Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2016
Comedian, supporting actor accomplish what heroes could notTwo Tamil film action heroes lost the state election but a comedian and a supporting actor managed to turn MLA in an election that saw many firsts. - Coimbatore continues to be AIADMK's pocket borough
- Anbumani Ramadoss humbled by DMK rival in Pennagaram
The youngest CM candidate in the Tamil Nadu assembly election, PMK's Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, tasted defeat in his constituency of Pennagaram in Dharmapuri district. - Namesake becomes nemesis for VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan
- So near yet so far: VCK chef Thol Thirumavalavan, DMK candidate lose by less than 100 votes
Two prominent candidates in Tamil Nadu, including Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader Thol Thirumavalavan, lost the assembly election by less than 100 votes. - Jayalalithaa should thank neutral voters for her historic victory in Tamil Nadu
Voters in key urban centres of Tamil Nadu have solidly backed AIADMK, barring the flood-hit Chennai. If highly industrialised Coimbatore returned eight out of ten AIADMK candidates, the strike rate of - Dayanidhi Maran trolled on Twitter for his ‘money paid after exit poll’ remark
Twitterati exploded in hilarity over former Union minister Maran's statement that AIADMK paid money to voters when ‘exit polls’ predicted a DMK win. Exit poll results are announced at the end of - CVoter is only exit poll to get it right in Tamil Nadu
In the run-up to the Tamil Nadu assembly election, four exit polls predicted a victory for the DMK-Congress alliance, while only one – the Times Now backed CVoter Survey – projected a victory for An AIADMK councillor in Greater Chennai Corporation allegedly attacked two DMK cadres and the party office in the Kotturpuram Housing Unit on Thursday. - Tamil Nadu election result: BJP’s performance lackluster despite Modi campaigns
Despite a high voltage campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a pride of his ministers, BJP performance in Tamil Nadu was lackluster. - Rahul Gandhi says Congress will ‘work harder’ to win people's trust
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday conceded defeat in states, including Tamil Nadu, where the Congress had contested the assembly elections. - Jayalalithaa thanks voters for party’s massive win
AIADMK general secretary and chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday extended her heartfelt thanks to the people of Tamil Nadu for giving a resounding victory to her party for the second consecutive - Vijayakant may not have a seat, but memes never seem to leave him
Even as social media is active with election updates, meme creators have not spared DMDK-PWF's chief ministerial candidate and their favourite Vijayakant. On Twitter, Vijayakant held the majority Coimbatore South, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was hoping to open their account in the Tamil Nadu assembly, has turned out to be a damp squib. - Twitterati use Rajinikanth punchlines to mock political parties
Chennai’s tweeple were at its creative best on Thursday with lots of one-liners and punchlines from movies doing the rounds as the AIADMK gained an early lead, upsetting exit poll predictions. Though AIADMK is in a formidable position to form the government in Tamil Nadu, many senior ministers may bite the dust. This includes the inner coterie of the present government. - PM Modi greets Jayalalithaa
n a stunner for many, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went ahead and congratulated incumbent Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on her "assumed victory", hours ahead of the Election Commission's - I built an alliance with the people: Jayalalithaa on her victory in the Tamil Nadu elections
AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa is on a near-unassailable course for a historic win in Tamil Nadu. For the second election in a row, Jayalalithaa has benefitted immensely from a fractured political - PMK's Anbumani, education minister Palaniappan trail
The youngest CM aspirant in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, Pattali Makkal Katchi's (PMK) Dr Anbumani Ramadoss was trailing in his constituency of Pennagaram in Dharmapuri district. - AIADMK leads in 139 seats, all set to retain power in TN
Initial trends in Tamil Nadu show that AIADMK is comfortably placed to return to power. The party headed by J Jayalalithaa, which contested in all 234 constituencies along with other minor parties, is - PMK's Anbumani Ramadoss leads in Pennagaram
The youngest CM candidate in the Tamil Nadu assembly election, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, is leading in his constituency of Pennagaram in Dharmapuri district. - Twitterati blame Vijayakanth as AIADMK takes early lead
#TNElectionResults was the top-trending hashtag on Twitter at 9.32am with more than 18,200 tweets. A lot of Chennai's twitterati are blaming Vijayakanth for splitting the vote in favour of #AIADMK. - DMK has slender leads in Chennai constituencies
DMK has established slender leads in most of the Chennai city constituencies as per initial trends. This includes DMK treasurer M K Stalin at Kolathur and J Anbazhagan in Chepauk. - Sun TV stock falls on fears of DMK losing to AIADMK
As fears mounted that the DMK might not be able to take the lead over the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu as counting of votes continued on Thursday, stock of Sun TV fell more than 7% to Rs 396.95 at 9.20am on As fears mounted that the DMK might not be able to take the lead over the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu as counting of votes continued on Thursday, stock of Sun TV fell more than 7% to Rs 396.95 at 9.20am on - Counting of votes begin in Tamil Nadu
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