The Hindu
An AIADMK cadre bursting crackers to celebrate the victory of his party in the Local body polls outside the counting center in Kancheepuram on Friday. Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam
AIADMK sweeps local body elections
Of 10 Mayor posts in corporations, the party won in five and it is well ahead of others in the remaining five corporation
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Saidai Duraisamy is Chennai Mayor
The party also got an overwhelming majority in the 200-member Chennai Corporation Council. It was the first election after the Corporation limits were expanded by merging several adjacent local bodies.
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Testimony to good governance: Jayalalithaa
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday said the outcome of the by-election to the Tiruchi (West) Assembly constituency and local body polls bore testimony to the good governance offered by the AIADMK government in a short span
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A drubbing for BJP, Congress
However, the BJP can feel comparatively better off because it could at least secure chairmanship of two municipalities — Nagercoil and Mettupalayam
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AIADMK shines in northern districts
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which has put up an impressive performance in the local bodies' elections despite fighting them almost singlehandedly, has done exceedingly well in the...
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Six months after the State Assembly elections, Tamil Nadu queues up once again to elect representatives to local bodies. Images from the first phase of polls that began on Monday.
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Political parties and independent candidates get creative as Tamil Nadu gears up to elect its local body representatives.
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As lakhs of voters choose their Mayor in a week from now, the demand for better urban governance in Chennai comes to the fore. With the suburbs eager to see better infrastructure after the elections, residents gear up for the local body polls.
