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  Virudhunagar Election 2026: Triangular contest between Vijay Prabhakaran, VG Ganesan and SP Selvam

  April 21, 2026 15:03 IST

  Hot seats in Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026: In the 2021 assembly elections, Seenivasan ARR of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) defeated Pandurangan G of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 21,339 votes.

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  Sattur Assembly Election 2026: DMK pitted in fiery contest against BJP, AIADMK

  April 21, 2026 11:16 IST

  Sattur Assembly Election 2026: Sattur has seen close fights in recent assembly elections. In 2021, the DMK won the seat from AIADMK in a competitive race shaped by alliance dynamics and caste mobilisation.

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  Coimbatore South Assembly Election: Will DMK's Senthil Balaji defend seat amid contest from BJP?

  April 21, 2026 10:57 IST

  Past results indicate that the constituency has witnessed closely fought contests. In 2021, Vanathi Srinivasan of the BJP won the seat by defeating Kamal Haasan of Makkal Needhi Maiam by a margin of 1,728 votes. In 2016, Amman K Arjunan of the AIADMK won the seat from Congress.

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  Coimbatore North Assembly Election 2026: Close contest among BJP, Congress, TVK expected in key seat

  April 21, 2026 10:48 IST

  Coimbatore North, which is also part of the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency, has emerged as a key battleground in the 2026 Assembly elections, with a multi-cornered contest involving major political players.

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  'Pride in being called more dangerous than Karunanidhi': Stalin's message ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

  April 21, 2026 9:38 IST

  Voting in Tamil Nadu will take place in a single phase on April 23, with the counting of votes scheduled for May 4.

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  Tiruchirappalli East Assembly poll: DMK aims to retain seat, Vijay's entry opens up a 4-way fight

  April 20, 2026 14:06 IST

  The four-cornered contest between C Joseph Vijay (TVK), Inigo S Irudayaraj (DMK), G Rajashekaran (AIADMK), and V Krishnasamy (NTK) is set to test traditional party loyalties as well as the rising influence of new political forces in urban Tamil Nadu.

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  Perambur Assembly Election 2026: Vijay's entry heats up contest, tricky fight for DMK, AIADMK

  April 20, 2026 10:05 IST

  Perambur has generally favoured the DMK, though the AIADMK remains competitive. The DMK retained the seat in both 2021, with RD Shekar winning comfortably, and 2016, when P Vetrivel secured a narrower victory.

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  Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni assembly election: Four-cornered fight in DMK bastion

  April 20, 2026 9:47 IST

  Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni assembly election 2026: This seat has historically been a stronghold of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Before delimitation, the old Chepauk seat was represented multiple times by M Karunanidhi, cementing its legacy as a DMK bastion.

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  Tamil Nadu polls: CM MK Stalin releases manifesto for Chennai city, promises urban transformation

  April 19, 2026 17:35 IST

  The six-point document promises upgraded amenities, 1,000 new mini-buses, and AI-enabled transport management to reduce congestion and cut travel time.

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  Kolathur Assembly Election 2026: Will Stalin retain his turf for fourth time in contest with AIADMK?

  April 21, 2026 11:39 IST

  Kolathur assembly seat: In 2021, MK Stalin secured 1,05,522 votes, around 60.8 percent, defeating AIADMK’s Aadhirajaram, who polled 35,138 votes, by a margin of 70,384 votes.

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  Role of smaller parties in Tamil Nadu polls: Who matters and why?

  April 20, 2026 17:09 IST

  Smaller parties like Pattali Makkal Katchi, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Naam Tamilar Katchi, Makkal Needhi Maiam, and Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam play a crucial role in Tamil Nadu polls by influencing specific communities and regions. In a close conte

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  Udhayanidhi Stalin frames polls as Tamil Nadu vs Delhi battle, calls Palaniswami 'PM Modi's slave'

  March 30, 2026 23:35 IST

  Udhayanidhi highlighted the welfare schemes implemented by the DMK government, including the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme and free bus travel for women. He also spoke about infrastructure projects completed in Kanchipuram and appealed to voters to support the DMK’s ‘Rising Sun’ symbol.

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  Monthly grant for women, aid to farmers and more: DMK unveils manifesto for Tamil Nadu elections

  March 29, 2026 23:51 IST

  Tamil Nadu assembly elections 2026: Unveiling the DMK manifesto at party headquarters in Chennai, Chief Minister MK Stalin said that the CM breakfast scheme up will be expanded to class 8. In addition, he also promised increasing the monthly grant for women to Rs 2,000.

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  TN polls: DMK declares all 164 candidates, fields CM Stalin from Kolathur; gives 70 seats to allies

  March 28, 2026 17:14 IST

  Tamil Nadu assembly polls 2026: CM MK Stalin has announced that the DMK will contest on 164 seats in the state. The party has also released its first list of candidates under which Stalin will contest from Kolathur, while his son Udhayanidhi Stalin has been fielded from Chepauk-Triplicane.

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  When did BJP and DMK contest together in Tamil Nadu Assembly polls and what was the result?

  March 24, 2026 22:57 IST

  The alliance, however, failed to deliver results. The DMK managed to win a modest number of seats, while the BJP secured only a handful.

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  Kamal Haasan says his party MNM will not contest Tamil Nadu election, announces support to DMK

  March 24, 2026 21:05 IST

  Haasan, who currently serves as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, entered the Upper House unopposed on June 12 with the backing of the DMK alliance. His growing alignment with the ruling party has been evident over recent years.

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  TN Assembly elections: DMDK gets 10 seats, VCK 8 in seat-sharing deal with DMK

  March 24, 2026 20:04 IST

  Apart from allocating 8 seats to the VCK, the DMK has given 28 seats to the Congress, 5 each to CPI and CPI M, 2 each to IUML, KMDK and MMK, and 4 seats to the MDMK led by Vaiko.

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  Margins that mattered: Closest contests in the last Tamil Nadu Assembly election

  March 19, 2026 18:07 IST

  The 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections witnessed several nail-biting contests, with winners emerging by razor-thin margins in multiple constituencies. Constituencies such as Thiyagarayanagar, Modakkurichi, and Tenkasi saw results decided by just a few hundred votes.

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  Sholinghur Assembly Polls 2026: Seat profile, past winners, margin and candidates

  April 22, 2026 19:51 IST

  Sholinghur Assembly Polls 2026: In the 2021 assembly elections, A. M. Munirathinam of the Congress won the seat by defeating Am Krishnan of the PMK with a margin of 2,6698 votes.

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  Karaikal South Assembly poll: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

  India | March 18, 2026 8:06 IST

  Karaikal South Assembly Election 2026: In the 2021 Puducherry Assembly Elections, Dravida Munetra Kazhagam candidate AMH Nazim won the Karaikal South seat with a margin of 12,034 votes (49.44%).