CPI-M candidates for Tamil Nadu assembly poll announced
March 22nd, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANSChennai, March 22 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday renominated three of its legislators for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
The CPI-M, part of the AIADMK-led front, finalised the list of its 12 candidates Tuesday at the state committee meeting in Tiruchirapalli, around 335 km from here.
Apart from K. Balabharathy, R. Leema Rose and P. Dilli Babu, the three sitting legislators, the party has also fielded veteran trade union leader A. Soundararajan from Perambur.
G. Ramakrishnan, the party state secretary, said the candidates will file their nominations before March 25.
The CPI-M will highlight price rise, power crisis and corruption in its election campaign, he said.
From the DMK-led front, the PMK, contesting 30 seats, named its two candidates Tuesday.
Tamil Nadu goes to polls April 13.
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