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In a new trend in Indian politics, AI is being used to resurrect deceased politicians to virtually campaign and endorse current candidates.

That has been the case in Kanniyakumari constituency (Nagercoil constituency until 2009) all through, with Congress remaining the most dominant force, with a long string of victories and BJP emerging as the main challenger with two wins -- in 1999 in alliance with DMK and in 2014 without the prop of either DMK or AIADMK, thus making Kanniyakumari a rare oasis for the party in its long electoral drought in Tamil Nadu. When PM Modi launched his ambitious South push via Tamil Nadu this time, he cho...

Vellore is one of the two seats that the DMK alliance won by the narrowest of margins in 2019. For the DMKs vote-score to be so low in a constituency with a substantial Muslim population has not missed the BJP strategists eyes, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

A survey highlighted that Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have a 16.19 per cent prevalence of key NCDs which is higher than the national average of 11.62 per cent.These states particularly have a higher prevalence of non-communicable diseases ...

Pon Radhakrishnan admitted to Madurai hospital after Covid symptoms ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Thu, May 6 2021 19:57 IST | ​ 4 Views Pon Radhakrishnan. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News Chennai, May 6 : Former Union Minister for Shipping, Pon Radhakrishnan was admitted to Government Rajaji hospital in Madurai following Covid symptoms. The 69-year-old BJP leader who lost the recent Lok Sabha by-election from Kanyakumari constituency was hospitalised on Thursday. Pon Radhakri...

Vijayakumar polled about 5.76 lakh votes as against Radhakrishnan who got about 4.38 lakh votes. The bypoll was necessitated owing to the death of H. Vasanth Kumar due to Covid-19 last August and the election was held on April 6. The third spot was garnered by movie director Seeman floated Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) candidate R. Anetter Allwyn who had polled 58,593 votes or about five per cent of the votes cast. With this victory the DMK-led alliance continues to have 38 members in the Lok S...

Congress retains Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat in bypoll ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Mon, May 3 2021 9:12 IST | ​ 5 Views Congress retains Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat in bypoll. Image Source: IANS News Chennai, May 3 : The Congress party retained the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat in the bypoll with its candidate V. Vijayakumar trouncing former Union Minister and BJPs Pon Radhakrishnan. Vijayakumar polled about 5.76 lakh votes as against Radhakrishnan who got about 4.38 lakh votes. The ...

Assembly Election 2021: Counting of votes in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry begins While counting began at 8 am, by noon the trend will be known as to who would storm the Fort St. George. Image for representation , Zee News Share Updated: May 2, 2021, 08:06 AM IST The electoral fate of 3,998 candidates who fought in the April 6 Tamil Nadu assembly polls will be known on Sunday, May 2. While it will be a celebration day for the 234-successful candidates and also for the w...

Counting of votes in TN and Puducherry to begin at 8 a.m. ​ By IANS | ​ 2 Views   Chennai: Polling officials busy counting votes cast during 2019 Lok Sabha polls, at a counting centre, in Chennai, on May 23, 2019. . Image Source: IANS News Chennai, May 2 : Counting of votes polled in the April 6 Tamil Nadu assembly election will begin at 8 a.m on Sunday. A total of 3,998 candidates are fighting it out to enter the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly. As per the Election Commission of India, 7...

A total of 3,998 candidates are fighting it out to enter the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly. As per the Election Commission of India, 72.81 per cent of the 6.29 crore voters have cast their votes in the poll. Apart from the Assembly election results, the bypoll results for the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency will also be known on Sunday. The bypoll was fought mainly between former Union Minister and BJPs Pon Radhakrishnan and Congress candidate Vijay Vasanth, son of late MP H. Vasanth ...