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This comes two days after \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-election-results-palaniswami-mk-stalin-dmk-aiadmk-kamal-hassan-congress\"\u003eDMK\u003c/a\u003e won the state assembly elections., The boards were placed again in the same spots in the canteen and the two men have been booked under various sections of the IPC, he said.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/this-is-what-shruti-haasan-wrote-after-kamal-haasan-lost-in-tamil-nadu-polls\"\u003eThis is what Shruti Haasan wrote after Kamal Haasan lost in Tamil Nadu polls\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e, 'Amma' is a popular moniker of late Chief Minster and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa and low cost 'Amma Canteens' are run by civic bodies in Tamil Nadu by the Chennai Corporation., The flex type boards had Tamil words 'Amma Canteen' written on them, in addition to information on food that was being served in the eatery., Subramanian said party chief MK Stalin ordered expulsion of the two men from the party, filing a police complaint against them and putting the boards back in the same place., \"They don't hold any posts in the party. 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Party mouthpiece Murasoli will carry the news on their expulsion in tomorrow's edition,\" Subaramanian said., The video, apparently shot on a mobile phone by unknown people also showed women, who appeared to be workers quietly standing and witnessing the vandalism.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-cm-sends-resignation-to-governor-after-election-loss\"\u003eTamil Nadu CM sends resignation to Governor after election loss\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e, The clip that went viral in social media was also posted by the AIADMK on its twitter handle., The AIADMK also shared photographs that showed a framed picture of Jayalalithaa lying on the floor, vegetables and some utensils strewn around the canteen kitchen., In another picture, two policemen were seen assessing the scene of vandalism while workers looked on., A video clip of a board being positioned again from where it was removed in the canteen is also being widely shared by the DMK men. 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In Assam, team BJP has crossed the halfway mark in leads, ahead in 77 seats; team Congress is ahead in 48.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"embed\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"service\\\":\\\"others\\\",\\\"source\\\":\\\"\u003cdiv class=\\\\\\\"others-embed\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\\\\\\\"flourish-embed\\\\\\\" data-src=\\\\\\\"story/846257\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cscript src=\\\\\\\"https://public.flourish.studio/resources/embed.js\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\\",\\\"embed\\\":\\\"\u003cdiv class=\\\\\\\"others-embed\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\\\\\\\"flourish-embed\\\\\\\" data-src=\\\\\\\"story/846257\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cscript src=\\\\\\\"https://public.flourish.studio/resources/embed.js\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\\",\\\"caption\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"aspectRatio\\\":null}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Bengal voted in eight phases. By the last few phases there was deep concern over crowded election rallies and voting booths full of unmasked people. The BJP government at the Centre has faced angry attacks over the unchecked rise in COVID 19 cases and the country's health infrastructure coming under siege. It has been accused of prioritising politics over the well-being of people by going ahead with elections and green-flagging events like the Kumbh Mela. Will that impact election results today?\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eWest Bengal (294 seats. To win, 148)\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Ten years ago, \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/west-bengal-assembly-election-results-mamata-banerjee-pm-narendra-modi-bjp-tmc-khela-hobe-421534/\\\\\\\"\u003eMamata Banerjee\u003c/a\u003e had stormed Bengal with the promise of “poriborton” or change, ending 34 years of Left rule, the Congress by her side and the BJP irrelevant. In the decade since, the Left has been reduced to a bystander in Bengal politics, with Mamata making further inroads and the birth of the BJP as a power centre in the state. Congress, well, who?\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"As she ousted the Left in 2011, Mamata swept 184 of the state’s 294 seats, her then ally the Congress picking up another 42. The Left, which had ruled Bengal without break since 1977, had won 40. The BJP, zero. Could Mamata do any better? Yes. In 2016, she won 211 seats. The Congress won 44, Left\u0026nbsp; 28, BJP 3.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"After the 2014 national \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/how-to-check-2021-assembly-election-results-610424/\\\\\\\"\u003eelection\u003c/a\u003e the BJP's Amit Shah made it clear that he was eyeing West Bengal, one of the very few states untouched by the wave that swept Narendra Modi to power at the Centre that year. The BJP won two\u0026nbsp; of Bengal's 42 Lok Sabha seats, polling 17 per cent votes. Block by block, Shah vowed, he would build the BJP and snatch the state from Mamata.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In the 2019 national election, the BJP gave Mamata a scare, winning 18 seats to the TMC's 22. With a vote share of 41 per cent, it reckoned it was ready for 2021.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Exit polls have predicted a slim win for the TMC over the BJP.\u0026nbsp; A whitewash is forecast for the Left and the Congress, contesting together.\u0026nbsp; A party or coalition needs to win 148 seats for a majority to form government.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eTamil Nadu (234 seats. To win, 118)\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In Tamil Nadu, regional giants AIADMK and DMK slug it out as usual, each armed with a national party and smaller players. Exit polls have called it for the DMK-Congress coalition after 10 years of AIADMK rule. A landslide win is predicted for the MK Stalin-led coalition in the first election since legendary rivals, the AIADMK's J Jayalalitha and DMK's M Krunanidhi died. The AIADMK and BJP contested together as partners in the National Democratic Alliance.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In 2016 the AIADMK, led by the iconic Jayalalitha, had broken the state's run of picking either party every five years. Chief Minister Jayalalitha came back to power but was hospitalised weeks later and died that year of a prolonged illness. In the absence of its matriarch, the AIADMK broke into multiple factions, some of which are contesting separately this time and are expected to cut into the party's vote.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The DMK has had an easier transition after the death of its patriarch M Karunanidhi. His son MK Stalin took over the party and has been preparing for years for what could finally be his Chief Minister moment. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, swept by the BJP across most states, the DMK along with its partners had won 38 out of Tamil Nadu's 39 seats.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eKerala (140 seats. To win, 71)\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Kerala has traditionally not voted Left coalition \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/kerala-assembly-election-results-2021-pinarayi-vijayan-led-ldf-vs-ramesh-chennithala-led-udf-353160/\\\\\\\"\u003eLDF\u003c/a\u003e or Congress' coalition UDF back to power in the last four decades, but Chief Minister Pinnarayi Vijayan will pull off a second straight term, exit polls predict.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Left had lost the 2011 assembly election narrowly to the UDF 68-72, but had won by a dignified margin in 2016, bagging 91, to the Congress coalition's 47. Kerala has 140 assembly seats and a party or alliance needs 71 to form government.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The BJP's Mission Kerala has been far less successful than its Mission Bengal, with the party winning 1 assembly seat in 2016 and none in the parliamentary election in 2019. Exit polls are not bullish on a significant improvement.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAssam (126 seats. To win, 64)\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The BJP, a fringe player for many years in Congress stronghold Assam, had won the northeastern state for the first time in 2016, The state, say exit polls, wants to retain the party. The BJP-led NDA had won 86 of Assam's 126 seats last time. It needs to win 64 today to form government again.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The BJP's partners in Assam are the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP),\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"On the other side is a \\\\\\\"grand alliance\\\\\\\" of eight parties - ,the Congress, AIUDF, Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF), CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Anchalik Gana Morcha (AGM).\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal's report card is seen to be good, but the BJP has not said that he would be Chief Minister again if the party returns to power. It's a nod to the powerful Himanta Biswa Sarma, who the BJP imported from the Congress months before the 2016 assembly elections and who is the party's chief strategist in the north east.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003ePuducherry (33 seats - 30 elected, 3 nominated. To win, 16)\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Exit polls have predicted a win for the BJP-led coalition, which has projected as its face the popular N Rangaswamy of the All India NR \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/puducherry-election-results-ainrc-nda-n-rangaswamy-vs-sda-v-narayanasamy-369409/\\\\\\\"\u003eCongress\u003c/a\u003e. Weeks before the election, the Congress government in the state collapsed after six MLAs of the ruling coalition resigned ahead of a trust vote.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Abhimanyu Kulkarni","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_Z3ntg1Eh1.jpg","username":"abhimanyu","id":"7.W7rNqqf7T","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"WestBengalElection2021","slug":"westbengalelection2021","id":"HZsosNN9ZTPW","isSection":0},{"name":"AssamAssemblyElections2021","slug":"assamassemblyelections2021","id":"9OczJ2QkXTAm","isSection":0},{"name":"KeralaAssemblyElections2021","slug":"keralaassemblyelections2021","id":"tfGPbjono8rc","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"Puducherry","slug":"puducherry","id":"oKTGsO2sn0Mt","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p","isSection":1},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"Elections","slug":"elections","id":"3Cfx7PQDJJJQ","isSection":0},{"name":"TMC","slug":"tmc","id":"0TKBu6f52Z9G","isSection":0},{"name":"BJP","slug":"bjp","id":"cqfihWqpWO59","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"UDF","slug":"udf","id":"ugSQM1G3sixk","isSection":0},{"name":"LDF","slug":"ldf","id":"t6OUgRoGmrUl","isSection":0},{"name":"Congress","slug":"congress","id":"KGrnteP5qPtc","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[{"name":"Ayush Jain","id":"uR5CExJXEjdY","username":"ayushjainn16","role":3,"userType":0}],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-05-02T12:36:17+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Mamata Banerjee, Left slayer and chief minister for the last 10 years, will know in the next few hours whether \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/west-bengal-assembly-election-results-mamata-banerjee-pm-narendra-modi-bjp-tmc-khela-hobe\"\u003eWest Bengal\u003c/a\u003e wants her back. The \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/assam-assembly-election-results-bjps-sarabanda-sonowal-narendra-modi-amit-shah-vs-congress-led-alliance\"\u003eBJP\u003c/a\u003e will know whether seven years of steady investment will pay dividends. Votes are being counted in Bengal and four other states for assembly elections controversially held amid a deadly second wave of coronavirus. ,Neck and neck with the BJP since counting began this morning, in the last hour Mamata’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) has pulled ahead leading in 202 seats. The BJP is in hot pursuit, leading in 79 seats. In Kerala, the ruling LDF is ahead in 89 seats, the Congress’ UDF in 45. In Tamil Nadu, the DMK combine has run away to a jumbo lead, ahead in 135 seats, while the AIADMK-BJP coalition is leading in 95. In Assam, team BJP has crossed the halfway mark in leads, ahead in 77 seats; team Congress is ahead in 48.,Bengal voted in eight phases. By the last few phases there was deep concern over crowded election rallies and voting booths full of unmasked people. The BJP government at the Centre has faced angry attacks over the unchecked rise in COVID 19 cases and the country's health infrastructure coming under siege. It has been accused of prioritising politics over the well-being of people by going ahead with elections and green-flagging events like the Kumbh Mela. Will that impact election results today?,\u003cb\u003eWest Bengal (294 seats. To win, 148)\u003c/b\u003e,Ten years ago, \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/west-bengal-assembly-election-results-mamata-banerjee-pm-narendra-modi-bjp-tmc-khela-hobe\"\u003eMamata Banerjee\u003c/a\u003e had stormed Bengal with the promise of “poriborton” or change, ending 34 years of Left rule, the Congress by her side and the BJP irrelevant. In the decade since, the Left has been reduced to a bystander in Bengal politics, with Mamata making further inroads and the birth of the BJP as a power centre in the state. Congress, well, who?\u0026nbsp;,As she ousted the Left in 2011, Mamata swept 184 of the state’s 294 seats, her then ally the Congress picking up another 42. The Left, which had ruled Bengal without break since 1977, had won 40. The BJP, zero. Could Mamata do any better? Yes. In 2016, she won 211 seats. The Congress won 44, Left\u0026nbsp; 28, BJP 3.\u0026nbsp;,After the 2014 national \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/how-to-check-2021-assembly-election-results\"\u003eelection\u003c/a\u003e the BJP's Amit Shah made it clear that he was eyeing West Bengal, one of the very few states untouched by the wave that swept Narendra Modi to power at the Centre that year. The BJP won two\u0026nbsp; of Bengal's 42 Lok Sabha seats, polling 17 per cent votes. Block by block, Shah vowed, he would build the BJP and snatch the state from Mamata.\u0026nbsp;,In the 2019 national election, the BJP gave Mamata a scare, winning 18 seats to the TMC's 22. With a vote share of 41 per cent, it reckoned it was ready for 2021.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;,Exit polls have predicted a slim win for the TMC over the BJP.\u0026nbsp; A whitewash is forecast for the Left and the Congress, contesting together.\u0026nbsp; A party or coalition needs to win 148 seats for a majority to form government.,\u003cb\u003eTamil Nadu (234 seats. To win, 118)\u003c/b\u003e,In Tamil Nadu, regional giants AIADMK and DMK slug it out as usual, each armed with a national party and smaller players. Exit polls have called it for the DMK-Congress coalition after 10 years of AIADMK rule. A landslide win is predicted for the MK Stalin-led coalition in the first election since legendary rivals, the AIADMK's J Jayalalitha and DMK's M Krunanidhi died. The AIADMK and BJP contested together as partners in the National Democratic Alliance.,In 2016 the AIADMK, led by the iconic Jayalalitha, had broken the state's run of picking either party every five years. Chief Minister Jayalalitha came back to power but was hospitalised weeks later and died that year of a prolonged illness. In the absence of its matriarch, the AIADMK broke into multiple factions, some of which are contesting separately this time and are expected to cut into the party's vote.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;,The DMK has had an easier transition after the death of its patriarch M Karunanidhi. His son MK Stalin took over the party and has been preparing for years for what could finally be his Chief Minister moment. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, swept by the BJP across most states, the DMK along with its partners had won 38 out of Tamil Nadu's 39 seats.,\u003cb\u003eKerala (140 seats. To win, 71)\u003c/b\u003e,Kerala has traditionally not voted Left coalition \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/kerala-assembly-election-results-2021-pinarayi-vijayan-led-ldf-vs-ramesh-chennithala-led-udf\"\u003eLDF\u003c/a\u003e or Congress' coalition UDF back to power in the last four decades, but Chief Minister Pinnarayi Vijayan will pull off a second straight term, exit polls predict.\u0026nbsp;,The Left had lost the 2011 assembly election narrowly to the UDF 68-72, but had won by a dignified margin in 2016, bagging 91, to the Congress coalition's 47. Kerala has 140 assembly seats and a party or alliance needs 71 to form government.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;,The BJP's Mission Kerala has been far less successful than its Mission Bengal, with the party winning 1 assembly seat in 2016 and none in the parliamentary election in 2019. Exit polls are not bullish on a significant improvement.,\u003cb\u003eAssam (126 seats. To win, 64)\u003c/b\u003e,The BJP, a fringe player for many years in Congress stronghold Assam, had won the northeastern state for the first time in 2016, The state, say exit polls, wants to retain the party. The BJP-led NDA had won 86 of Assam's 126 seats last time. It needs to win 64 today to form government again.\u0026nbsp;,The BJP's partners in Assam are the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP),,On the other side is a \"grand alliance\" of eight parties - ,the Congress, AIUDF, Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF), CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Anchalik Gana Morcha (AGM).,Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal's report card is seen to be good, but the BJP has not said that he would be Chief Minister again if the party returns to power. It's a nod to the powerful Himanta Biswa Sarma, who the BJP imported from the Congress months before the 2016 assembly elections and who is the party's chief strategist in the north east.\u0026nbsp;,\u003cb\u003ePuducherry (33 seats - 30 elected, 3 nominated. To win, 16)\u003c/b\u003e,Exit polls have predicted a win for the BJP-led coalition, which has projected as its face the popular N Rangaswamy of the All India NR \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/puducherry-election-results-ainrc-nda-n-rangaswamy-vs-sda-v-narayanasamy\"\u003eCongress\u003c/a\u003e. Weeks before the election, the Congress government in the state collapsed after six MLAs of the ruling coalition resigned ahead of a trust vote.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"28.6139","longitude":"77.209","name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India","city":"Delhi"},"keywords":"West Bengal election 2021, Assam assembly elections 2021, Kerala elections 2021, Tamil Nadu assembly elections 2021, Puducherry elections 2021, Indian elections, Mamata Banerjee, TMC, BJP, Amit Shah, AIADMK, UDF, LDF, DMK, Congress, ","originalPublishedOn":"2021-05-02T06:55:11+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"OGn2eRk9JveH","slug":"exit-polls-results-tamil-nadu-puducherry","slugV2":"india/exit-polls-results-tamil-nadu-puducherry-462459/","title":"Exit polls: Easy win for DMK in Tamil Nadu, edge for BJP in Puducherry","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_jFVdlTYjZ.jpg","coverCaption":"Tamil Nadu deputy CM O Panneerselvam casts his votes for Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, in Theni district. (Photo Credit: [PTI)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2021-04-29T21:06:48+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePolling for the Assemblies of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry was held on April 6\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIn Tamil Nadu the ruling AIADMK is eying another term\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe 30-member Assembly of Puducherry was dissolved in February and President's Rule was imposed on the UT\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1619710607504,\\\"strCount\\\":5185,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/what-are-exit-polls-643437/\\\\\\\"\u003eexit polls\u003c/a\u003e for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections have predicted a comfortable victory for the Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK)-led alliance with the ruling AIADMK lagging with 58-66 seats. A close contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress is predicted in\u0026nbsp;Puducherry.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/kerala-exit-polls-predict-a-victory-for-ldf-639949/\\\\\\\"\u003eKerala exit polls predict a victory for LDF\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"According to Republic-CNX, DMK and its allies are poised to win between 160-170 seats in Tamil Nadu, compared to 58-66 for the incumbent AIADMK, 0-2 for Kamal Hassan's MNM and 4-6 for AMMK.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"image\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"file\\\":{\\\"url\\\":\\\"/opoyi_eUOY7WVGoZ.jpg\\\"},\\\"caption\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"source\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"tags\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"mediaId\\\":\\\"nxF205ReNLYz\\\",\\\"height\\\":720,\\\"width\\\":1280,\\\"startCrop\\\":false,\\\"completeCrop\\\":false,\\\"replace\\\":false,\\\"insertAfter\\\":false,\\\"aspectRatio\\\":\\\"56.25000000\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Meanwhile, P-MARQ predicts DMK will win between 165-190 seats, AIADMK will win 40-65 seats, 1-3 for AMMK and 1-6 for others.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/west-bengal-exit-polls-predict-mamata-banerjee-may-just-scrape-through-397799/\\\\\\\"\u003eWest Bengal exit polls predict narrow win for Mamata Banerjee\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Polling for the 234-member\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-assembly-elections-2021-all-you-need-to-know-333872/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTamil Nadu\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;assembly was held in a\\\\nsingle phase on April 6 and 72.78% of the registered voters cast their ballots\\\\nto elect new legislators. Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami-led All India\\\\nAnna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is eyeing re-election, while\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/mk-stalin-chennai-mayor-to-tamil-nadus-deputy-cm-dmk-leader-played-many-roles-414030/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMK Stalin\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\\\\n(DMK) is seeking to come to power.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-polls-2021-who-said-what-during-election-campaigning-382602/\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls\\\\n2021: Who said what during election campaigning\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The\\\\nStalin-led party forged an alliance with several parties that include Congress,\\\\nCPM, CPI, MDMK, IUML, MMK, AIFB and VCK. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that\\\\nis ruling at the Centre is seeking to make inroads in the southern state with\\\\nthe help of the alliance with the ruling AIADMK.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"For\\\\nthe ruling party, the polls were extremely crucial as they were the first since\\\\nthe death of J Jayalalitha in 2016. Right before the election, her close aide,\\\\nVK Sasikala, announced her retirement from public life.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Currently,\\\\nthe AIADMK controls the Assembly with 124 seats and DMK has 96 members in the\\\\nHouse.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/vk-sasikala-rajinikanth-controversies-that-surrounded-tamil-nadu-polls-369977/\\\\\\\"\u003eVK Sasikala,\\\\nRajinikanth: Controversies that surrounded Tamil Nadu polls\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The\\\\nother parties in the fray include actor-turned-politician Kamal Hassan’s Makkal\\\\nNeedhi Maiam (MNM) and MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul\\\\nMuslimeen (AIMIM) that tied up with Sasikala’s nephew and former AIADMK member\\\\nTTV Dhinakaran’s The Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam (AMMK).\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The\\\\nvotes will be counted on May 2.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"On the other hand, the Republic-CNX exit poll predicted a close fight for Puducherry, with the BJP poised to win between 16-20 seats, compared to the 11-13 seats for the Congress. It predicted 0 seats for other parties.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"image\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"aspectRatio\\\":\\\"56.25000000\\\",\\\"file\\\":{\\\"url\\\":\\\"/opoyi_okaUrrL-y.jpg\\\"},\\\"caption\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"source\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"name\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"tags\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"mediaId\\\":\\\"v2erQNg2JjAO\\\",\\\"height\\\":720,\\\"width\\\":1280,\\\"startCrop\\\":false,\\\"completeCrop\\\":false,\\\"replace\\\":false,\\\"insertAfter\\\":false}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"ABP-CVoter predicted 19-23 seats for the NDA and 6-10 seats for the SDA.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Polling for the 30-member\\\\nAssembly of the union territory (UT) of Puducherry was held in a single-phase\\\\non April 6 and\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/puducherry-polls-324-candidates-in-the-fray-for-30-member-assembly-111280/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e78.13%\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;of the registered voters cast\\\\ntheir votes till 7.10 pm.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In\\\\nFebruary, Chief Minister\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/puducherry-chief-minister-v-narayanasamy-looses-trust-vote-in-assembly-301544/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eV Narayanasamy\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e-led Congress government\\\\nresigned after the CM failed to prove his majority.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/presidents-rule-imposed-in-puducherry-522581/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresident’s Rule\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;was subsequently\\\\nimposed in the UT.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"A\\\\ntotal of 324 candidates contested the April 6 election for the 30-member\\\\nAssembly.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/assam-exit-polls-predict-a-bjp-victory-342812/\\\\\\\"\u003eAssam exit polls predict a comfortable victory for BJP\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Among\\\\nthe prominent candidates was N Rangasamy of the All India NR Congress (AINRC).\\\\nHe contested from two seats: Thattanchavady and Yanam. The party led the\\\\nNational Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the UT. The other NDA members, the\\\\nBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and\u0026nbsp;All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\\\\n(AIADMK), contested from nine and five constituencies respectively.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Congress\\\\nthat led the Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA) contested from 14 seats. It’s a\\\\ncrucial election for the party that was in power till February.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/negative-covid-report-or-complete-vaccination-mandatory-to-enter-counting-hall-ec-255576/\\\\\\\"\u003eNegative COVID report or complete vaccination mandatory to enter counting hall: EC\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Its\\\\nalliance partner, the DMK, contested from 13 seats and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal\\\\nKatchi (VCK) and Communist Party of India (CPI), the other SDA members,\\\\ncontested from one seat each.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Results\\\\nwill be announced along with that of four other states, Assam, Kerala, Tamil\\\\nNadu and West Bengal, on May 2.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Shubhangi Shah","photo":null,"username":"shubhangi","id":"YvXJKY3FcEhR","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"Puducherry","slug":"puducherry","id":"oKTGsO2sn0Mt","isSection":0},{"name":"AssamAssemblyElections2021","slug":"assamassemblyelections2021","id":"9OczJ2QkXTAm","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"MKStalin","slug":"mkstalin","id":"9CANkOqq2nI7","isSection":0},{"name":"EdappadiPalanisamy","slug":"edappadipalanisamy","id":"oNskFrHDm54l","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Shubhangi Shah","id":"4t5vnv7ErIfR","username":"shubhangishah","role":7,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-04-29T19:47:14+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"The \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/what-are-exit-polls\"\u003eexit polls\u003c/a\u003e for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections have predicted a comfortable victory for the Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK)-led alliance with the ruling AIADMK lagging with 58-66 seats. A close contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress is predicted in\u0026nbsp;Puducherry.,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/kerala-exit-polls-predict-a-victory-for-ldf\"\u003eKerala exit polls predict a victory for LDF\u003c/a\u003e,According to Republic-CNX, DMK and its allies are poised to win between 160-170 seats in Tamil Nadu, compared to 58-66 for the incumbent AIADMK, 0-2 for Kamal Hassan's MNM and 4-6 for AMMK.\u0026nbsp;,Meanwhile, P-MARQ predicts DMK will win between 165-190 seats, AIADMK will win 40-65 seats, 1-3 for AMMK and 1-6 for others.\u0026nbsp;,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/west-bengal-exit-polls-predict-mamata-banerjee-may-just-scrape-through\"\u003eWest Bengal exit polls predict narrow win for Mamata Banerjee\u003c/a\u003e,Polling for the 234-member\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-assembly-elections-2021-all-you-need-to-know\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTamil Nadu\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;assembly was held in a\nsingle phase on April 6 and 72.78% of the registered voters cast their ballots\nto elect new legislators. Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami-led All India\nAnna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is eyeing re-election, while\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/mk-stalin-chennai-mayor-to-tamil-nadus-deputy-cm-dmk-leader-played-many-roles\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMK Stalin\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\n(DMK) is seeking to come to power.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-2021-who-said-what-during-election-campaigning\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls\n2021: Who said what during election campaigning\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,The\nStalin-led party forged an alliance with several parties that include Congress,\nCPM, CPI, MDMK, IUML, MMK, AIFB and VCK. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that\nis ruling at the Centre is seeking to make inroads in the southern state with\nthe help of the alliance with the ruling AIADMK.,For\nthe ruling party, the polls were extremely crucial as they were the first since\nthe death of J Jayalalitha in 2016. Right before the election, her close aide,\nVK Sasikala, announced her retirement from public life.,Currently,\nthe AIADMK controls the Assembly with 124 seats and DMK has 96 members in the\nHouse.