Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2016

The opposition DMK-Congress alliance is heading for a big win in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly. The DMK and its allies are leading in 144 seats. The ruling AIDMK which started the day with a lead on 95 seats -- is now leading in 88 seats.

A record Rs 331 crore in seizures of cash, liquor, drugs and other goods have been seized in the poll-bound states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, the government said today. The seizures already surpasses the total amount caught in the assembly elections to these state and the Union Territory in...

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has declared total assets valued at Rs 61.19 lakh, up from the Rs 33.20 lakh in 2016, according to his election affidavit submitted as part of the nomination for the April 6 Assembly polls in the state.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today inaugurated a Rs 79-crore phoenix-shaped memorial built for late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa along the Marina beach in Chennai. The four-time Chief Minister and former film star had died in 2016 after prolonged hospitalisation.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today emphatically ruled out the prospect of VK Sasikala - former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's aide and a claimant to the top post after Jayalalithaa died in 2016 - re-joining the ruling AIADMK

A record 77 per cent voting was recorded in Chennai's RK Nagar, the seat which had been left vacant by the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December last year. Election officials the figure is the highest since 2011. During the 2016 assembly elections, around 67.6 per cent polling was recorded. The counting of votes will ...

DMK boss M Karunanidhi is 93 today and has a message to share. He has exhorted the youth to make "sacrifices to redeem the four pillars of democracy from rusting."

The DMK has demanded a probe by the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into the seizure of Rs 570 crore by an Election Commission team near Coimbatore.

Senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today exuded confidence that the DMK-Congress alliance will get a good majority and form next government in Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah on Thursday recommended to the Election Commission to conduct polls to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur constituencies before June 1.

AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa has been sworn-in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. This is her second consecutive term, and sixth overall. Jayalalithaa's swearing-in ceremony took place at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium in Chennai. 28 other ministers from the AIADMK also took oath shortly after Jayalalithaa.

Dravidian veteran M Karunanidhi, famous for his script-writing that catapulted him to political heights over his over six-decade-long career, may have finally lost his charisma and it could be the end of the road for him in electoral politics.

DMK President M Karunanidhi today assured to revive the banned bull-taming sport 'jallikattu' and hold it next year if his party was elected to power in the May 16 Assembly elections.

Rajeswari, a fish seller, cannot forget how everything she had was washed away when floods struck Chennai in December last year.

After putting up spirited shows in the previous Assembly and Parliamentary elections, Vijaykant's DMDK is now in danger of losing state party status, thanks to its dismal performance in the just concluded polls.

The opposition DMK-Congress alliance is heading for a big win in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly. The DMK and its allies are leading in 144 seats. The ruling AIDMK which started the day with a lead on 95 seats -- is now leading in 88 seats.

A record Rs 331 crore in seizures of cash, liquor, drugs and other goods have been seized in the poll-bound states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, the government said today. The seizures already surpasses the total amount caught in the assembly elections to these state and the Union Territory in...

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has declared total assets valued at Rs 61.19 lakh, up from the Rs 33.20 lakh in 2016, according to his election affidavit submitted as part of the nomination for the April 6 Assembly polls in the state.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today inaugurated a Rs 79-crore phoenix-shaped memorial built for late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa along the Marina beach in Chennai. The four-time Chief Minister and former film star had died in 2016 after prolonged hospitalisation.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today emphatically ruled out the prospect of VK Sasikala - former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's aide and a claimant to the top post after Jayalalithaa died in 2016 - re-joining the ruling AIADMK

A record 77 per cent voting was recorded in Chennai's RK Nagar, the seat which had been left vacant by the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December last year. Election officials the figure is the highest since 2011. During the 2016 assembly elections, around 67.6 per cent polling was recorded. The counting of votes will ...

DMK boss M Karunanidhi is 93 today and has a message to share. He has exhorted the youth to make "sacrifices to redeem the four pillars of democracy from rusting."

The DMK has demanded a probe by the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into the seizure of Rs 570 crore by an Election Commission team near Coimbatore.

Senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today exuded confidence that the DMK-Congress alliance will get a good majority and form next government in Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah on Thursday recommended to the Election Commission to conduct polls to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur constituencies before June 1.

AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa has been sworn-in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. This is her second consecutive term, and sixth overall. Jayalalithaa's swearing-in ceremony took place at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium in Chennai. 28 other ministers from the AIADMK also took oath shortly after Jayalalithaa.

Dravidian veteran M Karunanidhi, famous for his script-writing that catapulted him to political heights over his over six-decade-long career, may have finally lost his charisma and it could be the end of the road for him in electoral politics.

DMK President M Karunanidhi today assured to revive the banned bull-taming sport 'jallikattu' and hold it next year if his party was elected to power in the May 16 Assembly elections.

Rajeswari, a fish seller, cannot forget how everything she had was washed away when floods struck Chennai in December last year.

After putting up spirited shows in the previous Assembly and Parliamentary elections, Vijaykant's DMDK is now in danger of losing state party status, thanks to its dismal performance in the just concluded polls.