Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Use face masks, Dindigul Collector tells voters
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Use face masks, Dindigul Collector tells voters

The Hindu  

All the polling materials, including EVMs, VVPAT among others were dispatched to all the polling stations, said District Election Officer and Collector M Vijayalakshmi here on Monday. The officials said that in Dindigul AC, 397 polling stations were there and 21 candidates were in the fray. The Observer visited Sirumalai, a part of Natham constituency on Sunday and inspected the arrangements made in polling stations there, especially for the differently-abled persons, Tahsildar Saravanan said. The district has seven Assembly Constituencies and senior persons including minister Dindigul C Srinivasan, former ministers I Periasami and Natham R Viswanathan are testing their luck.

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'No Mismatch Between VVPAT Slips And EVM': Poll Body Clarifies Amid Oppn's Claim During Maharashtra Poll
1 week, 6 days ago

'No Mismatch Between VVPAT Slips And EVM': Poll Body Clarifies Amid Oppn's Claim During Maharashtra Poll

ABP News  

"During the Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 as per Supreme Court of India and Election Commission of India guidelines, 5 VVPAT slips at each assembly segment were to be counted, to match it with the numbers in EVM. In all 288 assembly segments, a total number of 1445 VVPAT slips were counted on the same day of counting, which was 23rd …

Election Commission refutes Opposition's claims of VVPAT discrepancy in Maharashtra polls: 'No mismatch found'
1 week, 6 days ago

Election Commission refutes Opposition's claims of VVPAT discrepancy in Maharashtra polls: 'No mismatch found'

India TV News  

Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024: The Election Commission said on Tuesday denied the Opposition's charge of discrepancy in VVPAT verification of votes in recently held Maharashtra assembly polls, saying that "no mismatch found in any VVPAT voter slips with their EVM numbers." No discrepancy found As per Supreme Court of India and Election Commission of India guidelines, the poll officials must …

40 booked for vandalising polling booths, EVMs during assembly poll voting in Maharashtra's Beed
1 month ago

40 booked for vandalising polling booths, EVMs during assembly poll voting in Maharashtra's Beed

Deccan Chronicle  

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Police have registered a case against around 40 persons after they allegedly vandalised three polling booths at Ghatnandur in Maharashtra's Beed district and damaged some EVMs when voting for the assembly polls was underway a day ago, officials said. The case was registered at Ambajogai Rural police station, around 220 km from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, for the incidents that …

Five Assembly constituencies in Tenkasi district have 13,40,032 voters, says Collector
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Five Assembly constituencies in Tenkasi district have 13,40,032 voters, says Collector

The Hindu  

Kamal Kishore released the draft electoral rolls for Tenkasi district here on Tuesday. Speaking to media persons, the Collector said the district had Sankarankoil, Vasudevanallur, Kadayanallur, Tenkasi and Alangulam Assembly constituencies. District Revenue Officer Jayachandran, RDOs Lavanya and Kavita and Tahsildar Henry Peter and representatives from recognised political parties were present during the release of the rolls. The Collector said …

Vikravandi bypoll: 44 polling booths identified as critical
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Vikravandi bypoll: 44 polling booths identified as critical

The Hindu  

The Elections Department has identified 44 polling booths in the Vikravandi assembly constituency as ‘critical’, ahead of the July 10 bypoll. According to an official, a polling booth is identified as critical based on a list of criteria, including whether the polling recorded previously was more than 80%; if 75% of them had favoured one candidate in the last election; …

ECI receives 11 requests for EVM and VVPAT memory verification post results
6 months ago

ECI receives 11 requests for EVM and VVPAT memory verification post results

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India has received 11 requests for memory verification of Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails from the recently concluded Lok Sabha and Assembly polls. While eight requests were received for the Lok Sabha elections, including three each from the BJP and Congress, three requests were for the Assembly polls, according to a statement …

