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In Gangarampur assembly, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Satyendra Nath Rai defeated Trinamool Congress’ Goutam Das. Nath secured 1,05,780 total votes, defeating Das by 36,987 votes.The 2026 elections in Gangarampur (SC) will feature TMC’s Goutam Das taking on BJP’s sitting MLA Satyendra Nath Rai, with Congress fielding Jui Barman.Gangarampur is a Scheduled Caste-reserved constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur…

In Payyannur, Independent candidate V. Kunhikrishnan won the 2026 Kerala Assembly election by 7,487 votes against CPI(M) candidate T. I. Madhusoodanan, while A. P. Gangadharan contested from the BJP.Payyanur, in Kannur district, has a mix of urban centres and rural villages, with a literacy-driven electorate. Registered voters numbered around 2.3 lakh in 2021.The 2021 elections…

Puducherry CM N Rangasamy NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is poised to return to power in Puducherry and become the Union territory’s first incumbent government to secure re-election since Congress accomplished the feat in 2006.Counting for the April 9 assembly polls was held on Monday, with the election recording an 89.87% turnout—the highest…

Senthamangalam Assembly constituency is located in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribe category. In the 2026 assembly polls, P Chandrasekar emerged as the winner from Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam defeating AIADMK candidate C Chandrasekaran by a margin of 2,655 votes. P Chandrasekar secured 68,815 votes while Chandrasekaran…

Bhavanisagar Assembly constituency is located in Erode district of Tamil Nadu and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste category. In 2026 assembly polls, VP Tamilselvi emerged as the winner, with 72,391 votes, beating A Bannari of AIADMK with a margin of 4,569 votes. Bannari stood second in the contest with 67,822 votes…

In the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election for Baghmundi (240), Rahidas Mahato of the Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory with 1,12,663 votes, defeating All India Trinamool Congress candidate Sushanta Mahato, who polled 71,846 votes. The BJP registered a strong margin of 40,817 votes in the constituency. Congress candidate Nepal Chandra Mahato finished third with 31,686…

AIADMK‘s Nallathambi A emerges victorious, securing 73167 votes against DMK’s Chinnadurai K by a margin of 14404.Gangavalli Assembly constituency is located in Salem district of Tamil Nadu and is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates. The constituency forms part of the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency and typically witnesses electoral contests involving the Dravidian parties, particularly…

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate Srinath secured a decisive victory over Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader P. Geetha Jeevan, winning by a margin of 37,731 votes. Srinath polled 1,00,536 votes, while Geetha Jeevan secured 62,805 votes, marking a clear win for TVK in the contest.Thoothukkudi, a major port city in southern Tamil Nadu, has traditionally…

NEW DELHI: The 2026 Kerala Assembly election has delivered a decisive and historic mandate, with the United Democratic Front (UDF) securing a clear majority and ending the decade-long rule of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) led by Pinarayi Vijayan. The outcome marks a turning point not just for Kerala, but for national politics, as it…

Edappadi K Palaniswami (File photo) NEW DELHI: The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) failed in its attempt to regain power in Tamil Nadu, slipping to third place behind arch-rival, the MK Stalin-led ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and actor-politician Vijay’s newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), as votes for the April 9 assembly…