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Tamil Nadu Election 2021: Voting dates, poll schedule, timings, election results, all FAQs

April 6, 2021 will see the people of Tamil Nadu vote along with the residents of Kerala and Puducherry. This will be the 16th Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. AIADMK’s Chief Minister Edappadi K.

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Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

April 6, 2021 will see the people of Tamil Nadu vote along with the residents of Kerala and Puducherry. This will be the 16th Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. AIADMK’s Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) and his Deputy CM O. Panneerselvam (OPS) seem to have a tough challenge on their hands with the media expecting the rival DMK to do well.

The DMK, on the other hand, has the immense pressure on its president M.K. Stalin to win and continue the legacy of his father, DMK stalwart M. Karunanidhi. The DMK has been out of power in Tamil Nadu for a decade.

When is the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021?

Tamil Nadu will go to the polls on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.

Tamil Nadu Election 2021 voting timings

The voting timing for the TN Assembly polls is likely to begin at 8 AM and end at 6 PM.

Tamil Nadu election results in 2021: Date and counting of votes timing

The results of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election will be declared on May 2. The counting of votes will begin at around 8 am and the final results will be out by the evening.

How many constituencies are there in Tamil Nadu?

The state has a total 234 constituencies. The term of the previous legislative assembly is to lapse on May 24, 2021.

Which parties are popular in Tamil Nadu?

For almost 50 years, Tamil Nadu politics has seen no national party within sniffing distance of power. The national parties have been kept away by the two parties that are products of the Dravidian movement, the DMK, led by C.N. Annadurai, then Karunanidhi and now Stalin, and its offshoot the AIADMK, led by M.G. Ramachandran, J. Jayalalithaa and now EPS. The AIADMK won the last two elections in the state, 2011 and 2016, with Jayalalithaa leading the charge.

During the 2016 Assembly elections, the ruling AIADMK was re-elected with 136 seats and the DMK won 98 seats.

It is in this aspect that the 2021 election assumes significance for both parties as they have both lost their seminal leaders. Jayalalithaa died in 2016 and Karunanidhi in 2018.

The success or failure of either party in 2021 will point to the party’s existence in the future or their splitting into many factions that would automatically prove to be a blessing for the BJP, which has been making the noises but has failed in showing tangible results.

As such, the BJP is contesting 25 seats as part of the AIADMK-led alliance while the Congress is also contesting on 25 seats as part of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance.

How many districts are there in Tamil Nadu?

Tamil Nadu has 38 districts of which 6 are newly formed. Chengalpattu on November 29, 2019, Ranipet on November 28, 2019, Kallakurichi on November 26, 2019, Tenkasi on November 22, 2019, Mayiladuthurai on December 28, 2020 and Tirupattur on November 28, 2019.

How many MP seats are there in Tamil Nadu?

Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats. In the 2019 general election, the United Progressive Alliance, led by the DMK, won a landslide 38 of the 39 seats.

Which party won polls in Tamil Nadu in 2016?

In the 2016, the AIADMK swept the elections, winning 136 of 234 seats. On May 23, 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the sixth time. On September 22, 2016, she was admitted to Apollo Hospital, Chennai, due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on December 5, 2016.

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After Jayalalithaa’s death, her long-time friend V.K. Sasikala was chosen general secretary of the party on December 16, 2016. But OPS, who had been acting CM twice when Jayalalithaa had to resign, rebelled against her. Due to a conviction in the disproportionate assets case, Sasikala was sentenced to four years imprisonment in Bengaluru Central Prison. Before going to jail, she appointed EPS as the Chief Minister.

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BJP says it stands for credibility of promises under PM Modi, Congress for crisis

Trivedi mockingly questioned whether Kharge was truthful in his statements made the previous day, implying that his critiques of the BJP were a reaction driven by pressure to reconcile his earlier remarks.

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The BJP said on Saturday that it stood for the credibility of promises made under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, while labeling the Congress party as one suffering from a crisis of credibility, intensifying their ongoing rhetorical conflict over unfulfilled electoral pledges.

BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the ruling party has expanded its welfare initiatives, including health insurance, free food grains, and cash transfers to farmers, emphasising a strategy focused on wealth creation followed by equitable distribution as the Indian economy has grown over the last decade.

“We believe in the creation of wealth and its distribution. The Congress fosters corruption and depletes wealth,” he stated, referencing numerous unfulfilled promises made by Congress-led governments across various states.

Following Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark labeling “Modi ki guarantee” as a cruel joke after Modi seized Kharge’s guidance on budgetary constraints in state poll announcements, the BJP launched new accusations.

Trivedi mockingly questioned whether Kharge was truthful in his statements made the previous day, implying that his critiques of the BJP were a reaction driven by pressure to reconcile his earlier remarks.

