Erode (East) bypoll | Result reflects money power against democracy, large-scale poll code violations: G K Vasan
1 year, 9 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Result reflects money power against democracy, large-scale poll code violations: G K Vasan

The Hindu  

The Erode byelection result reflected a gross violation of the poll code by the DMK and its allies, alleged G.K. Vasan, president of the Tamil Maanila Congress in Coimbatore on Friday. Mr. Vasan said the result revealed a triumph of money power against democracy, and the high victory margin reflected this. Despite large-scale poll code violations, the AIADMK has managed to secure 43,000 votes and this reveals that the AIADMK is in the heart of the people. The fact that the AIADMK has managed to poll 25 per cent of votes is proof that if the elections were held in a free and fair manner, the AIADMK would have emerged victorious, Mr. Vasan further said.

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Bypoll in Vikravandi will not be fair and free: EPS on boycott call
6 months, 1 week ago

Bypoll in Vikravandi will not be fair and free: EPS on boycott call

Hindustan Times  

A day after announcing that the AIADMK would boycott the bypoll for the Vikravandi assembly constituency, party general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami on Sunday justified his decision saying that the ruling DMK would not allow it to be a free and fair election. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami alleged that the ruling DMK will misuse its power in the Vikravandi bypoll. …

AIADMK alleges model code violation by CM Stalin during Erode East bypoll
1 year, 9 months ago

AIADMK alleges model code violation by CM Stalin during Erode East bypoll

India Today  

The AIADMK on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India and Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu alleging “violation of model code of conduct and indulgence in electoral malpractices” by Chief Minister MK Stalin during the recently held bypoll to the Erode East assembly constituency. The complaint, which was filed by lawyer IS Inbadurai, stated that on …

Erode East byelection | Drubbing for AIADMK puts EPS and BJP in a spot of bother
1 year, 9 months ago

Erode East byelection | Drubbing for AIADMK puts EPS and BJP in a spot of bother

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 04, 2023 20:32 IST Sometimes an electoral defeat has more repercussions than even a huge win for an opponent. In the Erode East byelection, Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan, backed by the Secular Progressive Alliance, won by a margin of over 66,000 votes. The Congress secured a record 1,10,556 votes, while the AIADMK secured 43,981, much less than …

Erode (East) bypoll | No need for change in Congress Legislature Party leadership: Elangovan
1 year, 9 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | No need for change in Congress Legislature Party leadership: Elangovan

The Hindu  

Senior Congress leader and MLA-elect of the Erode constituency E.V.K.S. Elangovan on Friday said there was no need to talk about a change in the Congress Legislature Party leadership following his election. Stalin here following his victory, he said the present Leader of the Congress Legislature Party was discharging his duty well. Thennarasu that Mr. Elangovan won the election through …

Erode (East) bypoll | AIADMK brushes aside by-election defeat, say the party will bounce back in Lok Sabha election
1 year, 9 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | AIADMK brushes aside by-election defeat, say the party will bounce back in Lok Sabha election

The Hindu  

The crushing defeat in Erode is one of the 15 upsets suffered by the AIADMK in the byelections held in the last five and odd years. Dhinakaran, now the AMMK general secretary, in the R.K. Nagar byelection in December 2017, the principal Opposition party suffered defeat in the April-May, 2019 byelections to 13 constituencies. Asked for comment on the criticism …

Erode (East) bypoll | Congress candidate E.V.K.S. Elangovan secured 66.82% of polled votes
1 year, 9 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Congress candidate E.V.K.S. Elangovan secured 66.82% of polled votes

The Hindu  

The DMK-backed Secular Progressive Alliance candidate, E.V.K.S. Elangovan of the Congress, who registered an emphatic win in the byelection to the Erode Assembly seat for which results were declared on Thursday, had secured 66.82% of the total votes polled. At the end of counting, Mr. Elangovan of the Congress secured 1,10,156 votes which is 64.58% of the total votes polled. …

Cong wins Erode East bypoll by big margin
1 year, 9 months ago

Cong wins Erode East bypoll by big margin

Hindustan Times  

DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance candidate EVKS Elangovan of the Congress won the by-election to Erode East assembly constituency by a mammoth margin of 66,406 votes, defeating AIADMK’s K S Thennarasu. chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin said EVKS Elangovan had registered a historic win and attributed it to people’s faith in his government who have taught a lesson …

