A moderate turnout of nearly 57 per cent was reported on Monday in the bypolls to 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states, while voters braved heavy rains in Kerala where streets were inundated and water entered some polling booths.
After a 10 yr hiatus, DMK set to return to power in TN, AIADMK in distant second
Chennai, May 2 (UNI) The main opposition is all set to
return to power in Tamil Nadu after a long wait of ten
years.
commenced this morning, it turned out to be a one-horse
race as the DMK has established leads in a majority of the
234 constituencies.
to power will come to an end, as it crossed the simple
majority mark.
seats and the alliance led by it leading in 143 seats, as the
DMK is poised to win the polls with a clear majority.
The ruling AIADMK, which has been aiming for a hat-trick
Similarly, voting began for the lone Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat where bypoll is being held simultaneously. In Tamil Nadu a total of 3,998 candidates are in the fray seeking the 6.26 crore one day Sultan s or the voter s favour. With 77 contenstants, the Karur Assembly seat sees the highest number of Assembly aspirants. About 1.58 lakh security personnel have been deployed for security. There will be a six cornered contest for occupying Fort St.George though the main contest will be between the ruling AIADMK-led alliance and the DMK-led front. The others in the fray are actor-turned-politicians Kamal Haasan s Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) alliance, Vijayakant promoted DMDK, the alliance led by Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) floated by T.T.V.Dhinakaran and movie director Seeman s Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK).
Polling for TN, Pondy Assembly begins
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Chennai/Puducherry, April 6 : Polling in the 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu and the 30 Assembly seats in the neighbouring Puducherry began at 7 a.m. on Tuesday.
Similarly, voting began for the lone Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat where bypoll is being held simultaneously.
In Tamil Nadu a total of 3,998 candidates are in the fray seeking the 6.26 crore one day Sultan s or the voter s favour.
With 77 contenstants, the Karur Assembly seat sees the highest number of Assembly aspirants.
About 1.58 lakh security personnel have been deployed for security.
There will be a six cornered contest for occupying Fort St.George though the main contest will be between the ruling AIADMK-led alliance and the DMK-led front.
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Assembly Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: EC Suspends Sector Officer After EVMs, VVPAT Machines Found In TMC Leader’s House
Assembly Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Voting in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for their single-phase election will end on April 6, West Bengal is set for its third phase, and has five more phases to go. Assam, on the other hand, is witnessing the final of its three phases. Representational Image Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-06T07:35:34+05:30 Assembly Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: EC Suspends Sector Officer After EVMs, VVPAT Machines Found In TMC Leader’s House