TVK goes it alone in Puducherry polls, nominates candidates for 30 seats

PUDUCERRY: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), a political party led by Tamil actors VijayCandidates for the upcoming Puducherry Assembly elections have been announced and will contest independently in all 30 constituencies.The list includes two women candidates, who have been fielded from Mangalam and Kadhikarmam in Puducherry district.AK Sai J Saravanan Kumar has been named as the party’s candidate from Thirubhuvanai reserved constituency, PTI reported. He recently resigned from the BJP after being denied re-election for the reserved seat of Osudu.The party has also appointed experienced leaders from other political backgrounds. Former AIADMK MPs KAU Asana and L Periyasamy will contest from Karaikal (south) and Nettapakkam (reserved) respectively. Besides, former Puducherry BJP president V Saminathan has also been fielded from Lawspet constituency.Other prominent candidates include former Deputy Inspector General of Police VJ Chandran and former Indian National Congress MP N Dhanavelou.The party also announced nominees for the remaining constituencies, completing its full slate for the election.