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/vk-sasikala-rajinikanth-controversies-that-surrounded-tamil-nadu-polls\"\u003eVK Sasikala,\nRajinikanth: Controversies that surrounded Tamil Nadu polls\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,The\nother parties in the fray include actor-turned-politician Kamal Hassan’s Makkal\nNeedhi Maiam (MNM) and MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul\nMuslimeen (AIMIM) that tied up with Sasikala’s nephew and former AIADMK member\nTTV Dhinakaran’s The Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam (AMMK).,The\nvotes will be counted on May 2.,On the other hand, the Republic-CNX exit poll predicted a close fight for Puducherry, with the BJP poised to win between 16-20 seats, compared to the 11-13 seats for the Congress. It predicted 0 seats for other parties.\u0026nbsp;,ABP-CVoter predicted 19-23 seats for the NDA and 6-10 seats for the SDA.\u0026nbsp;,Polling for the 30-member\nAssembly of the union territory (UT) of Puducherry was held in a single-phase\non April 6 and\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/puducherry-polls-324-candidates-in-the-fray-for-30-member-assembly\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e78.13%\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;of the registered voters cast\ntheir votes till 7.10 pm.,In\nFebruary, Chief Minister\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/puducherry-chief-minister-v-narayanasamy-looses-trust-vote-in-assembly\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eV Narayanasamy\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e-led Congress government\nresigned after the CM failed to prove his majority.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/presidents-rule-imposed-in-puducherry\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresident’s Rule\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;was subsequently\nimposed in the UT.,A\ntotal of 324 candidates contested the April 6 election for the 30-member\nAssembly.,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/assam-exit-polls-predict-a-bjp-victory\"\u003eAssam exit polls predict a comfortable victory for BJP\u003c/a\u003e,Among\nthe prominent candidates was N Rangasamy of the All India NR Congress (AINRC).\nHe contested from two seats: Thattanchavady and Yanam. The party led the\nNational Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the UT. The other NDA members, the\nBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and\u0026nbsp;All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\n(AIADMK), contested from nine and five constituencies respectively.,Congress\nthat led the Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA) contested from 14 seats. It’s a\ncrucial election for the party that was in power till February.,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/negative-covid-report-or-complete-vaccination-mandatory-to-enter-counting-hall-ec\"\u003eNegative COVID report or complete vaccination mandatory to enter counting hall: EC\u003c/a\u003e,Its\nalliance partner, the DMK, contested from 13 seats and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal\nKatchi (VCK) and Communist Party of India (CPI), the other SDA members,\ncontested from one seat each.,Results\nwill be announced along with that of four other states, Assam, Kerala, Tamil\nNadu and West Bengal, on May 2.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"28.6139","longitude":"77.209","name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India","city":"Delhi"},"keywords":"tamil nadu exit polls predictions, exit polls predictions for tamil nadu, puducherry exit polls predictions, exit polls predictions for puducherry,","originalPublishedOn":"2021-04-29T19:47:14+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"VNjc0UKOVeE8","slug":"assembly-elections-2021-polling-in-4-states-1-ut-concludes","slugV2":"india/assembly-elections-2021-polling-in-4-states-1-ut-concludes-597467/","title":"Assembly elections 2021: Polling in 4 states, 1 UT concludes","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_OCpSL3vIK.jpg","coverCaption":"People pose for photographs in front of a wall art dedicated to Corona warriors after votes for Assam Assembly polls. (Photo Credit: PTI)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2021-04-06T20:25:59+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eFor Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, this was the first and only phase of polling\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAssam wrapped up the electoral exercise with its third and final phase today\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWest Bengal will continue to vote till April 27\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1617720957289,\\\"strCount\\\":3307,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Polling for the\u0026nbsp;mega phase of the eight-phased assembly elections\u0026nbsp;across four states - Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry - concluded on Tuesday.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" According to the Election Commission of India, Bengal saw 77.68% voter turnout, while Assam,\u0026nbsp;Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry recorded turnout of 82.15%, 69.95%, 65.11% and 78.03% respectively till 7:11 pm.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/entertainment/west-bengal-elections-with-videos-rallies-and-articles-celebs-lend-support-to-political-parties-467879/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso Read|\u0026nbsp;With videos, rallies and articles, celebs lend support to political parties in West Bengal\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"For Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, this was the first and only phase of polling. Assam wrapped up the electoral exercise with its third and final phase today while West Bengal will continue to vote till April 27 spread across five more phases.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"After the polling began at 7 am,\u0026nbsp;Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a multilingual appeal for the \\\\\\\"people in these places to vote in record numbers.\\\\\\\"\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is engaged in a fierce battle with the BJP to retain power in Bengal, today alleged that BJP workers chased the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/west-bengal-elections-phase-3-31-constituencies-to-decide-fate-of-205-candidates-239021/\\\\\\\"\u003eTrinamool Congress\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;candidate, Sujata Mondal, in Arambagh and hit her on the head near the polling booth. The BJP was quick to dismiss the charge as baseless and yet another \\\\\\\"false allegation\\\\\\\".\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"As per a report by PTI, police arrested five persons -- three members of the Trinamool Congress and two of the BJP -- for their alleged involvement in assaulting Mondal.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/in-shashi-tharoors-kerala-ground-report-scope-for-bjp-too-383976/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso Read|\u0026nbsp;In Shashi Tharoor's Kerala ground report, scope for BJP too\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In Kerala, despite the scorching heat and sporadic rain in many parts of the state, people, including women and senior citizens, stood in queues for a long time to take part in the democratic exercise.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In Tamil Nadu, where AIADMK's K Palaniswami and DMK chief M K Stalin are contesting for the post chief minister, poll-related minor incidents were reported from a couple of places though there were no major untoward incidents. South cinema superstar Rajinikanth and actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan were among early voters.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/kerala-polls-2021-a-look-at-the-most-controversial-statements-by-leaders-352450/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso Read|\u0026nbsp;Kerala elections 2021: From 'kingmaker' to 'corruption den', a look at iconic campaign quotes\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The founder leader of the AINRC heading the NDA, N Rangasamy, is among the important candidates in the poll fray in Puducherry. Former Chief Minister V Narayanasamy opted out of the poll battle.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The third and last phase of the state assembly polls in Assam was largely peaceful despite sporadic incidents of violence and disturbances in some areas, polling officials said.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"For the Election Commission, conducting polls in the five states simultaneously was sure a mammoth task. This is the second biggest challenge for the poll body amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Election Commission had successfully conducted Bihar Assembly elections in November last year.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Ayushi Goswami","photo":"","username":"ayushigoswami","id":"7TjkN5xkTbh3","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"WestBengalElection2021","slug":"westbengalelection2021","id":"HZsosNN9ZTPW","isSection":0},{"name":"AssamAssemblyElections2021","slug":"assamassemblyelections2021","id":"9OczJ2QkXTAm","isSection":0},{"name":"KeralaAssemblyElections2021","slug":"keralaassemblyelections2021","id":"tfGPbjono8rc","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"Puducherry","slug":"puducherry","id":"oKTGsO2sn0Mt","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"MamataBanerjee","slug":"mamatabanerjee","id":"LMdWDJPhBJGM","isSection":0},{"name":"NarendraModi","slug":"narendramodi","id":"2Mx5OKBUbZfx","isSection":0},{"name":"TrinamoolCongress","slug":"trinamoolcongress","id":"eTDSUMkVGl0j","isSection":0},{"name":"TMC","slug":"tmc","id":"0TKBu6f52Z9G","isSection":0},{"name":"BJP","slug":"bjp","id":"cqfihWqpWO59","isSection":0},{"name":"Congress","slug":"congress","id":"KGrnteP5qPtc","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Ayushi Goswami","id":"7TjkN5xkTbh3","username":"ayushigoswami","role":7,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[{"id":"3","name":"PTI"}],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-04-06T20:19:16+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Polling for the\u0026nbsp;mega phase of the eight-phased assembly elections\u0026nbsp;across four states - Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry - concluded on Tuesday.\u0026nbsp;, According to the Election Commission of India, Bengal saw 77.68% voter turnout, while Assam,\u0026nbsp;Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry recorded turnout of 82.15%, 69.95%, 65.11% and 78.03% respectively till 7:11 pm.\u0026nbsp;,\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/west-bengal-elections-with-videos-rallies-and-articles-celebs-lend-support-to-political-parties\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso Read|\u0026nbsp;With videos, rallies and articles, celebs lend support to political parties in West Bengal\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,For Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, this was the first and only phase of polling. Assam wrapped up the electoral exercise with its third and final phase today while West Bengal will continue to vote till April 27 spread across five more phases.,After the polling began at 7 am,\u0026nbsp;Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a multilingual appeal for the \"people in these places to vote in record numbers.\",West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is engaged in a fierce battle with the BJP to retain power in Bengal, today alleged that BJP workers chased the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/west-bengal-elections-phase-3-31-constituencies-to-decide-fate-of-205-candidates\"\u003eTrinamool Congress\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;candidate, Sujata Mondal, in Arambagh and hit her on the head near the polling booth. The BJP was quick to dismiss the charge as baseless and yet another \"false allegation\".\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;,As per a report by PTI, police arrested five persons -- three members of the Trinamool Congress and two of the BJP -- for their alleged involvement in assaulting Mondal.,\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/in-shashi-tharoors-kerala-ground-report-scope-for-bjp-too\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso Read|\u0026nbsp;In Shashi Tharoor's Kerala ground report, scope for BJP too\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,In Kerala, despite the scorching heat and sporadic rain in many parts of the state, people, including women and senior citizens, stood in queues for a long time to take part in the democratic exercise.,In Tamil Nadu, where AIADMK's K Palaniswami and DMK chief M K Stalin are contesting for the post chief minister, poll-related minor incidents were reported from a couple of places though there were no major untoward incidents. South cinema superstar Rajinikanth and actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan were among early voters.,\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/kerala-polls-2021-a-look-at-the-most-controversial-statements-by-leaders\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso Read|\u0026nbsp;Kerala elections 2021: From 'kingmaker' to 'corruption den', a look at iconic campaign quotes\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,The founder leader of the AINRC heading the NDA, N Rangasamy, is among the important candidates in the poll fray in Puducherry. Former Chief Minister V Narayanasamy opted out of the poll battle.,The third and last phase of the state assembly polls in Assam was largely peaceful despite sporadic incidents of violence and disturbances in some areas, polling officials said.,For the Election Commission, conducting polls in the five states simultaneously was sure a mammoth task. This is the second biggest challenge for the poll body amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Election Commission had successfully conducted Bihar Assembly elections in November last year.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"28.6139","longitude":"77.209","name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India","city":"Delhi"},"keywords":"Assembly elections 2021, West Bengal polls, Assam polls, Tamil Nadu polls, Puducherry polls, Kerala polls, New Delhi, India","originalPublishedOn":"2021-04-06T20:19:16+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"8imjuct2FEZX","slug":"tamil-nadu-assembly-election-2021-over-626-crore-electors-to-decide-fate-of-3998-candidates","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-assembly-election-2021-over-626-crore-electors-to-decide-fate-of-3998-candidates-179178/","title":"Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections: 65.11% voter turnout recorded till 7 pm","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_DzrZHmUdRM.jpg","coverCaption":"DMK president MK Stalin with his family members interacts with the media after casting his vote for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls in Chennai on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2021-04-06T19:20:23+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe current assembly is held by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) with 135 seats\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe term of the legislative assembly will end on May 24, 2021\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eVeteran actor Kamal Haasan,who entered politics with his Makkal Needhi Maiam party, is also contesting the polls\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1617717023249,\\\"strCount\\\":1854,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\n\\\\nVoting for the 234-member\u0026nbsp;Tamil\u0026nbsp;Nadu\u0026nbsp;assembly started at 7 am on Tuesday. 65.11% voter turnout was recorded till 7:10 pm in the state, reported ANI. Currently held by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) with 135 seats, the term of the previous legislative assembly will end on May 24, 2021. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is the main opposition party with 88 seats.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam (OPS) will have to prove their position after the sudden death of J Jayalalitha in 2016. These elections are important for MK Stalin of the Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK) too. After the death of his father M Karunanidhi, he will have to establish his position within his family and the party as the rightful heir.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-assembly-elections-2021-all-you-need-to-know-333872/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso Read|\u0026nbsp;Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021: All you need to know\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"DMK has formed an alliance with Congress, CPM, CPI, MDMK, IUML, MMK, AIFB and VCK. Meanwhile, BJP is looking to enter the southern state with AIADMK. Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has also entered the fray with TTV Dhinakaran’s The Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam (AMMK). Owaisi-Dhinakaran alliance can corner some Muslim votes and affect DMK.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Veteran actor \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/kamal-haasan-is-ready-to-quit-cinema-if-it-becomes-hurdle-in-political-career-378620/\\\\\\\"\u003eKamal Hasan\u003c/a\u003e, who entered politics with his Makkal Needhi Maiam party, is also contesting the polls from Coimbatore South.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"There are 6.26 crore electors in the state, including 3.18 crore women, 3.08 crore men and over 7,200 persons from the third gender. as per the Election Commission of India.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In 2016,\u0026nbsp;Tamil\u0026nbsp;Nadu\u0026nbsp;recorded 74.26% polling, according to the Election Commission.\u0026nbsp;\\\\n\\\\n\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Abhimanyu Kulkarni","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_Z3ntg1Eh1.jpg","username":"abhimanyu","id":"7.W7rNqqf7T","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p","isSection":1}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Chandandeep Kour","id":"MunTupRYJUK","username":"chandandeep","role":2,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-04-06T19:20:23+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"\n\nVoting for the 234-member\u0026nbsp;Tamil\u0026nbsp;Nadu\u0026nbsp;assembly started at 7 am on Tuesday. 65.11% voter turnout was recorded till 7:10 pm in the state, reported ANI. Currently held by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) with 135 seats, the term of the previous legislative assembly will end on May 24, 2021. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is the main opposition party with 88 seats.,Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam (OPS) will have to prove their position after the sudden death of J Jayalalitha in 2016. These elections are important for MK Stalin of the Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK) too. After the death of his father M Karunanidhi, he will have to establish his position within his family and the party as the rightful heir.,\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-assembly-elections-2021-all-you-need-to-know\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso Read|\u0026nbsp;Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021: All you need to know\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,DMK has formed an alliance with Congress, CPM, CPI, MDMK, IUML, MMK, AIFB and VCK. Meanwhile, BJP is looking to enter the southern state with AIADMK. Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has also entered the fray with TTV Dhinakaran’s The Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam (AMMK). Owaisi-Dhinakaran alliance can corner some Muslim votes and affect DMK.,Veteran actor \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/kamal-haasan-is-ready-to-quit-cinema-if-it-becomes-hurdle-in-political-career\"\u003eKamal Hasan\u003c/a\u003e, who entered politics with his Makkal Needhi Maiam party, is also contesting the polls from Coimbatore South.,There are 6.26 crore electors in the state, including 3.18 crore women, 3.08 crore men and over 7,200 persons from the third gender. as per the Election Commission of India.,In 2016,\u0026nbsp;Tamil\u0026nbsp;Nadu\u0026nbsp;recorded 74.26% polling, according to the Election Commission.\u0026nbsp;\n\n","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"13.0827","longitude":"80.2707","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Chennai"},"keywords":"Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Tamil Nadu polls, April 6 elections in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK, DMK ","originalPublishedOn":"2021-04-06T07:01:35+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"6ckNw0N6TpIl","slug":"o-panneerselvam-aiadmk-veteran-who-had-three-stints-as-tamil-nadu-cm","slugV2":"india/o-panneerselvam-aiadmk-veteran-who-had-three-stints-as-tamil-nadu-cm-158595/","title":"O Panneerselvam: AIADMK veteran, who had three stints as Tamil Nadu CM","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_Dri-YZVpjG.jpg","coverCaption":"Tamil Nadu Deputy CM O Panneerselvam during an election campaign rally in Salem. (Photo Credit: PTI)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2021-04-06T11:30:00+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAIADMK leader O Panneerselvam is contesting the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls from Bodinayakanur seat\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eHe first entered the Assembly in 2001 and has been re-elected since then\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePanneerselvam became the CM on three occasions, every time to fill in for party supremo J Jayalalithaa\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1617688295659,\\\"strCount\\\":2146,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"All India Anna Dravida\\\\nMunnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader O Panneerselvam, commonly known as OPS, contested the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-assembly-elections-2021-all-you-need-to-know-333872/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTamil Nadu Assembly election\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e from the Bodinayakanur seat.\\\\nThe Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister is contesting against Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (DMK) Thanga Tamilselvan.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Tamilselvan joined the DMK after he sided\\\\nwith VK Sasikala-TTV Dhinakaran in AIADMK’s power tussle following the death of\\\\nparty supremo J Jayalalithaa.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-assembly-election-2021-over-626-crore-electors-to-decide-fate-of-3998-candidates-179178/\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu Assembly Election: 13.80% voter turnout recorded till 9am\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003ePolitical career\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Panneerselvam started his political career as a worker in the then united DMK. He joined the AIADMK after the party\\\\nsplit in 1972. He served as the municipal chairman of Periyakulam from 1996 to 2001.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"He was given an Assembly ticket in 2001 and contested from Periyakulam, which he\\\\nwon. He got re-elected from the seat in 2006. He won the succeeding Assembly\\\\nelections in 2011 and 2016 from Bodinayakanur, the seat he is contesting from\\\\nin 2021.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eStints as the CM\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Panneerselvam had three stints as Tamil\\\\nNadu’s CM, in all instances, to fill up for Jayalalithaa. He first became CM\\\\nfor six months, from September\\\\n2001\u0026nbsp;to March 2002, after Jayalalithaa had to\\\\nstep down on Supreme Court’s order.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"He again became the CM in September 2014\\\\nafter Jayalalithaa was convicted in a disproportionate assets case. He resigned in May, next year and the\\\\nparty supremo was again sworn in as the CM after the Karnataka High Court\\\\nacquitted her in the case.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Following the death of Jayalalithaa, Panneerselvam became the CM in September 2016 but\\\\nhad to step down following raids by central agencies on mining baron Sekar\\\\nReddy that led to alleged evidence against him. The Central Bureau of\\\\nInvestigation (CBI), in its probe, couldn’t find anything, hence the case was\\\\nclosed.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Meanwhile,\\\\nin 2017, Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami became the CM and Panneerselvam\\\\nis serving as his deputy.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Shubhangi Shah","photo":null,"username":"shubhangi","id":"YvXJKY3FcEhR","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"OPanneerselvam","slug":"opanneerselvam","id":"fsAi9CPhGPeB","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Shubhangi Shah","id":"4t5vnv7ErIfR","username":"shubhangishah","role":7,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-04-06T11:30:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"All India Anna Dravida\nMunnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader O Panneerselvam, commonly known as OPS, contested the \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-assembly-elections-2021-all-you-need-to-know\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTamil Nadu Assembly election\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e from the Bodinayakanur seat.\nThe Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister is contesting against Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (DMK) Thanga Tamilselvan.,Tamilselvan joined the DMK after he sided\nwith VK Sasikala-TTV Dhinakaran in AIADMK’s power tussle following the death of\nparty supremo J Jayalalithaa.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-assembly-election-2021-over-626-crore-electors-to-decide-fate-of-3998-candidates\"\u003eTamil Nadu Assembly Election: 13.80% voter turnout recorded till 9am\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003ePolitical career\u003c/b\u003e,Panneerselvam started his political career as a worker in the then united DMK. He joined the AIADMK after the party\nsplit in 1972. He served as the municipal chairman of Periyakulam from 1996 to 2001.,He was given an Assembly ticket in 2001 and contested from Periyakulam, which he\nwon. He got re-elected from the seat in 2006. He won the succeeding Assembly\nelections in 2011 and 2016 from Bodinayakanur, the seat he is contesting from\nin 2021.,\u003cb\u003eStints as the CM\u003c/b\u003e,Panneerselvam had three stints as Tamil\nNadu’s CM, in all instances, to fill up for Jayalalithaa. He first became CM\nfor six months, from September\n2001\u0026nbsp;to March 2002, after Jayalalithaa had to\nstep down on Supreme Court’s order.,He again became the CM in September 2014\nafter Jayalalithaa was convicted in a disproportionate assets case. He resigned in May, next year and the\nparty supremo was again sworn in as the CM after the Karnataka High Court\nacquitted her in the case.,Following the death of Jayalalithaa, Panneerselvam became the CM in September 2016 but\nhad to step down following raids by central agencies on mining baron Sekar\nReddy that led to alleged evidence against him. The Central Bureau of\nInvestigation (CBI), in its probe, couldn’t find anything, hence the case was\nclosed.,Meanwhile,\nin 2017, Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami became the CM and Panneerselvam\nis serving as his deputy.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"13.0827","longitude":"80.2707","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Chennai"},"keywords":"O Panneerselvam, O Panneerselvam profile, who is O Panneerselvam,","originalPublishedOn":"2021-04-06T11:30:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"pHH9s9nj4E1C","slug":"aiadmk-bjp-vs-dmk-congress-243-assembly-tamil-nadu-goes-to-polls-tomorrow","slugV2":"india/aiadmk-bjp-vs-dmk-congress-243-assembly-tamil-nadu-goes-to-polls-tomorrow-481769/","title":"AIADMK-BJP vs DMK-Congress: 243-assembly Tamil Nadu goes to polls tomorrow","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_BlBsdePtm.jpg","coverCaption":"Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami during an election campaign in support of Omalur Assembly Candidate R.Mani, at Omalur, in Salem district. (PTI Photo)","reactionStats":"{\"sad_count\": 0, \"like_count\": 1.0, \"angry_count\": 0, \"laugh_count\": 0, \"heartbreak_count\": 0}","updatedOn":"2021-04-05T22:23:10+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIn the 2021 polls, AIADMK has fielded a total of 173 candidates while BJP has fielded 20\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eCongress will fight on 173 seats and DMK on 25\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMNM's Kamal Hassan will fight polls from Coimbatore South constituency\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":1,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1617641587731,\\\"strCount\\\":1839,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The state of Tamil Nadu is going for assembly elections on April 6, Tuesday, and polling on the 234 seats will be held in a single phase. The votes will be counted on May 2. In the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections,\u0026nbsp;Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Congress are contesting the polls together while the\u0026nbsp;Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) are fighting together.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"AIADMK's Edappadi K Palaniswami is currently the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu while MK Stalin-led DMK is the main Opposition party in the state assembly.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In the 2021 polls, AIADMK has fielded a total of 173 candidates while BJP has fielded 20. On the other hand, Congress will fight on 173 seats and DMK on 25.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Tamil Nadu polls will this time see many heavyweight candidates, from Kamal Hassan of Makkal Needhi Maiam fighting from Coimbatore South to Khusbu Sundar fielded as a BJP from Thousand Lights.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Apart from, other key candidates for the Tami Nadu assembly polls include Palaniswami from Eddapadi constituency, AIADMK leader, and deputy CM O Pannerselvam from\u0026nbsp;Bodinayakkanur; MK Stalin from Kolathur; DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin from Chepauk; BJP's L Murugan from\u0026nbsp;Dharpuram; BJP's H Raja from Karaikudi constituency.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"This is the first state assembly elections after the death of the towering presence of ‘Kalaignar’ M Karunanidhi and ‘Amma’ J Jayalalitha. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"DMK has been out of power since 2011 and its seat share in the assembly has not crossed double-digit since 2001.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Meanwhile, BJP is looking to enter the southern state with AIADMK. Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has also entered the fray with TTV Dhinakaran’s The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK). Owaisi-Dhinakaran alliance can corner some Muslim votes and affect DMK.