BJP has fielded Vanathi in Coimbatore North, while Congress has fielded youth in Kavundampalayam, Singanallur. coimbatore news
Coimbatore: The BJP is fielding 55-year-old Vanathi Srinivasan in Coimbatore North constituency for the April 23 assembly elections, while the Congress has named 27-year-old KP Surya Prakash and 37-year-old V Srinidhi Mohan as its candidates from Kavundampalayam and Singanallur respectively. Both parties released their lists of candidates on Friday. Vanathi, the sitting MLA from Coimbatore South, is the national president of the BJP women’s wing. He contested from Coimbatore South constituency in 2016 and 2021. He won in 2021 by defeating actor and MNM leader Kamal Haasan.
While the BJP is fielding an experienced hand on the city seat allotted to it in the AIADMK-led alliance, the Congress has fielded two young faces in the two constituencies allotted to it in the DMK-led alliance.
KP Surya Prakash and V Srinidhi MohanTamil Nadu Youth Congress state president Surya Prakash is the Congress’s choice in the Kavundampalayam constituency. Earlier, he had held various positions in the party, including block in-charge of the Coimbatore Corporation Youth Congress. Indian Youth Congress (IYC) national secretary Srinidhi Mohan started her political career with BJP. In 2021, she joined Makkal Needhi Mayyam and contested from Udumalet constituency in the same year. In 2022, she joined the Congress and in 2025, she was appointed National Secretary of IYC.