Tamil Nadu Election Date

Tamil Nadu polls 2021: Campaigning for April 6 election ends, all eyes on polling day

Campaigning for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections ended on Sunday at 7 pm with the stage now set for the polling on April 6. 

Apr 05, 2021, 00:02 AM IST

Will quit cinema if it becomes hurdle to political career: Kamal Haasan

Actor-turned-politician and Makkal Neethi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Hassan on Sunday said he is ready to quit cinema if it becomes hurdle for his political career, which was meant for serving the people.

Apr 04, 2021, 21:05 PM IST

TN polls: PMK candidate against Udhayanidhi Stalin selling mangoes to woo voters in Chepauk constituency

In an unusual campaign to woo voters, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) candidate AVA Kasali is selling mangoes, which is his party's symbol, in the Triplicane Market area in the Chepauk Assembly constituency.

Mar 27, 2021, 15:47 PM IST

MK Stalin's wife and son campaigns for the party ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls

DMK president MK Stalin's wife Durga and son Udhayanidhi Stalin campaigned for the party ahead of the Tamil Nadu State Assembly Polls.

Mar 24, 2021, 07:55 AM IST

Congress releases list of 30 candidates for upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections

The party's interim chief Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition Millikarjun Kharge and former Union Minister P Chidambaram are among the star campaigners who will campaign for the Congress party ahead of the Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.

Mar 24, 2021, 06:26 AM 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

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

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

DMK 'shames' Congress in seat-sharing for upcoming Tamil Nadu polls, leader KS Alagiri in tears

With just a month left in Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2021, cracks are appearing in the Congress-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) alliance in the state. Sources inside Congress told ANI, Tamil Nadu Congress president KS Alagiri broke down in front of party members after feeling humiliated by DMK during the seat-sharing discussion.

Mar 05, 2021, 19:23 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls 2021: AIADMK releases first list of 6 candidates, CM K Palaniswami to contest from Edappadi

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami will contest from Edappadi constituency in his home district of Salem, while Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam will fight from his native place Bodinayakanur in Theni district.  

Mar 05, 2021, 14:56 PM IST