79% candidates turn up for TNPSC Group IV exam in Dindigul
6 months, 2 weeks ago

79% candidates turn up for TNPSC Group IV exam in Dindigul

The Hindu  

About 79% of the candidates appeared for the Group IV examinations held in Dindigul district on Sunday. A total of 30,744 candidates appeared for the examination held in 144 centres across nine taluks, including Sivaganga, Karaikudi, Singampunari and others in Sivaganga district. District Collector Asha Ajith inspected the Rajah Duraisingam Government Arts College and held a review over the arrangements …

NDA Ahead in 227 Seats, INDIA bloc in 137: EC
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NDA Ahead in 227 Seats, INDIA bloc in 137: EC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP-led NDA on Tuesday was ahead with leads in 227 parliamentary seats out of 392 for which trends were available, with the opposition INDIA bloc ahead in at least 137, Election Commission data showed.BJP alone was leading on 187 seats and won Surat uncontested, while Congress was ahead in 70 seats at 9:45 am. Counting of votes …

Odisha votes in 4th phase of Assembly polls, 37.64% turnout till 1 pm
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha votes in 4th phase of Assembly polls, 37.64% turnout till 1 pm

India Today  

Polling is currently underway for 42 seats in Odisha in the fourth and last phase of voting in the Assembly polls. After seven hours of polling, the voter turnout for the twin Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state stood at 37.64 per cent as of 1 pm. In this election season, the state witnessed simultaneous voting for the …

Odisha: 6 LS seats, 42 assembly constituencies to go to polls in final phase
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: 6 LS seats, 42 assembly constituencies to go to polls in final phase

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: As many as s parliamentary segments and 42 assembly segments in nine police districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack Rural, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Cuttack will go to polls in the final phase of ongoing general elections. The six Lok Sabha which will go to the polls in the final phase are Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and …

Odisha: Security beefed up for smooth conduct of third phase of polling
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Odisha: Security beefed up for smooth conduct of third phase of polling

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha police has beefed up security arrangements to ensure smooth and peaceful conduct of the polling process during the third phase of elections in the state to be held on Saturday. As per reports, a total of 94.8 lakh voters will decide the fate of 64 candidates in the six Lok Sabha seats and 383 candidates in the 42 …

Polling arrangements in place for high-profile Khammam Lok Sabha seat
7 months, 1 week ago

Polling arrangements in place for high-profile Khammam Lok Sabha seat

The Hindu  

Telangana’s Khammam Lok Sabha constituency, the high-profile constituency bordering Andhra Pradesh, is all set to go to polls on May 13 as around 16,31,039 voters will exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 35 candidates in the fray. Khammam emerged as one of the keenly watched constituencies in Telangana as the CPI and the CPI -backed Congress party candidate …

2,841 Contestants To Be in Fray From 175 Assembly, 25 Lok Sabha Segments in AP Polls
7 months, 1 week ago

2,841 Contestants To Be in Fray From 175 Assembly, 25 Lok Sabha Segments in AP Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: As many as 2,841 contestants are in the fray from 175 assembly and 25 Lok Sabha segments in the elections scheduled for Monday, May 13, in Andhra Pradesh. For the 175 assembly segments, there are 2,387 contestants and for the 25 Lok Sabha segments, 454 contestants. The polling wil be held from 7am to 6pm on May 13 in …

Lok Sabha polls| Coimbatore registers 64.81 % polling, higher than 2019
8 months ago

Lok Sabha polls| Coimbatore registers 64.81 % polling, higher than 2019

The Hindu  

Coimbatore Parliamentary constituency that went to polls on Friday registered 64.81 % polling, as against 63.86 % in 2019 and 68.4 % in 2014, according to an estimate shared by the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. According to the provisional data shared by the Returning Officer for Coimbatore, Kranthi Kumar Pati, Coimbatore registered 64.81% voting, with the highest in Sulur …

Lok Sabha polls | T.N. registers 69.46% as polling passes off largely incident-free
8 months ago

Lok Sabha polls | T.N. registers 69.46% as polling passes off largely incident-free

The Hindu  

The fate of 950 candidates in 39 Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu was sealed on April 19, with 69.46% of the electorate turning up to exercise their franchise in a four-cornered contest. Chennai Central recorded 53.91% turnout, Chennai South 54.27%, Chennai North 60.13%, Sriperumbudur 60.21%, Kallakurichi 79.25%, Dharmapuri 81.48%, Chidambaram 75.32%, Perambalur 77.37%, Namakkal, Karur, Arakkonam, Arani, Salem, Villupuram, …

