Latest Tamil Nadu elections News & Updates

Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), April 13 (IANS) With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections drawing closer, DMK Deputy General Secretary and Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Monday intensified her campaign, calling on voters to decisively reject the BJP and its allies in the state. Addressing a gathering at Gangaikondan while canvassing for DMK candidate S. Subramanian in the Tirunelveli Assembly constituency, Kanimozhi accused the BJP-led Union government of consistently denying Tamil Nadu its righ…

Bengaluru, April 7 (IANS) The proposed delimitation of Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies would not only reduce the number of seats in southern states but also lead to financial disadvantages for them, former Congress MP D.K. Suresh said on Tuesday, alleging that tax revenues from the south would be diverted to northern states.Talking to reporters at his residence here, Suresh, President of the Bengaluru Urban, Rural and Ramanagara District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Societies Union Ltd.(…

Chennai, April 4 (IANS) Actor-director Sundar C formally entered the electoral arena on Saturday, filing his nomination to contest from the Madurai Central Assembly constituency in the upcoming Tamil Nadu elections. His candidature has added star power to what is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched contests in the State.Sundar C is contesting as part of the AIADMK-led alliance, representing the Puthiya Neethi Katchi, and will fight the election on the AIADMK’s iconic ‘Two Leaves…

Chennai, March 28 (IANS) The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is facing growing scrutiny over its delay in announcing candidates for key Assembly constituencies in Chennai, raising questions about its preparedness in the run-up to the Tamil Nadu elections.The prolonged indecision has become a talking point in political circles, particularly as other major parties move ahead with their campaign strategies.Chennai, a politically significant urban battleground, comprises 16 Assembl…

Chennai, March 23 (IANS) Union Minister and BJP’s Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal said on Monday that all the NDA partners will sit together and finalise the seat allocation. “We will all sit down in a room and decide and let you know today,” said the Minister as he arrived in Chennai to hold crucial discussions aimed at finalising the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Assembly elections.Goyal’s visit assumes significance as the AIADM…