Chennai, March 30 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin filed his nomination from the Kolathur Assembly constituency in Chennai for the April 13 election on Monday.
After submitting his papers, Stalin expressed full confidence that the people would hand him a resounding victory for the fourth consecutive time in the Kolathur constituency.
Stalin had successfully contested elections from the Kolathur constituency in the 2011, 2016, and 2021 Assembly elections.
Soon after submitting his papers, Stalin briefly held a roadshow and greeted the people, seeking their support. The DMK chief also released a book detailing his achievements for the Kolathur constituency.
Accompanied by senior party leaders, including HR & CE Minister P K Sekar Babu, the DMK president arrived at the designated election office here and submitted his papers on the first day of nominations for the April 23 state Assembly election.
The DMK has announced candidates for 164 constituencies. On Sunday, Stalin unveiled his party's poll manifesto, outlining the path for development and the goals.
While the opposition AIADMK has nominated Chennai Corporation councillor P Santhanakrishnan to contest against the Chief Minister, actor-politician Vijay-led TVK has fielded V S Babu to take on Stalin in a triangular contest.
Stalin has been actively developing the constituency, transforming it into a model constituency in the state. Infrastructure development, welfare initiatives, and improving school infrastructure and amenities for the public were among his major focus areas.
The Rs 4.75 crore 'Mudhalvar Padaipaggam', launched in Kolathur, serves as a pioneering initiative, functioning as a first-of-its-kind government-run co-working and learning hub for entrepreneurs, students, and aspirants for competitive exams.
Besides the modernised library-cum-co-working spaces at Periyar Nagar and Jawahar Nagar, which cost Rs 4.75 crore, a modern market complex on Paper Mills Road, costing Rs 19.30 crore, was recently inaugurated, featuring 74 commercial shops, lifts, and parking to support small traders in the constituency.
In addition, IoT-based monitoring and odor control system for sewage pumping stations in Kolathur, a women's gymnasium in Jawahar Nagar, and 840 housing tenements at Gowthamapuram are among his numerous achievements.
