Mylapore MLA, Dha Venu of the DMK has filed an application at his party’s office, seeking a ticket to contest in the Mylapore constituency in the 2026 elections to the state Assembly due soon.
Velu said that he gave in his application on Feb.26 at Anna Arivalayam, the party’s office.
He was elected as MLA in the 2021 state election polling 66,392 votes with the AIADMK’s R. Nataraj ( the then sitting MLA) polling about 12,000 plus votes less. It was a keen, close contest in many ways.
Velu polled about 45% of the votes polled.
In 2021, the total electors: 2,58,722. Turnout: 1,52,143 ( 59.3 %)
