Rk Nagar Assembly Seat

TTV Dhinakaran, who pulled off a huge victory in Chennai's RK Nagar - the assembly seat represented by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa till her death last year -- brushed off the accusations of the AIADMK and the DMK. Having a "tacit understanding" with the opposition DMK - which is the charge of the ruling AIADMK - was not possible, he said.

After a meeting of top leaders to analyse Sunday's humiliating defeat in the RK Nagar by-election, Tamil Nadu's ruling party the AIADMK has expelled six senior functionaries, calling them "betrayers" for supporting sidelined leader TTV Dhinakaran. Mr Dhinakaran contested as an Independent candidate and won RK Nagar, the assembly seat of former chie...

The result of the by-election for Chennai's RK Nagar assembly constituency, which fell vacant after the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa last December, were declared today. Independent candidate TTV Dhinakaran, who was sidelined from the AIADMK by the EPS and OPS faction, won the prestigious and much-sought-after RK Nagar as...

AIADMK's E Madhusudanan, the only candidate in the race for the prestigious RK Nagar constituency in Chennai, to have won an election from this seat earlier. This was 20 years ago, in 1991, when he was inducted into party's patriarch J Jayalalithaa cabinet as the handloom minister.

A record 77 per cent voting was recorded in Chennai's RK Nagar, the seat which had been left vacant by the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December last year. Election officials the figure is the highest since 2011. During the 2016 assembly elections, around 67.6 per cent polling was recorded. The counting of votes will ...

The by-election for Chennai's RK Nagar assembly seat, which fell vacant after the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa last December, was held today.

The by-election for Chennai's RK Nagar assembly seat, which fell vacant after the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa last December, is being held today. It is vital for the AIADMK, seemingly rudderless since Ms Jayalalithaa died, to establish that Chief Minister E Palaniswami and his team are in control.

The campaigning for Chennai's RK Nagar -- the assembly seat that fell vacant after the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa - came to an end this evening amid allegations of bribery and circulation of unverified videos of notes distribution. The by-election will be held on Thursday, with the Election Commission refusing to postpone it furt...

The Madras High Court on Monday said the Election Commission would have to take appropriate steps to ensure a fair and transparent by-election in R K Nagar Assembly constituency in view of the earlier bypoll being cancelled over bribing of voters.

In an unusual move, the Returning Officer of Chennais prestigious RK Nagar assembly seat has been replaced by the Election Commission after a controversy around his decision to reject actor Vishal Krishnas nomination papers this week.

Actor Vishal, disqualified from contesting the RK Nagar by-election in Tamil Nadu, tweeted President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, saying he hopes "justice prevails." He said he was bringing to their notice the fact that his nomination for the December 21 by-election was "first accepted and later rejected."

Actor Vishal's hopes of contesting the RK Nagar by-election in Tamil Nadu came crashing down late on Tuesday night after election officials rejected his nomination papers for the second time today. Officials said the film actor's nomination papers only had "valid" signatures of eight proposers, not the mandatory ten.

Actor Vishal Krishna, popularly known by his first name, filed nomination papers today to contest by-elections for Tamil Nadu's RK Nagar assembly seat, asserting that he was in no way trying to race ahead of his seniors in the industry, mega stars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, to launch a political career. The actor's decision to contest has turned...

Tamil actor Vishal Krishna - popularly known as Vishal - has made a political plunge and will contest the December 21 by-election to the RK Nagar assembly constituency in Chennai, the actor announced on Saturday.

Senior AIADMK leader E Madhusudhanan will be the party's candidate for the Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly seat in Chennai, by-elections for which will be held on December 21. The RK Nagar seat was left vacant by the death of AIADMK chief and former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and retaining it is a matter of prestige for Tamil Nadu's ruling party an...

TTV Dhinakaran, who pulled off a huge victory in Chennai's RK Nagar - the assembly seat represented by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa till her death last year -- brushed off the accusations of the AIADMK and the DMK. Having a "tacit understanding" with the opposition DMK - which is the charge of the ruling AIADMK - was not possible, he said.

After a meeting of top leaders to analyse Sunday's humiliating defeat in the RK Nagar by-election, Tamil Nadu's ruling party the AIADMK has expelled six senior functionaries, calling them "betrayers" for supporting sidelined leader TTV Dhinakaran. Mr Dhinakaran contested as an Independent candidate and won RK Nagar, the assembly seat of former chie...

The result of the by-election for Chennai's RK Nagar assembly constituency, which fell vacant after the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa last December, were declared today. Independent candidate TTV Dhinakaran, who was sidelined from the AIADMK by the EPS and OPS faction, won the prestigious and much-sought-after RK Nagar as...

AIADMK's E Madhusudanan, the only candidate in the race for the prestigious RK Nagar constituency in Chennai, to have won an election from this seat earlier. This was 20 years ago, in 1991, when he was inducted into party's patriarch J Jayalalithaa cabinet as the handloom minister.

A record 77 per cent voting was recorded in Chennai's RK Nagar, the seat which had been left vacant by the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December last year. Election officials the figure is the highest since 2011. During the 2016 assembly elections, around 67.6 per cent polling was recorded. The counting of votes will ...

The by-election for Chennai's RK Nagar assembly seat, which fell vacant after the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa last December, was held today.

The by-election for Chennai's RK Nagar assembly seat, which fell vacant after the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa last December, is being held today. It is vital for the AIADMK, seemingly rudderless since Ms Jayalalithaa died, to establish that Chief Minister E Palaniswami and his team are in control.

The campaigning for Chennai's RK Nagar -- the assembly seat that fell vacant after the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa - came to an end this evening amid allegations of bribery and circulation of unverified videos of notes distribution. The by-election will be held on Thursday, with the Election Commission refusing to postpone it furt...

The Madras High Court on Monday said the Election Commission would have to take appropriate steps to ensure a fair and transparent by-election in R K Nagar Assembly constituency in view of the earlier bypoll being cancelled over bribing of voters.

In an unusual move, the Returning Officer of Chennais prestigious RK Nagar assembly seat has been replaced by the Election Commission after a controversy around his decision to reject actor Vishal Krishnas nomination papers this week.

Actor Vishal, disqualified from contesting the RK Nagar by-election in Tamil Nadu, tweeted President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, saying he hopes "justice prevails." He said he was bringing to their notice the fact that his nomination for the December 21 by-election was "first accepted and later rejected."

Actor Vishal's hopes of contesting the RK Nagar by-election in Tamil Nadu came crashing down late on Tuesday night after election officials rejected his nomination papers for the second time today. Officials said the film actor's nomination papers only had "valid" signatures of eight proposers, not the mandatory ten.

Actor Vishal Krishna, popularly known by his first name, filed nomination papers today to contest by-elections for Tamil Nadu's RK Nagar assembly seat, asserting that he was in no way trying to race ahead of his seniors in the industry, mega stars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, to launch a political career. The actor's decision to contest has turned...

Tamil actor Vishal Krishna - popularly known as Vishal - has made a political plunge and will contest the December 21 by-election to the RK Nagar assembly constituency in Chennai, the actor announced on Saturday.

Senior AIADMK leader E Madhusudhanan will be the party's candidate for the Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly seat in Chennai, by-elections for which will be held on December 21. The RK Nagar seat was left vacant by the death of AIADMK chief and former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and retaining it is a matter of prestige for Tamil Nadu's ruling party an...