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Coimbatore: More than 55% of the nomination papers filed by candidates in 10 constituencies of Coimbatore district for the April 23 assembly election were rejected during scrutiny on Tuesday.A total of 450 nominations, including those of major party candidates and independents, were filed between March 30 and April 6, the last date for filing nominations. Scrutiny was conducted by the respective returning officers in the presence of candidates' agents. After the exercise, 201 nominations were accepted and 249 were rejected. While 48 nominations were filed in Mettupalayam, only 24 were accepted. In Sulur, 17 out of 32 nominations were accepted. In Kavundampalayam, 33 nominations were filed and 17 accepted. Coimbatore North received 49 nominations and 29 accepted. In Thondamuthur, 77 nominations were filed, but only 22 were accepted. In Coimbatore South, 38 out of 61 nominations were accepted. In Singanallur, 61 candidates filed nominations and 38 were accepted. In Kinathukadavu, only five out of 43 nominations were accepted. In Pollachi, 14 out of 34 nominations were accepted. In Valparai, 29 nominations were filed and six accepted. In Thondamuthur, independent candidate Dalit S Jayaraj staged a protest on Siruvani Road near the returning officer's office, condemning the rejection of his nomination papers. His nomination was rejected as some columns had not been filled in. Nazer Ahmed, who filed his nomination as an independent candidate from the Kavundampalayam constituency, submitted a petition to the district collector after his nomination was rejected by the returning officer. He said the officer rejected his papers on the grounds that he had mentioned a family dispute case that had already been resolved. He alleged that many candidates with criminal cases had their nominations accepted, while his was rejected without a valid reason.
New Delhi/Chennai, Apr 3 (PTI) The Congress on Friday announced a list of 27 candidates for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, renominating 12 sitting MLAs and fielding two women, even as senior leader and MP S Jothimani expressed her reservation over the choice of nominees while the TNCC president offered to step down post-polls following dissent. The national party had been allotted a total of 28 seats by ally DMK, after some hard-bargaining between the traditional allies. While Jothimani, Lok Sabha MP from Karur rued the lesser representation to a backward community and women as ...Read More >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 2 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday held a roadshow in Coimbatore and campaigned in support of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and alliance candidates, urging voters to back the ruling coalition and replicate its past electoral successes. Addressing a public meeting at the CODISSIA Grounds, Stalin appealed to voters across key constituencies, including Coimbatore North, Pollachi, Valparai, Kinathukadavu and Sulur, to support DMK and its allies in the upcoming Assembly elections. Speaking at the rally, Stalin said, "Unlike others who ...Read More >
New Delhi/Chennai, Apr 3 (PTI) The Congress on Friday announced a list of 27 candidates for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, renominating 12 sitting MLAs and fielding two women, even as senior leader and MP S Jothimani expressed her reservation over the choice of nominees while the TNCC president offered to step down post-polls following dissent. The national party had been allotted a total of 28 seats by ally DMK, after some hard-bargaining between the traditional allies. While Jothimani, Lok Sabha MP from Karur rued the lesser representation to a backward community and women as ...Read More >
Amid speculation over K Annamalai's absence from the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate list for the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections, he on Saturday made it clear that the decision was his own. Speaking to reporters at Chennai airport, the former state BJP chief said he "wasn't denied a ticket, but he chose not to contest," reported news agency ANI. He said he had already informed the party leadership in writing of his decision to stay out of the electoral fray and to campaign for the Nati ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 3 (PTI) TN BJP's Coimbatore North candidate Vanathi Srinivasan said on Friday that DMK candidate V Senthil Balaji's "corrupt money" will not influence voters in Coimbatore during the April 23 polls to the Tamil Nadu Assembly. Balaji has shifted from his traditional stronghold of Karur to Coimbatore South in this Assembly election. Speaking to PTI Videos, the BJP Mahila Morcha national president expressed confidence that Balaji's shift from his traditional base in Karur to Coimbatore would not yield an easy victory for the DMK. "Since they have a lot of corrupt money, they are t ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: Former minister V Senthil Balaji, who has been fielded as the DMK candidate from the Coimbatore South constituency, credited party president and Chief Minister MK Stalin for making him contest from the seat for a party sweep in Coimbatore district. Balaji, the Karur legislator, was shifted to the Coimbatore South seat in a surprise move. Addressing the press after inaugurating his election campaign office at Gandhipuram in Coimbatore on Monday, he said, "The people of Tamil Nadu are ...Read More >
