Candidates race against time to reach out to voters in Tiruchi, take out rallies and hold roadshow

With campaigning for the first phase of the Lok Sabha election set to end on Wednesday, political parties and candidates in the Tiruchi Lok Sabha constituency have switched gears to reach out to voters in all possible ways.

There are 35 candidates in the fray for the Tiruchi Lok Sabha constituency that consists of Tiruchi (East), Tiruchi (West), Srirangam, Pudukottai, and Gandharvakottai Assembly segments. While Durai Vaiko, principal secretary of the MDMK, which is part of the INDIA bloc, is taking on P. Karuppaiah of the AIADMK, the AMMK, which is part of the National Democratic Alliance, has fielded P. Senthilnathan, and N. Rajesh is the Naam Tamzhilar Katchi nominee.

Mr. Durai Vaiko, Mr. Karuppaiah and others, shortly after the nomination by their respective parties, met the influential and important leaders in Tiruchi, Srirangam, and Pudukotttai and sought their support. The candidates subsequently charted out tour programmes and began visiting areas after areas and villages after villages to attract voters.