 11 | Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar | Maria Wilson |
| 12 | Perambur | C Joseph Vijay |
| 13 | Kolathur | VS. Babu |
| 14 | Villivakkam | Adhav Arjuna |
| 15 | Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar | M R Pallavi |
| 16 | Egmore | Rajmohan |
| 17 | Royapuram | K V Vijayathamu |
| 18 | Harbour | Sinora Ashok |
| 19 | Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni | D. Selvam |
| 20 | Thousand Lights | JCD Prbhakar |
| 21 | Anna Nagar | V K Ramkumar |
| 22 | Virugampakkam | Sabarinathan |
| 23 | Saidapet | M. Arulprakasham |
| 24 | Thiyagarayanagar | Bussy N Anand |
| 25 | Mylapore | Venkatramanan |
| 26 | Velachery | R. Kumar |
| 27 | Shozhinganallur | P. Saravanamoorthy |
| 28 | Alandur | M . Harish |
| 29 | Sriperumbudur | K . Thennarasu |
| 30 | Pallavaram | J. Kamatchi |
| 31 | Tambaram | Sarathkumar |
| 32 | Chengalpattu | S. Thiyagarajan |
| 33 | Thiruporur | Vijayaraj |
| 34 | Cheyyur | K Mohanraja |
| 35 | Madurantakam | Munithnam |
| 36 | Uthiramerur | R V Ranjithkumar |
| 37 | Kancheepuram | R. V . Ranjithkumar |
| 38 | Arakkonam | V. Gandhiraj |
| 39 | Sholingur | G. Kapil |
| 40 | Katpadi | M. Sudhakar |
| 41 | Ranipet | Dhaheera |
| 42 | Arcot | G. Vijaymohan |
| 43 | Vellore | M.M. Vinoth Kannan |
| 44 | Anaikattu | R. Velmurugan |
| 45 | Kilvaithinankuppam | E. Thendral Kumar |
| 46 | Gudiyattam | K. Sindhu |
| 47 | Vaniyambadi | S. Sayed |
| 48 | Ambur | P. Imdhiyas |
| 49 | Jolarpet | C. Munisamy |
| 50 | Tirupattur | Dr. M. Thiruppathi |
| 51 | Uthangarai | B. Kumaravel |
| 52 | Bargur | E. Muralidharan |
| 53 | Krishnagiri | Muhundh R. Pandian |
| 54 | Veppanahalli | Sambangi |
| 55 | Hosur | M. Ambarish |
| 56 | Thalli | G. Suresh |
| 57 | Palacode | R. Gopi |
| 58 | Pennagaram | Kajendran |
| 59 | Dharmapuri | M. Sivan |
| 60 | Pappireddippatti | S. Thilavathi |
| 61 | Harur | K. Rakesh |
| 62 | Chengam | K Bharathidhasan |
| 63 | Tiruvannamalai | Arul Arumugam |
| 64 | Kilpennathur | D Raja |
| 65 | Kalasapakkam | C.Elumalai |
| 66 | Polur | R.Abishek |
| 67 | Arani | A.Venkatesan Kumar |
| 68 | Cheyyar | V.C.K.Mohan |
| 69 | Vandavasi | Udhayakumar |
| 70 | Gingee | V.Chandrasekaran |
| 71 | Mailam | A.Vijay Niranjan |
| 72 | Tindivanam | S.Sakthivel |
| 73 | Vanur | G.P.Suresh |
| 74 | Villupuram | N.Mohanraj |
| 75 | Vikravandi | A. Vijay Vadivel |
| 76 | Tirukkoyilur | Barani Balaji |
| 77 | Ulundurpettai | M .Sudhakar |
| 78 | Rishivandiyam | G. Ashokkumar |
| 79 | Sankarapuram | A. Jagadeesan |
| 80 | Kallakurichi | C. Arul Vignesh |
| 81 | Gangavalli | V. Sujatha |
| 82 | Attur | R. Selvabharathi |
| 83 | Yercaud | J. Lakshmi |
| 84 | Omalur | R. V. Adhiyaman |
| 85 | Mettur | K. Selvam |
| 86 | Edappadi | M. Arunkumar |
| 87 | Sankari | Senthilkumar |
