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TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday moved Supreme Court against the Calcutta high court’s order rejecting the plea challenging deployment of only central government’s staff at couting centers on May 4.The Mamata Banerjee‘s party had challenged the poll duty assigned to central government and PSU (Public Sector Undertaking)…

NEW DELHI: Days after a high-stakes election marked by record turnout, the Election Commission on Friday ordered repolling in 15 polling stations across Magrahat Paschim and Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas, declaring the April 29 voting void.Fresh polling will be held on May 2 from 7 am to 6 pm, the poll body confirmed.West…

NEW DELHI: The Allahabad high court on Friday rejected a petition seeking FIR registration against Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi over an alleged controversial “fighting the Indian state” remark.Justice Vikram D Chauhan passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Simran Gupta, who had challenged a Sambhal court’s earlier decision rejecting her…

A party office of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) near Srirangam in Trichy district was allegedly torched by miscreants on Friday. Police have launched an investigation into the incident, which occurred just days ahead of the Tamil Nadu state assembly election results.The thatched shed, measuring around 400 square feet, was located in Kamanayakkanpalayam village near Pettaivaithalai…

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over rising inflation, flagging a steep surge in commercial LPG cylinder prices, including a Rs 993 jump in a single day.The Congress leader said he had earlier warned that inflationary pressures would rise after the…

NEW DELHI: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Friday accused Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann of arriving “drunk” at the legislative assembly.In a social media post on X, Maliwal shared a clip of Mann addressing the assembly and said that Mann should undergo an “alcohol test” and, if found guilty, be removed from the…

Tenkasi is a key Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in Tenkasi district, and is known for closely fought electoral contests. In the 2021 Assembly elections, S. Palani Nadar of the Indian National Congress won the seat, narrowly defeating Selvamohandoss Pandian of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of just 370…

Alangulam Assembly Constituency is situated in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, under Tirunelveli Lok Sabha, serving a rural agricultural area focused on paddy and millets with the town of Alangulam as its hub. P H Manoj Pandian (also Manoj Pandian) of AIADMK is the current MLA as of March 2026, having won in 2021 with 74,153…

Vasudevanallur Assembly Constituency (SC-reserved) is located in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency, encompassing rural agricultural lands growing paddy, sugarcane, and millets near the Western Ghats foothills. Dr T Sadhan Tirumalaikumar (also known as Sathan Tirumalaikumar) of MDMK allied with DMK won the 2021 election with 68,730 votes (39.08% share), defeating…

Virudhunagar, the district headquarters, has in recent years emerged as a stronghold for the DMK. In the 2021 Assembly elections, DMK’s A. R. R. Seenivasan won with 73,297 votes, defeating BJP’s G. Pandurangan by a margin of 21,339 votes. In the 2016 Assembly elections, A. R. R. Seenivasan of the DMK won with 65,499 votes,…