Paramakudi (SC) is a reserved constituency in Ramanathapuram district, which has seen intense competition between the DMK and AIADMK. DMK’s S in the 2021 assembly elections. Murugesan won by 84,864 votes, defeating AIADMK’s N. Sadhan Prabhakar won by 13285 votes. In the 2016 assembly elections, AIADMK’s Dr. S. Muthiah won by 79,254 votes, defeating DMK’s U. Defeated Thisaivaran by 13,389 votes. In the 2011 assembly elections, AIADMK’s Dr. S. Sundarraj won by 86,150 votes, defeating Congress’s R. Defeated Ramprabu by a margin of 34,606 votes. Historically, since the 1977 elections, the AIADMK has dominated the constituency with six wins, while the DMK has won twice. The verdict will be given in the 234-seat assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam The opposition (DMK) led by Chief Minister MK Stalin is taking on the alliance led by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the revived BJP. The campaign focuses on issues such as welfare schemes, law and order and the broader debate between Dravidian political identity and national unity narratives. While the DMK government has been highlighting its record on industrial development and social justice, the opposition has targeted it over corruption allegations and concerns over power shortage.