The Election Commission of India (EC) has revised the electorate of Tamil Nadu to 5.73 crore, registering an increase of 6.35 lakh since February 23. Of the 6.35 lakh, only 2.08 lakh are in the 18-19 age group. Chennai (an increase of 2.21%), Chengalpattu (1.98%), Coimbatore (1.77%), Tiruvallur (1.67%) and Tiruppur (1.46%) were the top five districts that recorded an increase in the number of electors.
Meanwhile, on April 7, all the nominations received for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, between March 30 and April 6, were scrutinised by the respective Returning Officers. As of 8 p.m. on Tuesday, of the 7,599 applications received in the 234 Assembly constituencies, 3,585 were accepted and 1,671 were rejected and five stood withdrawn. Nominations of a majority of candidates fielded by major political parties were accepted. The last date for the withdrawal of nominations is April 9.
TVK candidate rejected
In the Edappadi constituency, where former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami is contesting, the nominations of the TVK candidate, M. Arunkumar, and his substitute were rejected. When their nominations were scrutinised, the AIADMK representatives opposed Mr. Arunkumar’s nomination, citing discrepancies in it. They also pointed out discrepancies in the nomination papers filed by his wife and dummy candidate A. Nithya.
