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CM, TVK Leader File Nominations as TN Assembly Election Begins

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On March 30 in Chennai Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin along with TVKA leader Actor Vijay filed their nomination papers for the upcoming Assembly elections from Kolathur constituency The event marked a significant moment where CM reiterated his claim of securing another fourth straight win while ECI issued election notification Meanwhile actor Vijay made electoral debut as part of this wave

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    DMK President M.K. Stalin and TVK leader C.J. Vijay filed their nominations on March 30 as the first major leaders to do so following ECI notification.
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    Stalin expressed full confidence in securing a fourth consecutive victory from his Kolathur constituency seat ahead of April elections.
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    Reports indicate that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is framing this election contest between 'Tamil Nadu and New Delhi'.
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    Actor Vijay made an electoral debut by filing nominations alongside other top leaders on the same day.
2026-03-31 T07:59Z (approx) 'Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026' article published at Mar 30, 07:57.
Mar 30 "CM Stalin files nomination from Kolathur constituency in Chennai" (Hindustantimes) - Published around noon based on event time of filing and subsequent reporting cycle context implied by other articles at similar times, but strictly text says 'Monday'.
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin, TVK leader Vijay and other leaders file nominations on day one

On March 30, DMK President M.K. Stalin filed his nomination for Kolathur while TVK president C. Joseph Vijay submitted papers in Perambur as part of preparations ahead of Tamil Nadu's April election notification issued by the Election Commission (ECI). The ECI also reported that over 560 nominations were uploaded on its portal and announced a significant increase in remuneration for polling officials, presiding officers, counting personnel, micro-observers.

Stalin, Vijay and other leaders file nominations as ECI issues Assembly election notification
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On March 30, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin campaigned in Chennai after filing his nomination from the Kolathur constituency for the upcoming Assembly elections. The same day also featured campaign activities by TVK's Vijay Thirumagal at a rally near V.K Nagar following reports of an agreement allocating eight constituencies to him within the alliance led by DKM, while other party leaders like Piyush Goyal and Edappadi K Palaniswami held separate press conferences.

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin files nomination from Kolathur constituency in Chennai

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin filed his nomination to contest the April 13 Assembly election from Chennai's Kolathur constituency. He expressed full confidence of winning for four consecutive terms and has been actively campaigning through road shows while releasing achievements related to infrastructure, welfare initiatives in that area since he was elected there three times previously (2016–present).