Political carnival, fest of democracy
8 months ago

Political carnival, fest of democracy

Hindustan Times  

The world’s largest festival of electoral democracy begins today. Today, 1,625 candidates are seeking a mandate from 102 constituencies across 21 states: Among the big states, Tamil Nadu will elect all its 39 MPs in this phase. REUTERS/Amit Dave At stake is a third consecutive term for the BJP and the legacy of its mascot, Narendra Modi, who is seeking …

All set for polling in Virudhunagar district
8 months ago

All set for polling in Virudhunagar district

The Hindu  

Polling personnel and materials, including electronic voting machines, have reached the 1,895 polling stations in Virudhunagar district on Thursday ahead of the polling day for the Lok Sabha election. The district administration has set up two model polling stations and two all-women polling stations in each of the seven Assembly constituencies — Rajapalayam, Srivilliputtur, Sattur, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar, Aruppukottai and Tiruchuli. …

T.N. gets ready to vote on April 19; polling from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
8 months ago

T.N. gets ready to vote on April 19; polling from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Hindu  

Polling for the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu and the bypoll to the Vilavancode Assembly constituency is set to commence at 7 a.m. on April 19, with over 3.32 lakh polling personnel deployed across the State. Of the 68,321 polling stations across Tamil Nadu, 8,050 have been identified as ‘vulnerable’ and another 181 have been marked as ‘critical’. Security …

Election Commission to focus on 5,000 booths in 43 Assembly constituencies to improve polling
8 months, 1 week ago

Election Commission to focus on 5,000 booths in 43 Assembly constituencies to improve polling

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India is targeting to improve voting percentage in about 5,000 polling booths in Karnataka that have reported a voter turnout below the State’s average of 68%. According to Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka Manoj Kumar Meena, the below-average voting percentage in the 2019 parliamentary polls was reported in about 43 urban Assembly constituencies, including all 28 …

Lok Sabha polls I Additional ballot units allocated to the Nilgiris
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls I Additional ballot units allocated to the Nilgiris

The Hindu  

An additional 240 ballot units that were brought to the Nilgiris were inspected by District Collector and returning officer M. Aruna on Wednesday. According to officials, as there were a total of 16 candidates contesting in the Lok Sabha elections in the Nilgiris, additional ballot units were required, and as a result, 240 units were brought from Perundurai in Erode. …

Second randomisation of EVMs carried out in Madurai district
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Second randomisation of EVMs carried out in Madurai district

The Hindu  

The second randomisation of electronic voting machines to be used in the Lok Sabha elections on April 19 was carried out on Tuesday in Madurai The procedure was carried out in the presence of Madurai Collector and District Election Officer M.S. A total of 2,751 polling stations had been set up in the 10 Assembly constituencies in the district, of …

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly polls | 133 candidates in fray for 50 constituencies
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly polls | 133 candidates in fray for 50 constituencies

The Hindu  

A total of 133 candidates are in the fray for the 50 Assembly constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh, which will go to the polls on April 19, officials said on March 31. The BJP has fielded candidates in all the 50 seats that are going to the polls, while the opposition Congress is fighting in only 19 seats. The Meghalaya-based NPP …

Lok Sabha election | 579 vulnerable polling booths identified in the city: GCC Commissioner
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha election | 579 vulnerable polling booths identified in the city: GCC Commissioner

The Hindu  

With the Election Commission of India releasing the schedule for the Lok Sabha Election, District Election Officer and Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan announced that 579 vulnerable polling stations had been identified by the Returning Officers as on Saturday. “Of the 3,719 polling stations in 1,944 locations across the city, 579 vulnerable ones were identified by Returning Officers as …

Assembly poll campaign touches peak level in Nizamabad
1 year ago

Assembly poll campaign touches peak level in Nizamabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: Candidates and parties on Sunday intensified their election campaign across all nine assembly constituencies in undivided Nizamabad district. The BRS, Congress and BJP candidates approached individual voters, caste organisations and residential associations seeking votes in their favour. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao spoke in various …