Erode (East) bypoll | Congress registers emphatic victory, defeats AIADMK rival by 66,233 votes
1 year, 9 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Congress registers emphatic victory, defeats AIADMK rival by 66,233 votes

The Hindu  

The DMK-backed Secular Progressive Alliance candidate, E.V.K.S. Elangovan, of the Congress on Thursday registered a thumping victory in the byelection to the Erode Assembly seat by 66,233 votes against AIADMK candidate K.S. While Mr. Elangovan secured 1,10,156 votes, Mr. Thennarasu, contesting on the two leaves symbol, polled 43,923 votes at the end of the counting at the Government College of …

Erode (East) bypoll | Victory credit goes to T.N. CM Stalin: Congress candidate E.V.K.S. Elangovan
1 year, 9 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Victory credit goes to T.N. CM Stalin: Congress candidate E.V.K.S. Elangovan

The Hindu  

Elangovan, on Thursday, gave credit to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Addressing media persons in Erode on Thursday, Mr. Elangovan said people had recognised the performance of the State government as Mr. Stalin had fulfilled 80% of the DMK’s election promises. Support for alliance He added that the victory showed the love, affection and support that people of the State …

Erode (East) bypoll | Counting of votes underway, Congress leads by over 38,000 votes
1 year, 9 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Counting of votes underway, Congress leads by over 38,000 votes

The Hindu  

Counting of votes for the Erode Assembly bypoll, polling for which was held on February 27, began on the morning of Thursday, March 2. The counting began with postal ballots at 8 a.m., while the counting of votes polled in Electronic Voting Machines commenced at 8.30 a.m. Counting status At the end of the ninth round of counting as of …

Congress's EVKS Elangovan, backed by DMK, wins Erode East bypoll
1 year, 9 months ago

Congress's EVKS Elangovan, backed by DMK, wins Erode East bypoll

India Today  

Congress's EVKS Elangovan won by a margin of over 60,000 votes against his nearest rival KS Thennarasu of the AIADMK in the Erode East bypoll. Congress' EVKS Elangovan won 1,10,556 votes while AIADMK’s candidate came a distant second with 43,981 votes. The Erode East bypoll was necessitated due to the death of Congress MLA E Thirumahan Everaa, Elangovan's son, on …

Erode East Bypoll 2023: 450 Security Personnel Guard Strong Room With EVMs
1 year, 9 months ago

Erode East Bypoll 2023: 450 Security Personnel Guard Strong Room With EVMs

ABP News  

Chennai: As many as 450 security personnel and 48 surveillance cameras are guarding the strong room that stores the Electronic Voting Machines of the Erode East by-election held on February 27. The election to the Erode East Assembly was necessitated following the passing away of the Congress legislator E. Thirumahan Everaa who passed away on January 4 due to a …

Erode (East) bypoll | Both Congress and AIADMK candidates confident of a win
1 year, 9 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Both Congress and AIADMK candidates confident of a win

The Hindu  

Congress candidate E.V.K.S Elangovan and AIADMK candidate K.S. Addressing the media after casting his vote along with his son Sanjay Sampath at the polling station on Thirumahan Everaa Street, Mr. Elangovan expressed confidence that 80% of voters would vote for him, the Secular Progressive Alliance candidate. Elangovan casts vote The Congress leader said that the byelection results would strengthen Chief …

All about Erode (East) bypoll 2023
1 year, 9 months ago

All about Erode (East) bypoll 2023

The Hindu  

The Erode Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, is witnessing a bypoll following the sudden demise of the Congress MLA E. Thirumahan Everaa who was the great grandson of Dravidar Kazhagam founder ‘Periyar’ E.V. The BJP, an ally of the AIADMK intervened, and following meetings of the BJP Tamil Nadu leadership with both AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami and …

