Chennai, May 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on Monday became only the second sitting Chief Minister in the state’s history, after J. Jayalalithaa, to lose an Assembly election, following his defeat in the Kolathur constituency.Stalin was defeated by V.S. Babu of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), a former DMK functionary who had switched political allegiance.The upset is being viewed as one of the most significant outcomes of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elec…
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Chennai, May 4 (IANS) In one of the most dramatic results of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, V.S. Babu, a seasoned politician with a turbulent career spanning multiple parties, has defeated Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in the Kolathur constituency, marking a watershed moment in the State’s political history.Babu, once a trusted lieutenant within the DMK, began his political journey as a grassroots organiser and rose through the ranks to become the North Chennai district secretary of the …
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) With the nomination process for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections formally underway, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Monday filed his nomination from the Kolathur constituency, where he is seeking a fourth consecutive term.The Election Commission has initiated the filing of nominations across all 234 constituencies in the state, marking a crucial phase in the run-up to the single-phase polling scheduled for April 23. Returning officers’ offices have been set up in every…
Chennai, March 28 (IANS) With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for April 23, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has unveiled its complete list of candidates for all constituencies it will contest, marking a crucial milestone in its poll preparations.Votes will be counted on May 4, with results to be declared the same day.The upcoming election is set to witness a four-cornered contest, involving the DMK-led alliance, the AIADMK-aligned National Democratic Alliance (NDA), actor …