Articles by Nileena MS

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Even as the AIADMK government assumed office with a historic second consecutive victory in the Assembly Elections, DMK swept Chennai, by winning 10 out of 16 seats. Another factor was anti-incumbency – except for Dr.

Even as the torrential rains in December improved groundwater tables, unchecked extraction of groundwater by water tankers is a cause for worry. Who will bell this cat? Even as the mercury soars, the increase in

The election results are out, and AIADMK takes the lead in Tamil Nadu. In Chennai however, DMK has won more seats than AIADMK. Constituency Candidate Party Votes Margin % vote Anna Nagar Mohan M K

To view map, see: http://bl.ocks.org/d/37594a1fa5d0467ebf72d714d23ee31e Chepauk-Triplicane constituency was formed by the merging of Chepauk and Triplicane- two localities in Central Chennai- as part of the delimitation process in 2008. Erstwhile Chepauk constituency was represented by DMK

To view map, see: http://bl.ocks.org/d/af8dc36ebe81deb00e29bc2e96947aae. Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar (R.K. Nagar) was with the DMK from 1977-89, but  has been a stronghold of AIADMK since 2001.The constituency has around 2.5 lakh voters, majority of them belonging to

To view map, see: http://bl.ocks.org/d/3a35085d38f71f53fc61c2c4a31bf3e7  Anna Nagar was a stronghold of DMK till the last elections. DMK was elected here in seven out of nine Assembly Elections since 1977, and M. Karunanidhi was the MLA

To view map, see: http://bl.ocks.org/d/ef443c75b51c94ad2357832e66205282 The first Assembly Election of this newly formed constituency was held in 2011. Velachery was carved out of Tambaram constituency as part of the delimitation process in 2008. AIADMK’s M.K. Ashok

To view map, see: http://bl.ocks.org/d/482ec85469589d6e660bd8945e6d6ba0. Royapuram constituency which lies in North Chennai has over 1.86 lakh voters from areas including Basin Bridge, Singara Garden, Royapuram, Narayanappa garden, and Sanjeevarayanpet. Earlier a stronghold of DMK, AIADMK is

To view map, see: http://bl.ocks.org/d/e2e6aeaae37a9ed7e58a2f13c995a700 Villivakkam, once the largest Assembly Constituency in Chennai, now has over 2.52 lakh voters from Viduthalai Guruswamy Nagar (South) , Ayanavaram, Nagammaiyar Nagar (South), Panneerselvam Nagar, Villivakkam (North) and Villivakkam

To view map, see: http://bl.ocks.org/d/699b1c353c5095261fea5b63a95fbc43 As the election campaigns draw to an end, top leaders of all parties are taking out road shows and marathon trips across Chennai. While J. Jayalalitha was here last Wednesday as

To view map, see: http://bl.ocks.org/d/b945adb8f414e2ea93c939ae348733d1 Egmore, a reserved constituency, has had DMK MLAs since 1967 except in two assembly elections. In 1980, Congress came to power here, and DMDK was elected in 2011. This constituency