Polling for eight MLC seats underway in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 9 months ago

Polling for eight MLC seats underway in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: Polling for eight MLC seats - three graduates, two teachers and three local authorities constituencies-, in the biennial elections for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council is underway, an official said on Monday. Teachers' constituencies include Prakasam – Nellore – Chittoor and Kadapa – Anantapur – Kurnool while Srikakulam, West Godavari and Kurnool are the local authorities' constituencies. Polling began …

North Andhra: Stage set for graduates MLC polls
1 year, 9 months ago

North Andhra: Stage set for graduates MLC polls

Deccan Chronicle  

VISHAKHAPATNAM: All arrangements have been made for smooth conduct of north Andhra graduate MLC elections scheduled on Monday. District-wise, Srikakulam has 52,256 voters, including 15,840 women; Vizianagaram 58,502, including 19,868 women; Parvathipuram Manyam 18,520, including 6,002 women; ASR district 11,525, including 3,661 women; Visakhapatnam 1,05,697, including 47,320 women; and Anakapalli 42,714 voters, 14,338 of them women. There will be 72 …

Atmakur constituency set for by-election today
2 years, 6 months ago

Atmakur constituency set for by-election today

Deccan Chronicle  

NELLORE: Stage is set for conducting the by-election for Atmakur assembly segment on Thursday, June 23, 2022. The main contest is between ruling YSR Congress party nominee Mekapati Vikram Reddy, younger brother of late Goutham Reddy, and BJP’s G. Bharat Kumar, who is president of Nellore district BJP unit. In view of apprehensions expressed by political parties and contesting candidates …

Assembly Elections| 'Let Counting Go On As Per Established Practice': Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere In VVPAT Plea
2 years, 9 months ago

Assembly Elections| 'Let Counting Go On As Per Established Practice': Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere In VVPAT Plea

Live Law  

Refusing to give urgent listing tomorrow for a plea which sought Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail verification in more polling booths and VVPAT verification before the counting of the votes, the Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon said "let counting go on as per established practice, procedures and law".After the Election Commission of India said that it is following the judgment. …

Tamil Nadu civic polls: DMK names candidates, BJP to go solo
2 years, 10 months ago

Tamil Nadu civic polls: DMK names candidates, BJP to go solo

India Today  

The ruling DMK on Monday released two lists of candidates for the urban civic polls on February 19 and the main opposition AIADMK continued to announce nominees for the second successive day while the BJP said it would face the elections on its own. Asked if the BJP legislator Nainar Nagendran's recent 'AIADMK does not have spine' remark had a …

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Methodology of post-poll survey
3 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Methodology of post-poll survey

The Hindu  

The findings presented here are from post-poll surveys conducted in Tamil Nadu by the Lokniti programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi. The survey was conducted April 7 to April 20 in the State among 4354 voters at 160 polling stations in 40 assembly constituencies. Thereafter, four polling stations within each of the sampled constituencies were …

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 results | Live updates
3 years, 7 months ago

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 results | Live updates

The Hindu  

The electoral history of Kerala saw a watershed event on Sunday as the ruling Left Democratic Front, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, romped home in the Assembly election. 6:30 p.m. LDF faces setback in Koduvallly The Left Democratic Front’s strategies to retain the Koduvally assembly constituency by fielding sitting MLA and IUML dissident Karat Razak faced a setback following …

Puducherry Election Results 2021: All Arrangements As Per Covid-19 Guidelines in Place for Counting of Votes
3 years, 7 months ago

Puducherry Election Results 2021: All Arrangements As Per Covid-19 Guidelines in Place for Counting of Votes

News 18  

All arrangements are in place for counting of votes on Sunday as per Covid-19 guidelines for the assembly polls held on April 6 in Puducherry as political parties anxiously await the results. Counting is set to start at 8 am at all counting centres and all arrangements are in place to smoothly conduct the exercise, which would be monitored by …

