State records 72.78 % voter turnout
Tamil Nadu records 72.78 % voter turnout
Tamil Nadu Polls
11:33 April 07
20:41 April 06
AIADMK MP Ravindranath's car attacked in Bodinayakanur
AIADMK MP P Ravindranath's car was allegedly attacked on Tuesday when he went to inspect polling in Bodinayakanur constituency from where his father and Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam is contesting the elections.
20:40 April 06
COVID positive DMK Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi casts vote in Chennai
COVID positive DMK Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi casts vote in Chennai
DMK Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi, who is being treated for COVID-19, on Tuesday, voted at a polling station here by wearing the Personal Protective Equipment kit. Also, a number of others being treated for the virus voted here and in other parts of Tamil Nadu.
Kanimozhi, also DMK's women's wing secretary, arrived in an ambulance from the hospital where she is being treated for the infection and voted with the PPE kit on. She had tested positive for the virus on April 3.
Ahead of the arrival of people infected with the coronavirus, all personnel in polling stations donned the PPE kits and facilitated their voting.
The premises were sanitised later.
20:35 April 06
Udhayanidhi Stalin violates model code of conduct, AIADMK complaints
AIADMK on Tuesday alleged DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin of violating the model code of conduct. Advocate Babu Murugavel has lodged a complaint against DMK’s Udhayanidhi Stalin alleging poll code violation for wearing a shirt with a party logo. DMK scion Udhayanidhi who is Contesting from Thiruvallikeni-Chepauk constituency, cast his vote in S.I.E.T college, Chennai.
20:34 April 06
TN senior citizen dies before voting
A senior citizen collapsed and died near a polling booth in Thanjavur district where he was going to cast his vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election on Tuesday, a poll official said. The 61-year-old man, whose name was not revealed, was on his way to the polling booth near his residence in Papanasam constituency, but a few metres away, he swooned and fell down. People nearby gave him water and he was taken to the hospital where the doctors declared him dead.
18:20 April 06
Tamil Nadu on Tuesday registered a voter turnout of 65.08 per cent till 6 pm in the single-phase of the state assembly polls, according to the Election Commission (EC).
18:12 April 06
AIADMK Minister dharna against EVM malfunctioning
AIADMK Minister stage dharna against EVM malfunctioning
AIADMK Minister Sellur Raju held a dharna against the malfunctioning of EVM at Meenakshi government arts college in Madurai. After casting the vote, he raised the complaint that he had not got a verified paper record.
18:06 April 06
Kamal alleged BJP candidate of bribing the voters
Actor turned politician Kamal on Thursday alleged that the BJP has been handing out cash in exchange for votes. In a complaint to the Returning Officer of Coimbatore South Constituency where he is contesting, the actor said that he has evidence to prove the electoral malpractice. He explained that in ward number 84 of the Kempatti colony, people were handed chits with the words ‘For Sri Ganapathy Agencies’ printed on them. These chits could be exchanged for cash, he alleged in the complaint.
18:00 April 06
Tamil Nadu on Tuesday registered a voter turnout of 62.91 per cent till 5 pm in the single-phase of the state assembly polls, according to the Election Commission (EC).
17:07 April 06
Tamil Nadu registered a voter turnout of 54.10 per cent till 4 pm
Tamil Nadu on Tuesday registered a voter turnout of 54.10 per cent till 4 pm in the single-phase of the state assembly polls, according to the Election Commission (EC). As per the district-wise polling record, the highest voter turnout was seen at Namakkal and Karur with 64.78 per cent and 64.52 per cent respectively. Chennai has reported the lowest turnout so far, with 39.23 per cent.
16:06 April 06
DMK candidate Karthikeya allegedly assaulted
DMK candidate Karthikeya allegedly assaulted
DMK candidate Karthikeya Senapathy allegedly assaulted by AIADMK cadres while he was visiting the polling booth on Tuesday. It has been alleged that the AIADMK cadres tried to stop Senapathy's car while he was on his way to the polling booth.
According to the latest updates, high-voltage tensions arose as both the party cadres involved in heated arguments. Meanwhile, cops disposed of both the party cadres from the spot.
15:47 April 06
Tamil Nadu recorded a voter turnout of 53.62 per cent till 3:30 pm on Tuesday in a single-phase of the state Assembly polls, according to the Election Commission (EC).
15:37 April 06
Actor Vijay Tony has cast his vote
Actor Vijay Tony has cast his vote on Tuesday. Taking to Twitter, the actor wrote, "Dear friends, I have made my choice. It's your turn now, VOTE for your #KodiyilOruvan."
