DMK names Rajya Sabha candidates, allocates one seat to Kamal Haasan-led MNM
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has on Wednesday announced its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for 19 June 2025.
The Dravidian party re-nominated its incumbent member in the Upper House, senior advocate P Wilson and also named two others; party's Salem-based leader SR Sivalingam and Ruqayya Malik alias Kavignar Salma, a poet, writer and party office-bearer.
One seat has been allocated to the Kamal Haasan-led Makkal Needhi Maiam, fulfilling a commitment made during the 2024 Lok Sabha election alliance. With this seat, the actor-turned-politician is expected to enter the Rajya Sabha.
In March 2024, Kamal Haasan joined the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) ahead of the national elections, pledging support without contesting the polls. In return, the DMK assured MNM a Rajya Sabha seat, a promise now being honored.
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