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Erode (East) bypoll 2025 | Tension at counting hall over occupying seat in the front

Erode (East) bypoll 2025 | Tension at counting hall over occupying seat in the front

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Electronic voting machines being taken to the counting hall at the Government College of Engineering at Chithode in Erode in Tamil Nadu on Saturday, February 8, 2025 | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan Tension prevailed for a while at the counting hall of the Government College of Engineering in Chithode when the polling agent of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) raised slogans, claiming he was not allotted a seat in the front, which was occupied by other candidates and their agents. At 8 a.m., NTK candidate M.K. Seethalakshmi arrived at the hall and was asked to produce her identity card. However, she refused, stating that she was the candidate. She also requested to stand near the counting table, but officials asked her to wait as another candidate and their agent were already standing there. She raised slogans, claiming permission was denied to her. The agent accompanying Ms. Seethalakshmi said he belonged to a recognized political party and demanded a seat in the front. However, officials explained that seats were allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The agent continued …

Erode (East) byelection 2025 records voter turnout of 67.97%

Erode (East) byelection 2025 records voter turnout of 67.97%

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Voters line up to exercise their franchise at a polling station in Karungalpalayam in Erode (East) Assembly constituency during the byelection held on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan The byelection to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency witnessed a 67.97% voter turnout on Wednesday (February 5, 2025). This is lower than the 74.79% recorded during the 2023 byelection held in the constituency. Polling began at 7 a.m. at 237 polling stations across 53 locations in the constituency and concluded at 6 p.m. The voter turnout at various intervals was as follows: 10.95% by 9 a.m., 26.03% by 11 a.m., 42.41% by 1 p.m., 53.63% by 3 p.m., and 64.02% by 5 p.m. The decline in voter turnout could be attributed to the AIADMK and BJP boycotting the byelection, as many of their functionaries and cadres refrained from voting. Though brisk polling was observed in the morning, the final hour saw a poor turnout at most polling stations. The counting of votes will take place at the Government College of Engineering in Chithode …

Erode East bypoll: Voting underway amid heavy police protection | India News

Erode East bypoll: Voting underway amid heavy police protection | India News

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Voting for by-poll to the Erode East Assembly constituency commenced at 7 am on Wednesday, amid heavy police protection. Polling will be held in 237 booths across 53 locations. Owing to cold conditions, people did not turn up in big numbers at the start of the polling but more voters are expected later in the day, officials said. A total of 46 candidates–including 44 independents, are in the fray, although the battle is confined between the ruling DMK and actor-politician Seeman’s Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK). Story continues below this ad The DMK has fielded former MLA V C Chandrakumar while M K Seethalakshmi is the NTK’s pick. Main Opposition AIADMK and the BJP have announced boycotting the by-poll, necessitated due to the death of Congress MLA EVKS Elangovan last year. Erode East segment has a total of 2,27,546 voters. Nine booths have been declared as sensitive and additional security posted there, officials said. District Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara was among the early voters. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or …

AIADMK expels functionary who filed nominations for Erode East bypoll

AIADMK expels functionary who filed nominations for Erode East bypoll

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The AIADMK on Sunday (January 19, 2025) expelled its functionary, who filed his nomination as an independent candidate for the Erode East bypoll. The AIADMK had boycotted the bypoll scheduled on February 5. A party release by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said B. Senthil Murugan had entered the fray despite the party decision to boycott the bypoll and his actions were disrepute to the party. Mr. Senthil Murugan was joint secretary in the AIADMK’s MGR youth wing in Erode before his expulsion. The AIADMK boycotted the bypoll alleging that the ruling DMK government would misuse its authority in influencing the electoral outcome. Published – January 19, 2025 04:26 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Erode (East): A bypoll with few challenges for DMK

Erode (East): A bypoll with few challenges for DMK

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Tamil Nadu Minister for Housing and Urban Development S. Muthusamy (second right) seeks votes for DMK candidate V.C. Chandhirakumar (right) in Erode on January 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan In normal circumstances, a bye-election should be a political audit of the government’s performance. In Tamil Nadu, although a few bye-elections have favoured Opposition parties, most of them have gone in favour of the ruling dispensation. The entire Cabinet and official machinery work towards this goal, as ruling parties treat bypolls as a matter of prestige. The upcoming bypoll for the Erode (East) Assembly constituency, on February 5, 2025, necessitated by the death of the Congress legislator E.V.K.S. Elangovan, however, poses little threat to the ruling dispensation. With the General Assembly election just a year away, the Congress has stepped aside in favour of its alliance leader, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which has announced V.C. Chandirakumar, a former DMDK legislator, as its candidate. Erode is witnessing a second bypoll in two years. In 2023, a bypoll was held after Thirumagan Evera, the …

