tamil nadu elections

New Delhi, April 11 – The record voter turnout in the April 9 Assembly polls is attributed to several factors, with a similar outcome anticipated in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal at the end of April.The Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will be held on April 23, while West Bengal will vote in two...

Bengaluru, April 11 Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Saturday criticised the Congress, accusing it of viewing national progress through a narrow "election-centric" lens.This criticism comes after the Congress criticised the BJP-led Centre's move to amend the women's reservation law and its...

Chennai, April 11: Tamil Nadu's electoral process is undergoing a quiet but significant transformation, with digital technologies sharply reducing the reliance on paper during elections.Officials say the integration of mobile application-based systems has streamlined operations while making...

New Delhi, April 10 Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged that the Narendra Modi government's proposed move to amend the women's reservation law and increase the number of seats in Parliament would amount to a violation of the Model Code of Conduct, which would have "grave...

Madurai, April 10 An election flying squad on Friday intercepted and inspected the vehicle of TVK chief Vijay near the Madurai-Sivaganga border.The inspection took place while the political leader was travelling from Madurai to Sivaganga by road for his scheduled election campaign ahead of the...

Chennai, April 9 Firing a fresh salvo at AIADMK supremo Edappadi K Palaniswami for his recent remarks against Chief Minister M K Stalin, senior DMK leader R S Bharathi on Thursday alleged that the opposition leader's "indecent" rhetoric was born out of frustration over the growing public support...

Thoothukudi, April 8 – In light of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Thoothukudi District Collector and District Election Officer, Vishu Mahajan, has issued a detailed advisory mandating prior certification for all political advertisements, as part of strict enforcement of Election...

Edappadi (Tamil Nadu), April 7 In a setback for Vijay-led TVK's attempt to contest all 234 assembly constituencies, the nomination papers of both the party's main and dummy candidates for the Edappadi assembly constituency were rejected during scrutiny on Tuesday, election officials said...

April 07, New Delhi: Legislative Assembly elections in the southern state of Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23 to elect all 234 seats.Ahead of this, BJP candidate from Tamil Nadu’s Mylapore, Tamilisai Soundararajan, has expressed confidence about her victory and the prospects of an...

Madurai, April 6 – Senior BJP leaders, including Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra and Bhajan Lal Sharma of Rajasthan, and Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, G Kishan Reddy, and Arjun Ram Meghwal, launched a scathing campaign against the ruling DMK on Monday, the last day for filing...

Kolkata, April 6 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has rejected the request from former Kolkata Police Commissioner and the current Additional Director General (ADG) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal, Supratim Sarkar, for relief from being sent as a central...

Viralimalai (Tamil Nadu), April 5 DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday said that the April 23 elections in the state were a decisive battle for state autonomy, and argued for sending the "Delhi Team" back home."This election is a war between the Delhi...

Kolkata, April 4 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the former Kolkata Police Commissioner, Supratim Sarkar, to be sent on deputation as a police observer in Tamil Nadu, which is also going to hold elections like West Bengal later this month.However, Sarkar had...

New Delhi, April 3 – The Congress on Friday accused the government of calling a "special session" of Parliament to pass bills related to amending the women’s quota law and delimitation, allegedly to gain political advantage in the upcoming elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The Congress...

New Delhi, April 3 The Congress on Friday alleged that the government has called a "special session" to pass bills related to amending the women's quota law and delimitation in order to "gain political advantage" in the upcoming elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, which it claims is a...

Chennai, April 3 Discrepancies have emerged in two separate affidavits submitted by actor and TVK founder Vijay, potentially inviting legal and political scrutiny ahead of the assembly elections.The contrasting documents, prepared for the Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East constituencies...

New Delhi, Apr 3 The Congress on Friday alleged that the government has called a "special session" to pass bills related to the women's quota law and delimitation to "gain political advantage" in the West Bengal and Tamil Nadu elections, which is a "gross violation" of the model code of conduct...

New Delhi, April 2 – The Budget Session of Parliament will reconvene on April 16 after a brief recess to pass bills to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816, aiming to implement the women's reservation law at the earliest, amid the upcoming elections.While the government is...

Chennai, April 1 The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has written to the Union Home Ministry, alleging inadequate security arrangements for its President, actor-turned-politician Vijay, during his ongoing election campaign in Tamil Nadu.The development has sparked controversy after the letter...

In Tiruchirappalli, April 1, DMK President and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin alleged that if the NDA came to power in the state, they would not hesitate to change Tamil Nadu's name to Dakshina Pradesh.Addressing a public meeting here for the April 23 elections, Stalin said the entire state must...