The Election Commission of India(ECI)have announced on Wednesday March 05,2014 a 9-phase polling for the 16th Lok Sabha Election scheduled to be held between April 07 -May 12,2014
The Election Commission of India(ECI)have announced on Wed March 05,2014 that Tamil Nadu to have Single Phase Polling on April 24,2014 for the 39 Lok Sabha Constituencies
- Issue of Notification - March 29,2014
- Last Date for Filing Nominations -April 05,2014
- Scrutiny of Nominations-April 07,2014
- Last Date For Withdrawal of Candidature -April 09,2014
- Polling Date -April 24,2014
- Counting of Votes -May 16,2014
Lok Sabha Elections in Tamil Nadu -Facts
The AIADMK for the first time is going it alone in the Lok Sabha elections, since its launch in 1972.
The AIADMK fought its debut general election in 1977 in the company of Congress and this combine grabbed 34 seats
The AIDMK fought the 1980 elections in the company of Janata party and this combine could win only 2
constituencies.
The DMK-Congress combine won 37 seats in the 1980 election
The AIADMK fought the 1984 elections in the company of Congress party and this combine could win 37 seats
The AIADMK fought the 1989 elections in the company of Congress party and this combine could win 38seats
The AIADMK fought the 1991 elections in the company of Congress party and this combine could win all 39seats
The DMK–the erstwhile Tamil Maanila Congress–CPI front made history by winning all the 39 seats in the 1996 election
DMK-led alliance comprising the Congress, the MDMK, the PMK, the CPI and the CPI (M) in the 2004 elections won all 39 seats
The DMK combine, including the Congress, the VCK and the IUML bagged 27 seats in 2009 elections
Note
The electoral combine led by the DMK drew a blank in 1991, while the front led by AIADMK was unable to win a single seat twice in 1996 and 2004 elections.
T.N. clocks highest increase in voters in five years -2009-14
Tamil Nadu has achieved the highest rate of increase in the number of electors in the country in the past five years.
The
State’s electorate has grown by 29.15 per cent. In 2009, it was 4.16
crore.
As per the electoral data released early this year, the total
number went up to around 5.37 crore. (In fact, after the latest round of
inclusion of eligible electors, the strength has risen by 12.90 lakh,
taking the tally to 5, 50,42,876).
In absolute numbers, Tamil Nadu’s strength of electors has grown by 1,21,32,222 crore, next only to the highest of 1,83,44,923 recorded by Uttar Pradesh
2009 Lok Sabha Election Results
DMK -18
AIADMK-09
Congress -08
CPI-01
CPI(M)-01
MDMK-01
VCK -01
Tamil Nadu Electorate
The electorate in Tamil Nadu has crossed the five-crore mark with the addition of over 66 lakh voters since 2011 and 34 lakh among them are women.
Though men voters outnumber the fairer sex in the overall tally of 5.38 crore, women forged ahead in terms of new voters.
Only
about 31 lakh men enrolled themselves since the 2011 assembly
elections, whereas over 34 lakh more women have become eligible to cast
their ballots in the coming Lok Sabha polls.
There were 2,37,05,640 men, 2,34,08,812 women and 1,394 others
(transgenders) in the total of 4,71,15,846 at the time of 2011 Assembly
polls.