Erode East bypoll updates | 74.79% votes polled
1 year, 9 months ago

Erode East bypoll updates | 74.79% votes polled

The Hindu  

The Erode Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, is witnessing a bypoll following the sudden demise of the Congress MLA E. Thirumahan Everaa who was the great grandson of Dravidar Kazhagam founder ‘Periyar’ E.V. The BJP, an ally of the AIADMK intervened, and following meetings of the BJP Tamil Nadu leadership with both AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami and …

‘Murder of democracy’: AIADMK on alleged violation of poll code by DMK in Erode
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Murder of democracy’: AIADMK on alleged violation of poll code by DMK in Erode

Hindustan Times  

AIADMK interim general secretary K Palaniswami on Friday accused the ruling DMK of 'murdering democracy' by 'violating' the model code of conduct in the Erode East Assembly segment ahead of the by-election on February 27. Erode East bypoll: AIADMK interim general secretary K Palaniswami. Congress leader E V K S Elangovan is pitted against AIADMK's K S Thennarasu while actor …

'Murder of democracy,' says Palaniswami on alleged violation of poll code by DMK in Erode East seat
1 year, 9 months ago

'Murder of democracy,' says Palaniswami on alleged violation of poll code by DMK in Erode East seat

India Today  

AIADMK interim general secretary K Palaniswami on Friday accused the ruling DMK of 'murdering democracy' by 'violating' the model code of conduct in the Erode East Assembly segment ahead of the by-election on February 27. He further alleged that voters were confined by DMK workers and provided food, which is a violation of the poll code. Congress leader E V …

Erode (East) bypoll | DMK did not believe in voters and hence, confining them in sheds: Palaniswami
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | DMK did not believe in voters and hence, confining them in sheds: Palaniswami

The Hindu  

AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday said that the ruling DMK did not believe in voters and hence, confining them in sheds throughout the day and releasing them in the evening. Mr. Palaniswami said during the AIADMK rule, 33 lakh persons received a monthly assistance of ₹1,000 under the old-age pension scheme while it was 18 lakh …

Erode (East) bypoll | Afraid of defeat, AIADMK makes charges of malpractice: Alagiri
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Afraid of defeat, AIADMK makes charges of malpractice: Alagiri

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K.S. Alagiri on Friday, February 17, 2023 brushed aside the AIADMK’s charges of rampant bribing of voters in Erode Assembly constituency. Speaking to reporters here, Mr. Alagiri said the AIADMK’s inability to mobilise crowds in Erode, a traditional stronghold of the party, foretold the victory of the Congress-DMK alliance. Asked why the DMK had deployed …

TN bypoll: Why Erode East is crucial for Dravidian parties
1 year, 10 months ago

TN bypoll: Why Erode East is crucial for Dravidian parties

India Today  

The February 27 assembly by-election to Tamil Nadu’s Erode East seat—the first since the triumph of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the 2021 state polls, is prestigious both for the ruling party as well as the rival All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam since it is the first since the restoration of the popular ‘Two Leaves’ poll symbol to the …

Erode (East) bypoll | DMK government fulfilled only 49 of 517 election promises: Annamalai
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | DMK government fulfilled only 49 of 517 election promises: Annamalai

The Hindu  

The DMK has fulfilled only 49 of the 517 promises it made during the Assembly election in 2021, BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai said on Sunday. Thennarasu here, Mr. Annamalai said that though the result of the byelection in the Erode Assembly constituency would not bring any change in the government, “Mr. Claiming that there was a complete breakdown …

Erode (East) bypoll | DMK govt. has created a situation where ordinary people cannot live: Palaniswami
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | DMK govt. has created a situation where ordinary people cannot live: Palaniswami

The Hindu  

AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday said the price of all essential commodities had gone up during the DMK’s rule. “People have stopped the construction halfway due to escalating prices,” he said, and added that construction workers were also affected. Mr. Palaniswami said the DMK in its 2021 election manifesto said construction materials would be brought under …

Erode (East) bypoll | Constituency completely under control of DMK: C.Ve. Shanmugam
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Constituency completely under control of DMK: C.Ve. Shanmugam

The Hindu  

Former AIADMK Minister and Rajya Sabha member C.Ve. Addressing the media, Mr. Shanmugam said that the electoral roll carries the names of 40,000 ineligible voters. “But our democratic right is curtailed here,” he said and added, “Only the DMK can meet voters and seek votes.” He claimed that the DMK had erected temporary sheds at all the booth areas and …

