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TN RS polls for six polls: 13 file papers as nomination ends

Chennai, June 9 (UNI) Filing of nominations for the June 19 biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from the Tamil Nadu Assembly ended on Monday and all the six official candidates--three from the ruling DMK, one from its ally, the MNM of actor-politician Kamal Haasan and two from the principal Opposition AIADMK--are set to be elected unopposed on June 12 after the last date for withdrawals, though 13 candidates have filed entered the fray.
Kamal is all set to the enter the Upper House of Parliament for the first time.
According to the Election Commission 13 candidates have filed their nomination papers. But the papers of seven of them--all Independents--will be rejected on scrutiny tomorrow as they did not
have the support of requisite number of MLAs.
All the six official candidates of DMK and AIAMK had filed their papers on Monday.
Those who filed their papers before the Returning Officer were sitting DMK MP and Senior Counsel
P Wilson, re-nominated for a second term, Party Salem district Secretary S. R. Sivalingam, party
functionary and noted Tamil writer and poet Salma, actor Kamal Haasan, who is all set to enter the
Upper House of Parliament for the first time and AIADMK's Legal Wing Secretary I.S. Inbadurai and
Chengalpattu East District Presidium Chairman M. Dhanapal.
Since there will be a no contest, all the six candidates were all set to be elected unopposed to the
Rajya Sabha.
According to Mr Stalin, Kamal's party MNM was allotted one RS seat as per the poll pact agreed
upon during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Soon after the announcement, the MNM Executive Committee met and adopted a resolution announcing Kamal as the party's candidate for the seat following which he filed the papers along
with the three DMK candidates on June six.
This meant that MDMK Founder Vaiko, also a key ally of of DMK, whose term ends on July 24
along with five others, was not given a seat this time.
As expected the AIADMK decided to contest both the seats and announced it candidates that
left its ally, the DMDK, frettering which had been claiming that it was promised a RS seat, a point denied by the AIADMK.
However, As the AIADMK's decision to contest both th seats left the DMDK of late-actor-politician
Vijayakanth frettered, Mr Palaniswami, in a bid to retain its ally in the fold, swifly announced that
the DMDK would be given a Rajya Seat in 2026.
He also said the DMDK will continue to remain in the AIADMK-led alliance and it would allot a RS
seat to it in 2026.
The DMDK had been stating that the AIADMK as part of the 2024 Lok Sabha poll pact has agreed
to allot one RS seat in 2025, a point which was denied by Mr Palaniswami, who had said no such
commitment was given to it.
DMDK General Secretary Ms Premalatha Vijayakanth, who had been reiterating that the AIADMK
had indeed given a comnmitment, said it was the duty of the alliance leader to honour its commitment, while being non-committal on continuing in the alliance and announced that the
DMDK's poll strategy and that the alliance will be announced at the party's conference in Cuddalore district on January 9, 2026.
However, with Mr Palaniswami clearing the air and promised a RS seat next year, the DMDK was
expected to stay in the alliance, which also has the BJP as a key partner.
Going by their strengths, the DMK-led alliance could win four seats in the 234-member Assembly--three by DMK and its ally MNM (one) and Opposition AIADMK-Two.
The AIADMK, with 66 members (including four from the rebel camp of ousted leader O.Panneerselvam), could also easily win two seats, with the support of its ally, the BJP, which
has four MLAs.
A candidate required support of 34 Legislators to win the RS polls.
Going by its strength, the DMK could easly win four seats--three on its own and another one with the
support of its allies.
DMK’s strength in the assembly is 133, its allies, Congress has 17 MLAs, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal
Katchi of Thol Thirumavalavan (4), CPI and CPI(M) two each, besides other partners, including
MDMK,more than what is required.
Of the six incumbent MPs, five are from the DMK, (including one held by its ally MDMK) and the
AIADMK's former ally, the PMK held one seat.
The term of six MPs from Tamil Nadu--Dr Anbumani Ramadoss (PMK), M Shanmugam,
N Chandrasegharan, M Mohammed Abdulla, P Wilson (all DMK) and Vaiko (MDMK)--
will expire on July 24.
The filing of nominations for the elections to the Upper House of Parliament would began on
June two with the issuance of the notification, according to Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer
Ms Archana Patnaik.
The last date for filing of nominations ended today and the scrutiny would take place tomorrow.
The last date for withdrawal of nominations is June 12, when the six official candidates would be
declared unopposed and receive the election certificate from the Returning Officer.
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