The standard din and bustle of electioneering used to be lacking in maximum constituencies in Puducherry, hours sooner than the curtains got here down on ballot marketing campaign on Sunday. Puducherry and its outlying areas of Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam pass to Meeting polls on April 6 in unmarried section.
There are 30 Meeting segments, together with 5 reserved constituencies. The election marketing campaign drew to a detailed at 7pm.
The election is a willing contest between the Congress-led Secular Democratic alliance and the AINRC-led NDA. The executive contestants are AINRC founder chief N Rangasamy searching for election from Thattanchavady in Puducherry and the lone seat in Yanam an enclave of Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh.
He has no robust adversary within the hustings in Yanam, ballot observers mentioned. The PCC president AV Subramanian is looking for election from his house the city of Karaikal (north).
The AIADMK convenors A Anbalagan and Om Sakthi Segar are checking out their good fortune in Uppalam and Orleanpet segments, respectively. Anbalagan has been retaining the Uppalam constituency consecutively since 2001. Om Sakthi Segar who used to be elected to the Meeting on two events prior to now from Nellithope has now moved to Orleanth which is a brand new turf for him.
4 former ministers MOHF Shah Jahan, M Kandasamy and R Kamalakannan are contesting from Kamaraj Nagar, Embalam (reserved) and Tirunallar, respectively. Shahjahan were contesting from Kalapet phase all alongside however now he’s fielded by way of the Congress in Kamaraj Nagar and he’s pitted towards the BJP candidate A John Kumar.
The election witnesses John Kumar and his son Richards combating the ballot on BJP price tag. Richards is contesting from Nellithope constituency.
Narayanasamy who headed the Congress govt right here since 2016 has now opted out of the ballot combat. The Congress has re-fielded its lady nominee Vijayaveny in Nettapakkam and in a similar way the AINRC has re-fielded B.
Kobika and Chandrapriyanka in Thirubhuvai (reserved) and Neduncadu (reserved) constituencies respectively. The AINRC is looking for election from 16 seats after sharing the remainder 14 seats with BJP (9) and AIADMK (4).
In a similar fashion, the Congress is contesting in 14 seats and supporting an Unbiased in Yanam whilst its allies the DMK is looking for election from 13 seats. VCK and CPI constituents of the alliance led by way of Congress are wooing electorate in Oulgaret and Thattanchavady constituencies respectively.
Yanam is a celebrity constituency because the AINRC chief Rangasamy is contesting there. It’s anticipated that Yanam would sign up the very best share of polling as a result of the arduous paintings Malladi Krishna Rao, who were retaining the seat since 1996 isn’t alternatively contesting now .
Malladi Krishna Rao used to be Well being Minister within the ultimate ministry. He, alternatively, hand over the put up of the MLA and the Minister intensifying the disaster for the Congress rule.
Anbalagan of AIADMK and his brother A Baskar (additionally belonging to AIADMK) are searching for re-election from the Uppalam and Mudaliarpet constituencies respectively. Anbalagan is going through the problem from the DMK nominee Annibal Kennedy, a former legislator.
Baskar is locking horns with an suggest L Sampath (DMK) a inexperienced horn in ballot combat in Mudaliarpet. Mannadipet is some other essential phase as the former PWD Minister A Namassivayam is contesting on BJP price tag.
This can be a new turf for him as he had all alongside been getting elected from Villianoor his house the city. He has been on in depth electioneering in Mannadipet.
