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Here’s The Detailed Break Up Of 2024 Lok Sabha Election Results For Tamil Nadu

By
The Commune
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The 2024 Lok Sabha elections saw the BJP fall short of the majority getting 240 seats on its own. However, Narendra Modi will be swearing in as Prime Minister for the third time on 8 June 2024 as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has a majority of 290 seats.

In Tamil Nadu, the DMK-led alliance swept the state with 39 seats along with the lone Puducherry seat.

On the other hand, the anti-DMK votes got split between the AIADMK and the BJP.

While the saffron party has emerged runner up in many constituencies, the ADMK’s vote base seems to be eroding.

ARAKKONAM

Total votes – 15,62,871

No. of votes polled – 11,63,822

Polling % – 74.4%

DMK – S Jagathratchakan – 5,63,216 with 48.39% of votes (Won with margin of 306559)

AIADMK –  L Vijayan – 2,56,657 with 22.05% of votes

BJP – K Balu (PMK) – 2,02,325 with 17.38% of votes

NTK- S Afshia Nasrin – 98,944 with 8.50% of votes

NOTA – 12,613 with 1.08% of votes

ARANI

Total votes – 14,52,562

No. of votes polled – 11,40,261

Polling % – 78.4%

DMK – S Tharaniventhan – 5,00,099 with 43.86% of votes (Won with margin of 208766 )

AIADMK –  Gajendran GV. – 2,91,333 with 25.55% of votes

BJP – A Ganesh Kumar (PMK) – 2,36,571 with 20.75% of votes

NTK- Bakiya Lakshmi K – 66,740 with 5.85% of votes

NOTA – 9,188 with 0.81% of votes

CHENNAI CENTRAL

Total votes – 13,50,161

No. of votes polled – 7,30,549

Polling % – 54%

DMK – Dayanidhi Maran – 4,13,848 with 56.65% of votes (Won with margin of 2,44,689)

BJP – Vinoj P – 1,69,159 with 23.16% of votes

AIADMK –  B Parthasarathy – 72,016 with 9.86% of votes

NTK- R Karthikeyan – 46,031 with 6.3% of votes

NOTA – 11,163 with 1.53% of votes

CHENNAI NORTH

Total votes – 14,96,224

No. of votes polled – 9,02,489

Polling % – 60.3%

DMK – Kalanidhi Veeraswamy – 4,97,333 with 55.11% of votes (Won with margin of 3,39,222)

AIADMK –  R Manohar – 1,58,111 with 17.52% of votes

BJP – Paul Kanagaraj – 1,13,318 with 12.56% of votes

NTK- Amudini – 95,954 with 10.63% of votes

NOTA – 13,208 with 1.46% of votes

CHENNAI SOUTH

Total votes – 20,23,133

No. of votes polled – 10,99,321

DMK – Thamizhachi Thangapandian – 5,16,628 with 47% of votes (Won with margin of 2,25,945)

BJP – Tamilisai Soundararajan – 1,72,491 with 26.44% of votes

AIADMK –  J Jayavardhan – 1,58,111 with 15.69% of votes

NTK- S Tamilchelvi – 83,972 with 7.64% of votes

NOTA – 15,653 with 1.42% of votes

CHIDAMBARAM

Total votes – 15,19,847

No. of votes polled – 11,67,071

DMK – Thirumaavalavan (VCK) – 5,05,084 with 43.28% of votes (Won with margin of 1,03,554)

AIADMK –   Chandrahasan M – 4,01,530 with 34.4% of votes

BJP –  Karthiyayani P – 1,68,493 with 14.44% of votes

NTK-  R Jancirani – 65,589 with 5.62% of votes

NOTA – 8761 with 0.75% of votes

COIMBATORE

Total votes – 21,06,124

No. of votes polled – 13,72,833

DMK – Ganapathy Rajkumar P – 5,65,428 with 41.39% of votes (Won with margin of 1,18,068)

