Puducherry: The All India Congress Committee on Saturday announced the names of its candidates for 21 Assembly constituencies in the Union Territory of Puducherry. Five out of seven sitting MLAs find a place in the list and will contest in the same constituencies.
Former Chief Minister and leader of opposition V Vaithilingam will contest from Kamaraj Nagar constituency and president of Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee A. Namassivayam from Villianur. P Angalan who quit the N R Congress a month back and joined the Congress is the party candidate from Thirubhuvanai constituency.
Other three sitting legislators of the party -- K Lakshmi Narayanan, E Valsaraj, Nalladi Krishna Rao - have been renominated without any change in their constituencies. The party has also fielded a lone woman contestant — V. Vizeaveny in Nettampakakm.
Sitting MLAs Theni C Djeacoumar, and PRN Thirmurugan where not given seats for their pro NR Congress stands. Other candidates in the fray are E. Theepanjan (Ossudu), MNR Balan (Ozhukarai), V. Sivashanmugam(Kadirgamam), V. Aroumugam (Indira Nagar), VP Sivakozhundu (Lawspet), MOHF Shajahan (Kalapet), A. John Kumar (Nellithope), T. Jayamurthy (Ariankuppam), RKR Anantharaman (Manavely), M. Kandasamy(Embalam), N Dhanavelu (Bahour), A Marimuthu (Nedungadu), R Kamalakannan(Thirunallar) and RP Chandra Mohan from Karaikal North.