| 88 | Salem (West) | S.Lakshmanan |
| 89 | Salem (North) | K.Sivakumar |
| 90 | Salem (South) | A.Vijay Tamilan Parthiban |
| 91 | Veerapandi | M.S.Palanivel |
| 92 | Rasipuram | Lokesh Dhanapal |
| 93 | Senthamangalam | P.Chandrasekar |
| 94 | Namakkal | T.S.Dileep |
| 95 | Paramathi-Velur | A.Nandhakumar |
| 96 | Tiruchengodu | K.G. Arunraj |
| 97 | Kumarapalayam | C. Vijayalakshmi |
| 98 | Erode (East) | M.Vijay Balaji |
| 99 | Erode (West) | K.K.Anand Mohan |
| 100 | Modakkurichi | D.Shanmugam |
| 101 | Dharapuram (SC) | S. Gowri Chithra |
| 102 | Kangayam | T. Mani |
| 103 | Perundurai | V. T . Arunachalam |
| 104 | Bhavani | M.P. Balakrishnan |
| 105 | Anthiyur | M. Vijay Venkatesh |
| 106 | Gobichettipalayam | K. A. Sengottaiyan |
| 107 | Bhavanisagar | V.P. Tamil Selvi |
| 108 | Udhagamandalam | R. Ibrahim |
| 109 | Gudalur | A. Deepak Sai Kishore |
| 110 | Coonoor | C. Thangaraj |
| 111 | Mettuppalayam | N. Sunil Anand |
| 112 | Avanashi (SC) | S. Kamali |
| 113 | Tiruppur (North) | Sathyabama |
| 114 | Tiruppur (South) | S. Balamurugan |
| 115 | Palladam | K . Ramkumar |
| 116 | Sulur | N.M. Sukumar |
| 117 | Kavundampalayam | R. T. Kanimozhi |
| 118 | Coimbatore (North) | V. Sampathkumar |
| 119 | Thondamuthur | R. Sathish Raju |
| 120 | Coimbatore (South) | V. Senthil Kumar |
| 121 | Singanallur | K.S. Giriprashath |
| 122 | Kinathukadavu | K. Vignesh |
| 123 | Pollachi | G. Ramanathan |
| 124 | Valparai | Dr. Sreedharan |
| 125 | Udumalaipettai | G. K. Shankar |
| 126 | Madathukulam | R. Thirumalai |
| 127 | Palani | Dr. M. Praveenkumar |
| 128 | Oddanchatram | S. Mohan |
| 129 | Athoor | N. Kalaiselvi |
| 130 | Nilakkottai | R. Ayyanar |
| 131 | Natham | L. L. Ramesh |
| 132 | Dindigul | Nazeer Raja |
| 133 | Vedasandur | Dr N.Nagajothi |
| 134 | Aravakurichi | Karthikeyan |
| 135 | Karur | V.P.Mathiyalagan |
| 136 | Krishnarayapuram | S.Madhan |
| 137 | Kulithalai | G.Balasubramani |
| 138 | Manapparai | R.Kathiravan |
| 139 | Srirangam | S.Ramesh |
| 140 | Tiruchirappalli (West) | G.Ramamoorthy |
| 141 | Tiruchirappalli (East) | C Joseph Vijay |
| 142 | Thiruverumbur | Navalpattu S.Viji |
| 143 | Lalgudi | K. P Krishnan |
| 144 | Manachanallur | V.Saravanan |
| 145 | Musiri | N.Vignesh |
| 146 | Thuraiyur | K.Sivakumar |
| 147 | Perambalur | K.Sivakumar |
| 148 | Kunnam | M.Revathi |
| 149 | Ariyalur | M.Sivakumar |
| 150 | Jayankondam | Kavitha G Rajendran |
| 151 | Tittagudi (SC) | Rajasekar |
| 152 | Vridhachalam | S.Vijay |
| 153 | Neyveli | K.Anand |
| 154 | Panruti | M.Manikandan |
| 155 | Cuddalore | V.Rajkumar |
| 156 | Kurinjipadi | Dr Rajkumar |
| 157 | Bhuvanagiri | D.MMahalingam |
| 158 | Chidambaram | Dr N.Pari |
| 159 | Kattumannarkoil(SC) | S.Srinivasan |
| 160 | Sirkazhi | C.S.Gopinath |
| 161 | Mayiladuthurai | C.S.Arun Rasheeth |
