Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2016
NOTA polls more than independentsA considerable number of voters have opted for None of the Above (NOTA) in this assembly election in Trichy district, showing their disinterest towards candidates in the poll fray. - Low-profile celebrations in winning AIADMK camp
By 10 in the morning, the AIADMK had gained a lead in quite a few seats over arch-rival DMK. - May is the cruelest month: DMK pays heavy price for seat-sharing
In about 50 of the 60 seats that the DMK's allies contested, DMK cadres chose to take a back seat during the campaign, as a result of which the front was no match for the AIADMK. T Nagar, polled a mere 19,167 votes and 19,888 votes respectively and were both relegated to the third position. IADMK veterans and incumbent ministers suffered shock defeats despite the people's mandate that endorsed party general secretary J Jayalalithaa's tenure as chief minister. - Jaya may push Centre on Lankan Tamils issue
As she manages to retain power in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK chief J Jayalalitha may press the Centre hard on issues related to that of Indian fishermen and Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka. - Alliance was to stop TMC terror, says Yechury
- Coimbatore celebrates Jaya win with big bang
With exit polls in their favour, the DMK was expecting to win by a huge margin. As the day dawned, the DMK office in the city was vibrant with activity. It turned out to be a different script for two Kollywood actors - a hero and a comedian - who were in the fray in southern Tamil Nadu; the comedian emerged victorious while the action hero bit the - Foot -in-mouth syndrome
Twitterati took former Union minister Dayanidhi Maran to task after he said the AIADMK paid money to voters after exit polls predicted a DMK win. "Money can't buy votes once the exit polls are out - ‘Anbumani pays for playing caste card’
It came as a shock for political onlookers and experts to see Dr Anbumani Ramadoss lose his seat in Pennagaram constituency. He was the only MP to have won the seat during the 2014 Parliamentary The Kongu belt of Western Tamil Nadu has tilted the balance in favour of AIADMK. While other regions have given a mixed verdict, western Tamil Nadu has solidly backed AIADMK giving it the much Celebrating the party's victory in the state assembly poll, a section of AIADMK workers on Thursday beat a Karunanidhi look-alike with slippers in full public view. Thursday's election results have proved once again that Coimbatore district continues to be an AIADMK stronghold.The ruling party won nine out of the 10 seats, making it just short of a clean sweep. Even as the AIADMK achieved a near close sweep in the Western region, which tilted the scales of victory in their favour, a few candidates from the DMK-Congress alliance managed to swim against the - AIADMK wins back Coonoor seat after a gap of 25 years
The AIADMK, which contested directly in Coonoor constituency in the Nilgiris district after 25 years, has grabbed the seat, considered to be a DMK stronghold for long. - BJP draws a blank despite Modi-driven campaigns
Bharatiya Janata Party's hopes, to make inroads into Tamil Nadu assembly through Coimbatore, crash yet again. Athoor constituency in the district has once again proved that it is a DMK stronghold by electing three-time MLA and former minister I Periyasamy, while showing the door to one of the most powerful The victory of AIADMK for the second consecutive time has evoked wide range of reactions from residents in the city. While youths expressed their shock, women and men gave mixed reactions. Youths have After 16 years, Coimbatore gets its first woman MLA. Kasthuri Vasu of AIADMK won in Valapari constituency by a margin of 8244 votes. Out of the three women candidates only one turned out to be - BJP gets a rude shock in its ‘stronghold’ Kanyakumari
All indications were that the BJP will set foot in Tamil Nadu by winning a couple of seats in Kanyakumari district in this election. - Chennai goes against Jaya wave, shows some Karuna
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