Trivedi highlighted several accomplishments of the Modi government, including the construction of the Ram temple, the abrogation of Article 370, the building of over 14 crore homes for the impoverished, the establishment of more than 51 crore Jan Dhan accounts, and a firm stance against terrorism from Pakistan, to demonstrate the government’s fulfillment of its commitments.

He noted that Kharge, having witnessed notable leaders like PV Narasimha Rao and Pranab Mukherjee manage economic challenges effectively, is now observing the Congress party struggling under the influence of urban Naxals due to Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

Addressing Kharge’s criticisms on various issues, Trivedi pointed to data from the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) indicating a rise in account holders from 11 crore to 25 crore over the past decade.

He also referenced significant infrastructure projects, such as the construction of homes for the poor, 74 new airports, and an impressive pace of 37 kilometers of road built per day, claiming that these initiatives have created substantial employment opportunities.

“India is now ranked third in auto manufacturing and second in mobile phone manufacturing; if anyone is unable to recognize the country’s progress, there is a profound deficiency in their perspective,” asserted the BJP spokesperson.

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Maharashtra elections: Congress says Mahayuti understands its exit is certain

Congress leader Sachin Pilot, also an observer of the Congress party for the Maharashtra elections, said that the ruling Mahayuti alliance is aware that its exit is imminent.      

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The Congress on Wednesday asserted the ruling Mahayuti government in Maharashtra has understood that its exit is certain as the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance is strong and that all its candidates are in a strong position for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.

Congress leader Sachin Pilot, also an observer of the Congress party for the Maharashtra elections, said that the ruling Mahayuti alliance is aware that its exit is imminent.      

The Congress leader stated that the party is fully prepared and that its ally parties in Maharashtra are strong. He mentioned that the seat-sharing negotiations occurred in a positive atmosphere and that the ruling party has recognized that their exit is inevitable.

“All the candidates of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) are in a strong position. The people here have decided to support Congress and its allies in the upcoming Assembly elections,” he said.

He also noted that the alliance’s performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections was impressive. “Wherever Congress contested, our candidates won 80 percent of the seats. We expect this trend to continue,” he added.

Pilot acknowledged that there have been some differences among party members regarding specific seats but assured that those issues would be resolved in the next 2-3 days, ensuring there would be only one candidate from the MVA for each seat.

Earlier in the day, Ramesh Chennithala, Congress in charge of Maharashtra, slammed the BJP, claiming that the party is undermining its alliances in the state.

“The BJP is dismantling its alliances. They are forcefully converting alliance partner candidates into their own party candidates. The people will respond to this,” he stated while speaking to reporters.

Earlier on October 26, Chennithala alleged that crores of rupees have been reportedly offered to two of its MLAs to join Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction, ahead of state Assembly elections.

Chennithala made those allegations while speaking to reporters in the national capital. He also questioned the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Voting for all 288 constituencies for the Maharashtra Assembly elections are set for November 20 and counting on November 23. In the 2019 Assembly elections, the BJP won 105 seats, the Shiv Sena 56, and the Congress 44. In 2014, the BJP secured 122 seats, the Shiv Sena 63, and the Congress 42.

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Rahul Gandhi not upset, Opposition spreading fake news: NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh

“Opposition parties are spreading false information. It is not true that Rahul Gandhi is upset with leaders in the State,” he said.

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Asserting that Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was not upset with the Maharashtra unit, NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh on Saturday accused the Mahayuti of spreading fake news over the issue of seat-sharing in the state.

Deshmukh mentioned that meetings between leaders of Congress in Maharashtra, including Balasaheb Thorat, Nana Patole, and Vijay Wadettiwar, and representatives of NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT), went well.

“Rahul Gandhi is not upset. Leaders like Balasaheb Thorat, Nana Patole and Vijay Wadettiwar all had meetings with leaders of NCP-SCP and Shiv Sena (UBT). We had taken the decision regarding seat sharing based on merit,” the NCP(SP) leader said.

He further clarified that the decision on seat sharing was made based on merit, countering the false information being spread by Opposition parties. Deshmukh also dispelled the notion that Rahul Gandhi was upset with the state leaders.

“Opposition parties are spreading false information. It is not true that Rahul Gandhi is upset with leaders in the State,” he said.

Furthermore, in preparation for the upcoming Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Congress released its second list of 23 candidates on Saturday.

The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has concluded talks on sharing seats in 255 constituencies, with each party planning to contest 85 Assembly constituencies, as informed by Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole.

On the same day, the BJP released a list of 40 star campaigners, including prominent party leaders such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

The other leaders from the saffron party — Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Assam Chief Minister Hemant Biswa Sarma, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav, Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Pramod Sawant were in the list.

The list also includes names of prominent leaders from the State — Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Vinod Tawde, Narayan Rane, Pankaja Munde, Chandrakant (Dada) Patil, Girish Mahajan, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Ashish Shelar, Udayan Raje Bhonsle, Raosaheb Danve Patil, Ashok Chavan, Sudhir Mugantiwar, Navneet Rana, among others.

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