In Erode, selling turmeric for Pongal is not for profit but for tradition

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The six-to-eight-month turmeric crop is cultivated on around 27,000 acres in Erode district. A scene at a farm in Ganapathipalayam | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M Farmers in Erode, which is a major turmeric growing district in Tamil Nadu, continue to harvest turmeric for Pongal from a portion of the crow-growing areas, as this is a tradition that has been passed on for generations. The six-to-eight-month crop is cultivated on around 27,000 acres in the district, and the turmeric market in Erode is the second-biggest in the country, next to Nizamabad in Telangana. The crop is grown widely in the blocks of Kodumudi, Modakkurichi, Erode, Bhavani, Anthiyur and Gobichettipalayam, that are irrigated by the Kalingarayan Canal, Lower Bhavani Project Canal, and Arakkankottai and Thadapalli Canals. However, not all of the entire turmeric is harvested for the festival. Farmers say the crop on about 250 to 320 acres is harvested by farmers, and traders purchase this to sell across the State. “About 75,000 to 80,000 bunches of turmeric are harvested on an acre and traders usually purchase …

Attack on Arunthathiyar youths | Dalit outfits in Erode seek protection, compensation and justice

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The two Arunthathiyar young men, along with members of Dalit outfits demanded submitted a petition at the district police office in Erode on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M In a case related to the attack on two young men of the Arunthathiyar community in Gobichettipalayam in November, various Dalit outfits have urged the district police to provide protection to these youths besides, providing compensation and rendering justice. On Wednesday, December 20, 2023 a team led by Vadivel Raman, president of Samuga Neethi Makkal Katchi and coordinator of Arunthathiyar Suyamariyathai Koottamaippu, along with the two young men, submitted a fact-finding report to the Superintendent of Police G. Jawahar at the district police office. They said the two victims, a 17-year-old boy, in his first year of a diploma course, and a 23-year-old mechanic, belong to Indira Nagar, Polavakalipalayam in Gobichettipalayam taluk. The two had consumed liquor in Vengamedu at around 10.30 p.m. on November 19, 2023. While the mechanic fell on the road inebriated, the student was questioned by four unidentified persons …

Political leaders, party cadre, members of the public take part in funeral procession of Erode East MLA Thirumahan Everaa

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A large number of Congress cadre along with members of the public took part in the funeral procession of E. Thirumahan Everaa on Thursday. | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M The body of E. Thirumahan Everaa, MLA of the Erode (East) Assembly constituency, who died of cardiac arrest in Erode on Wednesday, was cremated at the modern crematorium in Karungalpalayam, in the city on Thursday afternoon. Assembly Speaker M. Appavu, Minister for Housing and Urban Development S. Muthusamy, Minister for Information and Publicity M.P. Swaminathan, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K.S. Alagiri, MPs Karti P. Chidambaram, A. Ganeshamurthi and S. Jothimani, Tamil Manila Congress president and MP G.K. Vasan, Dinesh Gundu Rao, AICC in-charge of Tamil Nadu, former TNCC president K.V. Thangkabalu and leaders and functionaries of various political parties paid homage to the mortal remains of the MLA at his house on Cutchery Street. A large number of cadre cutting across party lines, members of various trade and industrial associations and members of the public took part in the funeral procession and paid their final …

Lakkapuram panchayat dumps garbage on Cauvery river bed in Erode 

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Garbage dumped on the Cauvery river bed near Parisalthurai in Erode district on December 21, 2022 | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M When steps are taken to protect water bodies, Lakkapuram panchayat in Modakkurichi taluk dumps the garbage collected from households on Cauvery river bed, near Parisalthurai, here for many months. As per Census 2011, the panchayat has a population of 9,739 with over 3,200 households. Though the panchayat stresses on door-to-door garbage collection, inadequate battery operated vehicles and conservancy workers hit the garbage collection that force many residents to dump garbage along the roads and set it on fire causing air pollution. Earlier, the garbage thus collected was dumped on land near the railway track and was segregated. But, due to opposition from the local residents, in the last few months, the collected garbage is being dumped everyday on the river bed. Waste, mostly plastic, was burned regularly causing air pollution. Thousands of vehicles, including two-wheelers, use the Outer Ring Road that connects Kokkarayanpettai in Namakkal district with Thindal in Erode. “Smoke from burning garbage …