Since 2011, a total of 66,36,836 voters, including 1,602 transgenders, have enrolled themselves
In the updated list of voters released on January 10,2014 there
are 2,68,93,009 men, 2,68,56,677 women and 2,996 others (transgenders),
making for the grand total of 5,37,52,682 voters in Tamil Nadu
Women voters outnumber men, albeit marginally in TN
2014 Lok Sabha Election in Tamil Nadu is to witness a 5 cornered fight among political parties
- AIADMK
- DMK
- BJL led Alliance with DMDK,PMK,MDMK,IJK and KNMDK
- Left Front comprising -CPI and CPI(M)
- Indian National Congress(INC)
AIADMK Leader J Jayalalithaa announces candidates Monday Feb 24,2014
Constituency Candidates
- Tiruvallur (SC): P Venugopal
- Chennai North TG Venkatesh Babu
- Chennai South : Dr J Jayavardhan
- Chennai Central : SR Vijayakumar
- Sriperumpudur : KN Ramachandran
- Kanchipuram (SC): Maragatham Kumaravel
- Arkonam : G Hari
- Vellore : P Senguttuvan
- Krishnagiri : K Ashok Kumar
- Dharmapuri : PS Mohan
- Tiruvannamalai : R Vanaroja
- Arni:
- Chenji Seval V Elumalai
- Villupuram (SC): S Rajendran
- Kallakurichi : Dr K Kamaraj
- Salem : V Panneerselvam
- Namakkal: PR Sundaram
- Erode : Selvakkumara Chinnayan
- Tirupur :V Sathyabhama
- Nilgiris (SC): Dr C Gopalakrishnan
- Coimbatore : AP Nagarajan
- Pollachi : C Mahendran
- Dindigul : M Udhayakumar
- Karur : Dr M Thambidurai
- Tiruchi: P Kumar
- Perambalur : RP Marudhairaj alias Marudharaja
- Cuddalore: A Arunmozhithevan
- Chidambaram (SC): M Chandrakasi
- Mayiladuthurai : RK Bharathimohan
- Nagapattinam (SC): Dr K Gopal
- Thanjavur: K Parasuraman
- Sivaganga: PR Senthilnathan
- Madurai : R Gopalakrishnan
- Theni: R Parthiban
- Virudhunagar : D Radhakrishnan
- Ramanathapuram : A Anwar Rajah
- Tuticorin : J Jeyasingh Thyagaraj Nattarji
- Tenkasi (SC): Vasanthi Murugesan
- Tirunelveli : KRP Prabhakaran
- Kanyakumar : D John Thangam
- Puducherry : MV Omalingam
AIADMK Leader J Jayalalithaa Release Lok Sabha PollsManifesto Tuesday Feb 25,2014
AIADMK's election manifesto made several national-level promises and appealed to the people to vote for the ‘Two Leaves’ symbol to “take India forward on the path of peace, prosperity and progress.”
Releasing the manifesto, AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa said -
- extend the popular welfare schemes in Tamil Nadu, such as free mixies, grinders, laptops, milch cows and goats, to the rest of the country
- bring back black money
- rescind the policy on FDI in retail
- stop disinvestment of PSUs
- raise Income Tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh,
- assured to eradicate poverty and create 10 crore jobs
- promising to retrieve Katchatheevu
- determined to ensure that punishment was given through international court of justice to all those who committed war crimes and genocide against Tamil minorities during the internal strife in Sri Lanka
- firm on moving the United Nations to take action and render justice to the Tamils in Sri Lanka and for holding a referendum among Tamils in the island nation and displaced Sri Lankan Tamils across the world for formation of a separate Eelam
- urge the Sri Lankan Government to put an end to the illegal arrest of innocent Tamil fishermen and take steps to protect the interests of the fishing community.
For the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections,DMK has entered into electoral alliances with -
- Viduthalai Chiruthaikal Katchi (VCK)
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) and
Puthiya Tamizhagam (PT)
DMK gives MMK, PT one seat each
The DMK on Tuesday March 04,2014 completed seat-sharing with two of its allies - Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) and Puthiya Tamizhagam (PT) - allotting them one seat each.
MMKwill contest from Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituency and
Puthiya Tamizhagam, led by K. Krishnasamy, has been allotted Tenkasi (reserved) constituency.
