The AIADMK has released its second list of contestants for the upcoming Assembly elections and several of the names released are familiar leaders, who have shown their ability to win the constituencies in the past. Notably, sitting Rajya Sabha MPs, KP Munusamy and R Vaithilingam will both be contesting for positions in the Legislative Assembly. Sitting cabinet ministers including Mafoi Pandiarajan (Avadi), Benjamin (Maduravoyal), Dindugal Sreenivasan (Dindigul), KA Sengottaiyan (Gobichettipalayam), P Thangamani (Kumarapalayam), SP Velumani (Thondamuthur), KT Rajendra Balaji (Rajapalayam) and V Saroja (Rasipuram) have all been assigned constituencies.
A total of 22 cabinet Ministers have been given seats for the upcoming elections, in the second list. The constituency of incumbent minister Rajendra Balaji who earlier represented the Sivakasi constituency however will be fielded from Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district this time around. The party had already earlier announced the seats for the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister. While Edappadi Palaniswami will be contesting from his home ground, Edappadi, O Panneerselvam will be contesting from his bastion of Bodinayakanur. They had both won these constituencies in 2011 and 2016. Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar and Law Minister CVe Shanmugam too were allotted seats, Royapuram and Villupuram, in the first list respectively.
Only 15 of the listed candidates out of 177 are women. This includes - Gokula Indra (Anna Nagar), Valarmathi (Alandur), Kanithasampath (Seyyur), Maragatham Kumaravel (Madhuranthagam), Paridha (Gudiyattam), Jothi Balakrishna Reddy (Hosur), Chithra (Yercaud), Saroja (Rasipuram), Pon Saraswathi (Tiruchengode), Indra Gandhi (Thuraiyur), Jaya Bharathi (Kantharvakottai), Lakshmi Ganesan (Sivakasi), Keerthika Muniyasamy (Mudukalathoor) and Rajalakshmi (Sankarankovil) and Thenmozhi (Nilakottai).
Other popular and repeat faces fielded include Saidai Duraisamy in Saidapet, Sathya Narayanan in T Nagar, JCD Prabhakar in Villivakkam, Pollachi V Jayaraman in Pollachi, Udumalai Radhakrishnan in Udumalaipettai and Natham R Viswanathan in Natham.
Surprisingly, the party has fielded a not-so prominent leader, North Chennai (East) district secretary RS Rajesh as the candidate for the prestigious RK Nagar seat that J Jayalalithaa herself has stood from in 2015 and 2016.
In Thiruvallur constituency, AIADMK has given a ticket to former minister BV Ramana, who is facing CBI and ED probe in the gutkha scam.
> Ponneri (SC) - Siruniyam P. Balaraman
> Tiruttani - Ko. Hari
> Thiruvallur - B.V. Ramana
> Avadi - KA. Pandiarajan
> Maduravoyal - PA. Benjamin
> Ambattur - V. Alexander
> Madavaram - Madhavaram V. Moorthy
> Thiruvottiyur - K. Kuppan
> Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar - R.S. Rajesh
> Kolathur - Adhirajaram
> Villivakkam - J.C.D. Prabakar
> Anna Nagar - S. Gokula Indira
> Virugambakkam - Virugai V.N. Ravi
> Saidapet - Saidai.SA.Duraisamy
> T. Nagar - B. Sathyanarayan (A) T.Nagar Sathya
> Mylapore - R. Nadaraj
> Velachery - M.K. Ashok
> Sholinganallur- K.P. Kandhan
> Alandur - PA. Valarmathi
> Sriperumbudur (SC) - K. Pazhani
> Chitlapakkam - SA. Rasendhiran
> Tambaram - T.K.M. Chinnaiyaa
> Chengalpattu - M. Gaja (A) Gajendhiran
> Cheyyur (SC) - S. Kanithasampath
> Madurantakam (SC) - Marakatam Kumaravel
> Uthiramerur - V. Somasundharam
> Arakkonam (SC) - Su. Ravi
> Katpadi - V. Ramu
> Ranipet - S.M. Sugumar
> Vellore - S.R.K. Appu
> Anaikattu - T. Velazhagan
> Gudiyattam (SC) - G. Faritha
> Vaniyambadi - G. Senthilkumar
> Ambur - K. Najur Mohammed
> Jolarpet - K.C. Veeramani
> Uthangarai (SC) - T.M. Thamizhselvam
> Bargur - A. Krishnan
> Krishnagiri - K. Ashok Kumar
> Veppanahalli - K.B. Munnusamy
> Hosur - S. Jothi Balakrishna reddy
> Palacodu - K.P. Anbazhagan
> Pappireddippatti - A. Govindasamy
> Harur (SC) - V. Sampathkumar
> Chengam (SC) - M.S. Nainakannu
> Kalasapakkam-V. Panneerselvam