15:26 April 06
Over 49 per cent of the 6.28 crore voters have cast their votes across the 234 constituencies till 3 pm in Tamil Nadu where Assembly elections are underway.
13:47 April 06
Tamil Nadu polls: 39.61 percent voter turnout till 1 pm
13:10 April 06
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) Chief Vaiko casts his vote at Kalingapatty.
12:04 April 06
Tamil Nadu polls: 20.84 pc voter turnout till 11.30 am
10:49 April 06
CM Palaniswami casts his vote
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami casts his vote at a polling station in Siluvampalayam, Eddapadi.
10:45 April 06
Karti Chidambaram casts his vote
Congress leader Karti Chidambaram casts his vote at polling booth number 276 in Tiruppathur, Sivaganga district.
10:41 April 06
We have found people from DMK distributing money to voters. We have complained to the Election Commission. DMK would want to win by hook or by crook: Khushbu Sundar, BJP candidate from Thousand Lights Assembly constituency, Chennai.
10:25 April 06
Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan cast her vote at a polling station in Virugambakkam, Chennai.
10:16 April 06
Actor Ajith Kumar and his wife Shalini arrive at a polling booth in Thiruvanmiyur to cast their vote for Tamil Nadu Elections.
10:04 April 06
Actor Vijay arrives to cast his vote
Actor Vijay arrived to cast his vote at Vels International Pre School, Neelankarai in Chennai.
10:00 April 06
Deputy CM O. Panneerselvam casts his vote in Periyakulam "All NDA candidates will win.
AIADMK is going to form the government for the third consecutive time," he says.
09:44 April 06
Voter turnout in Tamil Nadu assembly elections till 9.11 am is 13.8 percent.
09:33 April 06
SP Velumani of AIADMK casts his vote
SP Velumani of AIADMK casts his vote in Sugna Puram Govt. High School.
09:32 April 06
The next course of action is to educate people about this cash distribution, how disastrous it is for their lives and democracy. The money dolling out politicians put the blame on the people. This is a vicious circle and we are trying to make it virtuous: Kamal Haasan
09:32 April 06
I appeal to all to come out and cast their votes, says DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin who is contesting from the Chepauk assembly constituency
09:32 April 06
I have been getting reports of high voter turnout from across the State. This vote is against the ruling party: DMK President MK Stalin, in Chennai
08:23 April 06
DMK President MK Stalin casts his vote
DMK President MK Stalin cast his vote at Siet College, Teynampet.
He was accompanied by his wife Durga and son Udhayanidhi Stalin.
07:52 April 06
Kamal Haasan casts his vote
The next course of action is to educate people about this cash distribution, how disastrous it is for their lives and democracy. The money dolling out politicians put the blame on the people. This is a vicious circle and we are trying to make it virtuous, said Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan after casting his vote at Chennai High School, Teynampet in Chennai. He is contesting Tamil Nadu Elections from the Coimbatore South assembly constituency.
07:47 April 06
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram casts his vote
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram casts vote in polling booth Chittal Achi Memorial High School in Kandanur, Sivaganga district.
"Our secular progressive alliance is all set for a landslide victory as people of Tamil Nadu want a change," he says.
07:38 April 06
Actor Rajinikanth casts his vote
Actor Rajinikanth casts vote at a polling booth in Stella Maris of Thousand Lights constituency.
07:37 April 06
Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan, his daughters Shruti Haasan & Akshara Haasan stand in a queue as they await their turn to cast vote. Visuals from Chennai High School, Teynampet in Chennai.
07:27 April 06
Preparations underway for the single-phase of Tamil Nadu Elections today
Chennai: Preparations underway at DG Vaishnav College in Anna Nagar constituency, ahead of voting for the single-phase of Tamil Nadu Elections today
06:15 April 06
Polling begins for single-phase Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Tamil Nadu goes in for single-phase Assembly polls on Tuesday and it will be for the first time in history that the state goes to vote in the absence of star leaders J Jayalalitha and M Karunanidhi.
Polling across 234 assembly constituencies in 38 districts of the state will begin at 7 am. A total of 3,998 candidates are in the poll fray. In view of COVID-19, the number of polling stations has been increased to 88,937.
The state is set to see a head-to-head battle in nearly 130 constituencies is between the two arch-rivals - the ruling AIADMK and MK Stalin-led DMK, which has been out of power since 2011.
AIADMK is contesting the poll in a pre-poll alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Paattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). PMK and BJP are contesting in 23 and 20 constituencies respectively in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly while the AIADMK has fielded its candidates for the rest of the seats.