| 162 | Poompuhar | K.Vijayalayan |
| 163 | Nagapattinam | N.Sukumar |
| 164 | Kilvelur | D.A.P.Senthilpandiyan |
| 165 | Vedaranyam | A.Kingsley Gerald |
| 166 | Thiruthuraipoondi | S.Pandiyan |
| 167 | Mannargudi | UVM Rajarajan |
| 168 | Thiruvarur | V. Veeramani |
| 169 | Nannilam | S. Prabhakaran |
| 170 | Thiruvidaimarudur | S. Prabhakaran |
| 171 | Kumbakonam | R. Vinoth |
| 172 | Papanasam | U. Azarudeen |
| 173 | Thiruvaiyaru | M . Manikandan |
| 174 | Thanjavur | R. Vijay Saravanan |
| 175 | Orathanadu | Dr. K Aravind |
| 176 | Pattukkottai | C Madhan |
| 177 | Peravurani | T Chandra Kaandeeban |
| 178 | Gandharvakottai | N Subramanian |
| 179 | Viralimalai | P Murugesan |
| 180 | Pudukkottai | K.M Shareef |
| 181 | Thirumayam | C Sindhamani |
| 182 | Alangudi | Durai Kandasamy |
| 183 | Aranthangi | J Mohamad Parvez |
| 184 | Karaikudi | Dr. T. K. Prabhu |
| 185 | Tiruppattur | Srinivasa Sethupathi |
| 186 | Sivaganga | Kulandhai Rani Nachiar |
| 187 | Manamadurai | D. Ilangovan |
| 188 | Melur | A. Madurai Veeran |
| 189 | Madurai East | S.Karthikeyan |
| 190 | Sholavandan | M.V.Karuppaiah |
| 191 | Madurai North | A.Kallanai |
| 192 | Madurai South | J. Jo Peter |
| 193 | Madurai Central | V.N.S.Mustafa |
| 194 | Madurai West | S.R.Thangapandi |
| 195 | Thiruparankundram | CTR.Nirmalkumar |
| 196 | Thirumangalam | N.Sathish Kumar |
| 197 | Usilampatti | Vijay Mahalingam |
| 198 | Andipatti | V.Pandi |
| 199 | Periyakulam | G.Sabari |
| 200 | Bodinayakanur | S.Prakash |
| 201 | Cumbum | P.L.A Jaganath |
| 202 | Rajapalayam | K.Jagadeeswari |
| 203 | Srivilliputhur | A.Karthik |
| 204 | Sattur | M.Ajith |
| 205 | Sivakasi | Keerthana |
| 206 | Virudhunagar | S.P.Selvam |
| 207 | Aruppukkottai | K.Karthik kumar |
| 208 | Tiruchuli | S.Samayan |
| 209 | Paramakudi | G.Gopinathan |
| 210 | Tiruvadanai | V.K.Raji |
| 211 | Ramanathapuram | E.K.Sahul Hameed |
| 212 | Mudhukulathur | V.Malarvizhi Jayabala |
| 213 | Vilathikulam | Kasiram |
| 214 | Thoothukkudi | A.Srinath |
| 215 | Tiruchendur | K.Murugan |
| 216 | Srivaikuntam | G.Saravanan |
| 217 | Ottapidaram | P.Madhanraja |
| 218 | Kovilpatti | S.Balasubramaniam |
| 219 | Sankarankovil | C.Ramarajan |
| 220 | Vasudevanallur | R.Amudha Rani |
| 221 | Kadayanallur | R.K.Abdul Jalil |
| 222 | Tenkasi | A.Rajaprakash |
| 223 | Alangulam | V.Vipin Chakravarthi |
| 224 | Tirunelveli | R.S.Murugan |
| 225 | Ambasamudram | S.Rajagopal |
| 226 | Palayamkottai | S.Maria John |
| 227 | Nanguneri | Rettiyapatti Narayanan |
| 228 | Radhapuram | K.Satheesh Christopher |
| 229 | Kanniyakumari | S.R.Madhavan |
| 230 | Nagercoil | G.King |
| 231 | Colachel | Prem Alex Lawrence |
| 232 | Padmanabhapuram | S.Krishnakumar |
| 233 | Vilavancode | K.Michael Kumar |
| 234 | Killiyoor | S.Sabeer |