madurai elections are an occasion for the wives and children of many highprofile candidates to leave the comfort of their homes to seek votes for their loved ones this time around the daughters of revenue minister r b udhayakumar and former minister and dmk deputy general secretary i periyasamy are among those seen on the campaign trail in the southern districts priyadharshini daughter of udhayakumar has been meeting people seeking votes for her father who is contesting from thirumangalam i have given my father to you please ensure that he wins she said while campaigning at t kunnanthur periayur kallikudi and maikudi in the constituency on thursday you made my father win with a margin of 24000 votes he has always thought about your wellbeing and done his best she said she also hugs children and takes photographs with the elderly womenin dindigul i periyasamys daughter indira dwaraganathan has been going on a doortodoor campaign seeking votes for her father in athoor constituency appreciating it p shanthi a resident of chinnalapatti says they are able to voice their needs before them easily another face who will be seen on the streets around sri meenakshi sundareswarar temple next week will be sitting mla p t r palanivel thiagarajans wife margaret thiagarajan she has participated in our festivals like pongal and is very friendly said shenbagam of m colony for a change madurai is also seeing a different type of campaign wherein karunanidhi husband of thiruparankundrams cpm candidate k ponnuthai is taking time off from his profession as an auto driver to take his wife around the constituency and seek votes womens votes play a crucial role in elections as almost all constituencies have more female voters yet that female connect goes missing when the candidate is a male said g shanmugam a teacher who keeps tab on election trends as a hobby