BJP –   Annamalai K – 4,50,132 with 14.44% of votes

AIADMK –  Singai G Ramachandran – 2,36,490 with 17.23% of votes

NTK-   Kalamani Jaganathan – 82,657 with 6.02% of votes

NOTA – 11,788 with 0.86% of votes

CUDDALORE

Total votes – 14,12,746

No. of votes polled – 10,31,563

DMK – MK Vishnu prasad – 455053 with 44.11% of votes (Won with margin of 1,85,896)

AIADMK –  P Sivakozhundu (DMDK) – 269157 with 26.09% of votes

BJP –  Thankar Bachan (PMK) – 205244 with 19.9% of votes

NTK-  Manivasagan – 57,424 with 5.57% of votes

NOTA – 7,292 with 0.71% of votes

DHARMAPURI

Total votes – 15,24,896

No. of votes polled – 12,47,832

DMK – Mani A – 432667 with 34.67% of votes (Won with margin of 21,300)

BJP –  Sowmiya Anbumani (PMK) – 411367 with 32.97% of votes

AIADMK –  Asokan R – 293629 with 23.53% of votes

NTK-  Abinaya – 65381 with 5.24% of votes

NOTA – 9198 with 0.74% of votes

DINDIGUL

Total votes – 1607051

No. of votes polled – 1149621

DMK – Sachithanantham R – 670149 with 58.29% of votes  (Won with margin of 4,43,821)

AIADMK –  Mohammed Mubarak – 226328 with 19.69% of votes

BJP –  Thilagabama M (PMK) – 112503 with 9.79% of votes

NTK-  Kailai Rajan D – 97845 with 8.51% of votes

NOTA – 22120with 1.92% of votes

ERODE

Total votes – 15,38,778

No. of votes polled – 10,86,406 (Won with margin of 236566)

DMK – K E Prakash – 562339 with 51.43% of votes

AIADMK –  Ashok Kumar – 325773 with 29.79% of votes

NTK-  Karmegan M – 82796 with 7.57% of votes

BJP –  Thilagabama M (TMC-M) – 77911 with 7.13% of votes

NOTA – 13983 with 1.28 % of votes

KALLAKURICHI

Total votes – 15,68,681

No. of votes polled – 12,51,053

DMK – Malaiyarasan D – 561589 with 44.94% of votes

AIADMK –  Kumaraguru R – 507805 with 40.64% of votes

NTK-  Jagadesan A – 73652 with 5.89% of votes

BJP –  Devadass Ramasamy (PMK) – 71290 with 5.71% of votes

NOTA – 8532 with 0.68% of votes

KANCHEEPURAM

Total votes – 17,48,866

No. of votes polled – 12,53,264

DMK – Selvam G – 586044 with 46.53% of votes (Won with margin of 221473)

AIADMK –  Rajasekar E –  364571 with 28.94% of votes

BJP –  Jothi V (PMK) – 164931 with 13.09% of votes

NTK-  Santhosh Kumar V – 110272 with 8.75% of votes

NOTA – 16965 with 1.35% of votes

KANNIYAKUMARI

Total votes – 15,57,915

No. of votes polled – 10,19,752

DMK – Vijay Vasanth (INC) – 546248 with 53.08% of votes (Won with margin of 179907)

BJP –   Radhakrishnan P – 366341 with 35.6% of votes

NTK-  Maria Jennifer Clara – 52721 with 5.12% of votes

AIADMK –  Pasillian Nazerath –  41393 with 4.02% of votes

NOTA – 3756 with 0.36% of votes

KARUR

Total votes – 14,29,790

No. of votes polled – 11,25,241

DMK – Jothimani S (INC) – 534906 with 47.25% of votes  (Won with margin of 166816)

AIADMK –  Thangavel L –  368090 with 32.52% of votes

BJP –  Senthilnathan VV – 102482 with 9.05% of votes

NTK-  Karupapaiya R – 87503 with 7.73% of votes

NOTA – 8275 with 0.73% of votes

KRISHNAGIRI

Total votes – 16,23,179

No. of votes polled – 11,59,069

DMK – Gopinath K (INC) – 534906 with 47.25% of votes (Won with margin of 192486)

