Tamil Nadu assembly election 2021

Edappadi K Palaniswami elected as AIADMK legislature party leader, to be opposition leader in Tamil Nadu Assembly

The development comes ahead of the maiden session of the State Assembly on Tuesday. 

May 10, 2021, 14:46 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Congress candidate, Madhav Rao, dies of COVID-19 after assembly elections

Indian National Congress party’s candidate from Srivilliputhur in Virudhunagar district, Madhava Rao, passed away at a hospital in Madurai on Sunday (April 11). 

Apr 12, 2021, 11:23 AM IST

A look at polling across 1.53 lakh stations, 475 assembly constituencies in four states and 1 UT - In pictures

West Bengal recorded 77.68% voters' turnout till 5 pm on Tuesday, as per the official data.

Apr 07, 2021, 12:10 PM IST

Tamil Nadu records voter turnout of 62.42 per cent till 5.30 pm

In Tamil Nadu, the Assembly elections 2021 have been termed as the most intense in the state's electoral history as these are the first polls in the absence of stalwarts DMK's M Karunanidhi and AIADMK's J Jayalalithaa. 

Apr 06, 2021, 06:14 AM IST

Tamil Nadu polls 2021: AIADMK candidates ‘ISI certified’, DMK nominees are ‘duplicates', says CM Edappadi K Palaniswami

Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami said, "Our AIADMK candidates are ISI certified but their candidates (DMK) are duplicate. Voters should not believe in duplicate." 

Mar 24, 2021, 15:51 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2021: Amid fanfare, Kamal Haasan files nomination for Coimbatore South seat

Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu are scheduled to take place on April 6, where the megastar will contest against Bharatiya Janata Party's Vanathi Srinivasan.

Mar 15, 2021, 18:16 PM IST

Tamil Nadu polls: TTV Dhinakaran's party and DMDK ink pact to fight elections jointly

The ruling AIADMK's rival Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam on Sunday concluded a seat sharing arrangement with actor-turned politician Vijayakanth-led DMDK and alloted it 60 Assembly constituencies for the April 6 Assembly polls.

Mar 14, 2021, 23:15 PM IST

Tamil Nadu election: Actor Khushbu Sundar makes poll debut for BJP, will contest from THIS seat

Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar was named by BJP's in their first list of candidates for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections.

Mar 14, 2021, 18:58 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021: BJP fields Vanathi Srinivasan from Coimbatore South seat against Kamal Haasan

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday (March 14) announced the list of 20 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections. The party will be contesting the assembly elections as an NDA partner with the AIADMK.

Mar 14, 2021, 16:41 PM IST

DMK MLA P Saravanan joins BJP in Chennai ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA P Saravanan on Sunday (March 14) joined the BJP in Chennai ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls.

Mar 14, 2021, 13:24 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi attends BJP's CEC meet to finalise candidates for upcoming Assembly polls

The central election committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is holding a meet at the party headquarters in the national capital to finalise candidates for the upcoming election to four states and 1 Union Territory.

Mar 13, 2021, 19:43 PM IST

DMK releases party manifesto for Tamil Nadu assembly elections 2021, promises reduction in petrol prices

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Saturday (March 13) releases his party’s manifesto at the DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayam in the capital city.

Mar 13, 2021, 13:28 PM IST

Tamil Nadu polls: Megastar Kamal Haasan to contest from Coimbatore South seat

Actor-turned politician Kamal Haasan will make his electoral debut in the upcoming Assembly election in Tamil Nadu scheduled to take place in April 6, he is likely to contest from Coimbatore South constituency.

Mar 12, 2021, 15:24 PM IST

Tamil Nadu assembly election 2021: DMDK quits AIADMK-BJP alliance as seat-sharing talks fail

Actor-turned-politician Vijayakanth-led Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) quits AIADMK-BJP alliance a month before Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. DMDK leader said that the decision was taken over non-allocation of expected seats or constituencies for the upcoming state polls.

Mar 09, 2021, 13:56 PM IST

DMK seals seat-sharing deal with allies for upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly election 2021

Ahead of the assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has finalised seat sharing deal with its allies. The DMK will be fighting the upcoming state assembly elections with Congress, CPI, CPI (M), MDMK, VCK, IUML and MMK.

Mar 08, 2021, 12:38 PM IST

Will take 'Kamal’ to every home in Tamil Nadu: Amit Shah kicks off BJP's door-to-door campaign

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (March 7) commenced the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Vijay Sankalp Mahasampark Abhiyaan, which is a door-to-door campaign. This campaign was kicked off by BJP leader Amit Shah in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari.

Mar 07, 2021, 18:42 PM IST

TN Assembly polls: Congress finalises seat sharing deal with DMK, settles for 25 seats

Ahead of the polls in Tamil Nadu, the Congress and the DMK finalised a seat sharing deal on Sunday (March 7, 2021).

Mar 07, 2021, 11:52 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to visit poll-bound states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu today

Kicking off Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign in poll bound states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a one-day visit to the two states on Sunday (March 7).

Mar 07, 2021, 06:46 AM IST

BJP nominates Pon Radhakrishnan for Kanyakumari Lok Sabha bypoll

The BJP named its senior leader and former Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan as the candidate for bypoll to the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu which will take place on April 6, the party announced in a statement in Delhi on Saturday.

Mar 06, 2021, 13:17 PM IST

Tamil Nadu polls: AIADMK gives Kanyakumari LS constituency, 20 MLA seats to BJP

Ahead of the electionsin the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally the ruling AIADMK have settled on a pact where 20 Assembly constituencies and the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha has been allotted to BJP.

Mar 06, 2021, 11:14 AM IST