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Election Commission Makes "Record Rs 331 Cr Seizure" In Poll-Bound States
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...
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Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam Assets Nearly Double Since Last Assembly Elections
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.
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Record 77 Per Cent Polling In Chennai's RK Nagar, Highest Since 2011
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 ...
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In First Vote After Notes Ban, By-Polls In 6 States
By-elections were held in six states and one union territory today - the polls are expected to be the first referendum since the ban on 500 and 1,000 rupee notes was announced by the BJP-led government at the centre.
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Tamil Nadu Polls: Chidambaram Confident Of DMK-Congress Alliance Victory
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.
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Governor Recommends Early Polls In 2 Tamil Nadu Constituencies
Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah on Thursday recommended to the Election Commission to conduct polls to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur constituencies before June 1.
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Live: Jayalalithaa Sworn-In As Tamil Nadu CM, Her Second Consecutive Term
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.
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DMK Chief Karunanidhi Impacted Tamil Nadu Political Narrative For Decades
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.
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Jallikattu Will Be Held Next Year If DMK Comes To Power: Karunanidhi
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.
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With Wounds From Floods Still Raw, Chennai Rejects Jayalalithaa
Rajeswari, a fish seller, cannot forget how everything she had was washed away when floods struck Chennai in December last year.
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Vijayakanth's DMDK In Danger Of Losing State Party Status
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.
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Elections In Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur, Aravakurichi Deferred By 3 Weeks
The elections to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu have been postponed further by three weeks, the Election Commission told Madras High Court on Friday.
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Mixed Bag For Film Stars In Tamil Nadu Polls
The bond between tinseltown and politics in Tamil Nadu came to the fore for yet another time in the elections, with select celebrities making and breaking it in the elections to 232 assembly constituencies.
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Jayalalithaa: The Leading Lady Of Tamil Nadu
In winning Tamil Nadu for a second straight term, J Jayalalithaa not only bucked the three-decade-old trend of yo yo politics in the state, but also proved wrong her detractors and exit polls that wrote her off.
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Jayalalithaa Set To Be Elected AIADMK Legislature Party Chief Today
AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa, who led her party to a successive win in the assembly elections, on Thursday convened her party's Legislature Party meeting for today.
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Election Commission Makes "Record Rs 331 Cr Seizure" In Poll-Bound States
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...
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Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam Assets Nearly Double Since Last Assembly Elections
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.
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Record 77 Per Cent Polling In Chennai's RK Nagar, Highest Since 2011
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 ...
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In First Vote After Notes Ban, By-Polls In 6 States
By-elections were held in six states and one union territory today - the polls are expected to be the first referendum since the ban on 500 and 1,000 rupee notes was announced by the BJP-led government at the centre.
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Tamil Nadu Polls: Chidambaram Confident Of DMK-Congress Alliance Victory
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.
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Governor Recommends Early Polls In 2 Tamil Nadu Constituencies
Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah on Thursday recommended to the Election Commission to conduct polls to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur constituencies before June 1.
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Live: Jayalalithaa Sworn-In As Tamil Nadu CM, Her Second Consecutive Term
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.
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DMK Chief Karunanidhi Impacted Tamil Nadu Political Narrative For Decades
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.
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Jallikattu Will Be Held Next Year If DMK Comes To Power: Karunanidhi
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.
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With Wounds From Floods Still Raw, Chennai Rejects Jayalalithaa
Rajeswari, a fish seller, cannot forget how everything she had was washed away when floods struck Chennai in December last year.
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Vijayakanth's DMDK In Danger Of Losing State Party Status
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.
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Elections In Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur, Aravakurichi Deferred By 3 Weeks
The elections to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu have been postponed further by three weeks, the Election Commission told Madras High Court on Friday.
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Mixed Bag For Film Stars In Tamil Nadu Polls
The bond between tinseltown and politics in Tamil Nadu came to the fore for yet another time in the elections, with select celebrities making and breaking it in the elections to 232 assembly constituencies.
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Jayalalithaa: The Leading Lady Of Tamil Nadu
In winning Tamil Nadu for a second straight term, J Jayalalithaa not only bucked the three-decade-old trend of yo yo politics in the state, but also proved wrong her detractors and exit polls that wrote her off.
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Jayalalithaa Set To Be Elected AIADMK Legislature Party Chief Today
AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa, who led her party to a successive win in the assembly elections, on Thursday convened her party's Legislature Party meeting for today.