ANI
11:33 April 07
State records 72.78 % voter turnout
20:41 April 06
AIADMK MP Ravindranath's car attacked in Bodinayakanur
AIADMK MP P Ravindranath's car was allegedly attacked on Tuesday when he went to inspect polling in Bodinayakanur constituency from where his father and Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam is contesting the elections.
20:40 April 06
COVID positive DMK Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi casts vote in Chennai
COVID positive DMK Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi casts vote in Chennai
DMK Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi, who is being treated for COVID-19, on Tuesday, voted at a polling station here by wearing the Personal Protective Equipment kit. Also, a number of others being treated for the virus voted here and in other parts of Tamil Nadu.
Kanimozhi, also DMK's women's wing secretary, arrived in an ambulance from the hospital where she is being treated for the infection and voted with the PPE kit on. She had tested positive for the virus on April 3.
Ahead of the arrival of people infected with the coronavirus, all personnel in polling stations donned the PPE kits and facilitated their voting.
The premises were sanitised later.
20:35 April 06
Udhayanidhi Stalin violates model code of conduct, AIADMK complaints
AIADMK on Tuesday alleged DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin of violating the model code of conduct. Advocate Babu Murugavel has lodged a complaint against DMK’s Udhayanidhi Stalin alleging poll code violation for wearing a shirt with a party logo. DMK scion Udhayanidhi who is Contesting from Thiruvallikeni-Chepauk constituency, cast his vote in S.I.E.T college, Chennai.
20:34 April 06
TN senior citizen dies before voting
A senior citizen collapsed and died near a polling booth in Thanjavur district where he was going to cast his vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election on Tuesday, a poll official said. The 61-year-old man, whose name was not revealed, was on his way to the polling booth near his residence in Papanasam constituency, but a few metres away, he swooned and fell down. People nearby gave him water and he was taken to the hospital where the doctors declared him dead.
18:20 April 06
Tamil Nadu on Tuesday registered a voter turnout of 65.08 per cent till 6 pm in the single-phase of the state assembly polls, according to the Election Commission (EC).
18:12 April 06
AIADMK Minister dharna against EVM malfunctioning
AIADMK Minister stage dharna against EVM malfunctioning
AIADMK Minister Sellur Raju held a dharna against the malfunctioning of EVM at Meenakshi government arts college in Madurai. After casting the vote, he raised the complaint that he had not got a verified paper record.
18:06 April 06
Kamal alleged BJP candidate of bribing the voters
Actor turned politician Kamal on Thursday alleged that the BJP has been handing out cash in exchange for votes. In a complaint to the Returning Officer of Coimbatore South Constituency where he is contesting, the actor said that he has evidence to prove the electoral malpractice. He explained that in ward number 84 of the Kempatti colony, people were handed chits with the words ‘For Sri Ganapathy Agencies’ printed on them. These chits could be exchanged for cash, he alleged in the complaint.
18:00 April 06
Tamil Nadu on Tuesday registered a voter turnout of 62.91 per cent till 5 pm in the single-phase of the state assembly polls, according to the Election Commission (EC).
17:07 April 06
Tamil Nadu registered a voter turnout of 54.10 per cent till 4 pm
Tamil Nadu on Tuesday registered a voter turnout of 54.10 per cent till 4 pm in the single-phase of the state assembly polls, according to the Election Commission (EC). As per the district-wise polling record, the highest voter turnout was seen at Namakkal and Karur with 64.78 per cent and 64.52 per cent respectively. Chennai has reported the lowest turnout so far, with 39.23 per cent.
16:06 April 06
DMK candidate Karthikeya allegedly assaulted
DMK candidate Karthikeya allegedly assaulted
DMK candidate Karthikeya Senapathy allegedly assaulted by AIADMK cadres while he was visiting the polling booth on Tuesday. It has been alleged that the AIADMK cadres tried to stop Senapathy's car while he was on his way to the polling booth.
According to the latest updates, high-voltage tensions arose as both the party cadres involved in heated arguments. Meanwhile, cops disposed of both the party cadres from the spot.
15:47 April 06
Tamil Nadu recorded a voter turnout of 53.62 per cent till 3:30 pm on Tuesday in a single-phase of the state Assembly polls, according to the Election Commission (EC).
15:37 April 06
Actor Vijay Tony has cast his vote
Actor Vijay Tony has cast his vote on Tuesday. Taking to Twitter, the actor wrote, "Dear friends, I have made my choice. It's your turn now, VOTE for your #KodiyilOruvan."
