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1. Tamil Nadu Assembly election: Over 4,000 candidates successful fray
As the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations by candidates ended today, the conflict lines for the April 23 Assembly predetermination successful the State are present intelligibly drawn.
More than 4,900 candidates successful the fray and Karur has the highest fig of contestants successful a azygous constituency successful Tamil Nadu, with 89 candidates successful the electoral race.
2. Puducherry Assembly election: In a historical first, elector turnout successful the UT crosses 89%
For the archetypal clip successful the 63-year-old past of Puducherry, the elector turnout reached 89.87% (as of 8.55 p.m.) successful the Union Territory that has a full of 9.5 lakh electors for the Assembly predetermination this year. The polling for the 2026 Assembly predetermination was held successful 30 constituencies dispersed implicit Puducherry (23), Karaikal (five), Mahe (one) and Yanam (one), began astatine 7 a.m. and concluded peacefully astatine 6 p.m. contiguous (April 9). Results volition beryllium declared connected May 4.
So far, the Union Territory’s highest elector turnout percent stood astatine 86% successful 2006. During the past Assembly predetermination successful 2021, 82.2% votes were polled. Notably, Puducherry became a portion of the Union of India aft the Union Territories Act came into unit successful 1963.
3. Congress releases manifesto for T.N.
Congress person and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar released the Congress party’s manifesto for the April 23 Assembly predetermination successful Tamil Nadu, astatine Sathyamurthy Bhavan successful Chennai.
The manifesto has 10 wide categories, including inclusive growth, acquisition and younker development, healthcare, agriculture and agrarian prosperity, women, minorities and improvement of SCs/STs, municipality development, and environment.
Later speaking to journalists, helium came down heavy connected Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and histrion Vijay, referring to him arsenic an “immature politician.” Mr. Shivakumar’s comments came against the backdrop of Mr. Vijay’s assertion astatine a nationalist gathering successful Tirunelveli yesterday, wherever helium said a conception of the Congress enactment had been “purchased” by the DMK, portion the “real Congress” was with the TVK.
4. 10 fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy; fisherfolk endanger to boycott polls
Ten fishermen from Pamban and Thangachimadam successful the coastal territory of Ramanathapuram were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy unit connected charges of poaching past night.
As the quality dispersed successful the habitations today, the fisherfolk threatened to boycott the April 23 Assembly election.