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Anjaly Raj","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_xW2ti_GwRH.jpg","username":"Anjaly","id":"BREePGQPue7","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"MNM","slug":"mnm","id":"avkOmO8kMMzG","isSection":0},{"name":"KamalHaasan","slug":"kamalhaasan","id":"4B51hWl6VVYW","isSection":0},{"name":"EdappadiPalanisamy","slug":"edappadipalanisamy","id":"oNskFrHDm54l","isSection":0},{"name":"MKStalin","slug":"mkstalin","id":"9CANkOqq2nI7","isSection":0},{"name":"UdhayanidhiStalin","slug":"udhayanidhistalin","id":"RHpT42Zbhu7r","isSection":0},{"name":"Congress","slug":"congress","id":"KGrnteP5qPtc","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Anjaly Raj","id":"BREePGQPue7","username":"Anjaly","role":7,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-04-05T21:37:46+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"The state of Tamil Nadu is going for assembly elections on April 6, Tuesday, and polling on the 234 seats will be held in a single phase. The votes will be counted on May 2. In the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections,\u0026nbsp;Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Congress are contesting the polls together while the\u0026nbsp;Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) are fighting together.\u0026nbsp;,AIADMK's Edappadi K Palaniswami is currently the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu while MK Stalin-led DMK is the main Opposition party in the state assembly.\u0026nbsp;,In the 2021 polls, AIADMK has fielded a total of 173 candidates while BJP has fielded 20. On the other hand, Congress will fight on 173 seats and DMK on 25.\u0026nbsp;,The Tamil Nadu polls will this time see many heavyweight candidates, from Kamal Hassan of Makkal Needhi Maiam fighting from Coimbatore South to Khusbu Sundar fielded as a BJP from Thousand Lights.\u0026nbsp;,Apart from, other key candidates for the Tami Nadu assembly polls include Palaniswami from Eddapadi constituency, AIADMK leader, and deputy CM O Pannerselvam from\u0026nbsp;Bodinayakkanur; MK Stalin from Kolathur; DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin from Chepauk; BJP's L Murugan from\u0026nbsp;Dharpuram; BJP's H Raja from Karaikudi constituency.,This is the first state assembly elections after the death of the towering presence of ‘Kalaignar’ M Karunanidhi and ‘Amma’ J Jayalalitha. ,DMK has been out of power since 2011 and its seat share in the assembly has not crossed double-digit since 2001.,Meanwhile, BJP is looking to enter the southern state with AIADMK. Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has also entered the fray with TTV Dhinakaran’s The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK). Owaisi-Dhinakaran alliance can corner some Muslim votes and affect DMK.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"13.0827","longitude":"80.2707","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Chennai"},"keywords":"Tamil Nadu polls, Tamil Nadu elections, AIADMK BJP Congress DMK, Tamil Nadu key candidates","originalPublishedOn":"2021-04-05T21:37:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"K52X3vdES6t9","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-2021-who-said-what-during-election-campaigning","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-2021-who-said-what-during-election-campaigning-382602/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls 2021: Who said what during election campaigning","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_N2DWXCJyu.jpg","coverCaption":"Actor turn politician Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM) President Kamal Haasan addresses during an election campaign, in Coimbatore. (PTI photo)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2021-04-06T00:03:48+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePolling for the 234-seat strong Tamil Nadu Assembly will be held in a single phase on April 6\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAIADMK is currently in power in the state with 135 seats\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIn order to form a government in the state, a party or coalition has to win 118 seats\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1617636782124,\\\"strCount\\\":2564,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Polling for the 234-seat strong Tamil Nadu Assembly will be held in a single phase on April 6 and the votes will be counted on May 2. The battle has always been majorly between the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/75-jobs-for-locals-in-tamil-nadu-free-tablets-for-students-dmk-releases-election-manifesto-393324/\\\\\\\"\u003eDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), however, this year,\u0026nbsp;Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) is emerging as a key challenger to both the parties.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"AIADMK is currently in power in the state with 135 seats while\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/dmk/\\\\\\\"\u003eDMK \u003c/a\u003eis the main Opposition party with 88 seats. In order to form a government in the state, a party or coalition has to win 118 seats. While\u0026nbsp;DMK and Congress will be contesting together, Bharatiya Janata Party and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) will be challenging them.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The campaign trail of all the parties offered a lot of drama. This included name-calling and making some\u0026nbsp;derogatory remarks.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" With election just a day away, here is a look at some controversial and important statements made during the campaigning in the state -\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eBJP leaders called DMK and Congress \\\\\\\"corrupt\\\\\\\"\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"BJP chief J P Nadda said that DMK and Congress are 'synonymous' with corruption. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also attacked the DMK-Congress alliance over \\\\\\\"corruption and dynasty\\\\\\\".\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eDMK leader \u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/wires/presstrustofindia/shah-tears-into-dmk-for-a-rajas-offensive-remarks-against-tn-cm-dubs-it-anti-women-153781/\\\\\\\"\u003eA Raja\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e's derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"While addressing a rally on March 28, \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/dmk-slams-centre-over-tax-raids-at-party-chief-stalins-daughters-residence-197016/\\\\\\\"\u003eDMK\u003c/a\u003e leader A Raja said that Palaniswami was \\\\\\\"born out of an illicit relationship and through a premature delivery.\\\\\\\" This remark created quite a stir with several BJP and AIADMK leaders slamming Raja for the \\\\\\\"disgusting\\\\\\\" remarks.\u0026nbsp;Prime Minister Narendra Modi too attacked the DMK and Congress, accusing their leaders of \\\\\\\"insulting women.\\\\\\\"\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eKamal Haasan to quit cinema?\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Actor-turned-politician \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/kamal-haasan-is-ready-to-quit-cinema-if-it-becomes-hurdle-in-political-career-378620/\\\\\\\"\u003eKamal Haasan\u003c/a\u003e said that he was ready to quit cinema if it becomes a hurdle to serving people.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"“I will finish all my present assignments and quit films, if they become a hurdle to my political career,” he said.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IhwUkQGyI.jpg","username":"VaishnaviVaidyanathan","id":"YBsZsSLCYUlz","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"MakkalNeedhiMaiam","slug":"makkalneedhimaiam","id":"lWZqRj3KRsx6","isSection":0},{"name":"KamalHaasan","slug":"kamalhaasan","id":"4B51hWl6VVYW","isSection":0},{"name":"AmitShah","slug":"amitshah","id":"zD5Xm7jzA7Q3","isSection":0},{"name":"JPNadda","slug":"jpnadda","id":"U5xYLyVKo2Mo","isSection":0},{"name":"NarendraModi","slug":"narendramodi","id":"2Mx5OKBUbZfx","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan","id":"YBsZsSLCYUlz","username":"VaishnaviVaidyanathan","role":1,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-04-05T21:03:01+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Polling for the 234-seat strong Tamil Nadu Assembly will be held in a single phase on April 6 and the votes will be counted on May 2. The battle has always been majorly between the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/75-jobs-for-locals-in-tamil-nadu-free-tablets-for-students-dmk-releases-election-manifesto\"\u003eDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), however, this year,\u0026nbsp;Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) is emerging as a key challenger to both the parties.\u0026nbsp;,AIADMK is currently in power in the state with 135 seats while\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/topic/dmk\"\u003eDMK \u003c/a\u003eis the main Opposition party with 88 seats. In order to form a government in the state, a party or coalition has to win 118 seats. While\u0026nbsp;DMK and Congress will be contesting together, Bharatiya Janata Party and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) will be challenging them.\u0026nbsp;,The campaign trail of all the parties offered a lot of drama. This included name-calling and making some\u0026nbsp;derogatory remarks., With election just a day away, here is a look at some controversial and important statements made during the campaigning in the state -\u0026nbsp;,\u003cb\u003eBJP leaders called DMK and Congress \"corrupt\"\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e,BJP chief J P Nadda said that DMK and Congress are 'synonymous' with corruption. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also attacked the DMK-Congress alliance over \"corruption and dynasty\".,\u003cb\u003eDMK leader \u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/shah-tears-into-dmk-for-a-rajas-offensive-remarks-against-tn-cm-dubs-it-anti-women\"\u003eA Raja\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e's derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami\u003c/b\u003e,While addressing a rally on March 28, \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/dmk-slams-centre-over-tax-raids-at-party-chief-stalins-daughters-residence\"\u003eDMK\u003c/a\u003e leader A Raja said that Palaniswami was \"born out of an illicit relationship and through a premature delivery.\" This remark created quite a stir with several BJP and AIADMK leaders slamming Raja for the \"disgusting\" remarks.\u0026nbsp;Prime Minister Narendra Modi too attacked the DMK and Congress, accusing their leaders of \"insulting women.\"\u0026nbsp;,\u003cb\u003eKamal Haasan to quit cinema?\u003c/b\u003e,Actor-turned-politician \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/kamal-haasan-is-ready-to-quit-cinema-if-it-becomes-hurdle-in-political-career\"\u003eKamal Haasan\u003c/a\u003e said that he was ready to quit cinema if it becomes a hurdle to serving people.\u0026nbsp;,“I will finish all my present assignments and quit films, if they become a hurdle to my political career,” he said.\u0026nbsp;","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"13.0827","longitude":"80.2707","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Chennai"},"keywords":"Tamil Nadu elections 2021, Tamil Nadu, elections, Assembly elections,","originalPublishedOn":"2021-04-05T21:03:01+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"hJtnR6dpK73j","slug":"tamil-nadu-assembly-elections-2021-all-you-need-to-know","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-assembly-elections-2021-all-you-need-to-know-333872/","title":"Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021: All you need to know","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_LtwBUQVjQ.jpg","coverCaption":"DMK President MK Stalin addresses an election campaign rally ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly polls. (Photo Credit: PTI)","reactionStats":"{\"sad_count\": 0, \"like_count\": 1.0, \"angry_count\": 0, \"laugh_count\": 0, \"heartbreak_count\": 0}","updatedOn":"2021-04-05T08:44:00+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePolling for the Tamil Nadu Assembly will be held in a single phase on April 6\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eCM Edappadi K Palaniswami-led AIADMK is currently in power with 135 seats\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eA party or coalition needs 118 seats to form a government in the state\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":1,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1617591823308,\\\"strCount\\\":6163,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Polling for the 234-seat strong Tamil Nadu Assembly is scheduled to be held in a single phase on Tuesday, April 6. The votes will be counted on May 2. While \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/75-jobs-for-locals-in-tamil-nadu-free-tablets-for-students-dmk-releases-election-manifesto-393324/\\\\\\\"\u003eDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)\u003c/a\u003e and Congress will contest the election together, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) are set to be a challenge for them.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Chief Minister \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/edappadipalanisamy/\\\\\\\"\u003eEdappadi K Palaniswami\u003c/a\u003e-led AIADMK is currently in power with 135 seats while \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/mkstalin/\\\\\\\"\u003eMK Stalin\u003c/a\u003e-backed DMK is the main Opposition party with 88 seats. 118 is the magic number a party or coalition has to gain in order to form a government in the state.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"A total of 173 candidates are running on AIADMK’S ticket while 20 on BJP’s. DMK and Congress will fight for 173 and 25 seats in the polls, respectively.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlliances\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) comprises DMK, Congress, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), Indian Union Muslim League(IUML), Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) and a few smaller parties.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/dmk-will-stand-against-caa-until-it-is-scrapped-says-party-chief-stalin-309227/\\\\\\\"\u003eDMK will stand against CAA until it is scrapped, says party chief Stalin\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Meanwhile, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) consists of AIADMK, BJP and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK).\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and TTV Dhinakaran's Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) have also joined hands.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eStar power\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"With former chief ministers J Jayalalithaa (AIADMK) and M Karunanidhi (DMK) gone, star power is a bit faded this election. After serving a four-year jail term on corruption charges, Jayalalithaa’s long-time aide VK Sasikala had announced on March 3 that she would quit politics and public life.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/stalin-led-dmk-now-faces-an-uphill-task-because-sasikala-wont-play-spoilsport-for-aiadmk-558238/\\\\\\\"\u003eStalin-led DMK now faces an uphill task because Sasikala won’t play spoilsport for AIADMK?\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"‘Thalaiva’ Rajnikanth, too, stepped back from entering the electoral fray with a tweet on December 29, days after announcing that he’d launch a political party. But 66-year-old \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-the-acting-legend-on-way-to-indian-politics-202499/\\\\\\\"\u003eSouth superstar Kamal Haasan\u003c/a\u003e, who founded Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) in February 2018, will contest the election from Coimbatore south.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eWhat opinion polls say\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"According to the Times Now C-Voter poll, UPA is likely to sweep the election with 177 seats, much higher than what it managed to get in 2016. NDA could win 47 constituencies, as per the opinion poll. \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-assembly-election-2021-polling-dates-candidates-numbers-548474/\\\\\\\"\u003eParties like MNM, AMMK and AIMIM\u003c/a\u003e can emerge as dark horses.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The poll says that 43.1% of people in its survey voted for MK Stalin to be the next chief minister while 29.7% voted for the current chief minister Palaniswami.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eBattlegrounds and key contestants\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKolathur- MK Stalin (DMK)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Stalin, Karunanidhi’s son, is seeking a \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-polls-dmk-releases-candidate-list-for-173-seats-mk-stalin-to-run-from-kolathur-627262/\\\\\\\"\u003ere-election from Kolathur\u003c/a\u003e. He has been representing the constituency since 2011. If DMK wins the election, Stalin will become chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the first time.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdappadi- Edappadi K Palaniswami (AIADMK)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Palaniswami, who took over as the CM after the death of Jayalalithaa in 2016, is seeking a \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/edappadi-is-the-assembly-constituency-of-cm-palaniswami-428059/\\\\\\\"\u003ere-election from Edappadi\u003c/a\u003e. He has not only carved out a political space for himself but has revived the electoral fortunes of the ruling AIADMK.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKovilpatti- TTV Dhinakaran (AMMK), K Raju (AIADMK)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Sasikala’s nephew Dhinakaran will contest against local AIADMK strongman and Cabinet Minister K Raju in the Kovilpatti constituency.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBodinayakannur- O Panneerselvam (AIADMK)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and joint co-ordinator of AIADMK has never lost this seat since 2001. He is expected to win this constituency by a large margin again.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChepauk-Tiruvallikeni- Udhayanidhi Stalin (DMK)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Actor-producer Udhayanidhi will be following the footsteps of his father MK Stalin and grandfather Karunanidhi at his electoral debut in Chepauk-Tiruvallikeni. The constituency was earlier represented by Karunanidhi and has favoured DMK for a long time.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoimbatore (South)- Kamal Haasan (MNM), Vanathi Srinivasan (DMK)\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/wires/presstrustofindia/mnm-chief-kamal-haasan-bets-on-walk-chats-to-canvass-votes-280108/\\\\\\\"\u003eKamal Haasan\u003c/a\u003e is all set to make his electoral debut from Coimbatore South, a constituency he says \\\\\\\"has become a fort of corruption\\\\\\\". He is pitted against BJP Women's Wing chief Vanathi Srinivasan, who is a lawyer by training.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThousand Lights- Dr Ezhilan (DMK), Khushbu Sundar (BJP)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Karunanidhi’s physician and DMK leader Dr Ezhilan will contest from Thousand Lights, a constituency that has elected Stalin four times. Former actor and Congress spokesperson Khushbu Sundar will contest from the same constituency on BJP’s ticket.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/proud-to-be-contesting-in-the-election-as-a-transgender-bharathi-kannama-569221/\\\\\\\"\u003e'Proud to be contesting in the election as a transgender': Bharathi Kannama\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eHow many and who are eligible to vote:\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"According to the Election Commission of India, there are 6.26 crore electors in the state, including 3.18 crore women, 3.08 crore men and over 7,200 persons from the third gender.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In 2016, Tamil Nadu recorded 74.26% polling, according to the Election Commission. As many as 4.28 crore voters cast their votes in 232 of the total 234 constituencies in the state.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Ayushi Goswami","photo":"","username":"ayushigoswami","id":"7TjkN5xkTbh3","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"MKStalin","slug":"mkstalin","id":"9CANkOqq2nI7","isSection":0},{"name":"EdappadiPalanisamy","slug":"edappadipalanisamy","id":"oNskFrHDm54l","isSection":0},{"name":"KamalHaasan","slug":"kamalhaasan","id":"4B51hWl6VVYW","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"BJP","slug":"bjp","id":"cqfihWqpWO59","isSection":0},{"name":"Congress","slug":"congress","id":"KGrnteP5qPtc","isSection":0},{"name":"AIMIM","slug":"aimim","id":"8I1wjn0Fo5Ao","isSection":0},{"name":"Jayalalithaa","slug":"jayalalithaa","id":"t1GZUMpatb2j","isSection":0},{"name":"karunanidhi","slug":"karunanidhi","id":"DQvG5rc6mQL8","isSection":0},{"name":"Sasikala","slug":"sasikala","id":"kHog3DTQu8uT","isSection":0},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"TTVDhinakaran","slug":"ttvdhinakaran","id":"yr73FseH1Rfg","isSection":0},{"name":"OPanneerselvam","slug":"opanneerselvam","id":"fsAi9CPhGPeB","isSection":0},{"name":"VanathiSrinivasan","slug":"vanathisrinivasan","id":"UptJXwQjLUER","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p","isSection":1},{"name":"IndiaNews","slug":"indianews","id":"hmzqkpDB7jEj","isSection":0},{"name":"Chennai","slug":"chennai","id":"xIzQR2Q7rs9e","isSection":0},{"name":"CPM","slug":"cpm","id":"4YyYr7KSFncg","isSection":0},{"name":"CPI","slug":"cpi","id":"PGyZ0vgnVF4L","isSection":0},{"name":"ElectionCommissionOfIndia","slug":"electioncommissionofindia","id":"Uycwmr3Qy7c3","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Ayushi Goswami","id":"7TjkN5xkTbh3","username":"ayushigoswami","role":7,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-04-05T08:44:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Polling for the 234-seat strong Tamil Nadu Assembly is scheduled to be held in a single phase on Tuesday, April 6. The votes will be counted on May 2. While \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/75-jobs-for-locals-in-tamil-nadu-free-tablets-for-students-dmk-releases-election-manifesto\"\u003eDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)\u003c/a\u003e and Congress will contest the election together, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) are set to be a challenge for them.,Chief Minister \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/topic/edappadipalanisamy\"\u003eEdappadi K Palaniswami\u003c/a\u003e-led AIADMK is currently in power with 135 seats while \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/topic/mkstalin\"\u003eMK Stalin\u003c/a\u003e-backed DMK is the main Opposition party with 88 seats. 118 is the magic number a party or coalition has to gain in order to form a government in the state.,A total of 173 candidates are running on AIADMK’S ticket while 20 on BJP’s. DMK and Congress will fight for 173 and 25 seats in the polls, respectively.,\u003cb\u003eAlliances\u003c/b\u003e,The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) comprises DMK, Congress, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), Indian Union Muslim League(IUML), Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) and a few smaller parties.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/dmk-will-stand-against-caa-until-it-is-scrapped-says-party-chief-stalin\"\u003eDMK will stand against CAA until it is scrapped, says party chief Stalin\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,Meanwhile, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) consists of AIADMK, BJP and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK).,Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and TTV Dhinakaran's Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) have also joined hands.,\u003cb\u003eStar power\u003c/b\u003e,With former chief ministers J Jayalalithaa (AIADMK) and M Karunanidhi (DMK) gone, star power is a bit faded this election. After serving a four-year jail term on corruption charges, Jayalalithaa’s long-time aide VK Sasikala had announced on March 3 that she would quit politics and public life.\u0026nbsp;,Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/stalin-led-dmk-now-faces-an-uphill-task-because-sasikala-wont-play-spoilsport-for-aiadmk\"\u003eStalin-led DMK now faces an uphill task because Sasikala won’t play spoilsport for AIADMK?\u003c/a\u003e,‘Thalaiva’ Rajnikanth, too, stepped back from entering the electoral fray with a tweet on December 29, days after announcing that he’d launch a political party. But 66-year-old \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/kamal-haasan-the-acting-legend-on-way-to-indian-politics\"\u003eSouth superstar Kamal Haasan\u003c/a\u003e, who founded Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) in February 2018, will contest the election from Coimbatore south.,\u003cb\u003eWhat opinion polls say\u003c/b\u003e,According to the Times Now C-Voter poll, UPA is likely to sweep the election with 177 seats, much higher than what it managed to get in 2016. NDA could win 47 constituencies, as per the opinion poll. \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-assembly-election-2021-polling-dates-candidates-numbers\"\u003eParties like MNM, AMMK and AIMIM\u003c/a\u003e can emerge as dark horses.\u0026nbsp;,The poll says that 43.1% of people in its survey voted for MK Stalin to be the next chief minister while 29.7% voted for the current chief minister Palaniswami.,\u003cb\u003eBattlegrounds and key contestants\u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKolathur- MK Stalin (DMK)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,Stalin, Karunanidhi’s son, is seeking a \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-dmk-releases-candidate-list-for-173-seats-mk-stalin-to-run-from-kolathur\"\u003ere-election from Kolathur\u003c/a\u003e. He has been representing the constituency since 2011. If DMK wins the election, Stalin will become chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the first time.,\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdappadi- Edappadi K Palaniswami (AIADMK)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,Palaniswami, who took over as the CM after the death of Jayalalithaa in 2016, is seeking a \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/edappadi-is-the-assembly-constituency-of-cm-palaniswami\"\u003ere-election from Edappadi\u003c/a\u003e. He has not only carved out a political space for himself but has revived the electoral fortunes of the ruling AIADMK.,\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKovilpatti- TTV Dhinakaran (AMMK), K Raju (AIADMK)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,Sasikala’s nephew Dhinakaran will contest against local AIADMK strongman and Cabinet Minister K Raju in the Kovilpatti constituency.\u0026nbsp;,\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBodinayakannur- O Panneerselvam (AIADMK)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and joint co-ordinator of AIADMK has never lost this seat since 2001. He is expected to win this constituency by a large margin again.,\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChepauk-Tiruvallikeni- Udhayanidhi Stalin (DMK)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,Actor-producer Udhayanidhi will be following the footsteps of his father MK Stalin and grandfather Karunanidhi at his electoral debut in Chepauk-Tiruvallikeni. The constituency was earlier represented by Karunanidhi and has favoured DMK for a long time.\u0026nbsp;,\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoimbatore (South)- Kamal Haasan (MNM), Vanathi Srinivasan (DMK)\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/mnm-chief-kamal-haasan-bets-on-walk-chats-to-canvass-votes\"\u003eKamal Haasan\u003c/a\u003e is all set to make his electoral debut from Coimbatore South, a constituency he says \"has become a fort of corruption\". He is pitted against BJP Women's Wing chief Vanathi Srinivasan, who is a lawyer by training.,\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThousand Lights- Dr Ezhilan (DMK), Khushbu Sundar (BJP)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,Karunanidhi’s physician and DMK leader Dr Ezhilan will contest from Thousand Lights, a constituency that has elected Stalin four times. Former actor and Congress spokesperson Khushbu Sundar will contest from the same constituency on BJP’s ticket.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/proud-to-be-contesting-in-the-election-as-a-transgender-bharathi-kannama\"\u003e'Proud to be contesting in the election as a transgender': Bharathi Kannama\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003eHow many and who are eligible to vote:\u003c/b\u003e,According to the Election Commission of India, there are 6.26 crore electors in the state, including 3.18 crore women, 3.08 crore men and over 7,200 persons from the third gender.,In 2016, Tamil Nadu recorded 74.26% polling, according to the Election Commission. As many as 4.28 crore voters cast their votes in 232 of the total 234 constituencies in the state.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"13.0827","longitude":"80.2707","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Chennai"},"keywords":"Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, MK Stalin, AIADMK, DMK, BJP, Congress, TTV Dhinakaran, O Panneerselvam, Kamal Haasan, Vanathi Srinivasan, Election commission of India, Tami Nadu assembly elections 2021, Tamil Nadu assembly polls 2021, Tamil Nadu, C","originalPublishedOn":"2021-04-05T08:44:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"JvUqYsT2Z6LT","slug":"kamal-haasan-is-ready-to-quit-cinema-if-it-becomes-hurdle-in-political-career","slugV2":"india/kamal-haasan-is-ready-to-quit-cinema-if-it-becomes-hurdle-in-political-career-378620/","title":"Kamal Haasan is ready to quit cinema if it becomes hurdle in political career","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WlIHKkrZE.jpg","coverCaption":"Kamal Haasan is contesting in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. (Photo credit: PTI)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2021-04-05T15:03:18+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eKamal Haasan is contesting from Coimbatore South seat\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eHe is the founder of Makkal Neethi Maiam (MNM) party\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe polling in the state will be held on April 6\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1617615198790,\\\"strCount\\\":2176,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Noted actor and now one of the prominent names in the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/tamilnaduelection2021/\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu\u003c/a\u003e politics, \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/kamalhaasan/\\\\\\\"\u003eKamal Haasan\u003c/a\u003e, founder of Makkal Neethi Maiam \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/mnm/\\\\\\\"\u003e(MNM)\u003c/a\u003e party made his priorities clear on Sunday and said he is ready to quit acting if it comes in between his political duties, reported PTI.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"I will wrap up my ongoing assignments and leave cinema if it becomes a hurdle in my political career,\\\\\\\" said the actor-turned-politician.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read:\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/watch-kamal-haasans-daughter-akshara-dances-while-campaigning-for-actor-466972/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;Watch: Kamal Haasan's daughter Akshara dances while campaigning for actor\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Calling his entry in politics historic, Haasan said that he was once among that 30% who remained aloof from politics. He also cited an example of\u0026nbsp;late chief minister M G Ramachandran, who as an MLA acted in several films and used the medium to propagate his ideas of serving people.