On Thursday, the BJP unveiled its third roster of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections slated to commence on April 19, 2024. Notably, the ruling party has nominated K Annamalai, the chief of its Tamil Nadu state unit, as its candidate for the Coimbatore constituency. Additionally, former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has been chosen to contest from the Chennai South seat. With intentions to vie for 20 out of the 39 seats in Tamil Nadu, the BJP has announced a total of nine candidates for the southern state.
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00:00 On Thursday, the BJP unveiled its third roster of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections,
00:06 slated to commence on April 19, 2024.
00:09 Notably, the ruling party has nominated K. Annamalai, the chief of its Tamil Nadu state
00:14 unit, as its candidate for the Coimbatore constituency.
00:18 Additionally, former Tilangana Governor Tamil Sai Sondararajan has been chosen to contest
00:24 from the Chennai South seat.
00:26 With intentions to vie for 20 out of the 39 seats in Tamil Nadu, the BJP has announced
00:31 a total of 9 candidates for the southern state.
00:33 Here is BJP's third list of candidates.
00:36 Tamil Sai Sondararajan has been fielded from Chennai South.
00:40 Vinoj P. Selvam has been fielded from Chennai Central.
00:44 A. C. Shanmugam has been fielded from Vellore.
00:48 C. Narasimhan from Krishnagiri.
00:50 L. Murugan from Nilgiris.
00:53 K. Annamalai has been fielded from Coimbatore.
00:55 T. R. Parivendhar has been fielded from Perambalur.
00:58 N. N. Nagendran has been fielded from Thoothukudi.
01:01 P. Radhakrishnan has been fielded from Kanyakumari.
01:05 During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led alliance celebrated
01:12 a resounding triumph, clinching an overwhelming majority by securing 38 out of the 39 seats
01:17 in Tamil Nadu.
01:18 Playing a crucial role within the coalition, the Congress party garnered success by winning
01:22 eight seats out of the nine it contested.
01:25 Notably, the DMK secured a significant vote share of 33.2%, while the Congress attained
01:30 12.9% of the total votes.
01:33 In stark contrast, the National Democratic Alliance, spearheaded by the BJP, managed
01:38 to secure merely one seat in the state.
01:41 Looking ahead, the Election Commission of India has announced that the polling for all
01:45 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu is scheduled to take place in a single phase on April 19,
01:50 while the vote counting is set for June 4.
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