Battle of legacy: Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu sans Jayalalitha, Karunanidhi ANI | Updated: Apr 05, 2021 14:55 IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (ANI): The poll campaign in Tamil Nadu has come to an end but despite busy canvassing and campaigning by top leaders from all political parties, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, something seems amiss in these elections.
The state, which witnessed the fiercest electoral battles between M Karunanidhi of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and J Jayalalitha of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) for over three decades, now is going to Assembly polls on April 6 for the first time without the two stalwarts of Dravidian politics.
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Even as two Dravidian parties woo voters with a slew of freebies, smaller parties like MNM, AMMK, NTK can act as spoilers
The blistering campaign for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election and the lone by-election for the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat to be held simultaneously on April 6 came to an end on Sunday.
For the 234-seat Assembly, a total of 3,998 candidates 3,585 men, 411 women and two transgenders are in the fray.
In the last election, the AIADMK had no major alliance partner. However, this time, it has the BJP and the PMK as part of its alliance. The DMK alliance with the Congress continues this time too.
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Election Commission postpones e-Voter ID facility for general public until further notice
February 2, 2021
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has postponed its plan to allow citizens to download an e-Electoral Photo ID Card, or e-EPIC, starting on February 1, according to an announcement by the Chief Electoral Officer of Gujarat. It appears that the recently set-up Voter Portal of the ECI was supposed to let users download an e-EPIC, but the page now shows a message directing users to “Please download through nvsp.in”, referring to the pre-existing National Voters’ Services Portal (NSVP).
“Looking at the high demand, Commission has decided to give first priority to the newly enrolled voters and has therefore decided that e-EPIC download for voters who have been newly enrolled during SSR2021 will be continued till end of February 2021,” the Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer said on Twitter. “For other voters, wait for our announcement.” We have reached out to the El