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Haasan, however, said if cinema comes in the way of his public service, he would choose his political duties above personal. He said he is clarifying his stance on the issue as many of his fellow candidates said that he would leave politics for cinema when the time will come.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/watch-aerial-view-of-vivekananda-memorial-thiruvalluvar-statue-shared-by-pm-modi-460987/\\\\\\\"\u003eWatch | Aerial view of Vivekananda Memorial, Thiruvalluvar Statue shared by PM Modi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The MNM founder also said that being a party that has got nothing to hide, he has disclosed the real expenses the party has incurred on election campaigns, a move lauded by many election officials. He also revealed that he received various threats but he refused to speak on it any further, reported PTI.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Polling in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 6 in a single phase. Haasan is contesting the\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/tamilnaduelection2021/\\\\\\\"\u003e assembly elections\u003c/a\u003e from Coimbatore South.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" On Saturday, he\u0026nbsp;asked voters in the constituency to expose all those approaching them for their votes with money or gifts.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Kavya Mishra","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_-QCmL6MlbU.jpg","username":"kavya","id":"rY7zp83Vp8kP","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"KamalHaasan","slug":"kamalhaasan","id":"4B51hWl6VVYW","isSection":0},{"name":"MNM","slug":"mnm","id":"avkOmO8kMMzG","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"ElectionCommissionOfIndia","slug":"electioncommissionofindia","id":"Uycwmr3Qy7c3","isSection":0},{"name":"cinema","slug":"cinema","id":"dfhcBAJrPYFy","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Kavya Mishra","id":"rY7zp83Vp8kP","username":"kavya","role":7,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-04-04T21:49:37+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Noted actor and now one of the prominent names in the \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/topic/tamilnaduelection2021\"\u003eTamil Nadu\u003c/a\u003e politics, \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/topic/kamalhaasan\"\u003eKamal Haasan\u003c/a\u003e, founder of Makkal Neethi Maiam \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/topic/mnm\"\u003e(MNM)\u003c/a\u003e party made his priorities clear on Sunday and said he is ready to quit acting if it comes in between his political duties, reported PTI.,\"I will wrap up my ongoing assignments and leave cinema if it becomes a hurdle in my political career,\" said the actor-turned-politician.,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read:\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/watch-kamal-haasans-daughter-akshara-dances-while-campaigning-for-actor\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;Watch: Kamal Haasan's daughter Akshara dances while campaigning for actor\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,Calling his entry in politics historic, Haasan said that he was once among that 30% who remained aloof from politics. He also cited an example of\u0026nbsp;late chief minister M G Ramachandran, who as an MLA acted in several films and used the medium to propagate his ideas of serving people.,Haasan, however, said if cinema comes in the way of his public service, he would choose his political duties above personal. He said he is clarifying his stance on the issue as many of his fellow candidates said that he would leave politics for cinema when the time will come.,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/watch-aerial-view-of-vivekananda-memorial-thiruvalluvar-statue-shared-by-pm-modi\"\u003eWatch | Aerial view of Vivekananda Memorial, Thiruvalluvar Statue shared by PM Modi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,The MNM founder also said that being a party that has got nothing to hide, he has disclosed the real expenses the party has incurred on election campaigns, a move lauded by many election officials. He also revealed that he received various threats but he refused to speak on it any further, reported PTI.,Polling in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 6 in a single phase. Haasan is contesting the\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/topic/tamilnaduelection2021\"\u003e assembly elections\u003c/a\u003e from Coimbatore South., On Saturday, he\u0026nbsp;asked voters in the constituency to expose all those approaching them for their votes with money or gifts.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"11.0168","longitude":"76.9558","name":"Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Coimbatore"},"keywords":"Kamal Haasan on politics and acting, Kamal Haasan's plans of quitting acting, MNM, Tamil Nadu assemble elections 2021, Makkal Neethi Maiam","originalPublishedOn":"2021-04-04T21:49:37+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"jhHesINljZ6u","slug":"vk-sasikala-rajinikanth-controversies-that-surrounded-tamil-nadu-polls","slugV2":"india/vk-sasikala-rajinikanth-controversies-that-surrounded-tamil-nadu-polls-369977/","title":"VK Sasikala, Rajinikanth: Controversies that surrounded Tamil Nadu polls","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_bsxd6Yj-K.jpg","coverCaption":"DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin during an election campaign rally in support of other DMK candidates, ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. (Photo Credit: PTI)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2021-04-04T19:31:50+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eExpelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala has announced that she \"will stay away from politics\"\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSuperstar Rajinikanth announced in December that he would enter into politics\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDMK leader KN Nehru said NEET aspirants would've been allowed to cheat if the party was in power\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1617544651843,\\\"strCount\\\":3393,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"With 234 seats of the Tamil Nadu Assembly up for grabs in the upcoming April 6 polls, political voltage has significantly risen in the state. A number of political controversies also shaped the political battle that will conclude with the counting of votes on May 2.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Here's a look at some of such controversies\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e'Will stay away from politics': VK Sasikala\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"image\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"aspectRatio\\\":\\\"151.51515152\\\",\\\"file\\\":{\\\"url\\\":\\\"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_Ygbx48Lr2.jpg\\\"},\\\"caption\\\":\\\"VK Sasikala, expelled AIADMK leader and close aide of former CM\u0026nbsp;J Jayalalithaa\\\",\\\"source\\\":\\\"PTI\\\",\\\"name\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"tags\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"mediaId\\\":\\\"lCOx8jle88Je\\\",\\\"height\\\":4800,\\\"width\\\":3168,\\\"startCrop\\\":false,\\\"completeCrop\\\":false,\\\"replace\\\":false,\\\"insertAfter\\\":false}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"After the expelled AIADMK leader \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/vk-sasikala-from-jayalalithaas-aide-to-conviction-over-corruption-aiadmk-leaders-long-political-life-149465/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVK Sasikala\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e was released from\u0026nbsp;a Bengaluru prison following the completion of her four-year jail term in a disproportionate assets case, she had said last month that she would take part in active politics.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"However, in a shocking turn of events, she \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/aiadmk-leader-vk-sasikala-quits-public-life-ahead-of-tamil-nadu-assembly-polls-308835/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eannounced\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e earlier this month that she \\\\\\\"will stay away from politics.\\\\\\\"\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"She, however, urged the party workers\u0026nbsp;to work like siblings and ensure Jayalalithaa’s \\\\\\\"golden rule continues.\\\\\\\" Sasikala appealed to the late party supremo's supporters to prevent the \\\\\\\"common enemy\\\\\\\" (DMK) from coming back to power.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eRajinikanth's U-turn\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"image\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"aspectRatio\\\":\\\"66.54166667\\\",\\\"file\\\":{\\\"url\\\":\\\"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_qru_G75cM.jpg\\\"},\\\"caption\\\":\\\"Fans of superstar Rajinikanth stage a demonstration demanding from him to join politics as earlier as promised.\\\",\\\"source\\\":\\\"PTI\\\",\\\"name\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"tags\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"mediaId\\\":\\\"sRBuulBqZ1LY\\\",\\\"height\\\":3194,\\\"width\\\":4800,\\\"startCrop\\\":false,\\\"completeCrop\\\":false,\\\"replace\\\":false,\\\"insertAfter\\\":false}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Actor Rajinikanth's entry into politics has been speculated for years, if not decades. This was confirmed after the actor said early in December that he would\u0026nbsp;announce his political party on December 31, 2020, and would launch it in \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/actor-rajinikanth-to-launch-political-party-in-january-621781/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanuary\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/rajinikanths-fans-stage-demonstration-in-chennai-after-actor-abandons-political-plans-168675/\\\\\\\"\u003eRajinikanth's fans stage demonstration in Chennai after actor abandons political plans\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"However, just three days before he was set to make the announcement, the actor took a \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/health/actor-rajinikanth-says-he-wont-enter-politics-453721/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eU-turn\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and said\u0026nbsp;he would not be entering politics, citing his health and the COVID-19 pandemic situation.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"Nobody can understand my pain in making this decision,\\\\\\\" Rajinikanth wrote in his statement.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The superstar actor was briefly \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/rajinikanth-admitted-to-hospital-after-blood-pressure-fluctuates-392330/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehospitalised\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e in December due to fluctuations in his \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/health/rajinikanth-to-be-discharged-today-as-his-medical-condition-improved-hospital-284546/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eblood pressure\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/do-not-urge-me-to-enter-politics-rajinikanths-appeal-to-his-fans-378816/\\\\\\\"\u003e'Do not urge me to enter politics': Rajinikanth's appeal to his fans\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e'Will allow students to cheat': DMK leader\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"image\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"aspectRatio\\\":\\\"63.60416667\\\",\\\"file\\\":{\\\"url\\\":\\\"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_Vxr-S_3Ts.jpg\\\"},\\\"caption\\\":\\\"Supporters of DMK alliance party during election campaign rally in support of party's Tiruchirappalli (West) candidate KN Nehru.\\\",\\\"source\\\":\\\"PTI\\\",\\\"name\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"tags\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"mediaId\\\":\\\"gZZdIaTl3FIb\\\",\\\"height\\\":3053,\\\"width\\\":4800,\\\"startCrop\\\":false,\\\"completeCrop\\\":false,\\\"replace\\\":false,\\\"insertAfter\\\":false}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In the run-up to elections, politicians make all sorts of promises and claims. But DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister\u0026nbsp;KN Nehru took it to another level when he said if the party would have been in power, it would've allowed NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) aspirants to cheat in exam.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"Even if we are not able to secure exemption from NEET, won't we at least allow students to copy if we were Ministers? We definitely would don't worry,\\\\\\\" he said\u0026nbsp;in his campaign speech in Trichy.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The former minister went on to claim that\u0026nbsp;students in states such as Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh also cheated.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Shubhangi Shah","photo":null,"username":"shubhangi","id":"YvXJKY3FcEhR","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"VKSasikala","slug":"vksasikala","id":"5z5Z4PcV4cEM","isSection":0},{"name":"Rajinikanth","slug":"rajinikanth","id":"0tLIXqJsUK4J","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Shubhangi Shah","id":"4t5vnv7ErIfR","username":"shubhangishah","role":7,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-04-04T19:31:48+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"With 234 seats of the Tamil Nadu Assembly up for grabs in the upcoming April 6 polls, political voltage has significantly risen in the state. A number of political controversies also shaped the political battle that will conclude with the counting of votes on May 2.,Here's a look at some of such controversies,\u003cb\u003e'Will stay away from politics': VK Sasikala\u003c/b\u003e,After the expelled AIADMK leader \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/vk-sasikala-from-jayalalithaas-aide-to-conviction-over-corruption-aiadmk-leaders-long-political-life\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVK Sasikala\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e was released from\u0026nbsp;a Bengaluru prison following the completion of her four-year jail term in a disproportionate assets case, she had said last month that she would take part in active politics.,However, in a shocking turn of events, she \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/aiadmk-leader-vk-sasikala-quits-public-life-ahead-of-tamil-nadu-assembly-polls\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eannounced\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e earlier this month that she \"will stay away from politics.\"\u0026nbsp;,She, however, urged the party workers\u0026nbsp;to work like siblings and ensure Jayalalithaa’s \"golden rule continues.\" Sasikala appealed to the late party supremo's supporters to prevent the \"common enemy\" (DMK) from coming back to power.,\u003cb\u003eRajinikanth's U-turn\u003c/b\u003e,Actor Rajinikanth's entry into politics has been speculated for years, if not decades. This was confirmed after the actor said early in December that he would\u0026nbsp;announce his political party on December 31, 2020, and would launch it in \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/actor-rajinikanth-to-launch-political-party-in-january\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanuary\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/rajinikanths-fans-stage-demonstration-in-chennai-after-actor-abandons-political-plans\"\u003eRajinikanth's fans stage demonstration in Chennai after actor abandons political plans\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,However, just three days before he was set to make the announcement, the actor took a \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/actor-rajinikanth-says-he-wont-enter-politics\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eU-turn\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and said\u0026nbsp;he would not be entering politics, citing his health and the COVID-19 pandemic situation.,\"Nobody can understand my pain in making this decision,\" Rajinikanth wrote in his statement.,The superstar actor was briefly \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/rajinikanth-admitted-to-hospital-after-blood-pressure-fluctuates\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehospitalised\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e in December due to fluctuations in his \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/rajinikanth-to-be-discharged-today-as-his-medical-condition-improved-hospital\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eblood pressure\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/do-not-urge-me-to-enter-politics-rajinikanths-appeal-to-his-fans\"\u003e'Do not urge me to enter politics': Rajinikanth's appeal to his fans\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e'Will allow students to cheat': DMK leader\u003c/b\u003e,In the run-up to elections, politicians make all sorts of promises and claims. But DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister\u0026nbsp;KN Nehru took it to another level when he said if the party would have been in power, it would've allowed NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) aspirants to cheat in exam.,\"Even if we are not able to secure exemption from NEET, won't we at least allow students to copy if we were Ministers? We definitely would don't worry,\" he said\u0026nbsp;in his campaign speech in Trichy.,The former minister went on to claim that\u0026nbsp;students in states such as Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh also cheated.\u0026nbsp;","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"28.6139","longitude":"77.209","name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India","city":"Delhi"},"keywords":"Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu election controversies, sasikala quits politics, rajinikath to not enter politics, kn nehru neet,","originalPublishedOn":"2021-04-04T19:31:48+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"otfTY6vya09C","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-kangayam-constituency-elected-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-kangayam-constituency-elected-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016-470291/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Kangayam constituency elected AIADMK candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_jv16c96pK.jpg","coverCaption":"Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palanichamy being welcomed by the AIADMK party workers in Krishnagiri. 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Thaniyarasu U, who defeated Gopi P of INC in 2016. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The seat, one of \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/search/all/TamilNaduElection2021\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu\u003c/a\u003e’s 234 assembly constituencies, has a history of not re-electing the sitting MLA since 1984.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Kangayam\u0026nbsp;Assembly seat\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Name of the assembly constituency, district: Kangayam, Tiruppur\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Lok Sabha constituency: Erode\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2016 candidates: Thaniyarasu U (AIADMK), Gopi P (INC), Muthuvenkateshwaran KG (DMDK)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Sitting MLA, party: Thaniyarasu U, (ADMK)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Winning margin in 2016: 13,135\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Runner up name, party: Gopi P, INC\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of voters in 2016: 2,46,355\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 78.92%\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of women voters in 2016: 1,17,489\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of polling booths in 2016: 270\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Kangayam, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Vaishnavi 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Kangayam\u0026nbsp;assembly constituency is currently held by \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/topic/aiadmk\"\u003eAIADMK \u003c/a\u003eMLA Thaniyarasu U, who defeated Gopi P of INC in 2016. ,The seat, one of \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/search/all/TamilNaduElection2021\"\u003eTamil Nadu\u003c/a\u003e’s 234 assembly constituencies, has a history of not re-electing the sitting MLA since 1984.,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Kangayam\u0026nbsp;Assembly seat\u003c/b\u003e,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Kangayam, Tiruppur,Lok Sabha constituency: Erode,2016 candidates: Thaniyarasu U (AIADMK), Gopi P (INC), Muthuvenkateshwaran KG (DMDK),Sitting MLA, party: Thaniyarasu U, (ADMK),Winning margin in 2016: 13,135,Runner up name, party: Gopi P, INC,Number of voters in 2016: 2,46,355,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 78.92%,Number of women voters in 2016: 1,17,489,Number of polling booths in 2016: 270","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi 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N.D, who defeated Mohanasundaram P of DMK in 2016. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The seat, one of \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/search/all/TamilNaduElection2021\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu’s\u003c/a\u003e 234 assembly constituencies, has been with the AIADMK since 2001.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Perundurai\u0026nbsp;Assembly seat\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Name of the assembly constituency, district: Perundurai, Erode\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Lok Sabha constituency: Tirupur\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2016 candidates: Venkatachalam N.D (AIADMK), Samy K.P (A) Mohanasundaram P (DMK), Balu KKC (KMDK)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2020 candidates: NA\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Sitting MLA, party: Venkatachalam N.D, AIADMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Winning margin in 2016: 12,771\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Runner up name, party: Samy K.P (A) Mohanasundaram P, DMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of voters in 2016: 2,46,355\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 85.62%\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of women voters in 2016: 1,07,247\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of polling booths in 2016: 246\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Vaishnavi 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Perundurai\u0026nbsp;assembly constituency is currently held by \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/topic/aiadmk\"\u003eAIADMK\u003c/a\u003e MLA Venkatachalam N.D, who defeated Mohanasundaram P of DMK in 2016. ,The seat, one of \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/search/all/TamilNaduElection2021\"\u003eTamil Nadu’s\u003c/a\u003e 234 assembly constituencies, has been with the AIADMK since 2001.,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Perundurai\u0026nbsp;Assembly seat\u003c/b\u003e,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Perundurai, Erode,Lok Sabha constituency: Tirupur,2016 candidates: Venkatachalam N.D (AIADMK), Samy K.P (A) Mohanasundaram P (DMK), Balu KKC (KMDK),2020 candidates: NA,Sitting MLA, party: Venkatachalam N.D, AIADMK,Winning margin in 2016: 12,771,Runner up name, party: Samy K.P (A) Mohanasundaram P, DMK,Number of voters in 2016: 2,46,355,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 85.62%,Number of women voters in 2016: 1,07,247,Number of polling booths in 2016: 246","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"11.2758","longitude":"77.583","name":"Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Perundurai"},"keywords":"Perundurai constituency, Tamil Nadu polls, AIADMK,","originalPublishedOn":"2021-04-04T12:45:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"ZMC5bFUQPE2P","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-bhavani-constituency-elected-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-bhavani-constituency-elected-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016-671441/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Bhavani constituency elected AIADMK candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_VDIpG1ODY.jpg","coverCaption":"Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami and AIADMK party leaders during 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ADMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Winning margin in 2016: 24,887\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Runner up name, party: Sivakumar N, DMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of voters in 2016: 2,25,945\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 82.88%\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of women voters in 2016: 1,13,015\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of polling booths in 2016: 272\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Bhavani, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Vaishnavi 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constituency is currently held by \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/topic/aiadmk\"\u003eAIADMK\u003c/a\u003e MLA Karuppanan KC, who defeated Sivakumar N of DMK in 2016. ,The seat, one of \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/search/all/TamilNaduElection2021\"\u003eTamil Nadu\u003c/a\u003e’s 234 assembly constituencies, has been with the AIADMK for the past 2 terms.,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Bhavani Assembly seat\u003c/b\u003e,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Bhavani, Erode,Lok Sabha constituency: Tirupur,2016 candidates: Karuppanan K C (ADMK), Sivakumar N (DMK), Ramanathan K V (KMDK),Sitting MLA, party: Karuppanan K C, ADMK,Winning margin in 2016: 24,887,Runner up name, party: Sivakumar N, DMK,Number of voters in 2016: 2,25,945,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 82.88%,Number of women voters in 2016: 1,13,015,Number of polling booths in 2016: 272","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi 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constituency is currently held by \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/topic/aiadmk\"\u003eAIADMK\u003c/a\u003e MLA Rajakrishnan KR, who defeated Venkatachalam AG of DMK in 2016. ,The seat, one of \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/search/all/TamilNaduElection2021\"\u003eTamil Nadu\u003c/a\u003e’s 234 assembly constituencies, has been with the AIADMK for the past 2 terms.,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Anthiyur Assembly seat\u003c/b\u003e,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Anthiyur, Erode,Lok Sabha constituency: Tirupur,2016 candidates: Rajakrishnan K R (ADMK), Venkatachalam AG (DMK), Gopal (PMK),Sitting MLA, party: Rajakrishnan K R, ADMK,Winning margin in 2016: 5,312,Runner up name, party: Venkatachalam A G, DMK,Number of voters in 2016: 2,07,641,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 81.69%,Number of women voters in 2016: 1,02,857,Number of polling booths in 2016: 250","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi 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Gobichettipalayam assembly constituency is currently held by \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/topic/aiadmk\"\u003eAIADMK\u003c/a\u003e MLA Sengottaiyan KA, who defeated Saravanan SV of INC in 2016. ,The seat, which is one of\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/search/all/TamilNaduElection2021\"\u003eTamil Nadu\u003c/a\u003e’s 234 assembly constituencies, is a Selection grade municipality in the Erode district.,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Gobichettipalayam Assembly seat\u003c/b\u003e,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Gobichettipalayam, Erode,Lok Sabha constituency: Gobichettipalayam,2016 candidates: Sengottaiyan K.A (AIADMK) Saravanan S.V (INC),Sitting MLA, party: Sengottaiyan K.A (AIADMK),Winning margin in 2016: 11223,Runner-up name party: Saravanan S.V (INC),Number of voters in 2016: 204733,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 84.36%,Number of woman voters in 2016: 103593,Number of polling booths in 2016: 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The Twitter campaign by the opposition party came after \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/dmk-slams-centre-over-tax-raids-at-party-chief-stalins-daughters-residence-197016/\\\\\\\"\u003eDMK approached the Election Commission to intervene in the raid\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/dmk-slams-centre-over-tax-raids-at-party-chief-stalins-daughters-residence-197016/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, asking the EC to direct the IT department to refrain from abusing its power.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/pm-modi-takes-shot-at-congress-dmk-for-insulting-tamil-nadu-cms-mother-259490/\\\\\\\"\u003ePM Modi takes shot at Congress, DMK for insulting Tamil Nadu CM's mother\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Twitter campaign first started on Wednesday by DMK's environment wing secretary\u0026nbsp;Karthikeya Sivasenapathy, who wrote,\u0026nbsp;“Dear prime minister Mr Narendra Modi… pls campaign for Mr S.P. Velumani, local administration minister. I am the dmk candidate against him and it will be very useful for me if you support him. 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Raj","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_xW2ti_GwRH.jpg","username":"Anjaly","id":"BREePGQPue7","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"NarendraModi","slug":"narendramodi","id":"2Mx5OKBUbZfx","isSection":0},{"name":"BJP","slug":"bjp","id":"cqfihWqpWO59","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq","isSection":0},{"name":"Congress","slug":"congress","id":"KGrnteP5qPtc","isSection":0},{"name":"MKStalin","slug":"mkstalin","id":"9CANkOqq2nI7","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Anjaly Raj","id":"BREePGQPue7","username":"Anjaly","role":7,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-04-02T19:55:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Ahead of assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, DMK candidates launched a campaign on Twitter asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to campaign for their opponents in AIADMK, which comes after opinion polls have predicted a big defeat for the ruling party's coalition with the BJP in the state.\u0026nbsp;,From Dharmapuri to Tiruvannamalai and Kanchipuram DMK leaders, all on Twitter put their special request for 'Dear Prime Minister', as one asked Modi to help widen their \"winning margin\", while another asked to help to make his lead over his opponent \"even bigger.\",\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/dmk-goes-for-the-kill-in-stalins-kolathur-segment-aiadmk-1\"\u003eDMK goes for the kill in Stalin's Kolathur segment, AIADMK\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,In DMK's Twitter campaign, leaders used the same tone in their tweet, which started from Dear Prime Minister and ending with a sarcastic request to Modi to campaign in their constituencies.\u0026nbsp;,The tweets by DMK leader came the same day when\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/ek-bharat-shreshtha-bharat-pm-narendra-modi-in-madurai\"\u003e PM Modi held a rally in Tamil Nadu\u003c/a\u003e's Madurai.\u0026nbsp;,Earlier in the day, the Income Tax Department raided four places, which are owned by DMK leader MK Stalin's son-in-law\u0026nbsp;Sabareesan. The Twitter campaign by the opposition party came after \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/dmk-slams-centre-over-tax-raids-at-party-chief-stalins-daughters-residence\"\u003eDMK approached the Election Commission to intervene in the raid\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/dmk-slams-centre-over-tax-raids-at-party-chief-stalins-daughters-residence\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, asking the EC to direct the IT department to refrain from abusing its power.