Assembly Polls: All Set for Counting of Votes; Parties in Kerala, TN Await Outcome Anxiously
3 years, 7 months ago

Assembly Polls: All Set for Counting of Votes; Parties in Kerala, TN Await Outcome Anxiously

News 18  

All arrangements are in place for counting of votes on Sunday in tune with COVID-19 guidelines for Assembly polls held on April 6 in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as political parties await results anxiously. In Kerala, as many as 957 candidates, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, 11 of his cabinet colleagues, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala, Senior Congress leader …

Repolling at Chennai booth, 186 out of 548 voters turn up
3 years, 8 months ago

Repolling at Chennai booth, 186 out of 548 voters turn up

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: Re-polling at one booth in Chennai’s Velachery assembly constituency concluded on Saturday, where 186 out of 548 eligible voters cast their votes, said a statement from the Greater Chennai Corporation. HT Image The bypoll was scheduled after Congress and Makkal Needhi Maiam candidates complained that staff of Greater Chennai Corporation were transporting an EVM and VVPAT machines on a …

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021 | 15 votes registered on VVPAT carried on bike, Tamil Nadu CEO
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021 | 15 votes registered on VVPAT carried on bike, Tamil Nadu CEO

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo on Friday said the voter verifiable paper audit trail carried by a Greater Chennai Corporation staffer on his bike on April 6 from a polling booth in Velachery was used for 50 minutes and had registered 15 votes. The transportation of the electronic voting machine, the control unit and the VVPAT was in …

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | 59.06% voter turnout in Chennai district
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | 59.06% voter turnout in Chennai district

The Hindu  

Chennai district recorded an average voter turnout of 59.06% in the Assembly election on Tuesday, according to the revised data compiled by the District Election Office. Compilation of data was delayed because 350 officials on election duty did not know how to use an app to generate the turnout data from many polling booths in the city. 66.57% in R.K. …

TN Assembly polls | Unpleasant working conditions in some booths put off poll officials
3 years, 8 months ago

TN Assembly polls | Unpleasant working conditions in some booths put off poll officials

The Hindu  

Officials in a few polling stations in the city and Tiruvallur district had to undergo an unpleasant experience due to lack of ventilation and toilet facilities. In one of the polling booths in Choolaimedu, a woman polling official said, “I had to stay here last night. The toilet facility here is so poor and I felt so uncomfortable bathing here …

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | First-time voters exercise franchise with enthusiasm
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | First-time voters exercise franchise with enthusiasm

The Hindu  

First-time voters walked into polling booths to exercise their franchise in the Assembly election with enthusiasm in different parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. Jafflyn Joel, who cast her vote at the St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School in Palayamkottai, said unemployment had to be handled in a better way, and employment should be given on the basis of education. Considering …

Tamil Nadu: Andhra cop carries elderly woman to poll booth in his arms, wins hearts
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Andhra cop carries elderly woman to poll booth in his arms, wins hearts

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Police personnel, who are on election duty in Tamil Nadu, are winning hearts. Head constable Srinivasa Rao of Andhra Pradesh Police carried an elderly woman in his arms to the polling booth after he found out she could not walk. Apart from maintaining law and order during polling, Andhra Pradesh Police personnel assisted many elderly women, disabled and …

T.N. Assembly polls | Polling largely peaceful in Chennai
3 years, 8 months ago

T.N. Assembly polls | Polling largely peaceful in Chennai

The Hindu  

April 06, 2021 05:24 pm | Updated 05:24 pm IST - CHENNAI Polling was largely peaceful in Chennai, across constituencies, on Tuesday. City police commissioner Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal was seen visiting sensitive areas and issuing instructions to police personnel on the ground, to ensure the smooth conduct of polls. Polling was largely peaceful without any incident.” The Commissioner also distributed …

T.N. Assembly polls | MNM seeks disqualification of candidate in Coimbatore
3 years, 8 months ago

T.N. Assembly polls | MNM seeks disqualification of candidate in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Makkal Needhi Maiam on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the returning officer, Coimbatore South Assembly constituency, seeking disqualification of a candidate whose cadre were caught distributing tokens. The party candidate Kamal Haasan’s chief election agent M. Udhayakumar claimed that through the media he had learnt that supporters of BJP candidate Vanathi Srinivasan were caught with those tokens. In a …

