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Friday, April 17, 2020,
Chennai
A thorough probe needs to be ordered into the acts of the Election Commission both at the Centre and in the State regarding not just the nominations for the November 2016 by-elections but the manner in which the symbol was frozen and then allotted.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018,
Chennai
Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam released its political anthem album titled ‘Ithu Nammavar Padai’ in Chennai on June 25, 2018. The lyrics for the six songs in the album are penned down by Snehan, film lyricist and a participant of Bigg Boss which has Kamal as the anchor.
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Thursday, November 9, 2017,
Chennai
T T V Dinakaran, Sasikala’s nephew and general secretary of an AIADMK faction has alleged that the IT raids conducted against Sasikala family members in various parts of the country were carried out at the behest of Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi Palaniswamy and his AIADMK group and by the Centre with a view to drive them out from the political arena.
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Thursday, November 9, 2017,
Chennai
The IT department on October 9 morning raided the office of Jaya TV channel at Eekkaatuthangal in Chennai, and the premises of several relatives of V K Sasikala including Dinakaran, Dhinakaran, Vivek Jayaraman (Sasikala’s nephew) who runs the channel and Ilavarasi’s daughter in Tamil Nadu.
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Thursday, April 20, 2017,
Chennai
Former AIADMK MP, T T V Dhinakaran, has been summoned by Delhi Crime Branch police to appear before them in New Delhi on April 22 in connection with the Election Commission bribery case.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017,
Chennai
A high-level team from the Delhi Police Crime Branch served summons on former deputy general secretary of AIADM (Amma) party, T T V Dhinakaran, in connection with the Rs 50 crore bribery charge to secure the AIADMK Two Leaves symbol from the Election Commission.
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Friday, April 14, 2017,
Chennai
AIADMK (Amma) Deputy general secretary T T V Dhinakaran on Friday (April 14) denied speculation that some state Ministers had revolted against him. “There is no such information, it could be a rumour,” he told reporters here.
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Sunday, April 9, 2017,
Chennai
The Election Commission has ordered postponement of RK Nagar by-election scheduled for April 12 following reports of large-scale distribution of cash and gifts, particularly by ruling AIADMK (Amma) and raids of residences and offices of Health Minister Vijayabhaskar.
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Friday, May 20, 2016,
Chennai
Elections to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur constituencies, scheduled to be held on May 23, have been postponed, the Election Commission informed the Madras High Court on May 20.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016,
Chennai
Tamil Nadu recorded an overall voter turnout of 74.26 per cent in elections held for 232 Assembly constituencies on Monday with more women voting than men. In 2011 Assembly polls, the figures were 78.12 per cent and 73.85 per cent in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The 2016 figure is lower than the 2011 polling by 3.86 per cent.
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Monday, May 16, 2016,
Chennai
An estimated 73.76 per cent of the electorate in Tamil Nadu had cast their votes for the Assembly elections according to final figures given by the Election department on May 16 night.
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Monday, May 16, 2016,
Chennai
An estimated 63.7 per cent of the electorate in Tamil Nadu had cast their votes for the Assembly elections till 3 p.m. on May 16. Brisk polling had been witnessed in several districts of Tamil Nadu right from 7 a.m when polling commenced in the State.
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Monday, May 16, 2016,
Chennai
Over 42 per cent of the voters had exercised their franchise in Tamil Nadu by 1 p.m. on May 16, CEO Rajesh Lakhoni said here.
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Monday, May 16, 2016,
New Delhi
The Election Commission of India has put off polling in the Thanjavur Assembly constituency of Tamil Nadu to May 23. Polling was set to begin at 7 a.m. on May 16. The orders were issued late on May 15 following seizure of huge sums of cash and reports about large-scale distribution of money to voters.
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Saturday, May 14, 2016,
New Delhi
The Chief Election Commission has ordered postponement of election in Aravakurichi constituency to May 23, 2016. The EC has resorted to the postponement in view of seizures and several complaints against AIADMK and DMK parties of use of money power with a view to influence the electorate.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014,
Koodankulam
The Election Commission cleared the Department of Atomic Energy proposal to sign an agreement with its Russian counterpart for units 3 and 4 of Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant project (KKNPP). The agreement is likely to be signed soon.
