The former BJP president had won from the Gandhinagar constituency in the 2019 general elections by a margin of more than five lakh votes, which also marked his debut as a Lok Sabha member.
Others stars from Tamil Nadu’s film fraternity like Raghava Lawrence and director Vetrimaaran were also seen voting at their respective polling booths in Chennai
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District Election Officer J. Radhakrishnan said polling had been peaceful; many voters in north Chennai complained about their names missing from the voter list
Brisk polling was registered in the first four hours; Karur and Perambalur saw over 28% voters casting their votes while Thanjavur and Tiruchi had 25 and 22% respectively, as of 11 a.m.
Five Japanese autoworkers have narrowly escaped an attack by a suicide bomber who detonated his explosive-laden vest near their vehicle in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi
Both the TMC and the BJP lodged 80 and 39 complaints, respectively, related to poll violence, voter intimidation, and assaults on poll agents in the first few hours of polling, sources from both parties said
EVMs malfunctioning delayed polling at some booths; election officials said polling proceeded smoothly across all 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in the southern districts
Shooting by miscreants broke out at a polling station at Thamanpokpi under Moirang Assembly segment. Three people are reportedly injured, prompting authorities to swiftly reinforce security measures in the area.
Mr. Radhakrishnan also alleged that the Congress had distributed liquor to voters; he claimed the BJP was the only party that had stated it would not give cash for votes, and this, he said, would lead to their victory
Meera Iyer, convener of the Bengaluru chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, explains how the Hoysala temples at Belur, Halebid and Somanathapur got recognition by UNESCO
Ever since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel and the latter’s subsequent invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israel’s northern border has seen a slow-burning war between the Israeli forces and Shia and Palestinian militias on the other side.
A total of 97 candidates, including Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who is eyeing a third term after winning the Nagpur seat for BJP in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls, are in fray for the five seats in the first phase.