\u0026nbsp;,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/pm-modi-takes-shot-at-congress-dmk-for-insulting-tamil-nadu-cms-mother\"\u003ePM Modi takes shot at Congress, DMK for insulting Tamil Nadu CM's mother\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,The Twitter campaign first started on Wednesday by DMK's environment wing secretary\u0026nbsp;Karthikeya Sivasenapathy, who wrote,\u0026nbsp;“Dear prime minister Mr Narendra Modi… pls campaign for Mr S.P. Velumani, local administration minister. I am the dmk candidate against him and it will be very useful for me if you support him. Thank you sir.”,Following Karthikeya, other DMK leaders, including\u0026nbsp; SM Raja, the incumbent MLA from Tambaram, EV Velu, Ambeth Kumar, A Maharajan, Anitha Radhakrishnan, and Y Prakash followed suit.,The Twitter campaign comes after the opposition party put out advertisements on the front page of newspapers in Tamil Nadu, taking a dig at the ruling AIADMK and their allies by depicting them as the \"dreams of the fascists and their slaves.\",The advertisement portrayed CM\u0026nbsp;Edappadi Palaniswami as PM Modi's \"puppet while it said that the AIADMK-BJP coalition would implement NEET for LKG students and rename Tamil Nadu as \"Dakshin Pradesh.\"\u0026nbsp;","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"13.0827","longitude":"80.2707","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Chennai"},"keywords":"Dear Prime Minister, PM Modi, PM Modi in Tamil Nadu","originalPublishedOn":"2021-04-02T19:55:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"2bguW6dotc8L","slug":"dmk-goes-for-the-kill-in-stalins-kolathur-segment-aiadmk-1","slugV2":"india/dmk-goes-for-the-kill-in-stalins-kolathur-segment-aiadmk-120685/","title":"DMK goes for the kill in Stalin's Kolathur segment, AIADMK","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_oVq3QsBRw.jpg","coverCaption":"DMK president MK Stalin during an election campaign rally, ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly polls. (Photo Credit: PTI)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2021-04-02T13:15:00+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDMK chief MK Stalin is the MLA from Kolathur since 2011\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eHe is the party's CM candidate in the upcoming Assembly polls on April 6\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIn this election, Stalin will be taking on AIADMK's Aadi Rajaram\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1617348958785,\\\"strCount\\\":6671,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The DMK men are in an upbeat mood in the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-polls-dmk-releases-candidate-list-for-173-seats-mk-stalin-to-run-from-kolathur-627262/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKolathur\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e constituency and bullish about their party president M K Stalin's re-election for the third straight time from this city segment which they say he nurtured for a decade though being in the opposition.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The DMK's campaign appeared to be the most visible with propaganda at a feverish pace across the segment for the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-assembly-election-2021-polling-dates-candidates-numbers-548474/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApril 6 Assembly polls\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and Stalin is the party's Chief Minister candidate.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/dmk-slams-centre-over-tax-raids-at-party-chief-stalins-daughters-residence-197016/\\\\\\\"\u003eDMK slams Centre over 'tax raids' at party chief Stalin's daughter's residence\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"DMK's electioneering is driven by several teams like a a small group of men affiliated to the Labour Progressive Front, party's trade union wing led by a man in his 50's, who criss-cross the nook and crannies off Paper Mills Road holding LPF-DMK flags and distributing pamphlets.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"Support DMK for creating job opportunities and to protect the rights of workers,\\\\\\\" he told a resident as 'trade union people' of the Centre's rail coach making unit, Integral Coach Factory which is nearby, joined them.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Young women, separately go door to door giving away pamphlets that list out the 'achievements' of 'Anitha Achievers Academy', an initiative by Stalin to train students -free of cost- from middle, low income and poor families in accounting software, 'Tally' and tailoring.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"Over 500 students have been trained in Tally and all of them have been provided laptops free of cost and 395 women have learnt tailoring and got motorised sewing machines for free,\\\\\\\" a woman who distributed the pamphlet proudly claimed.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"'Placements' were also facilitated for them, she said.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The AIADMK camp is counting on its government's slew of welfare schemes and poll promises like free houses for those who do not own one and Rs 1,500 assistance per month to people and the ruling party is also pinning its hopes on its nominee Aadi Rajaram to take on Stalin.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"A noted party warhorse once praised by late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa for resolutely opposing not only rivals but also party backstabbers, ruling party men take pride in recalling that Rajaram gave Stalin a run for his money in the Thousand Lights segment in 2006 and the DMK leader managed to win by a whisker, a margin of 2,468 votes that year.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"It was over a decade ago and now the people 'desired' Stalin's leadership and he would win by a huge margin, DMK workers countered. They recalled Stalin's promise that Kolathur would be developed into a model segment and 'this will also be the CM's constituency.' The extent to which the DMK is focussing in this constituency could be gauged from the fact that a small stretch of Red Hills Road in Kolathur alone has two 'Therdal Panimanai' (Election work stations that teem with partymen) not to mention others.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Stickers with words 'Stalin thaan vaararu, vidiyal thara poraru' (Stalin is set to become CM and usher in dawn) with an image of a beaming DMK chief in the middle appeared in many places including over the name boards of shops. Shoulder bags used by partymen and a table calendar being distributed to people with similar content could not be missed.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"At Constable Road in Ayanavaram, DMK men were seen listing out areas to be covered for the day for distribution of manifestos to prominent residents. Apart from DMK workers, Congress partymen could also be seen electioneering actively in areas like Peravallur seeking votes for Stalin.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"On the AIADMK front, the propaganda on the ground did not seem to match the scale of the DMK's campaign.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In several areas including Agaram, though AIADMK workers could be seen going out door to door and loudspeakers on campaign vehicles blare out songs listing 'Amma' government's achievements and assurances, the strength of men and propaganda vehicles on roads, pale in comparison with the DMK's.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"One could spot only two kinds of AIADMK leaflets, one sought votes for Rajaram (single page) for continuance of Chief Minister K Palaniswami's good governance and the other listed poll promises (2-pages) while at least, three types of pamphlets (4-pages each) of DMK are in circulation.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"AIADMK's allies, Pattali Makkal Katchi and BJP, though do their bit, not many could be seen everywhere.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Stalin's list of 'achievements' for Kolathur as an MLA speaks of a slew of initiatives including payment of fee for over 1,000 school, college students, giving laptops to 74 poor students, 'seervarisai' (marriage gift and financial assistance) for the poor families and so on. DMK men also credit Stalin for infrastructure development in the segment despite being in the opposition.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Rajaram, however, rejected such development claims.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"Stalin's focus is only on publicity and he completely ignored people's basic needs and aspirations,\\\\\\\" he told P T I.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"If at all Stalin claims credit for development, it happened because of government support and the credit goes to the AIADMK government.\\\\\\\" The AIADMK nominee listed several civic and infra woes that Stalin in his capacity as MLA 'failed' to address and did not bring such matters to the government's attention, he alleged.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Stalin did not work to convert overhead High Tension electricity cables into underground lines, and such HT lines had led to fatalities too, Rajaram flagged.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Asked on AIADMK's campaign appearing to be not matching with that of the DMK, he said it is a 'wrong' view. \\\\\\\"We have covered door-to-door campaign at least four times till now and we are getting excellent support from the people,\\\\\\\" he said.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Kolathur with 2.82 lakh voters (1,44,050 women, third gender 68 and 1,38,181 men) has woes that are common in any urban segment in the country, like uncleared garbage and most residents are from middle income groups.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In 2011, the first election for Kolathur after it was carved out following delimitation, Stalin won by a margin of 2,734 votes and AIADMK's Saidai Duraisamy was the runner-up.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/dmk-will-stand-against-caa-until-it-is-scrapped-says-party-chief-stalin-309227/\\\\\\\"\u003eDMK will stand against CAA until it is scrapped, says party chief Stalin\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In 2016, Stalin increased the victory margin to 37,730 and again the AIADMK's nominee was pushed to the second place.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Nam Tamizhar Katchi's Selva and Makkal Needhi Maiam's Jagadeesh Kumar are among the total of 36 candidates in the fray though the fight is essentially between Stalin and Rajaram.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Kolathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Shubhangi Shah","photo":null,"username":"shubhangi","id":"YvXJKY3FcEhR","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"MKStalin","slug":"mkstalin","id":"9CANkOqq2nI7","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia","role":8,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-04-02T13:15:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"The DMK men are in an upbeat mood in the \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-dmk-releases-candidate-list-for-173-seats-mk-stalin-to-run-from-kolathur\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKolathur\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e constituency and bullish about their party president M K Stalin's re-election for the third straight time from this city segment which they say he nurtured for a decade though being in the opposition.,The DMK's campaign appeared to be the most visible with propaganda at a feverish pace across the segment for the \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-assembly-election-2021-polling-dates-candidates-numbers\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApril 6 Assembly polls\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and Stalin is the party's Chief Minister candidate.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/dmk-slams-centre-over-tax-raids-at-party-chief-stalins-daughters-residence\"\u003eDMK slams Centre over 'tax raids' at party chief Stalin's daughter's residence\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,DMK's electioneering is driven by several teams like a a small group of men affiliated to the Labour Progressive Front, party's trade union wing led by a man in his 50's, who criss-cross the nook and crannies off Paper Mills Road holding LPF-DMK flags and distributing pamphlets.,\"Support DMK for creating job opportunities and to protect the rights of workers,\" he told a resident as 'trade union people' of the Centre's rail coach making unit, Integral Coach Factory which is nearby, joined them.,Young women, separately go door to door giving away pamphlets that list out the 'achievements' of 'Anitha Achievers Academy', an initiative by Stalin to train students -free of cost- from middle, low income and poor families in accounting software, 'Tally' and tailoring.,\"Over 500 students have been trained in Tally and all of them have been provided laptops free of cost and 395 women have learnt tailoring and got motorised sewing machines for free,\" a woman who distributed the pamphlet proudly claimed.,'Placements' were also facilitated for them, she said.,The AIADMK camp is counting on its government's slew of welfare schemes and poll promises like free houses for those who do not own one and Rs 1,500 assistance per month to people and the ruling party is also pinning its hopes on its nominee Aadi Rajaram to take on Stalin.,A noted party warhorse once praised by late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa for resolutely opposing not only rivals but also party backstabbers, ruling party men take pride in recalling that Rajaram gave Stalin a run for his money in the Thousand Lights segment in 2006 and the DMK leader managed to win by a whisker, a margin of 2,468 votes that year.,It was over a decade ago and now the people 'desired' Stalin's leadership and he would win by a huge margin, DMK workers countered. They recalled Stalin's promise that Kolathur would be developed into a model segment and 'this will also be the CM's constituency.' The extent to which the DMK is focussing in this constituency could be gauged from the fact that a small stretch of Red Hills Road in Kolathur alone has two 'Therdal Panimanai' (Election work stations that teem with partymen) not to mention others.,Stickers with words 'Stalin thaan vaararu, vidiyal thara poraru' (Stalin is set to become CM and usher in dawn) with an image of a beaming DMK chief in the middle appeared in many places including over the name boards of shops. Shoulder bags used by partymen and a table calendar being distributed to people with similar content could not be missed.,At Constable Road in Ayanavaram, DMK men were seen listing out areas to be covered for the day for distribution of manifestos to prominent residents. Apart from DMK workers, Congress partymen could also be seen electioneering actively in areas like Peravallur seeking votes for Stalin.,On the AIADMK front, the propaganda on the ground did not seem to match the scale of the DMK's campaign.,In several areas including Agaram, though AIADMK workers could be seen going out door to door and loudspeakers on campaign vehicles blare out songs listing 'Amma' government's achievements and assurances, the strength of men and propaganda vehicles on roads, pale in comparison with the DMK's.,One could spot only two kinds of AIADMK leaflets, one sought votes for Rajaram (single page) for continuance of Chief Minister K Palaniswami's good governance and the other listed poll promises (2-pages) while at least, three types of pamphlets (4-pages each) of DMK are in circulation.,AIADMK's allies, Pattali Makkal Katchi and BJP, though do their bit, not many could be seen everywhere.,Stalin's list of 'achievements' for Kolathur as an MLA speaks of a slew of initiatives including payment of fee for over 1,000 school, college students, giving laptops to 74 poor students, 'seervarisai' (marriage gift and financial assistance) for the poor families and so on. DMK men also credit Stalin for infrastructure development in the segment despite being in the opposition.,Rajaram, however, rejected such development claims.,\"Stalin's focus is only on publicity and he completely ignored people's basic needs and aspirations,\" he told P T I.,\"If at all Stalin claims credit for development, it happened because of government support and the credit goes to the AIADMK government.\" The AIADMK nominee listed several civic and infra woes that Stalin in his capacity as MLA 'failed' to address and did not bring such matters to the government's attention, he alleged.,Stalin did not work to convert overhead High Tension electricity cables into underground lines, and such HT lines had led to fatalities too, Rajaram flagged.,Asked on AIADMK's campaign appearing to be not matching with that of the DMK, he said it is a 'wrong' view. \"We have covered door-to-door campaign at least four times till now and we are getting excellent support from the people,\" he said.,Kolathur with 2.82 lakh voters (1,44,050 women, third gender 68 and 1,38,181 men) has woes that are common in any urban segment in the country, like uncleared garbage and most residents are from middle income groups.,In 2011, the first election for Kolathur after it was carved out following delimitation, Stalin won by a margin of 2,734 votes and AIADMK's Saidai Duraisamy was the runner-up.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/dmk-will-stand-against-caa-until-it-is-scrapped-says-party-chief-stalin\"\u003eDMK will stand against CAA until it is scrapped, says party chief Stalin\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,In 2016, Stalin increased the victory margin to 37,730 and again the AIADMK's nominee was pushed to the second place.,Nam Tamizhar Katchi's Selva and Makkal Needhi Maiam's Jagadeesh Kumar are among the total of 36 candidates in the fray though the fight is essentially between Stalin and Rajaram.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"13.124","longitude":"80.2121","name":"Kolathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Chennai"},"keywords":"M K Stalin Kolathur, M K Stalin seat, M K Stalin mla, kolathur seat, kolathur candidates, aiadmk candidate for kolathur, dmk candidate for kolathur,","originalPublishedOn":"2021-04-02T13:15:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"DjfE1HVaGPlO","slug":"dmk-mp-a-raja-apologises-to-tamil-nadu-cm-palaniswami","slugV2":"india/dmk-mp-a-raja-apologises-to-tamil-nadu-cm-palaniswami-258862/","title":"DMK MP A Raja apologises to Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_7YsZEQSJh.jpg","coverCaption":"DMK MP A Raja on Monday extended an apology to Chief Minister K Palaniswami for making certain remarks allegedly referring to the latter's deceased mother. 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Raja's apology to the AIADMK veteran came a day after the chief minister turned emotional at an election rally in Chennai while recalling the episode, besides police booking the Nilgiris MP under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Representation of People Act over the matter.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" Elections to the 234 member Tamil Nadu assembly will be held on April 6.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/rahul-gandhi-accuses-corrupt-tamil-nadu-cm-of-being-controlled-by-pm-modi-386265/\\\\\\\"\u003eRahul Gandhi accuses 'corrupt' Tamil Nadu CM of being 'controlled' by PM Modi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" Raja said he clarified in a public meeting in Gudalur in the district on Sunday that he did not intend to defame Palaniswami or his late mother, but was making a comparison between the leadership qualities of his party chief M K Stalin and the CM, using a children's analogy.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" \\\\\\\"Still, I came across reports that the chief minister turned emotional at my remarks and I am deeply anguished over this. I express regret from the bottom of my heart for lines that were misunderstood,\\\\\\\" he said.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/in-kamal-vs-kamal-smriti-iranis-punch-in-tamil-nadu-153997/\\\\\\\"\u003eIn Kamal vs Kamal, Smriti Irani’s punch in Tamil Nadu\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" \\\\\\\"In fact, I have no hesitation to apologise to CM Palaniswami if he really felt hurt and (did not do it) for politics (turning emotional),\\\\\\\" he read out from a statement before reporters here.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" Seeking to clarify things with the CM, his party workers and others, Raja said his speech was not about the personal criticism of two leaders, but an estimation and comparison of two political figures in public life--Stalin and Palaniswami.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" Raja, who said his words were \\\\\\\"selectively picked and manipulated for political reasons,\\\\\\\" said that while acquitting him in the 2G Spectrum allocation scam,Special Judge O P Saini had said the case was about \\\\\\\"misreading of files, selective reading of files, non-reading of files, out of context reading of files,\\\\\\\" and said his speech in contention should be seen in its totality of 40 minutes.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" He said he had extended the apology since the CM had turned emotional and that he did not want the episode to remain a \\\\\\\"black mark\\\\\\\" in his public life.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" He also did not want to embarrass his party DMK or its chief Stalin, Raja added.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" To a question, he said possible electoral gains may be behind the matter becoming controversial.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" Raja's alleged vulgar remarks had earlier touched a raw nerve with the ruling AIADMK,with party workers staging state-wide protests demanding his arrest, even as his effigies were burnt in places like Salem,Palaniswami's native district.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" The CM on Sunday turned emotional while reacting to Raja's alleged disparaging remarks against him, his mother and said a mother occupied a lofty position in society and anyone who denigrated women would be punished by God.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" The ruling party had also petitioned the Election Commission, seeking a ban on Raja from campaigning.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\" AIADMK ally BJP had also hit out at Raja for his comments, with Union Minister Smriti Irani alleging that \\\\\\\"DMK is such a political party that does not respect women.\\\\\\\" DMK president Stalin, without mentioning anyone's name, had said on Saturday that during campaigns, party workers must make dignified comments, saying rivals would distort andedit speeches. \\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Anjaly Raj","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_xW2ti_GwRH.jpg","username":"Anjaly","id":"BREePGQPue7","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"EdappadiPalanisamy","slug":"edappadipalanisamy","id":"oNskFrHDm54l","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia","role":8,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-03-29T15:27:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":"AmB0gMq5NKH2","cleanText":"DMK MP A Raja on Monday extended an apology to Chief Minister K Palaniswami for making certain remarks allegedly referring to the latter's deceased mother, but claimed his words were 'misunderstood' and 'manipulated.' Raja's apology to the AIADMK veteran came a day after the chief minister turned emotional at an election rally in Chennai while recalling the episode, besides police booking the Nilgiris MP under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Representation of People Act over the matter., Elections to the 234 member Tamil Nadu assembly will be held on April 6.,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/rahul-gandhi-accuses-corrupt-tamil-nadu-cm-of-being-controlled-by-pm-modi\"\u003eRahul Gandhi accuses 'corrupt' Tamil Nadu CM of being 'controlled' by PM Modi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e, Raja said he clarified in a public meeting in Gudalur in the district on Sunday that he did not intend to defame Palaniswami or his late mother, but was making a comparison between the leadership qualities of his party chief M K Stalin and the CM, using a children's analogy., \"Still, I came across reports that the chief minister turned emotional at my remarks and I am deeply anguished over this. I express regret from the bottom of my heart for lines that were misunderstood,\" he said.,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/in-kamal-vs-kamal-smriti-iranis-punch-in-tamil-nadu\"\u003eIn Kamal vs Kamal, Smriti Irani’s punch in Tamil Nadu\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e, \"In fact, I have no hesitation to apologise to CM Palaniswami if he really felt hurt and (did not do it) for politics (turning emotional),\" he read out from a statement before reporters here., Seeking to clarify things with the CM, his party workers and others, Raja said his speech was not about the personal criticism of two leaders, but an estimation and comparison of two political figures in public life--Stalin and Palaniswami., Raja, who said his words were \"selectively picked and manipulated for political reasons,\" said that while acquitting him in the 2G Spectrum allocation scam,Special Judge O P Saini had said the case was about \"misreading of files, selective reading of files, non-reading of files, out of context reading of files,\" and said his speech in contention should be seen in its totality of 40 minutes., He said he had extended the apology since the CM had turned emotional and that he did not want the episode to remain a \"black mark\" in his public life., He also did not want to embarrass his party DMK or its chief Stalin, Raja added., To a question, he said possible electoral gains may be behind the matter becoming controversial., Raja's alleged vulgar remarks had earlier touched a raw nerve with the ruling AIADMK,with party workers staging state-wide protests demanding his arrest, even as his effigies were burnt in places like Salem,Palaniswami's native district., The CM on Sunday turned emotional while reacting to Raja's alleged disparaging remarks against him, his mother and said a mother occupied a lofty position in society and anyone who denigrated women would be punished by God., The ruling party had also petitioned the Election Commission, seeking a ban on Raja from campaigning., AIADMK ally BJP had also hit out at Raja for his comments, with Union Minister Smriti Irani alleging that \"DMK is such a political party that does not respect women.\" DMK president Stalin, without mentioning anyone's name, had said on Saturday that during campaigns, party workers must make dignified comments, saying rivals would distort andedit speeches. 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Key points\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The former Congress party chief did not specify the name of the UP leader.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"The tragedy is, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu does not want to bow in front of Amit Shah and no Tamil person will want to do that.\\\\\\\" However, Palaniswami is forced to bow in front of Shah because of the \\\\\\\"corruption he has done,\\\\\\\" Gandhi alleged.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"Ironically, because of the money he has stolen from the people of Tamil Nadu, he is now trapped,\\\\\\\" the Congress MP alleged.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Congress leader said he was angered to 'see' that Palaniswami, belonging to the great Tamil civilisation, touched the feet of Modi and Shah and bowed in front of them.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"One has to touch the feet of Modi and Shah and bow before them, whether a person was in the BJP or in an alliance with that party, he claimed adding the Saffron party does not understand any other kind of relationship.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/in-kamal-vs-kamal-smriti-iranis-punch-in-tamil-nadu-153997/\\\\\\\"\u003eIn Kamal vs Kamal, Smriti Irani’s punch in Tamil Nadu\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"We have a different idea, for us a relationship that is not equal is a useless relationship.\\\\\\\" Gandhi, like in his previous poll campaign meetings in Tamil Nadu, reiterated that his party stood for mutual respect, love and affection and treated the Tamil people like brothers and sisters.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"While the BJP wanted everyone in the country to 'bow' before Modi and Shah duo, the Congress party believed in the ethos of brotherhood and equality, he said.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"He was for a relationship with the Tamil people that is equal, and respectful and also wanted the state to be run from Tamil Nadu and not Delhi, an oblique allegation that the BJP-led Centre called the shots in the state and not the AIADMK government.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"There is a full scale assault on the idea of Tamil Nadu. Don't underestimate this assualt. This assault has huge amount of money behind it. It is an assault on the idea of India and Tamil Nadu and it is conceptualised by the RSS and Narendra Modi. They want a TN that bows in front of them.\\\\\\\" However, they do not know understand that Tamils have not bowed in front of anyone in their history but had always reciprocated 'twice' love and affection showered on them.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Tamil Nadu is part of the very foundation of India, he said and also expressed his desire to learn Tamil.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"While previous polls were contests between political parties of Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK and DMK, the present one was between the AIADMK, RSS, Modi, Shah (BJP) on the one side and the Tamil people on the other side, he alleged.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/temples-are-pride-of-humanity-sadhguru-urges-tamil-nadu-govt-to-free-places-of-worship-561835/\\\\\\\"\u003e'Temples are pride of humanity': Sadhguru urges Tamil Nadu govt to free places of worship\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The AIADMK-BJP front would be 'decimated' in Tamil Nadu in the poll battle and the DMK, its chief M K Stalin and his party-led Secular Progressive Alliance is the instrument that would steer the rout of AIADMK and its allies, he said.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Stalin would become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, he exuded confidence.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"It is going to be a government that will not be controlled by Delhi.\\\\\\\" The 'attack' on Tamil Nadu shall, however, not end with Stalin becoming the CM, he said adding it shall happen only when the Saffron party was removed from power in Delhi.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Central to the idea of India is respect for all its languages, all people, all its traditions, he restated as in his earlier meetings.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"He reiterated that democracy, Constitution and all independent institutions were under the attack and picked the three farm laws, demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax to target the Central government.