Erode (East) bypoll | DMK violating model code of conduct, allege former AIADMK Ministers
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | DMK violating model code of conduct, allege former AIADMK Ministers

The Hindu  

Former AIADMK Ministers S.P. Thennarasu in Veerappanchatiram on Monday, Mr. Velumani said if the Election Commission took proper action, Congress’s E.V.K.S. Mr. Velumani said the results of the byelection would not only reflect in the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, but also in the next Assembly elections. “AIADMK’s interim general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami will take over as the Chief …

Erode (East) bypoll | DMK trying to buy people: Palaniswami
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | DMK trying to buy people: Palaniswami

The Hindu  

Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday alleged that the DMK was trying to “buy people” through the money it had earned in the past 21 months of its rule, and was murdering democracy. To a question on Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s remark that the AIADMK was a sinking ship, Mr. Palaniswami said the Minister often changed his colours, …

AIADMK, allies intensify poll campaign in Erode East, make DMK raise pitch
1 year, 10 months ago

AIADMK, allies intensify poll campaign in Erode East, make DMK raise pitch

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The Congress and DMK may have had a head start in launching the poll campaign in Erode East Assembly constituency, but the AIADMK and its ally the BJP, intensified their campaign making electioneering in the constituency balanced. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin is also set to hit the campaign trail and raise the pitch as the opposition …

Pulling Out Erode Candidate Amid BJP Call to Take On DMK, Dhinakaran Has 2024 Plan Charted Out
1 year, 10 months ago

Pulling Out Erode Candidate Amid BJP Call to Take On DMK, Dhinakaran Has 2024 Plan Charted Out

News 18  

TTV Dhinakaran, VK Sasikala’s nephew and an outlying contender to the AIADMK political following in Tamil Nadu, has pulled out his candidate for the hotly contested Erode East bypoll on February 27. In the run-up to the East Erode bypoll, Dhinakaran faced the same issue again: The Election Commissions denied him the ‘pressure cooker’ symbol, which the party had gone …

Erode (East) bypoll | BJP asks Palaniswami and Panneerselvam to work together in ‘united AIADMK’
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | BJP asks Palaniswami and Panneerselvam to work together in ‘united AIADMK’

The Hindu  

BJP national general secretary and in-charge, Tamil Nadu, C.T. Ravi and Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai on Friday met AIADMK’s interim general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, and the party’s deposed coordinator O. Panneerselvam, separately in Chennai, in a bid to convince them to work together under a “united AIADMK”. While so far the BJP has officially maintained that it …

Erode (East) bypoll | ‘Good news’ about candidate to be announced on February 1: Sengottaiyan
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | ‘Good news’ about candidate to be announced on February 1: Sengottaiyan

The Hindu  

Former AIADMK Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan said on Tuesday that there was no confusion over the selection of the party’s candidate for the by-election to the Erode Assembly constituency, and said the “good news“ would be announced on Wednesday, February 1. “We will open the election office tomorrow and the good news will be announced,” he said. Mr. Sengottaiyan, who is …

Erode East bypoll | Opposition parties should unite to defeat DMK: G.K. Vasan
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode East bypoll | Opposition parties should unite to defeat DMK: G.K. Vasan

The Hindu  

Tamil Maanila Congress president G.K. Vasan on Sunday urged opposition parties to unite to defeat the ruling DMK. Mr. Vasan told reporters that the DMK government failed to fulfil its promises and did not redress the problems of the people. Mr. Vasan, without directly answering whether he supports the Palaniswami-led AIADMK or the minor faction headed by O. Panneerselvam, stated …

Erode East puts OPS in a Catch 22 situation
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode East puts OPS in a Catch 22 situation

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Caught in a Catch-22 situation on contesting the bye-election to the Erode East Assembly Constituency, O Panneerselvam, heading a faction of the AIADMK, announced an election committee, headed by former Minister R Vaithilingam, comprising 118 members as a counter to the 117-member panel formed by the rival group of Edappadi K Palaniswami that is keen to take on the …