DMK Allocate Two Seats To VCK
DMK president M. Karunanidhi with VCK president Thol. Thirumavalavan (centre) after signing the seat-sharing agreement for the Lok Sabha elections at Anna Arivalayam in Chennai on Thursday March 06,2014
DMK on Monday March 10,2014 released the first list of 35 candidates for the April 24 Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu
Of the 35 candidates,only 8 sitting MP's re-nominated and the rest 27 are new faces,including 2 women
Besides, three former Union Ministers — M.K. Alagiri, S.S. Palanimanickam and D. Napoleon, the sitting MPs who could not get tickets are E.G. Sugavanam, a two-time MP from Krishnagiri, J.K. Ritheesh, an Alagiri supporter, who was elected from the Ramanathapuram constituency, D. Venugopal, representing Tiruvannamalai constituency, Adhi Shankar, elected from Kallakurichi, S. R. Jeyadurai, elected from the Thoothukudi constituency and Helen Davidson, representing the Kanyakumari constituency
Surprisingly, the list has two former Union ministers - A Raja and Dayanidhi Maran who are being
investigated for corruption when they handled the telecom portfolio.
Dayanidhi Maran Maran is being investigated by the CBI for allegedly misusing his
office as Telecom Minister to pressurize the sale of Aircel to a
Malaysian firm whose owner then made a large investment in Sun Networks,
owned by Maran's brother.
A Raja, who replaced Dayanidhi Maran as Telecom Minister, is accused of accepting
large bribes to help ineligible firms get mobile network licenses at
throwaway prices in 2008.
35 DMK Candidates List For the 2014 Lok Sabha Polls
1 Chennai North — R Girirajan
2 Chennai South — TKS Elangovan
3 Central Chennai — Dayanidhi Maran
4 Sriperumbudur — S Jegathrakshakan
5 Kanchipuram (SC) — G Selvam
6 Arakkonam — NR Elango
7 Krishnagiri — P Chinna Pillappa
8 Dharmapuri — R Thamarai Selvan
9 Tiruvannamalai — CN Annadurai
10 Arani — R Sivanandam
11 Villupuram (SC) — Dr K Muthayan
12 Kallakurichi — R Manimaran
13 Salem — S Umarani
14 Namakkal — S Gandhiselvan
15 Erode — H Pavitra Valli
16 Tiruppur — Dr S Senthilnathan
17 Nilgiri (SC) — A Raja
18 Coimbatore — K Ganeshkumar
19 Pollachi — N Palanisamy
20 Dindugul — S Gandhirajan
21 Karur — M Chinnusamy
22 Tiruchirappally — NMU Anbazhagan
23 Perambalur — S Prabu
24 Cuddalore — Dr K Nandagopalakrishnan
25 Nagapattinam (SC) — AKS Vijayan
26 Thanjavur — TR Baalu
27 Sivagangai — S Durairaj
28 Madurai — V Velusamy
29 Theni — Pon Muthuramalingam
30 Virudhunagar — S Rethinavelu
31 Ramanathapuram — S Mohamed Jaleel
32 Tuticorin — P Jegan
33 Tirunelveli — C Devadasa Sundaram
34 Kanyakumari — FM Rajarathinam
35 Puducherry — AMH Nazeem
DMK Names R S Bharathi as candidate for Alandur Assembly By-Poll Monday March 10,2014
DMK chief M. Karunanidhi named R S Bharathy local strongman and DMK’s legal wing secretary. as the party’s choice who will face AIADMK's candidate V. N. P. Venkataraman
R S Bharathy, a former Chiarman of Alandur Municipality, had unsuccessfully contested the 2009 Lok Sabha polls from South Chennai on a DMK ticket. He had lost to AIADMK’s C. Rajendran
DMK Release 2014 Lok Sabha Polls Manifesto Tuesday March 11,2014
DMK chief Karunanidhi releases the party manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, in Anna Arivalayam, Chennai on Tuesday March 11,2014
- Abolition of death sentence
- statehood to Puducherry
- implementation of Sethusamudhram project and
- making Tamil the local official language
The DMK has also said that it is against FDI in retail and education. The manifesto also talks about the Tamils in Sri Lanka. The party will urge India to take immediate action for conducting a referendum among Northern and eastern province Tamils
On being asked as to who the DMK will project as PM candidate among Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi, DMK chief Karunanidhi said, "Neither of them."
