Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Stalin to be sworn in as CM on May 7
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IAS officers directed to visit districts to monitor COVID-19 situation
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IAS officers directed to visit districts to monitor COVID-19 situation
At a meeting of 133 newly-elected DMK MLAs [including the candidates of alliance parties elected on the Rising Sun symbol] held at the party’s headquarters, Anna Arivalayam, on Tuesday, Mr. Stalin was unanimously elected the leader of the DMK Legislature Party. The party’s general secretary, Duraimurugan, proposed his name for the post, which was seconded by principal secretary K.N. Nehru.
Over 35,000 personnel deployed as Tamil Nadu awaits election results
Two months of heated campaigns, and days of anticipation later, it all comes down to this. Sunday is the day we know the State’s fate for the next five years.
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CHENNAI: Two months of heated campaigns, and days of anticipation later, it all comes down to this. Sunday is the day we know the State’s fate for the next five years. Will the sitting government bag another term or will the DMK, starved of power for a decade, usher in a new rule? Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said that a total of 5.64 lakh postal votes have been received so far.
Round-wise results every 30 minutes, but delay likely owing to Covid-19 protocols, says chief electoral officer
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CHENNAI: 26 days after polling, votes of the sixteenth State Assembly elections will be counted on Sunday. It will begin at 8 am in 75 centres spread across the State, and round-wise results are likely to be declared every 30 minutes.
Safety measure in place
Stringent Covid-19 safety protocols have been put in place ahead of the counting. According to the Election Commission, only those who have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccines or having Covid-19 negative reports would be allowed into the centre. “All arrangements have been made. Surveillance cameras will be installed at each table to monitor the counting process,” said Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo.
Madras HC rejects Election Commissionâs plea to gag media from reporting oral observations
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Days after the Madras High Court held the Election Commission of India âsingularly responsibleâ for the COVID second wave and observed that it should probably face âmurder charges,â the Election Commission has sought a blanket ban on the national media, barring it from publishing oral remarks of judges in courts.
Appearing on behalf of the poll body, senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi submitted that the mediaâs reportage of the courtâs observations during the last hearing of the main case âhad caused great damage to the reputation of the ECIâ.