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Tamil Nadu elections 2016: Big hits and misses

Edit The Hindu 19 May 2016
on Thursday. Key candidates positions ... DMK president M. Karunanidhi is leading from Thiruvaiyaru ... In Dharmapuri PMK leads by 884 votes; PMK leads Harur by 2140; PMK leads Paapireddypatty by 704 votes; ADMK leads Palacodde by 222 votes. Keywords....

Live Results | Puducherry Elections 2016: Counting to decide fate of 344 contestants

Edit DNA India 19 May 2016
Follow live updates.. Counting of votes in the 30 members Union Territory of Puducherry, which will decide the electoral and political prospects of 344 contestants including 96 independents will begin shortly ... Also Read. West Bengal . Kerala ... According to exit polls, DMK+ will get 16 seats, NRC 10, ADMK 3 and others will get one seat ... Info ... ....

More women MLAs this time, but just 9% of total strength

Edit The Hindu 19 May 2016
The 15th Assembly in Tamil Nadu will see more women representatives than in the previous session, but not by a wide margin ... Out of a total of 3,787 candidates fielded by top political parties, including the ADMK, DMK, PMK, MDMK, VCK, Congress, CPI, CPI(M), Naam Tamizhar Katchi, BJP and TMC, there were 323 female candidates, less than 10 per cent ... “It’s very pathetic ... ....

Election results 2016: Key takeaways from West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala & Puducherry polls

Edit Yahoo Daily News 19 May 2016
Election Results 2016 for West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry have been one roller coaster ride. It's been a clean sweep for Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, with Left being wiped out for a second time in a row ... The move is significant for BJP, since this is the first time that the party will form a government in the state ... Assam ... While ADMK bagged a vote share of 16.8%, DMK got 8.9%. ....

Here is how the big names fared in the five states

Edit Indian Express 19 May 2016
The Congress faced humiliation in both Kerala and Assam, where the BJP made a historic debut ... The Congress faced humiliation in both Kerala and Assam, where the BJP made a historic debut. It was also surprising to see many stalwarts losing the battle and underdogs making a big turnaround ... West Bengal ... The former Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly and the founder of DMDK is trailing to Kumaraguru R Ulundurpettai of ADMK ... R ... Assam....

I'm forever indebted to the people of TN, says Jayalalithaa

Edit The Hindu 19 May 2016
AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa is poised for a successive term in office after winning in 134 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The three-time Chief Minister will be the first person after MGR to be elected to two contiguous terms ... “I am overwhelmed by the resounding victory the people of Tamil Nadu have given us ... More.... Live updates.. 00.00 am ... K ... Srivaikuntam sitting MLA Shanmuganathan of ADMK wins by a margin of 3,531votes ... ....

Assembly polls results 2016: All eyes on Assam, Tamil Nadu may go down to the wire

Edit The Times of India 18 May 2016
NEW DELHI. With election results to four major states and the smaller assembly of Puducherry hours away, attention is riveted on whether BJP can regain its winning ways and form a government for the first time in the northeast by snatching Assam from Congress, which has held office for three successive terms ... Tamil Nadu ... Though ADMK dismissed the exit polls, tension is rising in Chennai as the city is lashed by storm and rain ... ....

The bygone era of bipolar contests

Edit The Hindu 16 May 2016
Two cornered contests – where there are only two contestants in a constituency – was last seen in 1984, incidentally MGR’s last election ... An analysis of State election data throws up interesting facts ... The trend ended after 1984, where 11 constituencies saw a two-cornered contest ... With MGR breaking away from the DMK and forming the ADMK in 1972, the 1977 elections saw multi-cornered contests across all constituencies ... ....

Exit Polls, 2016: Results out soon for Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam

Edit Deccan Chronicle 16 May 2016
The exit poll results for Assembly elections of four states and one Union Territory are set to be revealed Monday evening. The final fate of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry would be revealed on counting day, May 19 and it remains to be seen how close today’s exit polls come near the final tally ... Kerala. ... The Congress-ADMK alliance is projected to win 17 of the 30 seats according to an IndiaTV-C Voter survey ... ....

Tainted by graft, ex-DMK ministers struggle

Edit Indian Express 12 May 2016
(From left) K N Nehru is among the former ministers to buck the trend, Durai Murugan and E V Velu face tough electoral battles ... Share This Article. Related Article. Tamil Nadu Polls ... 6, slideMargin ... The ADMK candidate also enjoys the support of Vanniyars, another community with a sizeable vote bank in the area ... While Murugan is being blamed for his inaccessibility, even DMK supporters vouch for his main rival, the ADMK’s SRK Appu....

Who Will Win Tamil Nadu Elections? Live Analysis With Prannoy Roy

Edit NDTV 08 May 2016
Will J Jayalalithaa-led ADMK put an end to 'anti-incumbency' being the deciding factor in Tamil Nadu elections and win a second straight term? Watch live with Prannoy Roy, the analysis of politics in ... ....

In Chepauk-Triplicane, rampant building violations eat up space

Edit The Times of India 07 May 2016
If the DMK manages to win the May 16 assembly election, all eyes will turn to M Karunanadhi's dream monument -an assembly-cum-secretariat complex at the Government Estate in the Chepauk-Triplicane constituency ... DMK candidate Anbazhagan said ... "Had I been voted to power as the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) candidate last term, I would have solved the problem of congestion by working with our then alliance partner AI ADMK." ... ....

dna Exclusive I Tamil Nadu Elections 2016: Jayalalithaa has failed youth and women, says DMK ...

Edit DNA India 04 May 2016
-->. The 62-year-old surprised many with his zest and energy despite the rigorous campaign and the number of people he reached out to during the last few months across Tamil Nadu ... How successful has the 'Nammakku Naame' campaign been for the DMK? ... Every voter wants change ... Why? ... For the upcoming election, we have forged an alliance that would help us unseat the corrupt ADMK government led by an inactive Chief Minister ... ....
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