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Tamil Nadu: BJP's Tamilisai Soundrajan casts her vote in South Chennai

Bharatiya Janata Party South Chennai candidate Tamilisai Soundrajan cast her vote in Saligramam in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections.... read..

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Congress MP Manickam Tagore casts vote in Virudhunagar parliamentary constituency

Manickam Tagore, Congress MP from Virudhunagar constituency in Tamil Nadu, who is re-contesting from the seat, cast his vote at Thirunagar in Madurai district on Friday.... read..

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Congress leader P Chidambaram casts his vote in Sivaganga, says INDIA bloc will win all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu

"Absolutely confident" that the INDIA bloc will win all 39 parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said after casting his vote here on Friday morning.... read..

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LS polls: Former Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami casts his vote in Salem

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday casts his vote at a polling booth in Salem.... read..

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LS 2024 first phase polling: Puducherry Chief Minister Rangaswamy rides bike to polling booth

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy kept to tradition and rode his trusty motorcycle to the polling booth in Thilaspet to cast his vote as the Union Territory went in to vote in the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.... read..

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"I did my democratic duty to protect the country": Tamil Nadu CM on the first day of voting

As the country goes to the polls during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin cast his vote in Alwarpet, Chennai and said that he performed his democratic duty to protect the country.... read..

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Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu: Ajith Kumar casts vote in Thiruvanmiyur

Actor Ajith Kumar was one of the early voters as the voting for all 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu began on Friday.... read..

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Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam casts his vote in Theni, says BJP alliance will win in Tamil Nadu

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and candidate from Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency, O Panneerselvam on Friday cast his vote at a polling booth in Theni.... read..

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LS 2024 polls: BJP leader Murugan votes in Chennai, urges people to vote for corruption-free India

Union Minister and BJP candidate from Nilgiris, L Murugan on Friday cast his vote at a polling station in Koyambedu in Chennai as the first phase of voting for the 2024 elections kicked off on Friday.... read..

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"People unhappy with BJP, will vote overwhelmingly for the INDIA alliance": Congress' Karti P Chidambaram

As the first phase of Lok Sabha elections kicked off on Friday, Karti P Chidambaram, Congress leader and candidate from Sivaganga constituency, arrived to cast his vote and said that the people of the state are unhappy with the central government and will... read..

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LS polls phase one: Sadhguru casts his vote in Coimbatore

As the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections commenced on Friday, spiritual guru and founder of the Isha Foundation, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, cast his vote in Coimbatore.... read..

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"Chennai Central has lowest voter turnout of 8.59 pc": CEO Satyabrata Sahoo

Satyabrata Sahoo, Chief Electoral Officer in Tamil Nadu, said on Friday that the Chennai Central constituency witnessed minimum voter turnout as the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were delayed at some places due to technical faults.... read..

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LS Polls 2024: Rajnikanth casts his vote in Chennai

Amidst the fervour of electoral democracy, Tamil Nadu marked the beginning of the Lok Sabha polls today, with superstar Rajnikanth being one of the early voters... read..

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In Tamil Nadu "fight between DMK and AIADMK; BJP doesn't find space here": Kanimozhi

As the voting began for all 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state on Friday, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Kanimozhi said here that the fight is "clearly" between the DMK and AIADMK as the "BJP does not find space in Tamil Nadu."... read..

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Lok Sabha Elections: Actor Dhanush casts vote in Chennai

Amidst the fervour of electoral democracy, actor Dhanush exercised his franchise at a polling booth in Alwarpet, Chennai, during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Friday.... read..

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"Will come out with flying colours": DMK General Secretary Durai Murugan after casting his vote in Vellore

Amid the voting for all 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state on Friday, Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK General Secretary Durai Murugan expressed confidence in winning the polls.... read..

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Mood of Tamil Nadu in favour of INDIA alliance: Udhayanidhi Stalin

As the voting is underway in all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu in the first phase of the 2024 general elections, DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin said on Friday that the INDIA alliance will sweep the elections in the state.... read..

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Lok Sabha polls 2024: Kamal Haasan casts his vote in Chennai

Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan on Friday cast his vote at a polling booth in Koyambedu, Chennai.... read..

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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi casts vote in Chennai, urges people to take part in "festival of democracy"

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and his wife Lakshmi cast their votes at a polling booth in Chennai during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Friday.... read..

