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Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: Constituency Watch – a compilation

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Tamil Nadu election 2026: A two-cornered contest in the AIADMK stronghold Pappireddipatti constituency

Predominantly agrarian, one of the primary demands has been implementation of irrigation schemes to support agriculture, and setting up of agro-based industries to help marketing the produce.

Tamil Nadu election 2026: Development gaps and heritage identity shape Jayankondam constituency’s electoral narrative

The constituency reflects a blend of historical significance and present-day concerns, where issues such as tourism development, livelihood, infrastructure gaps and employment opportunities are expected to shape voter choices in the upcoming polls.

Baramati, Rahuri all set to conduct byelections on April 23

The Baramati bypoll holds significance, as these will be the first elections since the death of the eight-time MLA from the constituency, Ajit Pawar

Fuel, LPG supplies in Telangana stable, OMCs have sufficient stocks

Govt claims women winning unreserved panchayat seats in ‘significant numbers’

Parliament data show 10 States/union territories where quota percentage is exceeded, but limited to an excess of up to 5 percentage points; four States/union territories were not meeting the quota, while five had just enough

TN Assembly elections: Tirupattur’s Jawadhu Hills gets first green polling booth

Designed under the T.N. Climate Change Mission, the green polling booth consists of eco-friendly measures like coconut and bamboo leaves used for setting up shades

CMC College of Nursing organises graduation day in Vellore

R. Shankar Shanmugam, Registrar, Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council (Chennai) was the chief guest

139 people cleared by tribunals after SIR exclusion allowed to vote in W.B. first phase polls

Inclusion is minuscule compared to 27 lakh deletions during the adjudication process, which involved over 60 lakh voters

Home Ministry notifies 14 more seaports for e‑visa entry

In a related development, the MHA revised modalities for granting tourist visas to Chinese nationals

Toxic workplaces take lives of 8.4 lakh people annually: ILO report

Long working hours, the report says, are a critical psychosocial risk factor associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke, which remains widespread

CM for speeding up land acquisition for allotment to industries

Prioritise industries of global repute in allotment of land besides creating necessary facilities, officials told

BJD expresses concern over deletion of 9.8 lakh voters’ names from list ahead of SIR in the State

Party urges Chief Electoral Officer to take special care to ensure that such voters are not disenfranchised

Bagalkot University to confer honorary doctorate on Nambi Narayanan, two others

SEEEPC survey used robust methodology to determine backwardness in Telangana: IEWG

Survey can be role model for the country and other States

Kerala fireworks accident: A wait that never ended

Many people searching for their relatives after the Mundathikode fireworks blast are getting their DNA samples taken at the Government Medical College Hospital, Thrissur

Assembly Elections 2026 highlights: 17% rise in 'red alert' constituencies, 23% candidates with criminal cases in West Bengal, says report

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls, out of 2,130 candidates analysed, 528 had declared criminal cases against themselves, while 431 candidates had declared serious criminal cases against themselves

Heavy police deployment to ensure peaceful polling in northern districts

Minister calls for strengthening power infrastructure in A.P.

Participating in a series of programmes in Tirupati district, Gottipati Ravikumar says the government’s focus is to encourage industrialisation in the State

India-bound ship among two vessels ‘seized’ by Iran Guards in Strait of Hormuz

Liberia-flagged Epaminodas was headed to Gujarat’s Mundra port, according to ship-tracking data; both ships directed to Iranian coast

Nithin Raj’s death: Youth Congress march to Anjarakandy Kannur Dental College turns violent

Window panes of the college were smashed when a clash broke out between protesters and the police during the march

TCS case: Court denies interim relief to arrested software professional in related matter

The 31-year-old software professional is already arrested in one of the nine FIRs registered in connection with the case; he is currently in judicial custody.

Tamil Nadu election 2026: Double engine of ground outreach and digital strategy marked DMK’s poll campaign

Mr. Stalin had already emerged as a star campaigner when his father, the late Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, was alive but unable to tour due to age.