More than 4.85 crore people cast their vote in the 2026 state assembly election. But there was a time in Tamil Nadu, nearly 1,000 years ago, when 30 ward representatives were choosen in an annual election.The Uthiramerur elections (920 CE), as documented in Chola-period inscriptions, show that a different form of democracy existed at the…
Stalin lost from Kolathur to TVK’s V S Babu by 8,795 votes. Photo by B A Raju CHENNAI: Just before the election campaign drew to a close, two DMK functionaries from Kolathur constituency said they were targeting not just a victory, but a huge victory with a margin of more than 75,000 votes. They reasoned…
SALEM: AIADMK general secretary and former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami won in the Edappadi assembly constituency with 1,48,933 votes. He defeated independent candidate K Premkumar, who was backed by Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettrik Kazhagam, by a margin of 98,110 votes. Premkumar got 50,823 votes while DMK candidate C Kasi secured 44, 011 votes.It is for…
CHENNAI: With TVK inching closer to becoming the single largest party in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election, Congress functionary Praveen Chakravarty on Monday said if his party had aligned with actor Vijay’s party, the alliance would have swept the entire state.Praveen was an advocate of the Congress-TVK alliance even before the talks between DMK…
TVK chief gave an MLA ticket to his personal car driver’s son and now he’s winning in Virugambakkam. CHENNAI: TVK chief gave an MLA ticket to his personal car driver’s son and now he’s winning in Virugambakkam.Sabarinathan R, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate, is currently leading in Virugambakkam as votes are being counted, marking…
Trends from Tamil Nadu Assembly seat counting indicate a significant surge for Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-politician Vijay. CHENNAI: As counting progressed for the 234 Tamil Nadu Assembly seats, early trends showed a strong performance by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) led by actor-politician Vijay, with the party emerging as a major force across…
ERODE: K A Sengottaiyan won the Gobichettipalayam seat in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections with 71,380 votes and a margin of nearly 13,000 over DMK candidate N Nallasivam, contesting under the TVK banner.The result carried added significance as Sengottaiyan, a veteran leader with deep roots in the region, shifted from AIADMK to TVK, giving…
TRICHY: AIADMK’s Leema Rose Martin, wife of lottery baron Santiago Martin, and the richest candidate of Tamil Nadu assembly election 2026, is maintaining a solid lead in the closely fought three corner election. Even as several incumbent DMK ministers, former AIADMK ministers, and star candidates are losing their safe seats and stronghold, Leema with a…
CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam secured recognition as an official political party after crossing 50 lakh votes in its debut Tamil Nadu assembly election, an unprecedented entry for a first-time contestant.Party founder and actor Vijay personally led from the front, holding strong leads in both Perambur and Trichy East constituencies. Watch DMK Removes Tents at Anna…
Early counting trends in Tamil Nadu suggest a significant political shift, with actor-turned-politician Vijay’s party CHENNAI: Early counting trends in Tamil Nadu suggest a significant political shift, with actor-turned-politician Vijay’s party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), putting up a strong performance in its first election. Figures from the Election Commission of India on Monday showed TVK…