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Lok Sabha 2024 polls: Sri Lankan Tamil born in refugee camp in India, votes for first time

Born in 1986 at a refugee centre in Rameswaram Mandapam camp and now residing now at the rehabilitation camp for Sri Lankan Tamils at Kottapattu in Trichy, Nalaini Kirubakaran cast her vote for the first time in the city on Friday.... read..

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Lok Sabha elections: Tamil Nadu records 39.51 pc voter turnout by 1 pm

The average voter turnout in 39 constituencies of Tamil Nadu where Lok Sabha elections are underway stood at 39.51 per cent till 1 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India.... read..

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"DMK, AIADMK has spent 1000 crores in Coimbatore": BJP's Annamalai alleges after casting his vote

Tamil Nadu BJP president and Coimbatore candidate K Annamalai cast his vote in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections and alleged that the DMK and AIADMK have spent more than 1000 crores in Coimbatore to influence the voters.... read..

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People have benefited from Modi's schemes, lotus will bloom in South Chennai: BJP candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan

Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) South Chennai Lok Sabha candidate, Tamilisai Soundararajan, expressed confidence on Wednesday, saying that the people have been benefited from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's schemes and that the lotus symbol of BJP will bloo... read..

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Chennai Super Kings batter Devon Conway ruled out IPL 2024 due to injury

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter Devon Conway has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 due to an injury.... read..

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April 19 is day of "second freedom struggle" for country: MK Stalin

Launching a scathing attack at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said that the polling day of the state is "war for the second freedom struggle of country", while also affirming confidence that the INDIA bloc will ... read..

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TN: Virudhunagar poised for fierce fight as incumbent Tagore pitted against 'stars'

As all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu head into polls on April 19 for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the contest in Virudhunagar constituency is between incumbent Congress MP B Manickam Tagore who is pitted against two high profile candidates-actor and producer Rad... read..

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Men voters outnumber women as TN polls for Lok Sabha tomorrow

In what will undoubtedly be one of the focus states going into polling for the opening phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday, a total of 6.23 crore registered voters will exercise their franchise at 68,321 polling stations across Tamil Nadu, the stat... read..

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Southern Railway launches special trains for Lok Sabha elections 2024

In view of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Southern Railway has started special train services from Chennai Egmore railway station to Tiruchchirappalli and Tiruchchirappalli to Tambaram... read..

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Tamil Nadu: Officials carry EVMs to Alakkattu village, this time not on donkeys

After 75 years of independence, poll officials transported electronic voting machines to Alakkattu village of Tamil Nadu by a tractor and not on donkeys as they had done earlier.... read..

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Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris LS seat to witness a triangular battle between majors

The Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency of Tamil Nadu has set the stage for a triangular battle between Dravidian majors - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Bharatiya Janata Party.... read..

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ECI ensures disability-friendly upcoming Lok Sabha election, instructs to provide free pass for using public transport on poll day for senior citizens, PwD

The Election Commission of India made arrangements to ensure disability-friendly upcoming Lok Sabha election and instructed to provide free pass for using public transport on poll day for senior citizens, and persons with disabilities (PwD).... read..

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DMK alliance will get 40/40 seats in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry: Dayanidhi Maran

Exuding confidence in retaining the Central Chennai constituency, DMK's incumbent MP, Dayanidhi Maran, said on Wednesday that the INDIA alliance will win all 40 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.... read..

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"We established good diplomatic relationship with Sri Lanka..": Rajnath Singh slams Congress on Katchatheevu row

Targeting Congress over the Katchatheevu island row, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh drew a comparison between the Congress and the BJP government at the Centre and said that his government established a good diplomatic relationship with Sri Lanka so that ... read..

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TN: Annamalai holds roadshow in Coimbatore, on last day of campaigning for LS polls 1st phase

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kuppuswamy Annamalai held a road show on Wednesday in Coimbatore, which is set to see a highly anticipated battle unfold between the DMK, the AIADMK, and the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections.... read..

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"INDI alliance on field without any PM face," BJP candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan

Bharatiya Janata Party South Chennai candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan said on Wednesday that despite the Lok Sabha election, the INDI alliance is treating it as if it were state elections without projecting a prime ministerial candidate.... read..