Chennai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, with former state president K. Annamalai missing from the final slate after reportedly declining to contest over dissatisfaction with seat allocation by the ally, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The party has fielded several senior leaders for key constituencies. Union Minister of State L. Murugan will contest from Avanashi (SC) constituency, while former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has been nominated from Mylapore constituency. S ...Read More >
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday arrived at the Thoothukudi Airport to attend DMK campaign rallies ahead of the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections. The Chief Minister recieved warm welcome from a large gathering of supporters at the airport. He will be conducting campaign rallies in the Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts. Also Read | Global Food Prices Set to Surge Further if West Asia Conflict Persists Beyond 40 Days, Warns FAO. Speaking to ANI, DMK Candidate from Ottapidaran, Ramajayam, hailed the CM's arrival and ass ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): BJP's candidate from the Coimbatore North Assembly constituency, Vanathi Srinivasan, on Friday asserted confidence in the party's victory in the district, calling it a tough fight for the DMK. Speaking with ANI, Srinivasan, who is also the BJP Mahila Morcha's National President, expressed her gratitude towards the people of Coimbatore South, where she won in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, adding that she will continue to raise for the entire district. "... I have been nominated as the BJP candidate from the Coimbatore North Assembly const ...Read More >
The filing of nomination papers for the upcoming State Assembly elections for constituencies in Cuddalore, Villupuram and Kallakurichi districts concluded on Monday. The Election Commission had set April 6 as the last date for filing the papers for contesting the polls. The constituencies in the three districts in north Tamil Nadu witnessed a flurry of activities with the candidates, accompanied by party workers, and alliance party members, taking out roadshows as a show of strength while procee ...Read More >
New Delhi/Chennai, Apr 3 (PTI) The BJP on Friday announced names of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, including Union Minister L Murugan from the Avanashi seat and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore, but its former state president K Annamalai is not in the electoral fray. The absence of Annamalai, a former IPS officer who was the face of the party during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, from the list of candidates comes amidst reports of differences over seat allocation. "In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, they asked me to contest. Now, nobody has asked ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dropped the plan to hold a roadshow at T Nagar in Chennai on Saturday against the backdrop of confusion over finalising BJP's candidate list for Tamil Nadu election.A meeting with around 150 functionaries, including state-level office-bearers and district secretaries during his visit has also been cancelled in Chennai, party sources said. Modi is scheduled to reach Chennai on Friday and would head to Puducherry for a roadshow there for NDA candidates.According to the schedule, Modi will reach Chennai by 3pm, take a chopper to Puducherry and hold the ro ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: Uncertainty continues over the BJP's candidate for the Coimbatore North constituency, even as fresh political developments have sparked intense speculation in the district.In a surprising move, several AIADMK candidates contesting from Coimbatore district met BJP state president K. Annamalai at his residence in Kalapatti on Thursday. The leaders also invited him to campaign in their constituencies and honoured him with shawls -- developments that Annamalai himself shared on his social ...Read More >
Chenai, Apr 3 (UNI) After hectic discussions, the BJP on Friday afternoon released the eagerly awaited and much delayed list of 27 candidates contesting the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections nominating key leaders, while leaving out a sulking former party State Uni President K Annamalai. Among those who were given tickets included two sitting MLAs--BJP State Unit President and Floor leader Nainar Nagendran (Sattur), and National Mahila Morcha President Ms Vanathi Srinivasan (Coimbatore North)--besides senior leader and union Minister L Murugan (Avinashi Reserved) and Ms Vijayadharani (Vi ...Read More >