CPI, CPI(M) to contest 9 seats each in Tamil Nadu
For the first time after the 1964 split in the undivided Communist party, the two main Left parties — the Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) — on Friday March 14,2014 formalised a poll pact to contest as a distinct front in 18 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
At a joint press conference here, CPI (M) State secretary G. Ramakrishnan and CPI State secretary D. Pandian announced that the Left parties would contest nine seats each
CPI (M) would contest in Coimbatore, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Chennai (North), Dindigul, Tiruchi, Virudhunagar, Villupuram (Reserved) and Thanjavur
CPI would field its candidates in Tenkasi (Reserved), Nagapattinam (Reserved), Puducherry, Tirupur, Sivaganga, Dharmapuri, Cuddalore, Tiruvallur (Reserved) and Tuticorin.
As regards the remaining 22 Lok Sabha constituencies, they said the CPI (M) and the CPI would not support the BJP, the DMK, the Congress and the AIADMK combines. However, they would consider supporting other individuals or parties if they sought the Left’s backing.
CPI(M)Announce 9 Candidates Monday March 17,2014
The CPI (M) on Monday announced candidates for nine Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, including two women — U. Vasuki for North Chennai and S. Tamilselvi for Thanjavur — and two Dalit candidates.
The 9 candidates are -
- U. Vasuki (North Chennai )
- S. Tamilselvi (Thanjavur)
- K. Samuel Raj (Virudhunagar)
- G. Anandhan (Villupuram)
- P.R. Natarajan(Coimbatore)
- A.V. Bellarmine(Kanyakumari)
- P. Vikraman(Madurai)
- S. Sridhar(Trichy)and
- N. Pandi (Dindigul)
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday announced candidates for 8 constituencies in Tamil Nadu
The 8 candidates are -
- Kanyakumari -S.P. Udayakumar
- Tuticorin -People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE)—M. Pushparayan
- Tirunelveli -People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE)—M.P. Jesuraj
- Coimbatore -People’s Union for Civil Liberties activist, Pon Chandran
- Erode -K.K. Kumarasamy, who is involved in propagating organic farming
- Tirupur -R. Chakravarthy Rajagopalan, founder of ‘Voice of Youth for Clean Environment’
- Salem -Satheesh Kumar, a software engineer from BITS Pilani who now works with grassroot organisations in different fields
- Chennai (Central)-J. Prabhakar, a social activist and coordinator for several voluntary organisations
CPI Announce 9 Candidates Wednesday March 19,2014
The 9 candidates are -
- G. Palanisamy (Nagapattinam)
- K. Subbarayan (Tiruppur)
- P. Lingam (Tenkasi)
- A.S. Kannan (Tiruvallur)
- Ku.Balasubramanian (Cuddalore)
- A. Mohanraj (Thoothukudi)
- S. Krishna (Sivaganga)
- R.T. Uma Maheswari (Ramanathapuram)and
- R. Viswanathan(Puducherry)
The BJP announced on Thursday March 20,2014 a 6-party alliance and seat-sharing in TN with -
- Desiya Murpokku Dravida Katchi (DMDK)
- Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Katchi(MDMK)
- Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)
- Indhiya Jananayaka Katchi (IJK) and
- Kongu Nadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KNMDK)
The BJP will contest in 8 seats from
- Chennai South
- Vellore
- Nilgiris(SC)
- Coimbatore
- Tanjavur
- Sivaganga
- Ramanathapuram and
- Kanyakumari
DMDK will contest in 14 seats -
- Villuppuram(SC)
- Cuddalore
- Tiruchi
- Tirunelveli
- Dindigul
- Namakkal
- Kallakurichi
- Tirupur
- Madurai
- Karur
- Thiruvallur(SC)
- Chennai Central
- Chennai North and
- Salem.
MDMK will contest from 7 seats —
- Virudhunagar
- Tenkasi(SC)
- Theni
- Kancheepuram(SC)
- Erode
- Sriperumbudur and
- Thoothukudi
PMK will contest from 8 seats -
- Arakkonam
- Krishnagiri
- Arani
- Dharmapuri
- Chidambaram(SC)
- Mayiladuthurai and
- Tiruvannamalai
- Nagapattinam(SC)
MDMK announce candidates Thursday March 20,2014
The MDMK was among the first parties to join the BJP alliance in the State.
