Tamil Nadu By-polls

INDIA bloc candidate and Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur today won the Dehra assembly bypoll in Himachal Pradesh while the alliance's AAP secured the Jalandhar West seat and Trinamool Congress took two in West Bengal.

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Saturday announced to boycott the Vikravandi Assembly constituency by-polls that are scheduled for July 10.

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 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.

The counting of votes for the by-polls to 4 Lok Sabha seats - one each in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu - and 13 assembly seats across 11 states is being held. The results will be out along with those of the state assembly polls.

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party on Sunday alleged that 30 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) meant for the October 21 Nanguneri Assembly by-poll in Tamil Nadu have been "suddenly shifted" for "unknown reasons."

The ruling AIADMK and main opposition DMK Saturday re-nominated their respective candidates for the elections to the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency on August 5.

Polling for the high stakes by-election to four constituencies in Tamil Nadu will take place on Sunday.

The ruling AIADMK Tuesday announced its candidates for by-polls to four Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu scheduled on May 19.

The ruling AIADMK on Friday invited applications from aspiring candidates to contest the forthcoming by-polls to the four assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu scheduled next month.

Sporadic clashes in Bengal and Tripura on Thursday marred the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, in which 66 per cent polling took place. In both places, candidates came under attack and voters clashed with the police, alleging that they were not allowed to vote. Polling was peaceful in Tamil Nadu, where election in one of the 39 Lok Sabha se...

Mohanraj Jebamani, 67, could well be the richest candidate ever in India. The retired police officer has declared Rs 1.76 lakh crore as cash in hand a debt of Rs 4 lakh crore from the World Bank in his affidavit for the by-polls to the Perambur assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on March 28 a plea filed by DMK seeking direction to the Election Commission (EC) for holding by-elections in three vacant assembly seats in Tamil Nadu.

Buoyed by the recent Madras High Court verdict upholding disqualification of the 18 MLAs, ruling AIADMK on Saturday said it is ready to face the by-polls to the Tamil Nadu assembly any time, once the Election Commission announces the dates.

INDIA bloc candidate and Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur today won the Dehra assembly bypoll in Himachal Pradesh while the alliance's AAP secured the Jalandhar West seat and Trinamool Congress took two in West Bengal.

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Saturday announced to boycott the Vikravandi Assembly constituency by-polls that are scheduled for July 10.

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 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.

The counting of votes for the by-polls to 4 Lok Sabha seats - one each in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu - and 13 assembly seats across 11 states is being held. The results will be out along with those of the state assembly polls.

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party on Sunday alleged that 30 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) meant for the October 21 Nanguneri Assembly by-poll in Tamil Nadu have been "suddenly shifted" for "unknown reasons."

The ruling AIADMK and main opposition DMK Saturday re-nominated their respective candidates for the elections to the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency on August 5.

Polling for the high stakes by-election to four constituencies in Tamil Nadu will take place on Sunday.

The ruling AIADMK Tuesday announced its candidates for by-polls to four Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu scheduled on May 19.

The ruling AIADMK on Friday invited applications from aspiring candidates to contest the forthcoming by-polls to the four assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu scheduled next month.

Sporadic clashes in Bengal and Tripura on Thursday marred the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, in which 66 per cent polling took place. In both places, candidates came under attack and voters clashed with the police, alleging that they were not allowed to vote. Polling was peaceful in Tamil Nadu, where election in one of the 39 Lok Sabha se...

Mohanraj Jebamani, 67, could well be the richest candidate ever in India. The retired police officer has declared Rs 1.76 lakh crore as cash in hand a debt of Rs 4 lakh crore from the World Bank in his affidavit for the by-polls to the Perambur assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on March 28 a plea filed by DMK seeking direction to the Election Commission (EC) for holding by-elections in three vacant assembly seats in Tamil Nadu.

Buoyed by the recent Madras High Court verdict upholding disqualification of the 18 MLAs, ruling AIADMK on Saturday said it is ready to face the by-polls to the Tamil Nadu assembly any time, once the Election Commission announces the dates.