Chennai, March 28 Actor and president of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Vijay, is scheduled to file his nomination papers on Monday, March 30, for the Perambur Assembly constituency, even as he has intensified concerns over alleged administrative bias ahead of his campaign launch.On...
Chennai, March 18 Authorities seized a total of ₹2.37 crore in cash as part of ongoing election expenditure monitoring, Tamil Nadu CEO Archana Patnaik said on Wednesday.In addition to the ₹2.37 crore in cash, precious metals and other items were also seized, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)...
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Chennai, March 16 The Election Commission is closely monitoring the financial transactions of political parties with the help of 23 enforcement agencies and will also track large volumes of online transactions, Tamil Nadu CEO Archana Patnaik said on Monday.Stating that the model code of...
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Chennai, February 26 Ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar held consultations with political parties here on Thursday, and most of them requested that the elections be conducted in a single phase, EC officials said.The parties sought stringent...
Chennai, February 24 The Ministry of Home Affairs has allocated an initial 50 companies of the CAPF to Tamil Nadu as a proactive security measure ahead of the 2026 state assembly elections.Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik said the initial batch of 50 companies of the Central Armed...
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Chennai, February 23 The final electoral roll for Tamil Nadu reveals that women now constitute approximately 51 per cent of the total electorate, outnumbering men by more than 12.21 lakh.According to official data released by Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik on Monday, out of the...
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Chennai, February 23 Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik released the final voter list here on Monday, and 97.37 lakh names were removed from the list under various categories.The state now has 5.67 crore voters, she said.Addressing a press conference, Patnaik stated that...
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Chennai, February 23 – Tamil Nadu's final electoral roll was officially published on Monday, following an extensive Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted in compliance with the directions of the Election Commission of India and the Supreme Court.This revision, which serves as a crucial...
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Chennai, February 19 – The Tamil Nadu branch of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the state police of delaying and denying permission for its planned 25,000 street-corner meetings, alleging partisan interference in favor of the ruling DMK government.Party spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad...
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Chennai, February 15 – The final electoral roll for Tamil Nadu will now be published on February 23, 2026, according to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Archana Patnaik.The release, originally scheduled for February 17, has been postponed in accordance with the directions issued by the...
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Chennai, February 13 The Election Commission on Friday appointed former IRS officer Pratap Singh as the Special Observer for Tamil Nadu in connection with the upcoming state assembly elections.He would also oversee the ongoing Special Intensive Revision process strictly as per the directions...
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