The EC has revised the voter turnout in Tamil Nadu for the Lok Sabha polls held on Friday to 69.46 per cent, from the earlier 72 per cent. State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Satyabrata Sahoo had on Friday said the state witnessed a turnout of 72.09 per cent. However, officials had then indicated there could be changes in the turnout… Continue reading "Lok Sabha polls 2024: Tamil Nadu voter turnout at 69.46%, says EC"
The first phase of voting for the 18th Lok Sabha elections began in 21 states and Union territories today. Nearly 50% voter turnout was recorded till 3 pm across the states. Seats in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu… Continue reading "Nearly 50% voter turnout till 3 PM in phase 1 Lok Sabha polls"
The BJP picked up Constitution framer Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary to release its manifesto, calling it a promise to prepare the country for 2047 when India will celebrate its 100th independence day. The much awaited manifesto aims at saturation of existing schemes, scaling them up to fill the gaps. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the manifesto, he kept… Continue reading "BJP manifesto promises to scale up existing schemes"
Ahead of Lok Sabha Polls, 39 Parliamentary Constituencies (PC) have received nominations on the last day on Wednesday. According to a press noted, total nominations received as of 27 March is 1749 and number of candidates who have filed nominations is 1403. The highest of nominations were recorded in Karur (73), Chennai North (67) and Chennai South (64). The number… Continue reading "Lok Sabha poll: 1,749 nominations filed in Tamil Nadu"
The BJP released its second and final list of candidates contesting for the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu on Friday. The second list has 15 candidates. While the saffron party is contesting in 20 constituencies on its own, four of its allies are contesting in the party’s ‘Lotus’ symbol. Significantly, the BJP has fielded actor Raadhika Sarathkumar from Virudhunagar… Continue reading "BJP releases final list; actor Radikaa among 3 women candidates in fray"
Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar would hold series of meetings with political parties, collectors, Superintendents of Police and senior bureaucrats on Friday and Saturday regarding the prepaedness for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. The CEC along with senior officers of the Commission reached Chennai during the late hours of Thursday. On Friday, the CEC would meet representatives of… Continue reading "Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar to hold meeting today in Tamil Nadu"
The main Opposition party of Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK on Wednesday started distribution of application forms for the Lok Sabha elections. The General Secretary of the AIADMK and Opposition leader of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) in a statement on Wednesday said that the application forms for general and reserved constituencies can be collected by paying Rs 20,000 and… Continue reading "AIADMK commences distribution of application forms for Lok Sabha polls"
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday asked the state chief electoral officers to deliver a “spotless” Lok Sabha polls due in March-April. Addressing a conference of CEOs here ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, he also said “a solid set of preparations” is in place for the democratic exercise. Kumar stressed that the road to the elections is a… Continue reading "Ensure a ‘spotless’ election, CEC tells State poll officials"