AIADMK selects candidates for by-polls

The AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) announced its candidates for by-elections on two assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a day after the CPI-M's Tamil Nadu unit announced its support to the DMK. Assembly constituencies Vikravandi and Nanguneri will go to polls on October 21. Muthamizhselvan is the AIADMK candidate from Vikravandi and Reddiarpatti V Narayanan will fight from the Nanguneri constituency, AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam and joint coordinator K Palaniswami announced. Sixty three (63) assembly seats in 17 states and Puducherry and one Lok Sabha seat in Bihar will also be voting for by-election on the same date.