Governance | Citizen Matters, Chennai

Why Chennai will continue to see low voter turnout unless we fix these

April 15, 2021 Rajagopal Swaminathan

Chennai saw a poor turnout of 59.06% in the recently concluded elections. Is it because the city doesn’t care? Or is there also a need to look elsewhere?

Why the newly introduced postal ballot found few takers in Chennai

April 8, 2021 Laasya Shekhar

Election Commission of India introduced the postal ballot system for senior citizens above 80 years, persons with disabilities and COVID positive voters this year. How did the experiment work in Chennai?

Chennai votes today; be an informed voter, check all details here

April 6, 2021 News Desk

Want to know what to do on voting day? Who is contesting from your constituency and what are the key issues in each? All this, plus exclusive interviews in our comprehensive election coverage here.

Constituency round-up: No MLA till date has acted on relocating dumpyard, say voters in Perambur

April 5, 2021 Bhavani Prabhakar

R D Shekar, incumbent MLA, who assumed charge in 2019, hasn’t yet fulfilled his promise of shifting the Kodungaiyur dumpyard. Who are the other aspiring MLAs in Perambur this time?

Constituency round-up: Sitting MLA takes on DMK’s youth wing organiser and poet-lyricist from MNM in Virugambakkam

April 5, 2021 Divishyaa Thirupathi

Roads, drainage and water are the prime concerns of voters in this relatively new constituency. Check out more about the contest here.

Constituency round-up: Infrastructure woes a key concern for voters in Velachery

April 5, 2021 Syed Umar Ahmed

The DMK has allocated the Velachery seat to its ally, INC. Find out about the key players in the contest and what voters want.

Constituency round-up: Sitting DMK MLA hopes to retain seat in the cosmopolitan constituency of Harbour

April 5, 2021 Laasya Shekhar and Syed Umar Ahmed

Three-time MLA and current legislator of Harbour, P K Sekar Babu seeks re-election. Find out who the other candidates are and what voters want the new government to address.

Constituency roundup: Villivakkam set for battle between K Anbazhagan’s grandson and 2011 winner

April 5, 2021 Bhavani Prabhakar

Villivakkam residents are troubled by perennial flooding and several other concerns. Amid concerns over basic services and amenities, who will emerge victorious?

Constituency round-up: Industrialised Sriperumbudur wants water and sewage woes fixed

April 5, 2021 Aruna Natarajan

Besides these, jobs could be another major poll issue in the constituency. Learn more about the sitting MLA and the other candidates in the fray.

Constituency round-up: Sitting DMK MLA takes on 2011 winner in Sholinganallur contest

April 4, 2021 Syed Umar Ahmed

Sholinganallur has seen rapid development in terms of the growth of jobs and construction over the past few decades, but civic amenities are yet to catch up.

Constituency round-up: Young female candidates from MNM and NTK to take on seasoned leaders in Egmore

April 4, 2021 Divishyaa Thirupathi

DMK has fielded 44-year-old lawyer Paranthamen I, while AIADMK will be represented by a face from the alliance, controversial leader B John Pandian of the TMMK.

Constituency round-up: Udhayanidhi Stalin draws eyes to Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni

April 4, 2021 Aruna Natarajan

The constituency, a DMK stronghold, lost its sitting MLA to COVID. Find out about the high profile contest for the seat and the issues that voters want the new MLA to address.

Three new flyovers for T Nagar by December 2021: Sathyanarayanan B, MLA

April 3, 2021 Syed Umar Ahmed

An exclusive interview with Sathyanarayanan B, sitting MLA of T Nagar, on his past tenure and his plans to solve the lingering problems of his constituents.

Night schools and a public library in each ward are among my top priorities: NTK candidate Geetha Lakshmi

April 3, 2021 Laasya Shekhar

NTK is the only party to have offered a 50% quota for women in the coming elections. We spoke to one such candidate, Geetha Lakshmi who is contesting the Egmore seat.

My vision is to make Mylapore green, clean and pristine: Sitting MLA Dr R Nataraj

April 3, 2021 Bhavani Prabhakar

Citizen Matters Chennai interviews R Nataraj, the incumbent MLA of Mylapore, on his plans for the constituency, if re-elected.