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"There is anti-DMK wave in entire Tamil Nadu," says AIADMK candidate from South Chennai

Ahead of the Lok Sabha election 2024, J Jayavardhan, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate contesting from the South Chennai constituency, said on Wednesday that there is an "anti-DMK" wave across Tamil Nadu.... read..

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"Still a repressive regime going on": DMK's Kanimozhi hits out at Centre

K Kanizmozhi, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's candidate from Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency, hit out at the central government and said that still a "repressive regime" is going on.... read..

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LS polls: Sivaganga to witness three-cornered contest between BJP, Cong, AIADMK; voting on April 19

The upcoming Lok Sabha Elections for the Sivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu will witness a high-stakes, three-cornered showdown with the BJP's Devanathan Yadav going up against Congress sitting MP, Karti Chidambaram, and A Xavierd of the AIADMK.... read..

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Indian swimmers Bharat Sachdeva, Shaashwat Sharma complete one-way Ram Setu Open Water Swimming Expedition

Celebrating the spirit of athleticism, grit and determination, two celebrated Indian swimmers, Bharat Sachdeva and Shaaswat Sharma on Monday swam across the 32-km challenging stretch of Palk Strait (Ram Setu) within the clocked time of 10 hours 30 minutes... read..

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BJP's manifesto on UCC will create divisions among communities: Chidambaram

Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'sultan of tukde-tukde gang' jibe against Congress at a rally in Karnataka, former Union Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that the BJP's manifesto, especially on the Uniform Civil Code, will create divi... read..

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As polling for LS elections nears in TN, CM Stalin holds roadshow in North Chennai constituency

As the polling for the 2024 Lok Sabha election nears in Tamil Nadu, the state's Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin held a roadshow and door-to-door campaign in Kolathur, Chennai, on Tuesday.... read..

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BJP president JP Nadda holds roadshow in TN's Ramanathapuram in support of former CM O Panneerselvam

As Tamil Nadu goes to the polls on April 19 in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, BJP national president JP Nadda held a roadshow in Ramanathapuram constituency on Tuesday in support of former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who is contesting as an independent ... read..

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"DMK and its ally Congress have got the patent in corruption...": Rajnath Singh in Tamil Nadu

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday accused the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its INDIA bloc partner Congress of "corruption and dynastic politics," adding that both parties have taken a "patent in corruption".... read..

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"PM Modi has always given special treatment to people of Tamil Nadu": JP Nadda

Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always given special treatment to the people of Tamil Nadu, adding that this state always remains in the heart of PM Modi.... read..

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BJP chief JP Nadda holds roadshow in Tamil Nadu's Tenkasi

While holding a roadshow in Tamil Nadu's Tenkasi, BJP national president JP Nadda launched a scathing attack on Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) calling it a "corrupt" party.... read..

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There is nothing new in BJP's manifesto: Chidambaram

Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram hit out at the BJP manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election on Tuesday, saying that it is bereft of new ideas and contains "nothing new."... read..

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"A vision document for next 25 years: Union Minister L Murugan on BJP's 'Sankalp Patra'

Hailing the BJP's 'Sankalp Patra' or manifesto for the upcoming, seven-phased Lok Sabha elections, Union Minister L Murugan on Sunday called it a "vision document for the next 25 years".... read..

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"Your support is giving sleepless nights to DMK, INDIA bloc": PM Modi in Tirunelveli

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday advocated for making India a developed country by 2047 and targeted Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Congress, saying that the support of Tamil Nadu people for the BJP has given sleepless nights to the DMK, INDIA bloc.... read..

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"In dreams...," DMK on PM Modi's remarks that people's anger against DMK is moving towards BJP

Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that people's anger against the DMK is moving towards the BJP, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Saravanan Annadurai on Monday said that there is "widespread goodwill" for the DMK because they were able to... read..

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TN: As last day for campaigning in LS polls nears, DMK Thanjavur candidate cycles to solicit votes

As the time to stop public campaigning in Tamil Nadu for the coming Lok Sabha election is ending in two days, DMK candidate S Murasoli from Thanjavur parliamentary constituency sought votes by cycling in the Thanjavur city area on Monday morning.... read..

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TN: Taking a break from poll campaign, Rahul visits sweet shop, purchases a kilo of his 'favourite' Gulab Jamun

Taking a break from his hectic campaigning in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi visited a sweet shop in Singanallur on Friday night.... read..

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