SALEM: The indelible ink applied on her right index finger added to the beauty of the henna on her hands. Casting her vote was the first thing that Deepika of Kosavampatti in Namakkal town did after her wedding on Thursday morning.Deepika and the groom, Anand of Tirupur, walked straight to a polling station at a…
The higher turnout percentage was largely due to the SIR, which removed around 57 lakh names, bringing down the electorate from 6.29 crore to 5.73 crore. CHENNAI: A small step for democracy, a giant leap for special intensive revision (SIR). That probably explains the 85.15% voter turnout in the Tamil Nadu assembly election on Thursday.Polling…
COIMBATORE: Former BJP state president K Annamalai on Thursday accused the ruling DMK of bribing voters with cash and jewellery. He alleged that the distribution of money and ornaments had been widespread over the past three days, especially in Coimbatore. He criticised what he described as the DMK’s “soft campaign” tactics and urged the Election…
(Image used for representational purpose only) CHENNAI: At 7am on Wednesday, 24 hours before the polling would begin, S Sathyamurthy, a DMK cadre in ward 121, is already taking a round of the street in Mylapore.He has a voter list folded into quarters in his shirt pocket, and a steely resolve to ensure every DMK…
CHENNAI: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, while commenting on the brisk pace of polling, on Thursday claimed that a massive “tsunami-like wave” of anti-incumbency has swept across the state. In a post on X, Anbumani expressed confidence that the AIADMK-led alliance would head for a historic landslide victory. Expressing his gratitude to the voters, Anbumani said…
Voters at a polling station in Chennai. Photo by L R Shankar CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has seen brisk polling since 7am, with turnout touching 70% by 3 pm. This represents 4.01 crore voters out of a total electorate of 5.73 crore in 234 constituencies.According to Election Commission of India (ECI) data, the turnout between 7am…
Photo by L R Shankar CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has seen brisk polling since 7am on Thursday, with turnout touching 82% by 5 pm. This represents 4.71 cr voters out of the total electorate of 5.73 crore in 234 constituencies.According to Election Commission of India (ECI) data, the turnout between 7am and 9am stood at 17.69%….
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has recorded 84.60% of polling till 6pm on Thursday. It accounts for a total of 4.84 crore out of the total electorate of 5.73 crore in 234 constituencies. Karur district has recorded the highest percentage of polling, with 91.97%, while Salem witnessed a total voting percentage of 90.23%. Kanyakumari recorded the lowest…
VELLORE: Two newly married couples in Gudiyatham prioritised their “democratic duty” over wedding celebrations, heading straight from the marriage halls in their wedding attire to polling booths to cast their votes on Thursday. The other voters gathered in the booths appreciated their dedication to exercise their duty and wished them ‘a happy married life.’S Subash,…
TIRUPATTUR: A Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) cadre was arrested on charges of recording a video of himself casting his vote for TVK’s whistle symbol in a polling booth in Tirupattur constituency and posting it on social media. The arrested man has been identified as S Sakthivel, 35.Sakthivel managed to enter the polling booth with his…