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Shubham Banerjee","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_ZJQDZCA0nkr.jpg","username":"shubham0296","id":"8M6puzt7QPLg","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"RahulGandhi","slug":"rahulgandhi","id":"VvzuZlVeccuy","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"PalaniswamiK","slug":"palaniswamik","id":"SBLmuEkkX7QG","isSection":0},{"name":"AmitShah","slug":"amitshah","id":"zD5Xm7jzA7Q3","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia","role":8,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-03-28T18:56:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday lashed out at AIADMK top leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami alleging he is trapped due to graft and he bowed in front of Union Home Minister Amit Shah as he had indulged in corruption.,Addressing a public meeting here for the April 6 Assembly polls, Gandhi said when he saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'controlling' the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and making him \"touch his feet silently I am not ready to accept it.\" A 'leader' in Uttar Pradesh was forced to bow in front of Shah as he was corrupt and this person lost his freedom due to graft and Palaniswami too faced a similar situation, he claimed.,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/mann-ki-baat-pm-modis-monthly-radio-show-completes-75-episodes-key-points\"\u003e'Mann Ki Baat': PM Modi's monthly radio show completes 75 episodes. Key points\u003c/a\u003e,The former Congress party chief did not specify the name of the UP leader.,\"The tragedy is, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu does not want to bow in front of Amit Shah and no Tamil person will want to do that.\" However, Palaniswami is forced to bow in front of Shah because of the \"corruption he has done,\" Gandhi alleged.,\"Ironically, because of the money he has stolen from the people of Tamil Nadu, he is now trapped,\" the Congress MP alleged.,The Congress leader said he was angered to 'see' that Palaniswami, belonging to the great Tamil civilisation, touched the feet of Modi and Shah and bowed in front of them.,One has to touch the feet of Modi and Shah and bow before them, whether a person was in the BJP or in an alliance with that party, he claimed adding the Saffron party does not understand any other kind of relationship.,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/in-kamal-vs-kamal-smriti-iranis-punch-in-tamil-nadu\"\u003eIn Kamal vs Kamal, Smriti Irani’s punch in Tamil Nadu\u003c/a\u003e,\"We have a different idea, for us a relationship that is not equal is a useless relationship.\" Gandhi, like in his previous poll campaign meetings in Tamil Nadu, reiterated that his party stood for mutual respect, love and affection and treated the Tamil people like brothers and sisters.,While the BJP wanted everyone in the country to 'bow' before Modi and Shah duo, the Congress party believed in the ethos of brotherhood and equality, he said.,He was for a relationship with the Tamil people that is equal, and respectful and also wanted the state to be run from Tamil Nadu and not Delhi, an oblique allegation that the BJP-led Centre called the shots in the state and not the AIADMK government.,\"There is a full scale assault on the idea of Tamil Nadu. Don't underestimate this assualt. This assault has huge amount of money behind it. It is an assault on the idea of India and Tamil Nadu and it is conceptualised by the RSS and Narendra Modi. They want a TN that bows in front of them.\" However, they do not know understand that Tamils have not bowed in front of anyone in their history but had always reciprocated 'twice' love and affection showered on them.,Tamil Nadu is part of the very foundation of India, he said and also expressed his desire to learn Tamil.,While previous polls were contests between political parties of Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK and DMK, the present one was between the AIADMK, RSS, Modi, Shah (BJP) on the one side and the Tamil people on the other side, he alleged.,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/temples-are-pride-of-humanity-sadhguru-urges-tamil-nadu-govt-to-free-places-of-worship\"\u003e'Temples are pride of humanity': Sadhguru urges Tamil Nadu govt to free places of worship\u003c/a\u003e,The AIADMK-BJP front would be 'decimated' in Tamil Nadu in the poll battle and the DMK, its chief M K Stalin and his party-led Secular Progressive Alliance is the instrument that would steer the rout of AIADMK and its allies, he said.,Stalin would become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, he exuded confidence.,\"It is going to be a government that will not be controlled by Delhi.\" The 'attack' on Tamil Nadu shall, however, not end with Stalin becoming the CM, he said adding it shall happen only when the Saffron party was removed from power in Delhi.,Central to the idea of India is respect for all its languages, all people, all its traditions, he restated as in his earlier meetings.,He reiterated that democracy, Constitution and all independent institutions were under the attack and picked the three farm laws, demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax to target the Central government.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"13.0827","longitude":"80.2707","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Chennai"},"keywords":"TN CM, Rahul Gandhi, Tamil Nadu, Congress, DMK, K Palaniswami, Amit Shah, Gandhi, Narendra Modi,","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-28T18:56:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"b9rNu47rocCV","slug":"tn-polls-2021-ec-transfers-coimbatore-collector-commissioner-to-non-election-posts","slugV2":"india/tn-polls-2021-ec-transfers-coimbatore-collector-commissioner-to-non-election-posts-215760/","title":"TN polls 2021: EC transfers Coimbatore bureaucrats to non-election posts","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_qjzHao9wE.jpg","coverCaption":"The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday transferred the District Collector of Coimbatore and the city commissioner of police to non-election posts. 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S Davidson Devasirvatham has been appointed as the Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore city with immediate effect.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will be held in one phase on April 6 and the counting of the votes will be held on May 2.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read:\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/proud-to-be-contesting-in-the-election-as-a-transgender-bharathi-kannama-569221/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;'Proud to be contesting in the election as a transgender': Bharathi Kannama\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The 234-member state Assembly currently has the majority of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) with 135 seats. 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It has also been allotted the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat where a bypoll is being held.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Kavya Mishra","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_-QCmL6MlbU.jpg","username":"kavya","id":"rY7zp83Vp8kP","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"ElectionCommissionOfIndia","slug":"electioncommissionofindia","id":"Uycwmr3Qy7c3","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"BJP","slug":"bjp","id":"cqfihWqpWO59","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"IndiaNews","slug":"indianews","id":"hmzqkpDB7jEj","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Kavya Mishra","id":"rY7zp83Vp8kP","username":"kavya","role":7,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-03-24T19:55:44+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Ahead of\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/topic/tamilnaduelection2021\"\u003e Tamil Nadu Assembly elections\u003c/a\u003e, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday transferred the District Collector of Coimbatore and the city commissioner of police to non-election posts. The commission also directed the state government to appoint IAS officer S Nagarajan as the new District Collector, reported ANI.,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/temples-are-pride-of-humanity-sadhguru-urges-tamil-nadu-govt-to-free-places-of-worship\"\u003e'Temples are pride of humanity': Sadhguru urges Tamil Nadu govt to free places of worship\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,According to a News Minute report, the election body in its communication with state's chief secretary stated that the orders are based on various inputs received. S Davidson Devasirvatham has been appointed as the Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore city with immediate effect.,The 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will be held in one phase on April 6 and the counting of the votes will be held on May 2.,\u003cb\u003eAlso Read:\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/proud-to-be-contesting-in-the-election-as-a-transgender-bharathi-kannama\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;'Proud to be contesting in the election as a transgender': Bharathi Kannama\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,The 234-member state Assembly currently has the majority of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) with 135 seats. The main Opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has 88 seats.\u0026nbsp;,The BJP that is ruling at the Centre is contesting 20 Assembly seats as part of the AIADMK-led alliance. It has also been allotted the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat where a bypoll is being held.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"11.0168","longitude":"76.9558","name":"Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Coimbatore"},"keywords":"Tamil Nadu assembly elections, Election Commission of India, Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore, District Collector","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-24T19:55:44+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"w37NoqrvM38u","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-egmore-constituency-picked-dmks-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-egmore-constituency-picked-dmks-candidate-in-2016-605910/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Egmore constituency picked DMK's candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_L-HJ73esJ.jpg","coverCaption":"Egmore seat falls under the Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency. (Photo Credit: PTI)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2021-03-24T13:39:54+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIn 2016, KS Ravichandran of DMK defeated E Parithi Ellamvazhuthi of AIADMK\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDMK won the seat by a margin of 10,679 votes\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIn 2019, DMK's Dayanidhi Maran won the Lok Sabha seat from Chennai Central\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1616573144369,\\\"strCount\\\":1323,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Egmore state Assembly constituency is located in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu and is part of Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency and is a seat reserved for Scheduled Castes. It consists of a portion of Chennai. KS Ravichandran of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is the sitting MLA of Egmore. He defeated E Parithi Ellamvazhuthi of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 10,679 votes. DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran is Chennai Central’s Lok Sabha MP.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/bjp-files-charge-sheet-against-dmk-allies-lists-100-reasons-to-reject-them-in-tamil-nadu-polls-492468/\\\\\\\"\u003eBJP files 'charge sheet' against DMK, allies lists 100 reasons to reject them in Tamil Nadu polls\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Here are a few details about the Egmore assembly seat:\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Name of the assembly constituency, district: Egmore, Chennai\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Lok Sabha constituency: Chennai Central\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Polling date: April 6, 2021\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2016 candidates: K. S Ravichandran (DMK), E Parithi Ellamvazhuthi (AIADMK), M Venkatesan (BJP)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2021 candidates:\u0026nbsp;Parandhaman (DMK)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Sitting MLA, party: K. S Ravichandran, DMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Winning margin in 2016: 10,679\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Runner up name, party: E Parithi Ellamvazhuthi , AIADMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of voters in 2016: 1,20,669\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 63.01%\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of women voters in 2016: 57,871\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of polling booths in 2016: 169\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Ayush Jain","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_h6e6JWoQr.jpg","username":"ayushjainn16","id":"uR5CExJXEjdY","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Egmore","slug":"egmore","id":"UpBwSYRcdOgK","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq","isSection":0},{"name":"Elections","slug":"elections","id":"3Cfx7PQDJJJQ","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p","isSection":1},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"IndiaNews","slug":"indianews","id":"hmzqkpDB7jEj","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Ayush Jain","id":"uR5CExJXEjdY","username":"ayushjainn16","role":3,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-03-24T13:39:52+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Egmore state Assembly constituency is located in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu and is part of Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency and is a seat reserved for Scheduled Castes. It consists of a portion of Chennai. KS Ravichandran of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is the sitting MLA of Egmore. He defeated E Parithi Ellamvazhuthi of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 10,679 votes. DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran is Chennai Central’s Lok Sabha MP.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/bjp-files-charge-sheet-against-dmk-allies-lists-100-reasons-to-reject-them-in-tamil-nadu-polls\"\u003eBJP files 'charge sheet' against DMK, allies lists 100 reasons to reject them in Tamil Nadu polls\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,Here are a few details about the Egmore assembly seat:,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Egmore, Chennai,Lok Sabha constituency: Chennai Central,Polling date: April 6, 2021,2016 candidates: K. S Ravichandran (DMK), E Parithi Ellamvazhuthi (AIADMK), M Venkatesan (BJP),2021 candidates:\u0026nbsp;Parandhaman (DMK),Sitting MLA, party: K. S Ravichandran, DMK,Winning margin in 2016: 10,679,Runner up name, party: E Parithi Ellamvazhuthi , AIADMK,Number of voters in 2016: 1,20,669,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 63.01%,Number of women voters in 2016: 57,871,Number of polling booths in 2016: 169","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"13.0827","longitude":"80.2707","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Chennai"},"keywords":"DMK, AIADMK, PMK, Tamil Nadu elections 2021, Chennai, Chennai Central, Politics, Egmore, Assembly elections","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-24T13:39:52+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"e4cBIDJAOKtD","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-kumarapalayam-constituency-elected-an-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-kumarapalayam-constituency-elected-an-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016-270201/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Kumarapalayam constituency elected an AIADMK candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_Frcz0MPVr.jpg","coverCaption":"Kumarapalayam assembly constituency is currently held by AIADMK MLA Thangamani P. 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It consists of a portion of Kumarapalayam taluk.,It was newly formed in the year of 2008 by separating the\nSankari and Tiruchengode constituencies.,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Kumarapalayam Assembly seat\u003c/b\u003e,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Kumarapalayam,\nNamakkal,Lok Sabha constituency: Erode,2016 candidates: Thangamani P (AIADMK), Yuvaraj P (DMK), Madeshwaran\nP A (DMDK),2020 candidates: NA,Sitting MLA, party: Thangamani P (AIADMK),Winning margin in 2016: 47,329,Runner up name, party: Yuvaraj P, DMK,Number of voters in 2016: 186,906,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 80.91 %,Number of women voters in 2016: 93,636,Number of polling booths in 2016: 265","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"11.4363","longitude":"77.7232","name":"Kumarapalayam, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Bhavāni"},"keywords":"Kumarapalayam details, KumarapalayamAssembly constituency details, Kumarapalayam Tamil Nadu Assembly elections","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-22T15:12:44+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"QLBoHF2V2a7x","slug":"venkatachalam-g-is-the-sitting-mla-of-salem-west","slugV2":"india/venkatachalam-g-is-the-sitting-mla-of-salem-west-502783/","title":"Venkatachalam G is the sitting MLA of Salem West","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_EAVDxUKGN.jpg","coverCaption":"Polling in Salem West will be held on April 6. 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It comprises\nportions of the Omalur and Salem taluks. It is part of Salem Lok Sabha constituency.\nVenkatachalam G of AIADMK is the sitting MLA of Salem West. He defeated Panner Selvam C\nof DMK by 7,247 votes in 2016 assembly elections.,\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-harbour-constituency-picked-dmks-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eAlso Read| Tamil Nadu polls: Harbour constituency picked DMK's candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Salem\nWest assembly seat \u003c/b\u003e,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Salem\n(West), Salem,Lok Sabha constituency: Salem,Polling date: April 6,2016 candidates: Venkatachalam G (AIADMK), Panneer\nSelvam C (DMK), ,2021 candidates: NA,Sitting MLA, party: Venkatachalam G, AIADMK,Winning margin in 2016: 7,247,Runner up name, party: Panneer Selvam C, DMK,Number of voters in 2016: 203,705,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 75.11%,Number of women voters in 2016: 103,696,Number of polling booths in 2016: 910","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"11.6643","longitude":"78.146","name":"Salem, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Salem"},"keywords":"Salem West, Tamil Nadu assembly polls, April 6 assembly polls","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-22T14:00:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"PkXuQpeSs96d","slug":"mettur-falls-under-dharmapuri-lok-sabha-constituency","slugV2":"india/mettur-falls-under-dharmapuri-lok-sabha-constituency-483911/","title":"Mettur falls under Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_aglPbwU0i.jpg","coverCaption":"Polling for Dharmapuri will be held on April 6. 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Mettur taluk falls under this constituency and it\nis a part Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the\nParliament of India. Semmalai S of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)\nis the sitting MLA of Mettur. He won the seat by defeating Parthiban SR from\nDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) by 6,282 votes.,\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-arani-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso Read|\u0026nbsp;Tamil Nadu polls: Arani constituency picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Mettur assembly\nseat \u003c/b\u003e,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Mettur, Salem,Lok Sabha constituency: Dharmapuri,Polling date: April 6,2016 candidates: Semmalai S (AIADMK), Parthiban SR (DMK),\nMani GK (PMK),2021 candidates: NA,Sitting MLA, party: Semmalai S, AIADMK,Winning margin in 2016: 6,282,Runner up name, party: Parthiban SR, DMK,Number of voters in 2016: 207,673,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 78.91%,Number of women voters in 2016: 98,77,Number of polling booths in 2016: 873","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"11.7863","longitude":"77.8008","name":"Mettur, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Mettur"},"keywords":"Mettur vidhan sabha in Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu polls, Mettur assembly seat, April 6 Tamil Nadu polls","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-22T12:30:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"sZEMoRGJhl56","slug":"tamil-nadu-assembly-election-2021-polling-dates-candidates-numbers","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-assembly-election-2021-polling-dates-candidates-numbers-548474/","title":"Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021: Polling dates, candidates, numbers","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_CPDC8iWsP.jpg","coverCaption":"Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O.Pannerselvam during an election campaign. 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The 234-member\\\\nstate assembly is currently held by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)\\\\nwith 135 seats and the main Opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)\\\\nhas 88 seats. 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The 234-member\nstate assembly is currently held by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)\nwith 135 seats and the main Opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)\nhas 88 seats. The counting of the votes will be held on May 2.,\u003cb\u003eProminent\ncandidates in the fray:\u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003eFrom AIADMK and BJP\nalliance:\u003c/b\u003e,Chief Minister Edappadi\nK Palaniswami (Edappadi), O Pannerselvam (Bodinayakkanur), Khushbu Sundar\n(Thousand Lights), BJP state President L Murugan (Dharpuram), BJP woman cell\nchief Vanathi Srinivasan (Coimbatore South), BJP leader H Raja (Karaikudi\nconstituency), P Saravanan (Madurai North)\u003cb\u003e \u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003eFrom DMK alliance\npartner Congress:\u003c/b\u003e,MK Stalin (Kolathur\nconstituency), Udhayanidhi Stalin (Chepauk constituency),\u003cb\u003eFrom MNM\u003c/b\u003e,Kamal Hasan\n(Coimbatore South),This is the first state\nassembly elections after the death of the towering presence of ‘Kalaignar’ M\nKarunanidhi and ‘Amma’ J Jayalalitha. DMK has been out of power since 2011 and\nits seat share in the assembly has not crossed double-digit since 2001. It has\nformed an alliance with Congress, CPM, CPI, MDMK, IUML, MMK, AIFB and VCK.\nMeanwhile, BJP is looking to enter the southern state with AIADMK. Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India\nMajlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has also entered the fray with TTV Dhinakaran’s\nThe Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam (AMMK). Owaisi-Dhinakaran alliance can\ncorner some Muslim votes and affect DMK.,\u003cb\u003eHow many and who\nare eligible to vote:\u003c/b\u003e,According to the Election Commission of India, there\nare 6.26 crore electors in the state, including 3.18 crore women, 3.08 crore men\nand over 7,200 persons from the third gender.,In 2016, Tamil Nadu recorded 74.26% polling, according\nto the Election Commission. As many as 4.28 crore voters cast their votes in\n232 of the total 234 constituencies in the state.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"28.6139","longitude":"77.209","name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India","city":"Delhi"},"keywords":"Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021,Tamil Nadu Assembly Election polling dates,Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Election candidates,Tamil Nadu Assembly Election numbers","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-22T07:54:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"Pz9xhaSKEUfS","slug":"bjp-files-charge-sheet-against-dmk-allies-lists-100-reasons-to-reject-them-in-tamil-nadu-polls","slugV2":"india/bjp-files-charge-sheet-against-dmk-allies-lists-100-reasons-to-reject-them-in-tamil-nadu-polls-492468/","title":"BJP files 'charge sheet' against DMK, allies lists 100 reasons to reject them in Tamil Nadu polls","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_jv16c96pK.jpg","coverCaption":"Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palanichamy being welcomed by the AIADMK party workers in Krishnagiri. 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the April 6 assembly elections., Accusing the DMK of 'deceiving' the people on a plethora of issues such as language and 'jallikattu', the party appealed to Tamil 'Makkal' (people) to ensure a massive mandate to the AIADMK-led NDA in this elections for a better future of Tamil Nadu.,Also Read |\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/mnm-chief-kamal-haasan-bets-on-walk-chats-to-canvass-votes\"\u003eMNM chief Kamal Haasan bets on walk, chats to canvass votes\u003c/a\u003e, The document, which listed out the DMKs 'betrayal' under 11 subjects, including Cauvery water dispute with Karnataka, Tamil society and social justice, besides its 'antagonistic' stand towards the majority Hindus, alleged that party 'abused' power when it was at the helm., BJP national general secretary in-charge of Tamil Nadu C T Ravi unveiled the 'chargesheet' in the form of a booklet in the presence of party's state elections incharge and union minister V K Singh and others at Kamalalayam, the state party headquarters here., BJP is contesting 20 assembly seats as part of the AIADMK-led alliance. It has also been alloted the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat where a bypoll is being held., The charge sheet accused the DMK of being behind the 'Karuppar Kootam' which allegedly depicted the \"Kandha Shashti Kavacham\", hymn in praise of Lord Muruga, in a derogatory manner., \"DMK president M K Stalin shows his contempt for the Hindus at every instance be it the kumkum (vermilion) which he wiped off when it was applied on his forehead by the Srirangam temple priests or the vibuthi (holy ash) that he hurled when it was offered to him in Pasumpoon,\" it said., Throwing a barb on the language issue, the document claimed the DMK was responsible for creating a situation wherein learning Tamil was not 'compulsory' thus deviating from Tamil as medium of instruction (in schools)., \"The BJP-led government at the Centre created an opportunity for the students to learn Tamil in the Hindi- speaking states through its new National Education Policy, but the DMK ruined their prospects,\" it said., Another reason to defeat the DMK was that the party had banned the popular Jallikattu bull taming sport when it was power in the state and a partner of the Congress-led UPA at the Centre, the BJP said., On the emotive Sri Lankan Tamils issue, the 'charge sheet' accused the DMK of miserably letting them down during the last phase of the ethnic war in 2009 and held it \"fully responsible\" for the 'massacre' of nearly 1.5 lakh innocent Tamils in the island nation., Though DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi was in power then, instead of taking steps to prevent the killings, he resorted to a \"fast between breakfast and lunch and fooled the people,\" the BJP document said, calling it a \"historical disgrace\"., On the Cauvery issue, the BJP alleged the DMK had neglected Tamil Nadus interests and it had failed to renew the water-sharing agreement for a 50-year-period during 1974, leading to the water woes of the state., It was the Narendra Modi government that notified the Cauvery Water Management Scheme on June 1, 2018, while the the Congress-led UPA did not take any step to notify the final award of the tribunal submitted in 2007, the document noted.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"28.6139","longitude":"77.209","name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India","city":"Delhi"},"keywords":"BJP Tamil Nadu, BJP Tamil Nadu DMK, BJP Tamil Nadu DMK chargesheet","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-21T20:05:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"kkYxDgRYiVRj","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-rasipuram-sc-constituency-elected-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-rasipuram-sc-constituency-elected-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016-390679/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Rasipuram (SC) constituency elected AIADMK's candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_DINF64suZ.jpg","coverCaption":"Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palanichamy being welcomed by the AIADMK party workers and the general public in Krishnagiri dristrict. 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The seat,\\\\none of Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, is a state assembly\\\\nconstituency in Namakkal district.It comprises a portion of Rasipuram taluk and\\\\nis a part of the wider Namakkal constituency for national elections. 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D, who defeated Duraisamy V.P of DMK in 2016. The seat,\none of Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, is a state assembly\nconstituency in Namakkal district.It comprises a portion of Rasipuram taluk and\nis a part of the wider Namakkal constituency for national elections. The seat is\nreserved for Scheduled Castes.,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Rasipuram (SC) Assembly\nseat\u003c/b\u003e,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Rasipuram (SC),\nNamakkal,Lok Sabha constituency: Namakkal,2016 candidates: Saroja V D (AIADMK), Duraisamy V.P (DMK), Pushpagandhi\nJ (PMK),2020 candidates: NA,Sitting MLA, party: Saroja V D (AIADMK),Winning margin in 2016: 9631,Runner up name, party: Duraisamy V.P, DMK,Number of voters in 2016: 186,869,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 84.29 %,Number of women voters in 2016: 92,918,Number of polling booths in 2016: 250","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"11.4615","longitude":"78.1855","name":"Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Rasipuram"},"keywords":"Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections, Rasipuram constituency,Rasipuram constituency details","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-21T15:30:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"9HJc2Jap1J2f","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-omalur-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2011-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-omalur-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2011-2016-188385/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Omalur constituency picked AIADMK's candidate in 2011, 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_aglPbwU0i.jpg","coverCaption":"Polling in Omalur will be held on April 6. 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In 2016, Vetrivel S of All India Anna\\\\nDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) defeated Ammasi S from Dravida Munnetra\\\\nKazhagam (DMK) by 19,956 votes. 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It is reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidates and\ncomprises Yercaud taluk, Vazhapadi taluk, and portions of the Salem and Attur\ntaluks. It is part of Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency was\nformed in 1957. Chitra G of AIADMK is the sitting MLA of Yercaud. She defeated Tamilselvan\nC of DMK by 17,394 votes in 2016 assembly election.