<span style="color: #222222;">In Tamil Nadu Campaigning for the 234 assembly seats is gaining momentum in the State. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Over  4000 candidates are in the fray for the 16th assembly election as per the latest data issued by the Chief Electoral Office.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">With just a few more days left for the single phase polling, preparations are in full swing by district authorities.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Karur assembly constituency has a maximum of 77 contestants , followed by  Aravakurichi with 40 candidates.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The lowest number of six candidates are from Bavanisagar and Valparai constituenfies. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">For the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha bye poll 13 candidates are in the fray. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Bodinayakanur in Theni district is a key constituency in which the Co ordinator of the AIADMK and Deputy Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam is facing elections.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports, O.Panneerselvam is contesting for the fifth time in the assembly election. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It is interesting to note that he has to face  thanga tamil selvan, a former AIADMK MLA  who is now contesting as a dmk candidate in Bodinayakaur. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It will be a unique fight here as both of them  co workers of AIADMK as long as Jayalalithaa was alive.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Panneerselvam was also a former chief minister twice when Jayalalithaa was imprisoned on the disproportionate assets case.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He wore the mantle of the chief minister a third time when jayalalithaa was nomore.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He later gave up the post of chief minister in January 2017 and was removed from the post as a treasurer of the party.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This was also a protest against sasikala who was holding the reigns of the party.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Later after unification, both Panneerselvam  and Edappadi K. Palanisamy  combine, not only led the party and are facing this crucial election.</span>