Erode East bypoll | We are ready to enter the fray, awaiting BJP’s response to announce candidate: J.C.D. Prabhakar
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode East bypoll | We are ready to enter the fray, awaiting BJP’s response to announce candidate: J.C.D. Prabhakar

The Hindu  

The group led by the AIADMK’s deposed coordinator, O. Panneerselvam, views the Erode bypoll as an opportunity to demonstrate that the party’s workers and people are with it, according to J.C.D. We consider the bypoll an occasion to gain the public’s confidence.” Mr. Prabhakar, a two-time legislator of Villivakkam, however, hastened to add that his group was, as of now, …

Erode East bypoll | BJP chief Annamalai hints support for AIADMK candidate
1 year, 11 months ago

Erode East bypoll | BJP chief Annamalai hints support for AIADMK candidate

The Hindu  

Hinting that the BJP would support the AIADMK candidate in the byelection to the Erode Assembly constituency, State BJP president K. Annamalai on Monday in Tiruchi said the AIADMK had many strong contenders to take on the DMK-Congress candidate E.V.K.S. In such a situation, the Opposition candidate should be strong enough on various aspects to defeat the DMK-Congress candidate, Mr. …

AIADMK to take on Congress in Erode (East) bypoll
1 year, 11 months ago

AIADMK to take on Congress in Erode (East) bypoll

The Hindu  

The Erode Assembly constituency is all set to witness a battle between candidates of the Congress, backed by the ruling DMK-led alliance, and the AIADMK in the bypoll on February 27. Decks for the AIADMK’s entry into the battlefield were cleared on Friday when Tamil Maanila Congress president G.K. Vasan announced that his party had accepted the request of the …

Erode East bypoll | E.V.K.S. Elangovan’s family holds an edge to get the seat
1 year, 11 months ago

Erode East bypoll | E.V.K.S. Elangovan’s family holds an edge to get the seat

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India has announced that the by-poll for Erode East Constituency will be held on February 27 after the sitting MLA, E. Thirumahan Everaa, passed away earlier this month. Tamil Nadu Congress Committee sources said that it is too early to say whether the seat would be given to one of the family members - Everaa’s father …

Erode East by-poll | AIADMK may wait till the DMK’s decision
1 year, 11 months ago

Erode East by-poll | AIADMK may wait till the DMK’s decision

The Hindu  

The AIADMK may wait till the ruling DMK takes a decision on fielding a nominee for the Erode East Assembly by-election, according to senior leaders of the party. In the 2021 Assembly election, the AIADMK allotted the constituency to the Tamil Maanila Congress, led by G.K. Vasan, even though the latter’s candidate, M. Yuvaraja, contested on the symbol of the …

Rural local body polls: AIADMK accuses DMK of having achieved victory through the backdoor
3 years, 2 months ago

Rural local body polls: AIADMK accuses DMK of having achieved victory through the backdoor

The Hindu  

AIADMK coordinator, O. Panneerselvam and co-coordinator, Edappadi K Palaniswami, on Wednesday accused the ruling DMK of having carried out “unprecedented violence and atrocities” during the rural local body elections and said the party had “reduced the State Election Commission into its puppet” to register success in the polls. When their party was in power, polls to the Assembly, Lok Sabha …

AIADMK thanks voters, says it has great responsibility as opposition party
3 years, 7 months ago

AIADMK thanks voters, says it has great responsibility as opposition party

India TV News  

The AIADMK, which tasted defeat at the hands of arch-rival DMK after a decade in office, on Monday said it bowed to the people's verdict and that it has greater responsibility to discharge as an opposition party. Expressing "heartfelt gratitude" to the people who voted for the party and its allies in the April 6 Assembly elections, the results of …

Tamil Nadu Assembly elections | Anbumani, G.K. Vasan hopeful of AIADMK-led alliance win
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly elections | Anbumani, G.K. Vasan hopeful of AIADMK-led alliance win

The Hindu  

Pattali Makkal Katchi youth wing leader Anbumani Ramadoss and Tamil Maanila Congress on Tuesday have exuded confidence that the AIADMK-led alliance will win big in the Assembly elections in the State. “Our alliance will win by a big margin in the State," he claimed adding that Tamil Nadu was marching ahead in all sectors thanks to good governance provided by …

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