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-royapuram-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Royapuram constituency picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Yercaud assembly\nseat \u003c/b\u003e,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Yercaud, Salem,Lok Sabha constituency: Kallakurichi,Polling date: NA,2016 candidates: Chitra G (AIADMK), Tamilselvan C (DMK),\nSelvam R (PMK),2021 candidates: NA,Sitting MLA, party: Chitra G, AIADMK,Winning margin in 2016: 17,394,Runner up name, party: Tamilselvan C, DMK,Number of voters in 2016: 222,735,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 85.62 %,Number of women voters in 2016: 110,910,Number of polling booths in 2016: 836","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"11.7748","longitude":"78.2097","name":"Yercaud, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Salem"},"keywords":"Yercaud assembly seta, Yercaud vidhan sabha, Tamil Nadu elections 2021, April 6 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-21T14:10:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"4eEmfm4hMAXV","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-tiruchengodu-constituency-elected-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-tiruchengodu-constituency-elected-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016-140406/","title":"Tamil Nadu Polls: Tiruchengodu constituency elected AIADMK's candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_0drTXRArb.jpg","coverCaption":"Tiruchengodu assembly constituency is currently held by AIADMK MLA Saraswathi Pon. 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The seat, one of Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It was formed after constituency delimitations in 2008. 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It comprises a portion of Attur taluk\nand is part of Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency. The seat is reserved for\nScheduled Castes candidates. Chinnathambi RM of All India Anna\nDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is sitting MLA of Attur. He defeated Arthanari\nSK of Congress by 17,334 votes. 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It falls under Salem\ndistrict and includes Gangavalli taluk and a portion of Attur taluk. It is a\npart of the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency and the assembly seat is\nreserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.,\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-tindivanam-seat-picked-dmks-candidate-in-2016\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso Read|\u0026nbsp;Tamil Nadu polls: Tindivanam seat picked DMK's candidate in 2016\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,Maruthamuthu A of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra\nKazhagam (AIADMK) won the seat by defeating Rekha Priyadharshini J from Dravida\nMunnetra Kazhagam (DMK) by only 2,262 votes.,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Gangavalli\nassembly seat \u003c/b\u003e,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Gangavalli,\nSalem,Lok Sabha constituency: Kallakurichi,Polling date: April 6,2016 candidates: Maruthamuthu A (AIADMK), Rekha\nPriyadharshini J (DMK), Shanmugavel Murty A (PMK),2021 candidates: NA,Sitting MLA, party: Maruthamuthu A, AIADMK,Winning margin in 2016: 2,262,Runner up name, party: Rekha Priyadharshini J, DMK,Number of voters in 2016: 177,128,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 80.93%,Number of women voters in 2016: 89,672,Number of polling booths in 2016: 858","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"11.4964","longitude":"78.6506","name":"Gangavalli, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Attur"},"keywords":"Gangavalli vidhan sabha seat, Gangavalli assembly seat, Tamil Nadu elections 2021, AIADMK, DMK","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-20T20:40:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"eRpFXmxPFUgf","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-ulundurpettai-seat-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-ulundurpettai-seat-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016-282537/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Ulundurpettai seat picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_DINF64suZ.jpg","coverCaption":"Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palanichamy being welcomed by the AIADMK party workers and the general public in Krishnagiri district. 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The seat has been held by AIADMK since 2011.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-thiru-vi-ka-nagar-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency picked a DMK candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about\nthe Ulundurpettai Assembly seat\u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003eName of the assembly\nconstituency, district: \u003c/b\u003eUlundurpettai, Viluppuram district,\u003cb\u003eLok Sabha constituency:\u003c/b\u003e Viluppuram,\u003cb\u003ePolling date:\u003c/b\u003e April 6,\u003cb\u003e2016 candidates:\u003c/b\u003e Kumaraguru R (AIADMK), Vasanthavel GR\n(DMK),\u003cb\u003e2021 candidates:\u003c/b\u003e NA,\u003cb\u003eSitting MLA, party: \u003c/b\u003eKumaraguru R (AIADMK),\u003cb\u003eWinning margin in 2016:\u003c/b\u003e 4,164 votes (1.83%),\u003cb\u003eRunner up name, party: \u003c/b\u003eVasanthavel GR (DMK),\u003cb\u003eNumber of voters in 2016:\u003c/b\u003e 227,599,\u003cb\u003ePercentage of votes polled\nin 2016:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e82.93%,\u003cb\u003eNumber of women voters in\n2016:\u003c/b\u003e 113,606,\u003cb\u003eNumber of polling booths in\n2016:\u003c/b\u003e 337","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"11.6774","longitude":"79.2885","name":"Ulundurpettai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Vriddhāchalam"},"keywords":"Ulundurpettai Assembly constituency, Ulundurpettai Assembly seat, Ulundurpettai mla, ","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-20T15:40:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"pNQVrwOGG8d6","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-kallakurichi-seat-is-reserved-for-sc-candidates","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-kallakurichi-seat-is-reserved-for-sc-candidates-485568/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Kallakurichi seat is reserved for SC candidates","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_lAySRAfM_.jpg","coverCaption":"Kallakurichi will go to polls on April 6. 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Prabhu A\nof All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is the sitting MLA of Kallakurichi\nand he defeated Kamaraj P of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by 4,104 votes.,\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-tindivanam-seat-picked-dmks-candidate-in-2016\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso Read|\u0026nbsp;Tamil Nadu polls: Tindivanam seat picked DMK's candidate in 2016\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Kallakurichi\nassembly seat \u003c/b\u003e,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Kallakurichi,\nViluppuram,Lok Sabha constituency: Kallakurichi,Polling date: NA,2016 candidates: Prabhu A (AIADMK), Kamaraj P (DMK), Ramamoorththy\nS (VCK),2021 candidates: NA,Sitting MLA, party: Prabhu A, AIADMK,Winning margin in 2016: 4,104,Runner up name, party: Kamaraj P, DMK,Number of voters in 2016: 213,846,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 80.96%,Number of women voters in 2016: 109,931,Number of polling booths in 2016: 800","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"11.7384","longitude":"78.9639","name":"Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Kallakkurichchi"},"keywords":"DMK, AIADMK, Kallakurichi assembly seat, Kallakurichi vidhan sabha, Tamil Nadu elections 2021, ","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-20T14:10:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"sxJLYglXHbZq","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-villupuram-seat-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-villupuram-seat-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016-547316/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Villupuram seat picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_niSjQuQ9a.jpg","coverCaption":"Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami pays tribute to AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa. 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The seat, one of\u0026nbsp;Tamil\\\\nNadu's 234 assembly constituencies, falls under the Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-polls-arani-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016-209115/\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Arani constituency picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Viluppuram\\\\nLok Sabha constituency is currently held by M\\\\nAnandam of\\\\nAIADMK, who defeated S Vadivel\\\\nRavanan of\\\\nPaattali Makkal Katchi\u003cb\u003e.\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-polls-krishnarayapuram-sc-seat-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016-412119/\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Krishnarayapuram (SC) seat picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Villupuram\\\\nAssembly constituency is an\\\\nunreserved seat. 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The seat, one of\u0026nbsp;Tamil\nNadu's 234 assembly constituencies, falls under the Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-arani-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Arani constituency picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,The Viluppuram\nLok Sabha constituency is currently held by M\nAnandam of\nAIADMK, who defeated S Vadivel\nRavanan of\nPaattali Makkal Katchi\u003cb\u003e.\u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-krishnarayapuram-sc-seat-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Krishnarayapuram (SC) seat picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,The Villupuram\nAssembly constituency is an\nunreserved seat. The seat has been held by the AIADMK since 2011. ,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about\nthe Villupuram\nAssembly seat\u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003eName of the assembly\nconstituency, district:\u003c/b\u003e Villupuram, Viluppuram district,\u003cb\u003eLok Sabha constituency: \u003c/b\u003eViluppuram,\u003cb\u003ePolling date:\u003c/b\u003e April 6,\u003cb\u003e2016 candidates:\u003c/b\u003e Chakrapani M (AIADMK), Ameer Abbas SM (IUML),\u003cb\u003e2021 candidates:\u003c/b\u003e NA,\u003cb\u003eSitting MLA, party:\u003c/b\u003e Chakrapani M (AIADMK),\u003cb\u003eWinning margin in 2016:\u003c/b\u003e 22,291 votes (11.80%),\u003cb\u003eRunner up name, party:\u003c/b\u003e Ameer Abbas SM (IUML),\u003cb\u003eNumber of voters in 2016:\u003c/b\u003e 189,171,\u003cb\u003ePercentage of votes polled\nin 2016:\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;76.49%,\u003cb\u003eNumber of women voters in\n2016:\u003c/b\u003e 93,717,\u003cb\u003eNumber of polling booths in\n2016:\u003c/b\u003e 282","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"11.9401","longitude":"79.4861","name":"Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Villupuram"},"keywords":"Villupuram Assembly constituency, Villupuram Assembly seat, Villupuram mla,","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-20T13:40:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"43SJddx4NvHR","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-vanur-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-vanur-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016-138161/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Vanur constituency picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_DINF64suZ.jpg","coverCaption":"Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palanichamy being welcomed by the AIADMK party workers and the general public in Krishnagiri dristrict. 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The seat, one of\u0026nbsp;Tamil\nNadu's 234 assembly constituencies, falls under the Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-namakkal-constituency-elected-an-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Namakkal constituency elected an AIADMK candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,The Viluppuram\nLok Sabha constituency is currently held by M\nAnandam of\nAIADMK, who defeated S Vadivel\nRavanan of\nPaattali Makkal Katchi\u003cb\u003e.\u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-senthamangalam-constituency-elected-an-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Senthamangalam constituency elected an AIADMK candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,The Vanur Assembly constituency is reserved for\nthe Scheduled Caste. 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The seat, one of\u0026nbsp;Tamil Nadu's 234 assembly\\\\nconstituencies, falls under the Arani\\\\nLok Sabha constituency.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-polls-dindigul-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016-389838/\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Dindigul constituency picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Arani\\\\nLok Sabha constituency is currently held by MK\\\\nVishnu Prasad of Congress, who defeated V Ezhumalai\u003cb\u003e \u003c/b\u003eof AIADMK.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-polls-namakkal-constituency-elected-an-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016-531628/\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Namakkal constituency elected an AIADMK candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Cheyyar Assembly constituency is an unreserved\\\\nseat. 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From 2011 to 2016, it was\\\\nrepresented by Mukkur N Subramanian, followed by K Mohan from 2016 till now. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about\\\\nthe Cheyyar\\\\nAssembly seat\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eName of the assembly\\\\nconstituency, district:\u003c/b\u003e Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai district\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eLok Sabha constituency:\u003c/b\u003e Arani\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003ePolling date:\u003c/b\u003e April 6\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e2016 candidates:\u003c/b\u003e Mohan K (AIADMK), Dr Vishnuprasad MK (Congress)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e2021 candidates:\u003c/b\u003e NA\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eSitting MLA, party: \u003c/b\u003eMohan K (AIADMK)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eWinning margin in 2016: \u003c/b\u003e8,527\\\\nvotes\\\\n(4.14%)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eRunner up name, party:\u003c/b\u003e Dr Vishnuprasad MK (Congress)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eNumber of voters in 2016: \u003c/b\u003e205,824\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003ePercentage of votes polled\\\\nin 2016:\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;84.67%\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eNumber of women voters in\\\\n2016:\u003c/b\u003e 102,067\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eNumber of polling booths in 2016:\u003c/b\u003e\\\\n309\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Cheyyar, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Shubhangi Shah","photo":null,"username":"shubhangi","id":"YvXJKY3FcEhR","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"Cheyyar","slug":"cheyyar","id":"bkW71zy2Ge5T","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq","isSection":0},{"name":"IndiaNews","slug":"indianews","id":"hmzqkpDB7jEj","isSection":0},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p","isSection":1}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Shubhangi Shah","id":"4t5vnv7ErIfR","username":"shubhangishah","role":7,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-03-19T12:00:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"The Assembly constituency is\ncurrently held by All India Anna Dravida\nMunnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLA\nMohan K who defeated Dr Vishnuprasad MK of Congress\nin 2016. The seat, one of\u0026nbsp;Tamil Nadu's 234 assembly\nconstituencies, falls under the Arani\nLok Sabha constituency.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-dindigul-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Dindigul constituency picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,The Arani\nLok Sabha constituency is currently held by MK\nVishnu Prasad of Congress, who defeated V Ezhumalai\u003cb\u003e \u003c/b\u003eof AIADMK.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-namakkal-constituency-elected-an-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Namakkal constituency elected an AIADMK candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,The Cheyyar Assembly constituency is an unreserved\nseat. It has been held by the AIADMK since 2011. From 2011 to 2016, it was\nrepresented by Mukkur N Subramanian, followed by K Mohan from 2016 till now. ,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about\nthe Cheyyar\nAssembly seat\u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003eName of the assembly\nconstituency, district:\u003c/b\u003e Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai district,\u003cb\u003eLok Sabha constituency:\u003c/b\u003e Arani,\u003cb\u003ePolling date:\u003c/b\u003e April 6,\u003cb\u003e2016 candidates:\u003c/b\u003e Mohan K (AIADMK), Dr Vishnuprasad MK (Congress),\u003cb\u003e2021 candidates:\u003c/b\u003e NA,\u003cb\u003eSitting MLA, party: \u003c/b\u003eMohan K (AIADMK),\u003cb\u003eWinning margin in 2016: \u003c/b\u003e8,527\nvotes\n(4.14%),\u003cb\u003eRunner up name, party:\u003c/b\u003e Dr Vishnuprasad MK (Congress),\u003cb\u003eNumber of voters in 2016: \u003c/b\u003e205,824,\u003cb\u003ePercentage of votes polled\nin 2016:\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;84.67%,\u003cb\u003eNumber of women voters in\n2016:\u003c/b\u003e 102,067,\u003cb\u003eNumber of polling booths in 2016:\u003c/b\u003e\n309","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"12.662","longitude":"79.5435","name":"Cheyyar, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Cheyyar"},"keywords":"Cheyyar Assembly constituency, Cheyyar Assembly seat, Cheyyar mla, Cheyyar assembly party, ","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-19T12:00:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"nEamjtvZ4kqU","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-vedasandur-constituency-picked-an-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-vedasandur-constituency-picked-an-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016-442297/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Vedasandur constituency picked an AIADMK candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_ZYQ3KFqh7I.jpg","coverCaption":"The seat, one of Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, falls under the Karur Lok Sabha constituency. 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The seat, one of Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, falls under\\\\nthe Karur Lok Sabha constituency.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Karur Lok Sabha seat is currently held by Congress MP S\\\\nJothimani, who defeated M Thambidurai of the ADMK in the 2019 General\\\\nElections.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Before 1971, CPI(M) and Congress won the seat twice each in\\\\nassembly elections. Post-1971, the seat has been constant electoral dominance\\\\nby AIADMK, with a few in-between victories of \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-polls-paramathi-velur-constituency-elected-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016-617975/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDMK\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e occurring now and then. Apart\\\\nfrom this, Congress won the seat in 2006.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Here are a few details about the Vedasandur assembly seat:\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Lok Saba constituency: Karur\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Polling date: 16/05/2016\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2016 candidates: Paramasivam VPB (AIADMK), Sivasakthivel\\\\nGounder R (Congress), Balu SRK (DMDK)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2021 candidates: N/A\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Sitting MLA, party: Paramasivam VPB, DMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Winning margin in 2016: 19,938\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 80.56%\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of women voters in 2016: 1,0,0262\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of polling booths in 2016: 298\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Vedasandur, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Ratul Maitra","photo":null,"username":"RatulMaitra","id":"2dSP3UkkG2xG","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"CPIM","slug":"cpim","id":"rAQj8WMv3Huu","isSection":0},{"name":"Congress","slug":"congress","id":"KGrnteP5qPtc","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Ratul Maitra","id":"2dSP3UkkG2xG","username":"RatulMaitra","role":7,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-03-18T15:15:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"The Vedasandur constituency is currently being held by \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-dindigul-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAIADMK\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\nMLA Paramasivam VPB who defeated Sivasakthivel Gounder R of the Congress in\n2016. The seat, one of Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, falls under\nthe Karur Lok Sabha constituency.,The Karur Lok Sabha seat is currently held by Congress MP S\nJothimani, who defeated M Thambidurai of the ADMK in the 2019 General\nElections.,Before 1971, CPI(M) and Congress won the seat twice each in\nassembly elections. Post-1971, the seat has been constant electoral dominance\nby AIADMK, with a few in-between victories of \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-paramathi-velur-constituency-elected-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDMK\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e occurring now and then. Apart\nfrom this, Congress won the seat in 2006.,Here are a few details about the Vedasandur assembly seat:,Lok Saba constituency: Karur,Polling date: 16/05/2016,2016 candidates: Paramasivam VPB (AIADMK), Sivasakthivel\nGounder R (Congress), Balu SRK (DMDK),2021 candidates: N/A,Sitting MLA, party: Paramasivam VPB, DMK,Winning margin in 2016: 19,938,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 80.56%,Number of women voters in 2016: 1,0,0262,Number of polling booths in 2016: 298","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"10.5315","longitude":"77.9482","name":"Vedasandur, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Dindigul"},"keywords":"Tamil Nadu Elections 2021, Assembly Elections, DMK. 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The seat, one of\u0026nbsp;Tamil Nadu's 234 assembly constituencies, falls under the Arani Lok Sabha constituency.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-polls-thiru-vi-ka-nagar-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016-141359/\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency picked a DMK candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Arani\\\\nLok Sabha constituency is currently held by MK\\\\nVishnu Prasad of Congress, who defeated V Ezhumalai\u003cb\u003e \u003c/b\u003eof AIADMK.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-polls-villivakkam-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016-634234/\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Villivakkam constituency picked a DMK candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Arani Assembly constituency is an unreserved\\\\nseat. In the 2016 Assembly polls, AIADMK’s Ramachandran S defeated DMK’s Babu S\\\\nby 7,327 votes. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about\\\\nthe Arani\\\\nAssembly seat\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eName of the assembly\\\\nconstituency, district:\u003c/b\u003e Arani, Tiruvannamalai district\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eLok Sabha constituency:\u003c/b\u003e Arani\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003ePolling date:\u003c/b\u003e April 6\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e2016 candidates:\u003c/b\u003e Ramachandran S (AIADMK), Babu S (DMK)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e2021 candidates:\u003c/b\u003e NA\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eSitting MLA, party:\u003c/b\u003e Ramachandran S (AIADMK)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eWinning margin in 2016:\u003c/b\u003e 7,327 votes\\\\n(3.50%)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eRunner up name, party:\u003c/b\u003e Babu S (DMK)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eNumber of voters in 2016:\u003c/b\u003e 209,811\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003ePercentage of votes polled\\\\nin 2016:\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;81.85%\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eNumber of women voters in\\\\n2016:\u003c/b\u003e 105,466\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eNumber of polling booths in\\\\n2016:\u003c/b\u003e 310\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Arani, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Shubhangi Shah","photo":null,"username":"shubhangi","id":"YvXJKY3FcEhR","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"Arani","slug":"arani","id":"hwX9Yn1AgSbh","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"IndiaNews","slug":"indianews","id":"hmzqkpDB7jEj","isSection":0},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p","isSection":1}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Shubhangi Shah","id":"4t5vnv7ErIfR","username":"shubhangishah","role":7,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-03-18T14:45:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"The Assembly constituency is\ncurrently held by All India Anna Dravida\nMunnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLA Ramachandran S who defeated Babu S of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 2016. The seat, one of\u0026nbsp;Tamil Nadu's 234 assembly constituencies, falls under the Arani Lok Sabha constituency.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-thiru-vi-ka-nagar-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency picked a DMK candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,The Arani\nLok Sabha constituency is currently held by MK\nVishnu Prasad of Congress, who defeated V Ezhumalai\u003cb\u003e \u003c/b\u003eof AIADMK.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-villivakkam-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Villivakkam constituency picked a DMK candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,The Arani Assembly constituency is an unreserved\nseat. In the 2016 Assembly polls, AIADMK’s Ramachandran S defeated DMK’s Babu S\nby 7,327 votes. ,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about\nthe Arani\nAssembly seat\u003c/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003eName of the assembly\nconstituency, district:\u003c/b\u003e Arani, Tiruvannamalai district,\u003cb\u003eLok Sabha constituency:\u003c/b\u003e Arani,\u003cb\u003ePolling date:\u003c/b\u003e April 6,\u003cb\u003e2016 candidates:\u003c/b\u003e Ramachandran S (AIADMK), Babu S (DMK),\u003cb\u003e2021 candidates:\u003c/b\u003e NA,\u003cb\u003eSitting MLA, party:\u003c/b\u003e Ramachandran S (AIADMK),\u003cb\u003eWinning margin in 2016:\u003c/b\u003e 7,327 votes\n(3.50%),\u003cb\u003eRunner up name, party:\u003c/b\u003e Babu S (DMK),\u003cb\u003eNumber of voters in 2016:\u003c/b\u003e 209,811,\u003cb\u003ePercentage of votes polled\nin 2016:\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;81.85%,\u003cb\u003eNumber of women voters in\n2016:\u003c/b\u003e 105,466,\u003cb\u003eNumber of polling booths in\n2016:\u003c/b\u003e 310","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"12.6713","longitude":"79.2818","name":"Arani, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Arni"},"keywords":"Arani Assembly constituency, Arani Assembly seat, Arani Assembly mla, Arani Assembly party,","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-18T14:45:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"lPyeg33s1VFL","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-krishnarayapuram-sc-seat-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-krishnarayapuram-sc-seat-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016-412119/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Krishnarayapuram (SC) seat picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_2t0r5QYRAu.jpg","coverCaption":"Krishnarayapuram (SC) constituency falls under the Karur Lok Sabha seat. 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The seat, one\\\\nof Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, falls under the Karur Lok Sabha\\\\nconstituency.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Karur Lok Sabha seat is currently held by Congress MP S\\\\nJothimani, who defeated M Thambidurai of the AIADMK in the 2019 General\\\\nElections.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Krishnarayapuram (SC) is a seat reserved for the Scheduled\\\\nCaste category, and has remained somewhat of an AIADMK bastion over the years,\\\\nwith the party being successful in scoring election victories in the seat for a\\\\ntotal of seven times between 1971 and 2016. \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-polls-harbour-constituency-picked-dmks-candidate-in-2016-266982/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDMK\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, during the same timeline, has\\\\nwon it only three times, and Congress once.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Here are a few details about the Krishnarayapuram (SC)\\\\nassembly seat:\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Lok Sabha constituency: Karur\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Polling date: 16/05/2016\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2016 candidates: Geetha M (AIADMK), VK Aiyyar (PT),\\\\nSivanantham K (TMCM)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2021 candidates: N/A\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Sitting MLA, party: Geetha M, AIADMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Winning margin in 2016: 35,301\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 83.10%\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of women voters in 2016: 84,725\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of polling booths in 2016: 249\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Krishnarayapuram (SC) constituency picked a AIADMK candidate\\\\nin 2016\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Krishnarayapuram (SC) constituency is currently held by\\\\nAIADMK MLA Geetha M who defeated VK Aiyar of the PT party in 2016. The seat, one\\\\nof Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, falls under the Karur Lok Sabha\\\\nconstituency.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Karur Lok Sabha seat is currently held by Congress MP S\\\\nJothimani, who defeated M Thambidurai of the AIADMK in the 2019 General\\\\nElections.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Krishnarayapuram (SC) is a seat reserved for the Scheduled\\\\nCaste category, and has remained somewhat of an AIADMK bastion over the years,\\\\nwith the party being successful in scoring election victories in the seat for a\\\\ntotal of seven times between 1971 and 2016. 