Assembly Elections LIVE: 77% voting in West Bengal; 71% in Tamil Nadu
3 years, 8 months ago

Assembly Elections LIVE: 77% voting in West Bengal; 71% in Tamil Nadu

Business Standard  

Didi, the day you did 'khela' in Nandigram, the same day India knew that you have lost the elections: Modi Didi, the day you did 'khela' in Nandigram, the same day the country knew that you have lost the elections: PM Modi addresses a public rally in Cooch Behar, West Bengal Tamil Nadu election 2021 LIVE: DMK distributing money to …

T.N. Assembly elections 2021 updates | Polling ends; 71.79% polling at 7 pm
3 years, 8 months ago

T.N. Assembly elections 2021 updates | Polling ends; 71.79% polling at 7 pm

The Hindu  

Polling in 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu is underway since 7 a.m. on Tuesday. 3.30 pm Polling surpasses 50% in Coimbatore At 3.30 p.m., Sulur constituency recorded 56.37 % voter turnout, the highest polling percentage among the ten assembly constituencies in Coimbatore district after Pollachi. The four assembly constituencies in Tirupathur records a total of 27.35 % polling as …

Tamil Nadu election LIVE: Covid-hit Kanimozhi casts vote; 71% turnout
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu election LIVE: Covid-hit Kanimozhi casts vote; 71% turnout

Business Standard  

Puducherry and Tamil Nadu election 2021: The high octane campaigning for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry election ended on Sunday. Key candidates include incumbent Chief Minister K Palaniswami from Edappadi Assembly constituency, Deputy CM O Panneerselvam from the Bodinayakkanur constituency, DMK President MK Stalin from the Kolathur constituency, his son Udhayanidhi Stalin from Chepauk-Tiruvalliken constituency, former AIADMK leader and AMMK founder …

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Tight security in place in city
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Tight security in place in city

The Hindu  

Around 30,000 personnel from the city police, Armed Reserve, Central Armed Police Forces, Home Guards and ex-servicemen have been deployed at over 2,000 polling stations in 24 constituencies in the Greater Chennai Police limits to ensure smooth polling on Tuesday. Commissioner of Police Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, along with the Additional Commissioners of Police, has been monitoring the large-scale security arrangements. …

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | For the first time, EVMs carried up Neknamalai in a vehicle
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | For the first time, EVMs carried up Neknamalai in a vehicle

The Hindu  

Forty-year old Chinnathayi looks astonished as she sees a vehicle, carrying the EVM unit, snake up through a dusty dirt road on the rocky Neknamalai hill in Vaniyambadi Taluk. "All these years, the machines used to be carried on donkeys or using dolis up the hill to Neknamalai village located five kilometers away from the foothills. This time, the dirt …

Tamil Nadu Assembly elections | Elaborate security arrangements for polling day
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly elections | Elaborate security arrangements for polling day

The Hindu  

The police have made elaborate security arrangements for polling on April 6, with more than 9,000 police personnel being deployed in Cuddalore, Villupuram and Kallakurichi districts. According to a police officer, apart from 6,000 police personnel from the district police, Armed Reserve and Tamil Nadu Special Police, over 2,000 from the Central Armed Police Force will also be deployed for …

Campaign ends in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
3 years, 8 months ago

Campaign ends in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

The Hindu  

Campaigning for the first Assembly election to be held after the Karunanidhi-Jayalalithaa era in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry ended at 7 p.m. on Sunday, with leaders of political parties making last-minute appeals for public support in their respective hometowns and constituencies. Polling for 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 30 seats in Puducherry and the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat will begin …

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021 | A higher digital presence this poll season
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021 | A higher digital presence this poll season

The Hindu  

Parties in Tamil Nadu, especially the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, picked up huge digital slots, particularly on YouTube, this Assembly election, when compared to previous years. A source from the DMK’s IT wing said with people working from home after the COVID-19 outbreak, YouTube’s outreach was quite high. The prime reason for this is …

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