The party candidates who would contest from the other constituencies are –
- Vaiko(Virudhunagar)
- Mallai Sathya (Kancheepuram)
- A. Ganesamoorthy (Erode)
- Masilamani (Sriperumbudur)
- K. Alagusundaram (Theni)
- Sadan Thirumalai Kumar (Tenkasi) and
- S. Joel (Tuticorin)
Indian National Congress(INC) To Face 2014 Lok Sabha Election Alone Thursday March 20,2014
Youth power in the Tamil Nadu Congress has come to the fore with a significant number of youth nominees finding a place in the party’s candidates list of 30 for the Lok Sabha polls announced on Thursday night March 20,2014
INC has re-nominated 6 sitting MPs from their respective constituencies - K.S. Alagiri (Cuddalore), J.M. Aaroon Rashid (Theni), P. Viswanathan (Kanchipuram-Reserved), N.S.V. Chitthan (Dindigul), S.S. Ramasubbu (Tirunelveli) and Manicka Tagore (Virudhunagar)
The first list figured only one woman candidate, Charubala Thondaman, who will re-contest from Tiruchi, the city which she served as Mayor
Among the heavyweights in the Congress list, Mani Shankar Aiyar returns to contesting from Mayiladuthurai, E.V.K.S Elagovan from Tirupur constituency, Su.Thirunavukkarasar from Ramanathapuram and A.P.C.V Shanmugam from Tuticorin and P. Vallalperumal (Chidambaram)
Mohan Kumaramangalam for Salem, Naasey Rajesh for Arakkonam and J. Vijay Ilanchezhian for Vellore were all handpicked by the central leadership
C.D. Meiyappan for Central Chennai and Krishnaswamy Vandayaar for Thanjavur -who did not belong to any major factions also found place on the list
DMDK Announce 14 Candidates for 2014 Lok Sabha Election
The DMDK led by Vijaykanth that recently forged alliance with the BJP-led NDA for 2014 Lok Sabha elections released its list of 14 candidates for Tamil Nadu.
14 candidates list are -
- Namakkal -Vel
- Kallakkurichi- Eswaran
- Salem- LK Sudheesh
- Villupuram- Uma Shankar
- Karur- Krishnan
- Tirupur- Dinesh kumar
- Dindigul- Moorthy
- Trichy- Vijayakumar
- Thiruvallur- Yuvaraj
- Madurai- Siva muthu kumar
- North Chennai - Soundrapandian
- Cuddalore- Ramanujam
- Central Chennai- Raveendran
- Nellai -Sivanaindha Perumal
39 Constituencies in Tamil Nadu that goes to polls in Phase 6 on April 24,2014 for the 2014 Lok Sabha Election
Keen battle on the cards as campaign ends in Tamil Nadu
As electioneering for the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu and the lone seat in the Union Territory of Puducherry drew to a close on Tuesday April 22,2014, no overarching trend across the State is discernable. Neither a ‘Modi wave’ is perceptible, nor is there any big enthusiasm for the Dravidian majors.
Despite claims by the parties, it seems every seat will be fought on its own terms. The deciding factors include local issues, the alliance strength in constituencies, the popularity of candidates and the macro-economic issues such as power cut, caste and religious considerations, besides the mood of the minorities and the Dalits
The battle in many constituencies seems a DMK-AIADMK fight ,nonetheless, the presence of the PMK, the DMDK, and the MDMK in the BJP camp has enhanced the visibility of Narendra Modi, posing a challenge to the traditional Dravidian rivals
For the first time in the State, authorities have issued prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Cr.PC as part of the measures to ensure free and fair polling on April 24,2014
On Monday April 21,2014,AIADMK General Secretary and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa wound up her campaign, which snaked across the city, beginning at Kandhanchavadi on the IT Corridor, and concluding in the heart of the city at T. Nagar
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