K. Annamalai

There is a critical identity verification issue with this candidature. The affidavit declares K. Annamalai as a 52-year-old independent candidate with 10th pass education working in agriculture, contesting from AVADI, Tamil Nadu. However, extensive web searches reveal no independent politician by this name associated with AVADI constituency. The only prominent K. Annamalai in Tamil Nadu politics is a BJP politician and former IPS officer who has contested from Aravakurichi and Coimbatore—not AVADI—and is affiliated with BJP, not independent. The AVADI constituency electoral history shows established contests between DMK and AIADMK. In 2021, S.M. Nasar of DMK won with 150,287 votes (50.35%), defeating AIADMK's K. Pandiarajan who received 95,012 votes (31.83%). In 2016, K. Pandiarajan (AIADMK) narrowly won against S.M. Nasar (DMK). The constituency has seen participation from major parties like DMK, AIADMK, INC, MDMK, PMK, and BJP, but no notable independent candidate named K. Annamalai appears in recent electoral records. The declared assets of Rs 13.30 lakhs (entirely movable assets with zero immovable property) raise questions for someone claiming agriculture as their profession, as agriculturalists typically own or lease land. The complete absence of any land holdings while declaring agriculture as livelihood is unusual. Voters should exercise extreme caution and seek in-person verification of this candidate's identity, as the affidavit information does not match any verifiable public records or political presence in AVADI constituency. This discrepancy warrants investigation by electoral authorities.