 | Tamil Nadu to vote in urban civic polls after 11 yearsAbout 57,770 candidates are in the fray for over 12,500 ward member posts in 21 corporations, 138 municipalities and 489 town panchayats across the State. |
 | TN local body polls: Booths inaccessible to disabled, activists say SEC slacking off“There are 21 types of disabilities. To ensure that they vote without hesitation, authorities should have publicised the facilities available for them at booths and met stakeholders. |
 | TN rural local body polls in nine districts: DMK, allies sweep indirect elections tooThe State Election Commission announced the final party position in the indirect elections held on October 22 |
 | Rural local body polls: DMK captures all nine district panchayatsDMK and its allies also likely to win most of the panchayat union chairman posts in indirect elections |
 | Our victory is people’s gift to DMK govt for keeping poll promises: StalinThe result is the people’s gift to the DMK government for keeping its poll promises, he added. |
 | Ten disabled candidates win rural local body polls in TNAt least 10 persons with disabilities have been elected to various posts in the rural local body polls in the State. |
 | Woes for AIADMK as miffed ally, splinter turn spoilsport in pollsPMK, AMMK eat into AIADMK’s prospects in rural civic polls in 9 dists,AMMK manages to win two union councillor seats in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi |
 | TN rural local body polls: People’s representatives for 24K posts to be declared on TuesdayIn all, 79,433 candidates are in the fray for 27,003 posts. Already, 3,000 candidates have been elected unopposed for various posts and elections for 25 posts did not take place for various reasons. |
 | 73.27 per cent turnout in phase two of Tamil Nadu rural local body pollsAn estimated 73.27 per cent of eligible voters exercised their franchise. Victory in the election, ahead of upcoming urban local body polls, is crucial to both the ruling DMK and Opposition AIADMK. |
 | Cash-for-vote, canvassing mar polls in Kanchi panchayat unionsAlso, unauthorised persons were seen roaming near many polling booths, some wearing identity cards specifically issued to candidates. |
 | Tribals boycott poll after post reserved for SC candidateAccording to sources, the panchayat has over 3,450 votes, mostly tribals. There are just seven persons belonging to SC communities (2011 census). |
 | Phase 2 of rural local body polls in TN on SaturdayThe second and final phase of elections to rural local bodies in nine districts of the State will take place on Saturday. |
 | Rural local body polls: Election boycotted over SC reservation in VelloreOn Wednesday, the villagers further decided not to exercise their franchise for the other two posts -- district panchayat ward member and panchayat union ward member. |
 | Rural local body polls: Two-time president from Vadathavoor seeks reelectionVadathavoor in Uthiramerur panchayat union has been electing only one person as its president since 2001, except once during the last two decades. |
 | Parties come out all guns blazing in TN ahead of rural local body polls WednesdayDravidian majors have engaged in heated war of words over promises pending and fulfilled |
