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Elections 2026: Which State, Local Bodies Will Go To Polls
Assam will go to the polls for all 126 seats, Kerala for 140 seats, Tamil Nadu for 234 seats, West Bengal for 294 seats, and the Union Territory of Puducherry for 30 seats -- all in 2026.
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Parliament Session Over, Amit Shah Crafts BJP's Poll Push in South
The monsoon session of Parliament wrapped up, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has shifted focus to the southern battlegrounds of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, signalling the BJP's intent to expand its footprint in southern states.
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Watch: PM Modi's Roadshow In Chennai Amid "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" Chants
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took out a well-attended roadshow in the city's T Nagar locality, ahead of the April 19 Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu Official Admits Tampering With Civic Poll Result To Favour DMK Candidate
The Returning Officer attached to T Kallupatti panchayat in Madurai district on Monday admitted he had changed the civic poll result for Ward 10 there in favour of the DMK candidate due to the pressure exerted by the local ruling party functiona
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Trans Woman R Ganga, Representing DMK, Wins Vellore Civic Poll By 15 Votes
Transgender candidate R Ganga of the DMK won from the Vellore City Municipal Corporation (VCMC) by a margin of 15 votes in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu urban local body polls.
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In DMK's Big Win, A Crucial Region Switches From Rival AIADMK
Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK headed for a big win today in local polls held after a gap of 10 years, snatching a region that was considered loyal to the opposition AIADMK.
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MK Stalin's DMK Heads For Big Win In Tamil Nadu Urban Local Polls
21 cities including the capital Chennai, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats will elect more than 12,000 members. Over the last five years, these bodies did not have elected representatives as elections were not held.
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Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Polls: 60.70% Overall Turnout, Lowest In Chennai
Tamil Nadu registered a poll percentage of 60.70 per cent in the February 19 urban local bodies election that witnessed an interesting multi-cornered contest.
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Union Minister's Vote In Tamil Nadu Civic Polls Cast By "Someone Else", Claims BJP
Tamil Nadu BJP unit president K Annamalai on Saturday alleged impersonation saying some one else had already cast the vote of Union Minister of State L Murugan in the urban local body polls.
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Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Polls: 35% Turnout Till 1PM, Lowest in Chennai
After scoring a hat-trick by winning Lok Sabha, rural local body and assembly elections, Chief Minister MK Stalin is aiming for a fourth consecutive win for his DMK
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Tamil Nadu Holds Urban Local Body Election After 10 Years
The urban local body polls are being held today in Tamil Nadu after a gap of over 10 years. Twenty-one cities including Chennai, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats will elect more than 12,000 members. Over the last five years these bodies did
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Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Election: Poll Panel Guidelines And Other Details
As many as 57,778 candidates are in the fray for 12,607 posts of ward members in 648 urban local bodies.
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Tamil Nadu Urban Civic Polls To Be Held In Single Phase On February 19
Ordinary election to the urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu will be held on February 19 and counting of votes will be taken up on February 22, the State Election Commission announced on Wednesday.
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In Chennai Civic Polls, Order Allocating More Seats For Women Struck Down
The Madras High Court on Tuesday struck down a notification of the Tamil Nadu government, which allocated more than 50 per cent of seats to women in the upcoming election to Chennai city local body.
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"Endorsement Of 5-Month Rule": DMK Sweeps Tamil Nadu Rural Polls
The ruling DMK has swept rural local body polls in nine new districts in the first elections after it came to powerin Tamil Nadu five months ago.
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Elections 2026: Which State, Local Bodies Will Go To Polls
Assam will go to the polls for all 126 seats, Kerala for 140 seats, Tamil Nadu for 234 seats, West Bengal for 294 seats, and the Union Territory of Puducherry for 30 seats -- all in 2026.
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Parliament Session Over, Amit Shah Crafts BJP's Poll Push in South
The monsoon session of Parliament wrapped up, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has shifted focus to the southern battlegrounds of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, signalling the BJP's intent to expand its footprint in southern states.
-
Watch: PM Modi's Roadshow In Chennai Amid "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" Chants
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took out a well-attended roadshow in the city's T Nagar locality, ahead of the April 19 Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu Official Admits Tampering With Civic Poll Result To Favour DMK Candidate
The Returning Officer attached to T Kallupatti panchayat in Madurai district on Monday admitted he had changed the civic poll result for Ward 10 there in favour of the DMK candidate due to the pressure exerted by the local ruling party functiona
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Trans Woman R Ganga, Representing DMK, Wins Vellore Civic Poll By 15 Votes
Transgender candidate R Ganga of the DMK won from the Vellore City Municipal Corporation (VCMC) by a margin of 15 votes in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu urban local body polls.
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In DMK's Big Win, A Crucial Region Switches From Rival AIADMK
Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK headed for a big win today in local polls held after a gap of 10 years, snatching a region that was considered loyal to the opposition AIADMK.
-
MK Stalin's DMK Heads For Big Win In Tamil Nadu Urban Local Polls
21 cities including the capital Chennai, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats will elect more than 12,000 members. Over the last five years, these bodies did not have elected representatives as elections were not held.
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Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Polls: 60.70% Overall Turnout, Lowest In Chennai
Tamil Nadu registered a poll percentage of 60.70 per cent in the February 19 urban local bodies election that witnessed an interesting multi-cornered contest.
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Union Minister's Vote In Tamil Nadu Civic Polls Cast By "Someone Else", Claims BJP
Tamil Nadu BJP unit president K Annamalai on Saturday alleged impersonation saying some one else had already cast the vote of Union Minister of State L Murugan in the urban local body polls.
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Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Polls: 35% Turnout Till 1PM, Lowest in Chennai
After scoring a hat-trick by winning Lok Sabha, rural local body and assembly elections, Chief Minister MK Stalin is aiming for a fourth consecutive win for his DMK
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Tamil Nadu Holds Urban Local Body Election After 10 Years
The urban local body polls are being held today in Tamil Nadu after a gap of over 10 years. Twenty-one cities including Chennai, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats will elect more than 12,000 members. Over the last five years these bodies did
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Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Election: Poll Panel Guidelines And Other Details
As many as 57,778 candidates are in the fray for 12,607 posts of ward members in 648 urban local bodies.
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Tamil Nadu Urban Civic Polls To Be Held In Single Phase On February 19
Ordinary election to the urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu will be held on February 19 and counting of votes will be taken up on February 22, the State Election Commission announced on Wednesday.
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In Chennai Civic Polls, Order Allocating More Seats For Women Struck Down
The Madras High Court on Tuesday struck down a notification of the Tamil Nadu government, which allocated more than 50 per cent of seats to women in the upcoming election to Chennai city local body.
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"Endorsement Of 5-Month Rule": DMK Sweeps Tamil Nadu Rural Polls
The ruling DMK has swept rural local body polls in nine new districts in the first elections after it came to powerin Tamil Nadu five months ago.
