Tennessee community organizer to primary Dem Rep. Jim Cooper
April 6, 2021
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee community organizer Odessa Kelly announced Monday that she will challenge U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper in the 2022 Democratic primary.
Kelly is backed by Justice Democrats, a progressive group that helped launch Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez s campaign in 2018.
“We need more pathways out of poverty, and the status quo is no longer good enough, Kelly said in a statement. “ I know how to build coalitions that get results, and I’m running for Congress so that we can make bold, ambitious change at the national level.”
The voting for the third and final phase of Assam Assembly elections began on Tuesday morning as huge security blanket spread in 12 districts while all Covid-19 protocols being maintained, officials said. The voters comprising men, women and the first time electorates, in large numbers queued up in front of the polling stations well before the voting for 40 of the total of 126 assembly seats opened at 7 a.m. The polling would continue till 6 p.m. without any break as the Election Commission has extended one hour time in view of the Covid-19 induced situations.
Assam Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade said that all necessary steps have been taken to conduct free, fair, peaceful and smooth elections on Tuesday, when 79,19,641 voters including 39,07,963 women electorates are eligible to cast their votes across 9,587 polling stations in 6,107 locations.
TN elections: Rajnikanth, Kamal Hassan, Vijay, Ajith among others cast vote
Over 6.28 crore voters in Tamil Nadu are expected to exercise their franchise on Tuesday at over 88,000 polling stations.
By Sruthi Vibhavari| Updated: 6th April 2021 12:59 pm IST Rajnikanth, Kamal Hassan, Vijay, Ajith, Suriya cast their vote on Tuesday.
Chennai: Voting is currently underway in Tamil Nadu to elect its 16
th legislative assembly. Over 6.28 crore voters in Tamil Nadu are expected to exercise their franchise on Tuesday at over 88,000 polling stations set up by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Polling will take place in a single phase.
Major political parties including All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) with Congress, CPI, CPI (M) and other smaller parties and Makkal Needi Mayam (MNM) are in fray for the polls in 234 constituencies of the state.