Tamil Nadu Elections

"Covid A Good Excuse": Supreme Court Raps Tamil Nadu Election Commission

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan | Tuesday June 22, 2021

Tamil Nadu State Election Commission was today pulled up by the Supreme Court over delay in conducting local polls in nine new districts.

"We Were To Make History, But We're...": Leader Quits Kamal Haasan Party

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 20, 2021

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan today lost another top leader after his party's abysmal performance in the Tamil Nadu election. CK Kumaravel, in his parting shot to his star party boss, said: "No hero worship."

"Traitor," Says Kamal Haasan As Party's No 2 Quits After Poll Debacle

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday May 7, 2021

Days after a crushing defeat in the Tamil Nadu elections, the vice president of Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam, R Mahendran, quit from the party on Thursday, alleging a lack of "democracy" in the organisation.

DMK Chief MK Stalin To Be Sworn-In As Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on May 7

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 4, 2021

DMK president MK Stalin was on Tuesday unanimously elected as legislature party leader and he is to be sworn-in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on May 7.

DMK's MK Stalin Recreates 2019 Magic, Wins Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls In Style

People | Press Trust of India | Monday May 3, 2021

Building a strong narrative over the years against the AIADMK and BJP-led governments in Tamil Nadu and the Centre, DMK president M K Stalin reaped huge success in Assembly polls.

What Shruti Haasan Posted For Dad Kamal Haasan After Counting Of Votes

Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain | Monday May 3, 2021

Kamal Haasan's elder daughter, Shruti Haasan, shared a message for her father on Instagram after the veteran movie actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder was defeated in Tamil Nadu Assembly Election.

Swearing-In Ceremony Will Be Simple, Says DMK Chief MK Stalin

Assembly Tamil Nadu | Press Trust of India | Monday May 3, 2021

Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, the swearing in ceremony of the new government led by his party would be simple, DMK president MK Stalin said in Chennai on Sunday.

When MK Stalin Became Rajinikanth: Image Of The Day

India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday May 2, 2021

Rajinikanth, the superstar of Tamil cinema, opted out of politics months before assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, but his larger-than-life shadow continues to loom over the state's politics.

What MK Stalin Said To Mamata Banerjee, Pinarayi Vijayan On Big Wins

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Sunday May 2, 2021

MK Stalin, whose DMK is set to return to Tamil Nadu after a decade, was congratulated by political leaders from across parties as counting of voting was in progress in the southern state where state elections were held in a single phase on April 6,

"Tamil Nadu Has Voted For Change": Rahul Gandhi Congratulates MK Stalin

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday May 2, 2021

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday congratulated his ally MK Stalin, whose DMK party seemed all set to win the Tamil Nadu elections, defeating the ruling AIADMK and the BJP.

Kamal Haasan Loses To BJP Candidate In Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore South

India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday May 2, 2021

Veteran movie actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan was today trailing as vote counting entered the final rounds in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore (South) constituency. This was a change from the early trends that showed him leading.

Vanathi Srinivasan: Party Veteran And BJP's Hope For Coimbatore South

People | Edited by NDTV Newsdesk | Sunday May 2, 2021

When BJP fielded Vanathi Srinivasan as its candidate for the Coimbatore South assembly seat in Tamil Nadu, the party was betting on a dedicated worker who was also popular among the masses.

Tamil Nadu Assembly Poll: Kamal Haasan Leading From Coimbatore South

India News | ANI | Sunday May 2, 2021

As the counting of votes for the single-phased Tamil Nadu Assembly elections is underway, early trends show Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan leading from Coimbatore (South) constituency.

In Pics: Assembly Polls Counting Underway In 4 States, 1 Union Territory

India News | Edited by Draksha Sharma | Sunday May 2, 2021

The counting of votes for 822 assembly seats across four states and union territory is underway. While Assam and West Bengal saw multiple phases of polling, electors in Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu cast their votes in a single phase on April 6.

Assembly Election Results 2021: Stalin-Led DMK Heads For Big Win In Tamil Nadu

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 2, 2021

The opposition DMK-Congress alliance is heading for a big win in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly. The DMK and its allies are leading in 144 seats. The ruling AIDMK which started the day with a lead on 95 seats -- is now leading in 88 seats.