Vijay will contest from Perambur (Chennai) and Tiruchirappally East in his first-ever election.
TVK has fielded core team members across key constituencies, emphasizing loyal leadership.
He positioned the contest against M. K. Stalin’s alliance and promised youth-focused initiatives like drug-free Tamil Nadu and collateral-free education loans.
TN polls: Vijay releases list of TVK candidates, leader to contest from Perambur, Trichy East
Actor-turned-politician Vijay, leading the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), has announced his debut electoral move for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026, confirming he will contest from two constituencies
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In his maiden electoral venture, TVK chief Vijay on Sunday announced that he would contest from two constituencies for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
He said "it will be C Joseph Vijay," from Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchirappally East.
Addressing a party functionaries' meet here, he named candidates for other seats too, with all of his core team members finding a place in the list.
Elections to 234 Assembly segments in the state will be held on April 23.
Senior party leaders and Vijay's inner team members-- N Anand, Adhav Arjuna, R Arunraaj, CTR Nirmal Kumar and KA Sengkottaiyan were named by the party chief as TVK candidates for seats including T Nagar, Villivakkam, Gobichettipalayam and Thirupparankundram.
Reiterating that the electoral fight was between his "people's alliance TVK and Stalin sir alliance," he slammed the ruling DMK-led bloc as a mere "patch-up."
"I have selected as candidates, those who would stand with people," he said.
Unveiling an agenda for youth, what he described as "guarantee," Vijay promised, among others, steps for drugs-free TN, collateral-free loan guarantee up to Rs 20 lakh from Class 12 to Phd.
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