> Polur -Agri.S.S.Krishnamoorthy
> Arani -Sevur.S.Ramachandiran
> Cheyyar- Dhusi.K.Mohan
> Tindivanam (SC)- P. Arjunan
> Vanur (SC) - M. Chakarabani
> Vikravandi- M.R. Muthamizhselvan
> Ulundurpettai - Ra.Kumaraguru
> Rishivandiyam - SKTC A.Santhosh
> Kallakurichi (SC)- M. Senthikumar
> Gangavalli (SC) - A. Nallathambi
> Attur (SC) - A.P. Jayasankaran
> Yercaud (ST) - Ku. Chitra
> Omalur - R. Mani
> Sankari - S. Sundharajan
> Salem (North) - G. Venkatachalam
> Salem (South) - E. Balasubramaniyan
> Veerapandi - M. Raja (A) Rajamuthu
> Rasipuram (SC) - V. Saroja
> Senthamangalam (ST) - S. Chandiran
> Namakkal - K.P.P. Baskar
> Paramathi Velur - S. Sekar
> Tiruchengodu - Pon. Saraswathi
> Kumarapalayam - P. Thangamani
> Erode (West) - K.V. Ramalingam
> Kangayam - A.S. Ramalingam
> Perundurai - J.K (a) S. Jayakumar
> Bhavani - K.C Karuppanan
> Anthiyur - K.S Sanmugavel
> Gobichettipalayam - K.A Sengottaiyan
> Bhavanisagar (SC) - A. Bannari
> Gudalur (SC) - Pon. Jayaseelan
> Coonoor - Kappachi D.Vinoth
> Mettuppalayam - A.K Selvaraj
> Avanashi (SC) - Pa. Dhanapal
> Tiruppur (North) - K.N Vijayakumar
> Tiruppur (South) - S. Gunasekaran
> Palladam - M.S.M Anandan
> Sulur - V.P Kandasamy
> Kavundampalayam - P.R.G Arunkumar
> Coimbatore (North) - Amman K. Arjunan
Thondamuthur - S.P Velumani
Singanallur - K.R Jayaram
Kinathukadavu - Sae. Damodaran
Pollachi - V. Jayaraman
Valparai (SC) - Thi. Ka Amulkandasamy
Udumalpet - Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan
Madathukulam - C. Mahendran
Palani - K. Ravi Manoharan
Oddanchatram - N.P Nataraj
Natham - Natham R. Viswanathan
Dindigul - Dindugal C. Srinivasan
Vedasandur - V.P.B Paramasivam
Karur - M.R Vijayabaskar
Krishnarayapuram (SC) - N. Muthukumar (a) Thaanesh
Kulithalai - N.R Chandrasekar
Manapaarai - R. Chandrasekar
Srirangam - Ku. Pa. Krishnan
Tiruchirappalli (West) - V. Padmanathan
Tiruchirappalli (East) - Vellamandi N. Natarajan
Thiruverumbur - Pa. Kumar
Lalgudi - T. Rajaram
Manachanallur - Mu. Paranjothi
Musiri - M. Selvaraasu
Thuraiyur (SC) - Tha. Indira Gandhi
Kunnam - R. T Ramachandran
Ariyalur - Thamarai S. Rajendran
Panruti - Sorathur R. Rajendran
Cuddalore - M.C Sampath
Kurinjipadi - Rama. Pazhanisamy
Bhuvanagiri - A. Arunmozhidevan
Chidambaram - K.A Pandian
Kattumannarkoil (SC) - N. Murugumaaran
Sirkazhi (SC) - P.V Bharathi
Poompuhar - S. Pownraj
Nagapattinam - Thanga. Kathiravan
Vedaranyam - O.S Maniyan
Thiruthuraipoondi (SC) - C. Suresh Kumar
Mannargudi - Siva. Rajamanikkam
Thiruvarur - A.N.R Paneerselvam
Nannilam - R. Kamaraj
Thiruvidaimarudur (SC) - Union S. Veeramani
Papanasam - K. Gopinathan
Orathanadu - R. Vaithiyalingam
Peravurani - S.V Thirugnanasambandham
Gandharvakottai (SC) - S. Jayabharathi
Viralimalai - Dr.C. Vijaybaskar
Pudukkottai - V.R Karthik Thondaimaan
Thirumayam - P.K Vairamuthu
Alangudi - Dharma. Thangavel
Aranthangi - M. Rajanaayagam
Tiruppattur - Marudhu Azhaguraj
Sivaganga - P.R Senthilnathan
Manamadurai (SC) - S. Nagarajan
Melur - P.Periyapullan (a) Selvam
Madurai East - R. Gopalakrishnan
Sholavandan (SC) - K. Manikkam
Madurai South - S.S Saravanan
Madurai West - Sellur K.Raju
Thiruparankundram - V.V Rajan Chellappa
Thirumangalam - R.B Udhayakumar
Usilampatti - P. Iyappan
Andipatti - A. Lokirajan
Periyakulam - SC) - M. Murugan
Cumbum - S.P.M Syed Khan
Rajapalayam- K.T Rajendra Balaji
Srivilliputhur (SC) - E.M Maanraj
Sattur - R.K Ravichandran
Sivakasi - Lakshmi Ganesan
Aruppukkottai - Munaivar Vaigaichelvan
Paramakudi (SC) - N. Sathan Prabhakar
Tiruvadanai - K.C Aanimuthu
Mudhukulathur - Keerthika Muniyasamy
Vilathikulam - P. Chinnappan
Tiruchendur - K.R.M Radhakrishnan
Ottapidaram (SC) - P. Mohan
Kovilpatti - Kadambur C. Raju
Sankarankovil (SC) - V.M Rajalakshmi
Vasudevanallur (SC) - A. Manoharan
Kadayanallur - Sae. Krishnamurali
Tenkasi - S. Selvamohandoss
Alangulam - P.H Manoj Pandian
Ambasamudram - E. Subbaiya (a) Isakki Subbaiya
Palayamkottai -K.J.C Jerald
Nanguneri - N. Ganesaraja
Radhapuram - I.S Inbadurai
Kanniyakumari - N. Thalavaaisundaram