Erode Lok Sabha Constituency - 2014 Election Candidates

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Candidate Name	Candidate Party	Party Symbol
Kk Kumarasamy	Aam Aadmi Party
V Sathyabama	AIADMK
P. Gopi	Congress
PAVITHRAVALLI H	DMK

DURAISAMY.A

ERODE (TAMIL NADU)

Party:IND

S/o|D/o|W/o: Arumugam

Age: 34

Address: D.No:1-57,Manakattoor,Mettunaasuvampalayam,Erode-538 601

Name Enrolled as Voter in: Erode West (Tamil Nadu) constituency , at Serial no 429 in Part no 9

Contact Number:8526099173

Self Profession:Koolie Work
Spouse Profession:Koolie Work

PAVITHRAVALLI H

Party:DMK

S/o|D/o|W/o: V.Haripradheep

Age: 27

Address: D.No:12-55,Sundamedu,Varadhappampalayam,Kaangayam Block,Tirupur District

Name Enrolled as Voter in: Kaangayam (Tamil Nadu) constituency , at Serial no 37 in Part no 82

Email:pavi_geetha@gmail.com

Contact Number: 04257-220045

Self Profession:Agriculture
Spouse Profession:Agriculture and Business

SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN S

ERODE (TAMIL NADU)

Party:AIADMK

S/o|D/o|W/o:TK.SENGOTTUVELU

Age: 55

Address: RESIDENT OF S-3 , S.C.P BVB SCHOOL ROAD THINDAL ERODE TALUK

Name Enrolled as Voter in: ERODE (Tamil Nadu) constituency , at Serial no 468 in Part no 138

Email:advselvaadmk@gmail.com

Contact Number:9842760219

Self Profession:Advocate
Spouse Profession:Agriculture

GOPI P

ERODE (TAMIL NADU)

Party:INC

S/o|D/o|W/o:E.P.Palaniappan

Age: 39

Address: 29 PUSHPA NAGAR, 1ST STREET, KANGEYAM CROSS ROAD, TIRUPUR-641 604

Name Enrolled as Voter in: 18 TIRUPUR (Tamil Nadu) constituency , at Serial no 126 in Part no 167

Email:gopi.congress@gmail.com, gopi.inc.erode17@gmail.com

Contact Number:04212420206

Self Profession:Managing Partner, Managing Director
Spouse Profession:Partner of M/S. Gracious Knits, Director

KUMARASAMY K.K

ERODE (TAMIL NADU)

Party:AAP

S/o|D/o|W/o: Kuppusamy Goundar

Age: 73

Address: No.9/7,vaikkal road,Kallipatti,Gorichettipalayam Tk,Erode Distric 638505

Name Enrolled as Voter in: Anthiyur Assembly (Tamil Nadu) constituency , at Serial no 592 in Part no 221

Email:kumarasamyaap1941@gmail.com

Contact Number:9442907245/04285263343

Self Profession:FARMER
Spouse Profession:FARMER

Campaigning strategies

AIADMK

AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa with prime ministerial ambitions talks largely about national issues, while her opponents talk about the local - bijli, sadak and paani problems. Much before other parties had finalised their alliances and their manifestoes, Jayalalithaa announced her poll promises and started touring the constituencies in a helicopter.

Her campaign theme is mostly national focused on oil pricing policies, defence deals, foreign relations, price rise, mis-management of the economy, various scams under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

She also blames the centre for step-motherly treatment meted out to the state in terms of allocation of kerosene, central funds and also the centre's stand on Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

Depending on the constituency or the region where she addresses a rally, Jayalalithaa touches upon the national issues having an impact on the local populace. For instance in Thanjavur, she blasted the UPA government and DMK for not acting on the Cauvery water sharing issue, the centre's permission to trials for genetically modified crops, and her opposition to the methane gas project.

She also said the Sethusamudram Ship Channel project will not benefit the people and also posed to DMK leader T.R.Baalu as how the project would benefit Meenam Fisheries, a company in which his family members are major shareholders.

Citing the multi-cornered contests, she even urges the people to vote for her party as voting for others will make their votes go waste.

She also lists out the steps taken by her government in improving the power supply position in the state.

The AIADMK party men say 'Vote for Amma for Modi government', citing Jayalalithaa's friendship with Narendra Modi.

By virtue of its participation in the UPA government for nine long years, the DMK in the process gets roasted over the coals on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, Sri Lankan Tamils and other issues. On the contrary her opponents are attacking her on the bijili, sadak and paani issues, her court cases, and decisions of the AIADMK run state government.

DMK's campaign

The DMK's campaign is straight and simple, raising issues like the long power outages, stalled projects, disproportionate assets case faced by Jayalalithaa in a Bangalore court and other local issues.

The party's treasurer and former deputy chief minister M.K.Stalin while campaigning in South Chennai constituency asked the people whether the state became free of power cuts within three months of Jayalalithaa coming to power. While Jayalalithaa reminds the people about the free mixer/grinders, fans, laptops and others given by her government, the opposition asks for electricity to run the equipments.

Citing the several bridges built during his period as Chennai mayor, Stalin wondered whether the AIADMK government has taken steps to build any new bridges. He also cited the apex court's decision to allow construction of the Rs.1,650 crore elevated expressway while the AIADMK government wanted a stay.

On the water issue, the DMK criticises the state government's decision to produce and sell bottled water instead of taking steps to augment the drinking water supply. He said the DMK government took steps to implement two desalination water projects here.

DMDK leader A.Vijaykant campaign

The actor-turned-politician and DMDK leader A.Vijaykant termed both the AIADMK and the DMK as corrupt parties doling out false promises to people. The DMDK is part of the six party alliance stitched together by the BJP in Tamil Nadu and Vijaykant style of campaigning is sort of interactive.

Vijaykant, who nurtures chief ministerial aspirations when the state goes for polls in 2016, said: "My only aim is to chase out AIADMK and DMK."

"If AIADMK and DMK had ruled well, I would not have started DMDK," he said at a rally in Namakkal. "I would keep Tamil Nadu free of corruption. For keeping India free of corruption, I need Modi," he said.

G K Vasan campaigns for Erode Lok Sabha Congress candidate

Campaigning for the Congress candidate from the Erode Lok Sabha constituency, Shipping Minister G K Vasan today said the Centre had sanctioned Rs. 371 crore for the 'Erode Water Supply Scheme'.

"The long pending scheme has been cleared by the Union Government and the funds have also been sanctioned," he said, inaugurating the office of the party candidate P Gopi.

Under the scheme, water will be collected from the Cauvery at Uratchikottai, 25 km from Erode, which will be stored in tanks at Erode. After treatment process, the water would be supplied to the residents of Erode Municipal Corporation, he said.

Under the Rajiv Gandhi Housing scheme, 16,161 houses were built in the state for the houseless poor.

He claimed major schemes were granted by the Union Government for the state's development, and expressed confidence that the Congress would emerge victorious in all the 39 Lok Seats in Tamil Nadu and form the government at the Centre.

Former Union Minister and Congress candidate from the Tirupur constituency, EVKS Elangovan, said the Congress is facing the April 24 polls in Tamilnadu "with the alliance of general public."