Tamil Nadu By Polls  

The Tamil Nadu by-polls revealed that the DMK had won in as many as 13 constituencies while the AIADMK managed to keep its throne with nine constituencies on its side. The 13 DMK members have now been sworn in as the state’s MLAs.

After the ruling AIADMK is assured of holding on to its seat for the remainder of its term, party leaders O Panneerselvam and K Palaniswami thanked the people of the nine by-poll constituencies where they had won.

A 60-year-old man exercised his franchise one last time before breathing his last on May 19. The man walked out of the booth and immediately collapsed. The voter turnout for the by-polls in the four constituencies, in Tamil Nadu, stands at 46% as of May 19, 1PM.

With by-polls in four constituencies underway in Tamil Nadu, deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu O Panneerselvam has stated that AIADMK will emerge victorious.
 

 DMK candidate for Aravakurichi Assembly by-poll V Senthil Balaji claimed that the AIADMK was brazenly flouting rules and the police have done nothing to stop them

 

The last and final phase of the much-awaited Lok Sabha 2019 is underway. By-polls for four assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu are underway and 13 Lok Sabha constituencies see repolling.

 

Tamil Nadu is all set to take on both, Lok Sabha and the bypolls at the same time. Campaigners across party lines have been using various issues of the state to their advantage, one such is the mystery surrounding the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa who died while undergoing treatment for two months. DMK chief Stalin has assured probe into the matter. However, the AIADMK points out that the DMK is using Jayalalithaa's name to gain advantage.