The ruling DMK is set to field its candidate in the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency after a decade. The last time a DMK candidate won this seat was in 1996. After finalising seat-sharing arrangement with its allies on Monday, March 18, 2024 the DMK has retained the three seats in Chennai city and will contest in 17 other constituencies in the Lok Sabha polls 2024.
Though the Dravidian party contested in 21 constituencies in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, there have been minor changes in the seats this time. The party has decided to enter the fray in Coimbatore, Arani and Theni constituencies, which it had allotted to its allies during the 2019 polls. This time, the DMK has also allotted its sitting constituencies — Cuddalore, Dindigul, Mayiladuthurai and Tirunelveli — to its allies.
