Tamil Nadu Elections

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Highlights: Average voter turnout across 39 constituencies at 39.51% as of 1 pm

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Polls 2024: The AIADMK faces crucial tests following its split from the BJP-led NDA. In the last general elections, the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance secured a resounding victory, claiming 38 out of 39 seats in the state.

'Aaj Salem ka mera Ramesh ...': PM Modi turns emotional during his speech in Tamil Nadu

Speaking at a rally in Salem, PM Modi recalled the contributions made by V Ramesh, who was also known as "Auditor Ramesh".

AIADMK demands repolling in more wards, alleges impersonation

AIADMK urged the State Election Commission to order repolling in more wards in Chennai alleging violence, booth-capturing, and impersonation of voters by the ruling DMK.

VK Sasikala released from prison after serving 4-year jail-term

The release of 64-year-old close aide of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa comes months ahead of assembly elections

After P Chidambaram, his son Karti criticises Congress ahead of Tamil Nadu elections

The Congress has appointed 32 vice-presidents, 57 general secretaries, 104 secretaries, 56 executive committee members, 32 ex-officio members, and 200 other members holding various ranks to the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.

Ahead of elections, AIADMK loses support of farmers over Chennai-Salem expressway project

Although the Rs 10,000 crore project is expected to cut down travel time from Chennai to the industrial hubs in and around Salem by nearly two and half hours, people have opposed it because it would involve clearing 1,900 hectares of land including 50 hectares of forest.

Rethink on political entry: Rajinikanth disowns ‘leaked letter’, confirms information on health condition

The 69-year-old actor, who has been vocal about several political issues over the past years, is yet to formally join politics.

Trouble in Tamil Nadu? Deputy CM Panneerselvam’s posters as AIADMK CM candidate spotted

Selection of the AIADMK’s chief ministerial candidate became the hot topic after Co-operatives Minister Sellur Raju announced earlier this week that a decision on it would be made after the polls by elected MLAs

TN final tally 74.26%, more women vote than men

Tamil Nadu recorded an overall voter turnout of 74.26 percent in elections held for 232 assembly constituencies on May 16 with more women voting than men.

EC requested to extend time to vote in rain hit areas: CEC

Though parties have requested that time be extended in 14 districts, it was found after consultations that rainfall was heavy only in Delta districts, besides the five other regions, including Sivaganga, he added.

Campaign for TN polls to end on May 14

The nearly two month-long gruelling campaigning in peak summer for the May 16 Tamil Nadu assembly election that is witnessing a multi-cornered contest comes to an end on May 14

Par session ends early: LS on May 11, RS on May 12

The Budget Session of Parliament, which began as a new session on April 25, ends early with Lok Sabha being adjourned sine die on May 11 and Rajya Sabha on May 12.

Should Karunanidhi retire from politics now?

Tamil Nadu voters need a younger, more progressive, less divisive leader to take them into the new millennium.

Battle of star power and freebies: Tamil Nadu elections

Tamil Nadu witnessed a massive turnout of 75% voters on Wednesday. It is only a month from now that the state’s 2,773 candidates’ fate would be decided on this voting day. The 234 constituencies of the state saw one of the highest number of voters ever in the elections.