Erode East

Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 7.59 lakh crore on Monday as the equity market took a heavy drubbing amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

As the ruling DMK-backed Congress nominee took a virtually unassailable lead in the Erode East bypoll, the party president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin today said the good show was a public endorsement of the

Congress candidate E V K S Elangovan was ahead of his nearest rival K S Thennarasu (AIADMK) by over 6,000 votes after the first round of counting on Thursday in the Erode East Assembly by-poll.

The Erode East By-Election saw high-voltage campaigns from both sides, with the DMK enlisting top ministers and, along with the AIADMK, battling allegations of handing out cash.

Bypolls are being held in Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and West Bengal today amid tight security. The bypolls were necessitated in Erode (East) Assembly constituency (Tamil Nadu) and West Bengal's Sagardighi assembly constituency after the death of the sitt

Occupancy rate in hotels here is 100 per cent while restaurants and bars are also full. VIP visitors like Ministers and former ministers are at the doorsteps of people as the intense campaigning by parties has peaked for the February 27 Erode (East)

"People have shown the dhotis and sarees they have received. Both the DMK and AIADMK are competing in giving away such gifts. Erode East bypoll has turned out to be the choice place for new formulas," NTK's Meneka Navaneethan said.

Eight people were injured after stones were thrown during campaigning in the Erode East assembly constituency of Tamil Nadu.

Voters in the Erode East Assembly constituency have been confined to booths by the DMK men who serve them food and give cash, the opposition AIADMK has alleged on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu Congress president KS Alagiri on Monday exuded confidence that the party candidate will win in the upcoming by-poll of Erode East constituency by a huge margin.

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.

The opposition AIADMK candidate K S Thennarasu filed his nomination papers for the Erode East Assembly bypoll on the last day for filing of nominations today after the O Panneerselvam faction opted out of the race.

In a significant development that could consolidate the position of EdappadiK Palaniswami in AIADMK, the rival faction led by O Panneerselvam has announced to opt out of the race in the February 27 by-election in Erode East Assembly constituency.

The BJP will not contest the by-poll, scheduled for February 27. Amid a tussle between AIADMK boss Edappadi K Palaniswami and his rival, expelled leader O Panneerselvam, the national party said it wants a single candidate from the opposition party.

In clear indications of growing friction between AIADMK and its ally the BJP, the Dravidian party had quietly dumped its ally BJP for a few hours ahead of the by-poll to Erode East assembly constituency scheduled for February 27.

Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 7.59 lakh crore on Monday as the equity market took a heavy drubbing amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

As the ruling DMK-backed Congress nominee took a virtually unassailable lead in the Erode East bypoll, the party president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin today said the good show was a public endorsement of the

Congress candidate E V K S Elangovan was ahead of his nearest rival K S Thennarasu (AIADMK) by over 6,000 votes after the first round of counting on Thursday in the Erode East Assembly by-poll.

The Erode East By-Election saw high-voltage campaigns from both sides, with the DMK enlisting top ministers and, along with the AIADMK, battling allegations of handing out cash.

Bypolls are being held in Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and West Bengal today amid tight security. The bypolls were necessitated in Erode (East) Assembly constituency (Tamil Nadu) and West Bengal's Sagardighi assembly constituency after the death of the sitt

Occupancy rate in hotels here is 100 per cent while restaurants and bars are also full. VIP visitors like Ministers and former ministers are at the doorsteps of people as the intense campaigning by parties has peaked for the February 27 Erode (East)

"People have shown the dhotis and sarees they have received. Both the DMK and AIADMK are competing in giving away such gifts. Erode East bypoll has turned out to be the choice place for new formulas," NTK's Meneka Navaneethan said.

Eight people were injured after stones were thrown during campaigning in the Erode East assembly constituency of Tamil Nadu.

Voters in the Erode East Assembly constituency have been confined to booths by the DMK men who serve them food and give cash, the opposition AIADMK has alleged on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu Congress president KS Alagiri on Monday exuded confidence that the party candidate will win in the upcoming by-poll of Erode East constituency by a huge margin.

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.

The opposition AIADMK candidate K S Thennarasu filed his nomination papers for the Erode East Assembly bypoll on the last day for filing of nominations today after the O Panneerselvam faction opted out of the race.

In a significant development that could consolidate the position of EdappadiK Palaniswami in AIADMK, the rival faction led by O Panneerselvam has announced to opt out of the race in the February 27 by-election in Erode East Assembly constituency.

The BJP will not contest the by-poll, scheduled for February 27. Amid a tussle between AIADMK boss Edappadi K Palaniswami and his rival, expelled leader O Panneerselvam, the national party said it wants a single candidate from the opposition party.

In clear indications of growing friction between AIADMK and its ally the BJP, the Dravidian party had quietly dumped its ally BJP for a few hours ahead of the by-poll to Erode East assembly constituency scheduled for February 27.