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Coimbatore: DMK candidate for Pollachi parliament constituency K Shanmugasundaram filed his nomination papers at the sub-collector’s office on Friday. CPM candidate P R Natarajan and BJP candidate C P Radhakrishnan are, meanwhile, expected to file their papers for Coimbatore constituency on March 25. His wife K Vanitha, 44, a homemaker, has filed nomination as the party’s substitute candidate for the constituency.In his affidavit, the candidate said his family has movable assets worth Rs 3.04 crore. I will also take steps to increase tea estate workers’ wages, besides pitching for a special court to conduct trail on the sexual harassment case.”Shanmugasundaram had in 2009 contested from Pollachi but lost to the AIADMK candidate K Sugumar. Fielded against him is the AIADMK’s sitting MP C Mahendran, who is likely to file papers on Monday Shanmugasundaram, 44, of Samarayapatti in Madathukulam in Tirupur, has filed a total of four nomination papers and if one were to be rejected for some reason, election officials could consider the remaining..