Puducherry Assembly Elections 2016
Helpline for poll-related complaintsRepresentatives of political parties expressed their concern over the misuse of social media at a meeting convened by the police department ahead of the assembly poll in Unionterritory of Puducherry. - EC to send postcards to Puducherry voters
In a unique initiative, the Election Commission will be sending out 'Meghdoot' postcards to three lakh voters, requesting them to cast their votes in the May 16 Assembly polls in Puducherry. - Successive governments in Puducherry marked by corruption: Prakash Javedakar
Prakash Javedakar on Saturday alleged that the successive regimes of Congress, DMK, AIADMK and AINRC in the Union Territory were marked by "corruption and bad governance". Javadekar, dubbed AIADMK as - Booth slips to be distributed in Puducherry from Saturday
In keeping with the instructions of the Election Commission, election officials in Puducherry will start issuing booth slips for the May 16 assembly elections to voters at their doorsteps from - Puducherry election: Sonia calls Rangasamy an ‘opportunist’
After AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa termed All India NR Congress (AINRC) founder leader and Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy a ‘traitor,’ All India - EC officials take stock of poll preparations in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
The Election Commission on Tuesday took stock of the preparedness for the May 16 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, and expressed satisfaction over it. - Puducherry has strength of 9.41 lakh voters
The strength of voters in the Union Territory of Puducherry has risen to 9,41,935 against 9,27,128 on January 11 this year. Chief electoral officer V Candavelou told reporters on Friday that the rise - Puducherry elections 2016: Former health, revenue minister among 43 who file nomination
Former health minister and Congress nominee E Valsaraj, former revenue minister Malladi Krishna Rao and AMH Nazeem of DMK were among 43 candidates who filed nominations on Wednesday for the May 16 - Kannan says he quit Cong because of 'betrayers'
Former Congress Rajya Sabha member P Kannan has finally opened his heart and revealed the reason for quitting the national party. - 10 candidates file nominations for Puducherry Assembly polls
V John Kumar of Congress and CPI(M)'s Mohammad Tamim Ansari were among 10 candidates who filed their nominations on Tuesday for the May 16 Puducherry assembly election. - CPI releases list of candidates for Puducherry Assembly polls
- Allies aloof, AINRC to go it alone in Puducherry
Left alone by all parties including its former allies, the All India NR Congress (AINRC) has no other option but to contest the ensuing 2016 assembly polls alone in the Union territory of Puducherry. - 'AIADMK will form government in Pondy'
All the AIADMK candidates commenced campaign for the 2016 assembly poll in the Union territory of Puducherry following directions from party general secretary and Tamil Nadu chief minister J - Puducherry is where 3 states influence 1 UT
Puducherry makes for a unique poll country given that the Union territory’s four regions fall in different states and are not geographically connected. So what influences voters in headquarters - Police up vigil to prevent movement of ‘freebies’
The Puducherry and Tamil Nadu police have launched efforts to hold joint operations along the interstate border in a bid to curb the movement of antisocial elements in view of the 2016 assembly polls. - Angalane back in Congress, PWF seeks disqualification
MLA P Angalane, who quit All India NR Congress party a few days ago but retained his assembly membership, formally joined Congress party on March 23 triggering calls by the People welfare front (PWF) - PMK will emerge victorious: S Ramadoss
Addressing a press conference at his Thailavaram gardens cum residence near Tindivanam on Sunday (March 20) Ramadoss pointed out that 1.2 crore voters mostly youth and people without any political - No alliance talks now, says Rangasamy
All India NR Congress (AINRC) founder-leader and chief minister N Rangasamy said here on Tuesday that his party has not initiated alliance talks with any party for the ensuing 2016 assembly election - Scan small publications too, EC tells monitoring panel
The Election Commission of India has directed the district- and state-level media certificate and monitoring committees to scan all small-level newspapers and tabloids for suspected cases on paid - Time for change: Prakash Javadekar
Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar has said the time is ripe for a change in Union territory of Puducherry as the people here aspire for a corruption-free good governance as being showcased - Cong-DMK alliance projected to win in Puducherry
The Congres-ADMK allaince in Puducherry is projected to win 17 out of 30 seats in the coming assembly election, according to a India TV-CVoter opinion poll with AIADMK projected to win just one. The - No poll deal as of now: Puducherry chief minister
All India NR Congress (AINRC) founder-leader and Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy said his party had not initiated alliance talks with any party for the assembly election as of now. - Complaint against ruling AINRC MLA for violating model code
- New software introduced to address grievances of voters
- Voters awareness` through messages on milk sachets
Puducherry, Mar 28 () Days after quitting the ruling AINRC and joining the Congress, former minister P Angalane today resigned from membership of the union territory assembly, which is set to go for
