The final list of candidates on display at the RDO office in Udhagamandalam as the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on April 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy Battle lines for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly election have now been clearly drawn, with the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ending on Thursday (April 9, 2026), and over 4,600 candidates in the fray. Besides the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance, and Seeman’s Naam Tamilar Katchi, actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay’s fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is also seeking the people’s mandate this Assembly election. Published – April 10, 2026 12:03 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Delhi HC directs decision on copyright plea for AI-created artistic work Rajasthan ACB arrests retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal in Jal Jeevan Mission scam