Trichy, April 2 TVK chief Vijay filed his nomination for the Trichy East constituency for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Thursday.
The actor arrived at the Ariyamangalam Zonal Office in the Palakkarai area around 12:30 pm and submitted his papers to the Assistant Returning Officer. He had already filed his nomination from Perambur in Chennai.
Before the formal submission, Vijay led a massive roadshow from the city airport, bringing several parts of Trichy to a standstill as thousands of supporters and party workers gathered to see the leader.
During the procession near Melapudur, the TVK chief briefly stopped his convoy and stepped out of his vehicle to assist a two-wheeler rider who had been involved in a minor accident.
The TVK leader is set to face a tough contest in Trichy East against incumbent DMK MLA Inigo Irudayaraj and AIADMK's K Rajasekaran.
Due to the ongoing Class 10 board examinations in a nearby school, party organizers reportedly instructed cadres to refrain from blowing whistles – the party's election symbol – during the campaign event at Marakkadai.
Following the nomination process, Vijay is scheduled to launch an intensive campaign across the central district, where heavy police deployment remains in place to manage the surging crowds.
Polling for all 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu will take place in a single phase on April 23, with the counting of votes scheduled for early May 4.