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday arrived at the Thoothukudi Airport to attend DMK campaign rallies ahead of the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections. The Chief Minister recieved warm welcome from a large gathering of supporters at the airport. He will be conducting campaign rallies in the Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts. Speaking to ANI, DMK Candidate from Ottapidaran, Ramajayam, hailed the CM's arrival and asserted confidence in the party's victory in the upcoming elections. Highlighting the achievements of the past f ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin addressed party functionaries across all constituencies through video conference from his residence. The meeting was attended by senior leaders, including Party General Secretary and Minister Durai Murugan; Party Treasurer and MP TR Baalu; Party Principal Secretary and Minister KN Nehru; Deputy General Secretaries Minister I Periyasamy and former Minister K Ponmudi; MPs Kanimozhi Karunandhi, Tiruchi Siva, A Raja, and Anthiyur Selvaraj; Minister MP Saminathan; Party Youth Wing Secretary and Deput ...Read More >
New Delhi/Chennai: BJP Friday released a list of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, fielding Union Minister L Murugan from the Avanashi seat and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore. Though it was speculated that former state party chief K Annamalai would be fielded, he had asked the party to relieve him of the responsibility of campaign manager, citing his father's health. In March, he had said that he had not sought an opportunity to contest. BJP Mahila Morcha national president Vanathi Srinivasan will contest from Coimbatore (North), according to ...Read More >
Chennai: The BJP on Friday released its first list of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, fielding former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore and Union minister L. Murugan from Avanashi.Former state president K. Annamalai was not included in the list. Addressing the decision, Union minister and BJP state election in-charge Piyush Goyal said, "He is a dedicated soldier of the party, and he has desired to work across the state rather than being restricted to one constituency".Annamalai had earlier said, "In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, they asked me to cont ...Read More >
Coimbatore: BJP is fielding Vanathi Srinivasan, 55, in Coimbatore North constituency for the April 23 assembly election while Congress has named K P Surya Prakash,27, and V Shrinithi Mohan, 37, as its candidates Kavundampalayam and Singanallur, respectively. Both the parties released their candidates list on Friday. Vanathi, the sitting MLA of Coimbatore South, is the national president of the BJP women's wing. She contested in the Coimbatore South constituency in 2016 and 2021. She won in 2021 by defeating actor and MNM leader Kamal Haasan.While BJP is fielding an experienced hand in the city ...Read More >
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to the state would politically benefit the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led alliance, expressing confidence of achieving a '200-seat target' in the Assembly elections for 234 seats on April 23. Addressing a massive campaign rally of the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) at the CODISSIA grounds here, Stalin said the roadshow of Modi, along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, would only strengthen the ruling alliance's prospects. "When Modi and Amit Shah visit Tamil Nadu, it reinforc ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: Former AIADMK minister and Thondamuthur MLA SP Velumani, on Tuesday, said that Coimbatore South constituency has changed into a VIP constituency and they have to win the elections, as it is a dignity issue. Velumani made the statement in reference to DMK Western Region incharge Senthil Balaji being in the race for Coimbatore South constituency. Speaking at a meeting organised at a marriage hall in Puliyakulam in the city to introduce Coimbatore South candidate Amman Arjun on Tuesday, he added that despite the constituency being changed into VIP constituency, the AIADMK candidate i ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin addressed party functionaries across all constituencies through video conference from his residence. The meeting was attended by senior leaders, including Party General Secretary and Minister Durai Murugan; Party Treasurer and MP TR Baalu; Party Principal Secretary and Minister KN Nehru; Deputy General Secretaries Minister I Periyasamy and former Minister K Ponmudi; MPs Kanimozhi Karunandhi, Tiruchi Siva, A Raja, and Anthiyur Selvaraj; Minister MP Saminathan; Party Youth Wing Secretary and Deput ...Read More >