15:26 April 06
Over 49 per cent of the 6.28 crore voters have cast their votes across the 234 constituencies till 3 pm in Tamil Nadu where Assembly elections are underway.
13:47 April 06
Tamil Nadu polls: 39.61 percent voter turnout till 1 pm
13:10 April 06
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) Chief Vaiko casts his vote at Kalingapatty.
12:04 April 06
Tamil Nadu polls: 20.84 pc voter turnout till 11.30 am
10:49 April 06
CM Palaniswami casts his vote
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami casts his vote at a polling station in Siluvampalayam, Eddapadi.
10:45 April 06
Karti Chidambaram casts his vote
Congress leader Karti Chidambaram casts his vote at polling booth number 276 in Tiruppathur, Sivaganga district.
10:41 April 06
We have found people from DMK distributing money to voters. We have complained to the Election Commission. DMK would want to win by hook or by crook: Khushbu Sundar, BJP candidate from Thousand Lights Assembly constituency, Chennai.
10:25 April 06
Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan cast her vote at a polling station in Virugambakkam, Chennai.
10:16 April 06
Actor Ajith Kumar and his wife Shalini arrive at a polling booth in Thiruvanmiyur to cast their vote for Tamil Nadu Elections.
10:04 April 06
Actor Vijay arrives to cast his vote
Actor Vijay arrived to cast his vote at Vels International Pre School, Neelankarai in Chennai.
10:00 April 06
Deputy CM O. Panneerselvam casts his vote in Periyakulam "All NDA candidates will win.
AIADMK is going to form the government for the third consecutive time," he says.
09:44 April 06
Voter turnout in Tamil Nadu assembly elections till 9.11 am is 13.8 percent.
09:33 April 06
SP Velumani of AIADMK casts his vote
SP Velumani of AIADMK casts his vote in Sugna Puram Govt. High School.
09:32 April 06
The next course of action is to educate people about this cash distribution, how disastrous it is for their lives and democracy. The money dolling out politicians put the blame on the people. This is a vicious circle and we are trying to make it virtuous: Kamal Haasan
09:32 April 06
I appeal to all to come out and cast their votes, says DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin who is contesting from the Chepauk assembly constituency
09:32 April 06
I have been getting reports of high voter turnout from across the State. This vote is against the ruling party: DMK President MK Stalin, in Chennai
08:23 April 06
DMK President MK Stalin casts his vote
DMK President MK Stalin cast his vote at Siet College, Teynampet.
He was accompanied by his wife Durga and son Udhayanidhi Stalin.
07:52 April 06
Kamal Haasan casts his vote
The next course of action is to educate people about this cash distribution, how disastrous it is for their lives and democracy. The money dolling out politicians put the blame on the people. This is a vicious circle and we are trying to make it virtuous, said Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan after casting his vote at Chennai High School, Teynampet in Chennai. He is contesting Tamil Nadu Elections from the Coimbatore South assembly constituency.
07:47 April 06
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram casts his vote
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram casts vote in polling booth Chittal Achi Memorial High School in Kandanur, Sivaganga district.
"Our secular progressive alliance is all set for a landslide victory as people of Tamil Nadu want a change," he says.
07:38 April 06
Actor Rajinikanth casts his vote
Actor Rajinikanth casts vote at a polling booth in Stella Maris of Thousand Lights constituency.
07:37 April 06
Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan, his daughters Shruti Haasan & Akshara Haasan stand in a queue as they await their turn to cast vote. Visuals from Chennai High School, Teynampet in Chennai.
07:27 April 06
Preparations underway for the single-phase of Tamil Nadu Elections today
Chennai: Preparations underway at DG Vaishnav College in Anna Nagar constituency, ahead of voting for the single-phase of Tamil Nadu Elections today
06:15 April 06
Polling begins for single-phase Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Tamil Nadu goes in for single-phase Assembly polls on Tuesday and it will be for the first time in history that the state goes to vote in the absence of star leaders J Jayalalitha and M Karunanidhi.
Polling across 234 assembly constituencies in 38 districts of the state will begin at 7 am. A total of 3,998 candidates are in the poll fray. In view of COVID-19, the number of polling stations has been increased to 88,937.
The state is set to see a head-to-head battle in nearly 130 constituencies is between the two arch-rivals - the ruling AIADMK and MK Stalin-led DMK, which has been out of power since 2011.
AIADMK is contesting the poll in a pre-poll alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Paattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). PMK and BJP are contesting in 23 and 20 constituencies respectively in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly while the AIADMK has fielded its candidates for the rest of the seats.
ANI
Last Updated : Apr 7, 2021, 11:35 AM IST
