Tamil Nadu Elections

Tamil Nadu Top Poll Official Recommends Re-Polling In 10 Stations

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 21, 2019

Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo on Sunday said he has recommended to the Election Commission to conduct re-polling in 10 polling stations in the state.

Elections 2019: Tamil Nadu Polls End Peacefully With 70.9 Per Cent Voter Turnout

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2019

Elections to 38 Lok Sabha seats and bypolls for 18 Assembly segments in Tamil Nadu Thursday ended by and large peacefully and the turnout for Parliamentary polls stood at 70.90 per cent, Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said.

Tamil Nadu Elections: Leaders Make Beeline To Vote; 30.62% Turnout Till 11AM

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 18, 2019

Tamil Nadu recorded 30.62 per cent voting till 11am in 38 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state, with Chief Minister K Palaniswami and DMK chief M K Stalin among the early voters.

500 Tamil Nadu Villagers Boycott Election To Protest Against Pollution

Tamil Nadu News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 18, 2019

Around 500 voters in Nagaraja Kandigai village in the Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu boycotted the election in protest against the functioning of a polluting sponge iron factory in their locality, said an official.

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: Chennai Hotel Offers 50 Per Cent Discount On Food For Voters

Chennai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 18, 2019

Chennai-based Clarion Hotel President announced on Thursday that it was offering a 50 per cent off on the food bills of people who have voted in the polls

General Elections 2019: "Today Is The Day" - Kamal Haasan, Daughter Shruti Vote Early In Chennai

Tamil Nadu News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Thursday April 18, 2019

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan and his daughter Shruti Haasan were among early voters in Tamil Nadu this morning. The father-daughter duo was seen standing in queue outside a polling booth in Chennai to cast their vote in the second phase of the Lok Sabha election.

On Cash-For-Vote Claims In Tamil Nadu, Top Court Seeks Poll Body Reply

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 16, 2019

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought Election Commission's response on a plea alleging that people were being bribed on a massive scale for Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu.

After Raid At DMK Leader Kanimozhi's House, Tax Officials Say "False Tip"

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday April 17, 2019

The Tuticorin house of lawmaker Kanimozhi, the sister of DMK chief MK Stalin was raided by the Income Tax authorities this evening.

"BJP Destroyed Economy, Secular Fabric Of India", Says DMK's Kanimozhi

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday April 16, 2019

MK Kanimozhi, the DMK candidate from Thoothukudi seat in Tamil Nadu, has called the BJP government "anti-national". A Rajya Sabha parliamentarian, Ms Kanimozhi will take on Tamilisai Soundarajan, the BJP candidate and the party's state president, when the polls open on Thursday.

More Than 500 Crores Unaccounted Cash, Jewellery Seized In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 14, 2019

Unaccounted cash, gold and other valuable items worth Rs 552.23 crore have been seized in Tamil Nadu since the Model Code of Conduct came into effect on March 10, the Election Commission said Saturday.

Ahead Of Elections, Tax Officials Raid 18 Locations In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 12, 2019

The Income Tax Department today conducted searches at 18 locations in Tamil Nadu over suspicions that cash was being distributed among voters in the poll-bound state, officials said.

"Seeking Votes On Amma's Behalf": AIADMK Banks On Jayalalithaa Magic

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday April 10, 2019

Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK, which has an alliance with the BJP for the national election, says ideologically it doesn't believe in the caste system or religious differences and wants an India in which minorities are protected.

"No Road, Water": Village In Tamil Nadu Refuses To Vote

Tamil Nadu News | ANI | Tuesday April 9, 2019

Villagers say their requests to the administration have been unheard, hence they have decided to boycott the elections.

Candidate Punks Election Commission, Claims Huge World Bank Loan

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday April 5, 2019

Mohanraj Jebamani, 67, could well be the richest candidate ever in India. The retired police officer has declared Rs 1.76 lakh crore as cash in hand a debt of Rs 4 lakh crore from the World Bank in his affidavit for the by-polls to the Perambur assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.

"How Long Does It Take To Vote?": Top Court On Changing Tamil Nadu Poll Dates

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 4, 2019

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked how long does it take to vote and why voters can''t cast vote on a holy day as it refused to accord urgent hearing to a plea seeking rescheduling of the Lok Sabha polling date in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on April 18.