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The seat, one\nof Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, falls under the Karur Lok Sabha\nconstituency.,The Karur Lok Sabha seat is currently held by Congress MP S\nJothimani, who defeated M Thambidurai of the AIADMK in the 2019 General\nElections.,Krishnarayapuram (SC) is a seat reserved for the Scheduled\nCaste category, and has remained somewhat of an AIADMK bastion over the years,\nwith the party being successful in scoring election victories in the seat for a\ntotal of seven times between 1971 and 2016. \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-harbour-constituency-picked-dmks-candidate-in-2016\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDMK\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, during the same timeline, has\nwon it only three times, and Congress once.,Here are a few details about the Krishnarayapuram (SC)\nassembly seat:,Lok Sabha constituency: Karur,Polling date: 16/05/2016,2016 candidates: Geetha M (AIADMK), VK Aiyyar (PT),\nSivanantham K (TMCM),2021 candidates: N/A,Sitting MLA, party: Geetha M, AIADMK,Winning margin in 2016: 35,301,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 83.10%,Number of women voters in 2016: 84,725,Number of polling booths in 2016: 249,Krishnarayapuram (SC) constituency picked a AIADMK candidate\nin 2016,The Krishnarayapuram (SC) constituency is currently held by\nAIADMK MLA Geetha M who defeated VK Aiyar of the PT party in 2016. The seat, one\nof Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, falls under the Karur Lok Sabha\nconstituency.,The Karur Lok Sabha seat is currently held by Congress MP S\nJothimani, who defeated M Thambidurai of the AIADMK in the 2019 General\nElections.,Krishnarayapuram (SC) is a seat reserved for the Scheduled\nCaste category, and has remained somewhat of an AIADMK bastion over the years,\nwith the party being successful in scoring election victories in the seat for a\ntotal of seven times between 1971 and 2016. DMK, during the same timeline, has\nwon it only three times, and Congress once.,Here are a few details about the Krishnarayapuram (SC)\nassembly seat:,Lok Sabha constituency: Karur,Polling date: 16/05/2016,2016 candidates: Geetha M (ADMK), VK Aiyyar (PT),\nSivanantham K (TMCM),2021 candidates: N/A,Sitting MLA, party: Geetha M, AIADMK,Winning margin in 2016: 35,301,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 83.10%,Number of women voters in 2016: 84,725,Number of polling booths in 2016: 249","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"10.9574","longitude":"78.2726","name":"Krishnarayapuram, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Kulittalai"},"keywords":"Tamil Nadu Election 2021, Assembly election, AIADMK, DMK","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-18T14:30:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"DWRpHHYzzTii","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-harbour-constituency-picked-dmks-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-harbour-constituency-picked-dmks-candidate-in-2016-266982/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Harbour constituency picked DMK's candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_8wwDeOzp8.jpg","coverCaption":"Harbour seat falls under Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency. 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PK Sekar Babu of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is the sitting MLA of Harbour. He defeated KS Sreenivasan of AIADMK by a margin of 4,836 votes in 2016. DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran is the Chennai Central Lok Sabha MP.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-royapuram-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Royapuram constituency picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Here are a few details about the Harbour assembly seat:\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Name of the assembly constituency, district: Harbour, Chennai\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Lok Sabha constituency: Chennai Central\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Polling date: April 6, 2021\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2016 candidates: P K Sekar Babu (DMK), K S Sreenivasan (AIADMK), Krishnakumar Nadhani (BJP)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2021 candidates: PK Sekar Babu (DMK)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Sitting MLA, party: P K Sekar Babu, DMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Winning margin in 2016: 4,836\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Runner up name, party: K S Sreenivasan, AIADMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of voters in 2016: 1,04,313\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 55.44%\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-thiru-vi-ka-nagar-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency picked a DMK candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of women voters in 2016: 46,626\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of polling booths in 2016: 177\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Ayush Jain","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_h6e6JWoQr.jpg","username":"ayushjainn16","id":"uR5CExJXEjdY","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Harbour","slug":"harbour","id":"Oiurooakw3eR","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"Elections","slug":"elections","id":"3Cfx7PQDJJJQ","isSection":0},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p","isSection":1},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"IndiaNews","slug":"indianews","id":"hmzqkpDB7jEj","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Ayush Jain","id":"uR5CExJXEjdY","username":"ayushjainn16","role":3,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-03-17T15:40:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"The Harbour Assembly constituency is located in the Chennai district of Tamil Nadu. It is part of the Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency and is an unreserved seat. PK Sekar Babu of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is the sitting MLA of Harbour. He defeated KS Sreenivasan of AIADMK by a margin of 4,836 votes in 2016. DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran is the Chennai Central Lok Sabha MP.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-royapuram-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Royapuram constituency picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,Here are a few details about the Harbour assembly seat:,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Harbour, Chennai,Lok Sabha constituency: Chennai Central,Polling date: April 6, 2021,2016 candidates: P K Sekar Babu (DMK), K S Sreenivasan (AIADMK), Krishnakumar Nadhani (BJP),2021 candidates: PK Sekar Babu (DMK),Sitting MLA, party: P K Sekar Babu, DMK,Winning margin in 2016: 4,836,Runner up name, party: K S Sreenivasan, AIADMK,Number of voters in 2016: 1,04,313,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 55.44%,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-thiru-vi-ka-nagar-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency picked a DMK candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,Number of women voters in 2016: 46,626,Number of polling booths in 2016: 177","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"13.0827","longitude":"80.2707","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Chennai"},"keywords":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Assembly elections 2021, PK Sekar Babu, AIADMK, DMK, BJP, Dayanidhi Maran, Harbour","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-17T15:40:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"ErPlfUMNItpw","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-royapuram-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-royapuram-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016-282539/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Royapuram constituency picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_O_XmoQrfe.jpg","coverCaption":"Royapuram seat falls under the North Chennai Lok Sabha constituency. (Photo Credit: PTI)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2021-03-17T14:45:00+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIn 2016, D Jayakumar of AIADMK defeated R Manohar of Congress\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAIADMK won the seat by a margin of 8,031 votes\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIn 2019, DMK's Kalanidhi Veeraswamy won from the North Chennai Lok Sabha seat\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1615971686600,\\\"strCount\\\":1189,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Royapuram Assembly constituency is located in the Chennai district of Tamil Nadu and is part of North Chennai Lok Sabha constituency and is an unreserved seat. D Jayakumar of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is the sitting MLA of Egmore. He defeated R Manohar of Congress in 2016 by a margin of 8,031 votes. DMK’s Kalanidhi Veeraswamy is the North Chennai Lok Sabha MP.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-thiru-vi-ka-nagar-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016\\\\\\\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency picked a DMK candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Here are a few details about the Royapuram assembly seat:\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Name of the assembly constituency, district: Royapuram, Chennai\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Lok Sabha constituency: North Chennai\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Polling date: April 6, 2021\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2016 candidates: D Jayakumar (AIADMK), R Manohar (INC), M. R. Jemelaa (BJP)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2021 candidates: Ira Moorthi (DMK), D Jayakumar (AIADMK)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Sitting MLA, party: D Jayakumar AIADMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Winning margin in 2016: 8,031\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Runner up name, party: R Manohar (Congress)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of voters in 2016: 1,22,225\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 63.57%\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of women voters in 2016: 60,194\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of polling booths in 2016: 181\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Ayush Jain","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_h6e6JWoQr.jpg","username":"ayushjainn16","id":"uR5CExJXEjdY","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Royapuram","slug":"royapuram","id":"UT7be4p3ji0u","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"Congress","slug":"congress","id":"KGrnteP5qPtc","isSection":0},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p","isSection":1},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq","isSection":0},{"name":"IndiaNews","slug":"indianews","id":"hmzqkpDB7jEj","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Ayush Jain","id":"uR5CExJXEjdY","username":"ayushjainn16","role":3,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-03-17T14:45:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Royapuram Assembly constituency is located in the Chennai district of Tamil Nadu and is part of North Chennai Lok Sabha constituency and is an unreserved seat. D Jayakumar of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is the sitting MLA of Egmore. He defeated R Manohar of Congress in 2016 by a margin of 8,031 votes. DMK’s Kalanidhi Veeraswamy is the North Chennai Lok Sabha MP.,\u003cb\u003eAlso read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-thiru-vi-ka-nagar-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016\"\u003eTamil Nadu polls: Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency picked a DMK candidate in 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e,Here are a few details about the Royapuram assembly seat:,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Royapuram, Chennai,Lok Sabha constituency: North Chennai,Polling date: April 6, 2021,2016 candidates: D Jayakumar (AIADMK), R Manohar (INC), M. R. Jemelaa (BJP),2021 candidates: Ira Moorthi (DMK), D Jayakumar (AIADMK),Sitting MLA, party: D Jayakumar AIADMK,Winning margin in 2016: 8,031,Runner up name, party: R Manohar (Congress),Number of voters in 2016: 1,22,225,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 63.57%,Number of women voters in 2016: 60,194,Number of polling booths in 2016: 181","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"13.0827","longitude":"80.2707","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Chennai"},"keywords":"Ira Moorthi, D Jayakumar, Tamil Nadu, Royapuram, Chennai, Chennai Central, Politics, DMK, AIADMK, Politics, Assembly Elections, Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-17T14:45:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"KJKij6taDJrq","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-dindigul-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-dindigul-constituency-picked-aiadmks-candidate-in-2016-389838/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Dindigul constituency picked AIADMK's candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_DINF64suZ.jpg","coverCaption":"The Dindigul Lok Sabha seat is currently held by DMK MP P Velusamy. (Photo credit: PTI)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2021-03-18T13:42:15+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe Dindigul Assembly seat has seen both AIADMK and CPI(M) scoring election victories multiple times\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDMK has been able to win the seat once so far\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePreviously as a constituency under the Madras state, Dindigul saw three Congress MLAs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1615970540590,\\\"strCount\\\":1427,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Dindigul constituency is currently being held by \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-polls-nilakkottai-sc-constituency-picked-a-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016-638942/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAIADMK\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\\\nMLA Sreenivasan C who defeated Basheer Ahamed M of the DMK in 2016. The seat,\\\\none of Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, falls under the Dindigul Lok\\\\nSabha constituency.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Dindigul Lok Sabha seat is currently held by \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/tamil-nadu-polls-thiru-vi-ka-nagar-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016-141359/\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDMK\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e MP P\\\\nVelusamy, defeating K Jothimuthu of the PMK in the 2019 General Elections.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"As an assembly constituency, Dindigul has seen both AIADMK and\\\\nCPI(M) winning the seat multiple times over the years. Prior to 1971, as a\\\\nconstituency under the Madras state, Dindigul saw Congress win three times\\\\nconsequently, followed by a term of CPI(M) rule. Post-1971, the seat has been\\\\nwon three times by the ADMK (including the 2016 state election) and three times\\\\nby the CPI(M). DMK has won the state once.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Here are a few details about the Dindigul assembly seat:\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Lok Sabha constituency: Dindigul\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Polling date: 16/05/2016\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2016 candidates: Sreenivasan C (AIADMK), Basheer Ahamed M\\\\n(DMK), Pandi N (CPIM)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2021 candidates: N/A\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Sitting MLA, party: Sreenivasan C, AIADMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Winning margin in 2016: 20,719\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 74.59%\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of women voters in 2016: 91,694\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of polling booths in 2016: 272\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Ratul Maitra","photo":null,"username":"RatulMaitra","id":"2dSP3UkkG2xG","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Ratul Maitra","id":"2dSP3UkkG2xG","username":"RatulMaitra","role":7,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-03-17T14:23:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"The Dindigul constituency is currently being held by \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-nilakkottai-sc-constituency-picked-a-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAIADMK\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\nMLA Sreenivasan C who defeated Basheer Ahamed M of the DMK in 2016. The seat,\none of Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, falls under the Dindigul Lok\nSabha constituency.,The Dindigul Lok Sabha seat is currently held by \u003ca href=\"https://opoyi.com/tamil-nadu-polls-thiru-vi-ka-nagar-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDMK\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e MP P\nVelusamy, defeating K Jothimuthu of the PMK in the 2019 General Elections.,As an assembly constituency, Dindigul has seen both AIADMK and\nCPI(M) winning the seat multiple times over the years. Prior to 1971, as a\nconstituency under the Madras state, Dindigul saw Congress win three times\nconsequently, followed by a term of CPI(M) rule. Post-1971, the seat has been\nwon three times by the ADMK (including the 2016 state election) and three times\nby the CPI(M). DMK has won the state once.,Here are a few details about the Dindigul assembly seat:,Lok Sabha constituency: Dindigul,Polling date: 16/05/2016,2016 candidates: Sreenivasan C (AIADMK), Basheer Ahamed M\n(DMK), Pandi N (CPIM),2021 candidates: N/A,Sitting MLA, party: Sreenivasan C, AIADMK,Winning margin in 2016: 20,719,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 74.59%,Number of women voters in 2016: 91,694,Number of polling booths in 2016: 272","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"10.3624","longitude":"77.9695","name":"Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Dindigul"},"keywords":"Tamil Nadu Election 2021, Assembly election, AIADMK, DMK, Dindigul","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-17T14:23:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"S4Yn5dirVywM","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-namakkal-constituency-elected-an-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-namakkal-constituency-elected-an-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016-531628/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Namakkal constituency elected an AIADMK candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_9TY_VAZmY3.jpg","coverCaption":"Namakkal assembly constituency is currently held by AIADMK MLA. 9Photo credit: Representational/PTI)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2021-03-17T14:05:00+05:30","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAIADMK MLA Baskar. KPP defeated Chezhian. R of Congress in 2016\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e194,861 were the total number of voters in 2016\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMLA Baskar. K.P.P's winning margin in 2016 polls was 13,534 votes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1615969498731,\\\"strCount\\\":856,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Namakkal assembly constituency is currently held by AIADMK\\\\nMLA Baskar. K.P.P, who defeated Chezhian. R of Congress in 2016. The seat, one\\\\nof Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, is a state assembly constituency\\\\nin Tamil Nadu. It comprises a portion of Namakkal taluk; under Namakkal (Lok\\\\nSabha constituency).\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Namakkal Assembly seat\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Name of the assembly constituency, district: Namkkal,\\\\nNamakkal\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Lok Sabha constituency: Namakkal\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2016 candidates: Baskar. K.P.P (AIADMK), Chezhian. R (Congress),\\\\nMatheswaran S (KMDK)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2020 candidates: NA\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Sitting MLA, party: Baskar. 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R, Congress\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of voters in 2016: 194,861\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 80.32 %\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of women voters in 2016: 98,893\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of polling booths in 2016: 272\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Joy Tirkey","photo":null,"username":"jjoytirkey","id":"9wk4mKapCqOn","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"Namakkal","slug":"namakkal","id":"tbxvBFmyGXFE","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p","isSection":1},{"name":"IndiaNews","slug":"indianews","id":"hmzqkpDB7jEj","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[{"name":"Joy Tirkey","id":"9wk4mKapCqOn","username":"jjoytirkey","role":7,"userType":0}],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-03-17T14:05:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"The Namakkal assembly constituency is currently held by AIADMK\nMLA Baskar. K.P.P, who defeated Chezhian. R of Congress in 2016. The seat, one\nof Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies, is a state assembly constituency\nin Tamil Nadu. It comprises a portion of Namakkal taluk; under Namakkal (Lok\nSabha constituency).,\u003cb\u003eHere are a few details about the Namakkal Assembly seat\u003c/b\u003e,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Namkkal,\nNamakkal,Lok Sabha constituency: Namakkal,2016 candidates: Baskar. K.P.P (AIADMK), Chezhian. R (Congress),\nMatheswaran S (KMDK),2020 candidates: NA,Sitting MLA, party: Baskar. K.P.P (AIADMK),Winning margin in 2016: 13,534,Runner up name, party: Chezhian. R, Congress,Number of voters in 2016: 194,861,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 80.32 %,Number of women voters in 2016: 98,893,Number of polling booths in 2016: 272","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"11.2189","longitude":"78.1674","name":"Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Nāmakkal"},"keywords":"Tamil Nadu polls, Namakkal constituency, Namakkal constituency details, Namakkal constituency Tamil Nadu polls","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-17T14:05:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"4HjtYGwyHMmU","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-thiru-vi-ka-nagar-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-thiru-vi-ka-nagar-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016-141359/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency picked a DMK candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_9T09nr41L.jpg","coverCaption":"Thiru Vi Ka Nagar falls under North Chennai Lok Sabha constituency. 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It consists of a portion of Chennai. P Sivakumar of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is the sitting MLA of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar. He defeated V Neelakandan of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 3,322 votes. DMK’s Kalanidhi Veeraswamy is the North Chennai Lok Sabha MP.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Here are a few details about the Thiru Vi Ka Nagar assembly seat:\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Name of the assembly constituency, district: Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Chennai\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Lok Sabha constituency: North Chennai\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Polling date: April 6, 2021\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2016 candidates: P Sivakumar (DMK), V Neelakandan (AIADMK), P. Suganthi (CPI{M})\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"2021 candidates:\u0026nbsp;Thayagam Kavi (DMK),\u0026nbsp;P.L. Kalyani (AIADMK)\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Sitting MLA, party: P Sivakumar, DMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Winning margin in 2016: 3,322\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Runner up name, party: V Neelakandan, AIADMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of voters in 2016: 136487\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 63.49%\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of women voters in 2016: 67606\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of polling booths in 2016: 221\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Ayush Jain","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_h6e6JWoQr.jpg","username":"ayushjainn16","id":"uR5CExJXEjdY","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"ThiruViKaNagar","slug":"thiruvikanagar","id":"0f3pQYNGGd8k","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p","isSection":1},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"IndiaNews","slug":"indianews","id":"hmzqkpDB7jEj","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Ayush Jain","id":"uR5CExJXEjdY","username":"ayushjainn16","role":3,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-03-16T15:00:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Thiru Vi Ka Nagar state assembly constituency is located in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu and is part of North Chennai Lok Sabha constituency and is a reserved seat for SC. It consists of a portion of Chennai. P Sivakumar of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is the sitting MLA of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar. He defeated V Neelakandan of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 3,322 votes. DMK’s Kalanidhi Veeraswamy is the North Chennai Lok Sabha MP.,Here are a few details about the Thiru Vi Ka Nagar assembly seat:,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Chennai,Lok Sabha constituency: North Chennai,Polling date: April 6, 2021,2016 candidates: P Sivakumar (DMK), V Neelakandan (AIADMK), P. Suganthi (CPI{M}),2021 candidates:\u0026nbsp;Thayagam Kavi (DMK),\u0026nbsp;P.L. Kalyani (AIADMK),Sitting MLA, party: P Sivakumar, DMK,Winning margin in 2016: 3,322,Runner up name, party: V Neelakandan, AIADMK,Number of voters in 2016: 136487,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 63.49%,Number of women voters in 2016: 67606,Number of polling booths in 2016: 221","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"13.0827","longitude":"80.2707","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Chennai"},"keywords":"Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Politics, Assembly Elections, Tamil Nadu Elections, Thayagam Kavi, PL Kalyani, DMK, AIADMK, North Chennai","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-16T15:00:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"xmOlT82hFaFa","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-villivakkam-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-villivakkam-constituency-picked-a-dmk-candidate-in-2016-634234/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Villivakkam constituency picked a DMK candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_jLTA_x6DZ.jpg","coverCaption":"Villivakkam seat falls under Chennai Central Lok Sabha seat. 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Raju of AIADMK\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDMK won the seat in 2016 with a margin of 9,321 votes\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIn 2019, DMK's Dayanidhi Maran won the Lok Sabha elections from Chennai Central seat\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1615880922423,\\\"strCount\\\":1058,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Villivakkam state assembly constituency is located in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu and is part of Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency and is an open seat. It consists of a portion of Chennai. B. Ranganathan of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is the sitting MLA of Villivakkam. He defeated Thadi M. Raju of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 9,321 votes. 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Ranganathan, DMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Winning margin in 2016: 9,321\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Runner up name, party: Thadi M. Raju, AIADMK\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of voters in 2016: 150,116\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 59.89%\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of women voters in 2016: 73,195\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Number of polling booths in 2016: 254\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Ayush Jain","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_h6e6JWoQr.jpg","username":"ayushjainn16","id":"uR5CExJXEjdY","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Villivakkam","slug":"villivakkam","id":"spkuExLWQuh3","isSection":0},{"name":"TamilNaduElection2021","slug":"tamilnaduelection2021","id":"m0MY4v0nQle7","isSection":0},{"name":"AssemblyElections","slug":"assemblyelections","id":"gYciKjJCgNqy","isSection":0},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq","isSection":0},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p","isSection":1},{"name":"DMK","slug":"dmk","id":"2Dy9v6ebgSsv","isSection":0},{"name":"AIADMK","slug":"aiadmk","id":"qTdchBxtT14O","isSection":0},{"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","id":"ODQ1kqHlUPEu","isSection":0},{"name":"IndiaNews","slug":"indianews","id":"hmzqkpDB7jEj","isSection":0}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Ayush Jain","id":"uR5CExJXEjdY","username":"ayushjainn16","role":3,"userType":0}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2021-03-16T14:30:00+05:30","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Villivakkam state assembly constituency is located in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu and is part of Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency and is an open seat. It consists of a portion of Chennai. B. Ranganathan of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is the sitting MLA of Villivakkam. He defeated Thadi M. Raju of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 9,321 votes. DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran is Chennai Central’s Lok Sabha MP.,Here are a few details about the Villivakkam assembly seat:,Name of the assembly constituency, district: Villivakkam, Chennai,Lok Sabha constituency: Chennai Central,Polling date: April 6, 2021,2016 candidates: B. Ranganathan (DMK), Thadi M. Raju (AIADMK), T. Pandiyan (DMDK),2021 candidates:\u0026nbsp;Vetriyazhagan (DMK), J.C.D.Prabhakar (AIADMK),Sitting MLA, party: B. Ranganathan, DMK,Winning margin in 2016: 9,321,Runner up name, party: Thadi M. Raju, AIADMK,Number of voters in 2016: 150,116,Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 59.89%,Number of women voters in 2016: 73,195,Number of polling booths in 2016: 254","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2,"userType":1},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"13.0827","longitude":"80.2707","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India","city":"Chennai"},"keywords":"Villivakkam, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021, DMK, AIADMK, BJP, Dayanidhi Maran, Vetriyazhagan, JCD Prabhakar","originalPublishedOn":"2021-03-16T14:30:00+05:30"}},{"node":{"id":"xufO9nH0KAqd","slug":"tamil-nadu-polls-nilakkottai-sc-constituency-picked-a-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016","slugV2":"india/tamil-nadu-polls-nilakkottai-sc-constituency-picked-a-aiadmk-candidate-in-2016-638942/","title":"Tamil Nadu polls: Nilakkottai (SC) constituency picked a AIADMK candidate in 2016","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_O_XmoQrfe.jpg","coverCaption":"The seat is currently held by AIADMK MLA Thangadurai R. 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Over the years, it has seen various candidates from multiple\\\\nparties succeeding in getting assembly election victories. 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Over the years, it has seen various candidates from multiple\nparties succeeding in getting assembly election victories. 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