Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secertary Vaiko on Thursday night said he would not contest the Lok Sabha election.

He announced at a public meeting in Chennai that deputy secretary of MDMK farmers' wing, V Ravichandran, would be the party's nominee from the Sivakasi Lok Sabha seat, which was represented by Vaiko in the dissolved house.

Vaiko said L Ganesan, party presidium chairman, would contest the Tiruchirappalli seat while former Union minister Gingee N Ramachandran would be the party's nominee for Vandavasi seat.

Dr C Krishnan is the party's nominee for Pollachi seat, he said.

Gingee N Ramachandran and Krishnan were the members of the dissolved Lok Sabha.