Puducherry Assembly elections | Union Territory all set for polling on Tuesday
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31,864 first-time voters expected to exercise their franchise; security strengthened to facilitate polling
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All arrangements, including space for social distancing norms, have been made at all polling booths in the Union Territory. A view of the polling booth at Thiruvalluvar Sports Club in T.V. Nagar. | Photo Credit: T. Singaravelou
31,864 first-time voters expected to exercise their franchise; security strengthened to facilitate polling
The Union Territory of Puducherry is all set for polling day today with an estimated 10.04 lakh voters registered to exercise their franchise in the elections across 30 constituencies to choose the 15th Puducherry Assembly.
High-voltage election campaign ends in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry; polls to be held on April 6
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Chennai: A high-voltage campaign for the crucial April 6 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the midst of the global novel coronavirus pandemic drew to a close on Sunday evening with leaders of various parties ending their electioneering either in their native towns or constituencies.
While AIADMK leader and Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami wound up his campaign in his native Salem appealing to the electorate to vote on his performance, DMK leader M K Stalin at a public meeting in Chennai appealed to people to give him one chance to serve the people.
In Congress s Puducherry List, V Narayansamy s Name Missing In Congress s Puducherry List, V Narayansamy s Name Missing Former Chief Minister V Narayanasamy will not contest the 2021 assembly elections in Puducherry. He will look after the campaign and election management, Dinesh Gundu Rao said.
V Narayanasamy had resigned on February 22 ahead of a floor test in the 33-member House
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Former Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy will not contest the 2021 assembly elections in the Union Territory, said Dinesh Gundu Rao, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-incharge of Puducherry. Former Chief Minister V Narayanasamy will not contest the 2021 assembly elections in Puducherry. He will look after the campaign and election management, Mr Rao told ANI.
Narayanasamy Pays For Wrong Translation, Doesn t Get Congress Ticket From Puducherry
Congress party in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao also confirmed that Narayanasamy will not be contesting this time and instead will supervise the party’s election campaign. PTI G.C. Shekhar 2021-03-17T13:20:40+05:30 Narayanasamy Pays For Wrong Translation, Doesn t Get Congress Ticket From Puducherry outlookindia.com 2021-03-17T14:07:46+05:30
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By leaving out its former chief minister V. Narayanasamy the Congress has punished the veteran for failing to defend the Congress government from poaching which resulted in President’s Rule in the Union Territory, a few weeks before the Assembly election, and for deliberately misleading Rahul Gandhi with a wrong translation.