AIADMK –  Thangavel L –  492883 with 25.76% of votes

BJP –   Narasiman C – 214125 with 18.36% of votes

NTK-  Vidhya Rani – 107083 with 9.18% of votes

NOTA – 10982 with 0.73% of votes

MADURAI

Total votes – 15,82,271

No. of votes polled – 9,88,216

DMK – Venkatesan S (CPI-M) – 430323 with 43.6% of votes (Won with margin of 209409)

BJP –  Raama Sreenivasan – 220914 with 22.38% of votes

AIADMK – Saravanan P –  204804 with 20.75% of votes

NTK-  Sathya Devi T – 92879 with 9.41% of votes

NOTA – 11174 with 1.13% of votes

MAYILADUTHURAI

Total votes – 15,47,568

No. of votes polled – 10,88,182

DMK – Sudha R (INC) – 518459 with 47.67% of votes (Won with margin of 271183)

AIADMK –  Babu P –  247276 with 22.73% of votes

BJP –  Stalin MK (PMK) – 166437 with 15.3% of votes

NTK-   Kaliyammal P – 127642 with 11.73% of votes

NOTA – 8695 with 0.8% of votes

NAGAPATTINAM

Total votes – 13,45,120

No. of votes polled – 9,73,773

DMK –  Selvaraj V (CPI) – 465044 with 47.79% of votes (Won with margin of 208957)

AIADMK –  Sursith Sankar –  256087 with 26.32% of votes

NTK-  Karthika M – 131294 with 13.49% of votes

BJP – Ramesh Govind SGM – 102173 with 10.5% of votes

NOTA – 8918 with 0.92% of votes

NAMAKKAL 

Total votes – 14,52,562

No. of votes polled – 11,36,069

DMK –  Matheshwaran VS – 4,62,036 with 40.31% of votes (Won with margin of 29112)

AIADMK – Tamilamani S –  4,32,924 with 37.77% of votes

BJP – Ramalingam KP – 1,04,690 with 9.13% of votes

NTK-  Kanimozhi G – 95,577 with 8.34% of votes

NOTA – 12,984 with 1.13% of votes

NILGIRIS

Total votes – 14,28,387

No. of votes polled – 10,20,085

DMK –  Raja A – 473212 with 46.44% of votes (Won with margin of 240585)

BJP – Murugan L – 232627 with 22.83% of votes

AIADMK – Logesh Tamilselvan D –  220230 with 21.61% of votes

NTK-  Jayakumar A – 58821 with 5.77% of votes

NOTA – 13000 with 1.28% of votes

PERAMBALUR

Total votes – 14,46,352

No. of votes polled – 14,29,226

DMK –  Arun Nehru – 603209 with 53.42% of votes (Won with margin of 389107)

AIADMK – Chandra Mohan N D –  214102 with 18.96% of votes

BJP –  Paari Vendhar T R – 161866 with 14.33% of votes

NTK-  Thenmozhi R – 113092 with 10.02% of votes

NOTA – 10322 with 0.91% of votes

POLLACHI

Total votes – 15,97,467

No. of votes polled – 11,26,522

DMK –  Eswara Samy K – 533377 with 47.37% of votes (Won with margin of 252042)

AIADMK – Karthikeyan A –  281335 with 24.98% of votes

BJP –  Vasantha Rajan K – 223354 with 19.84% of votes

NTK- Suresh Kumar N – 58196 with 5.17% of votes

NOTA – 14503 with 1.29% of votes

RAMANATHAPURAM

Total votes – 16,17,688

No. of votes polled – 11,15,339

DMK –  NAVASKANI K (IUML) – 509664 with 45.92% of votes (Won with margin of 166782)

Independent – PANNEERSELVAM O – 342882 with 30.89 of votes

AIADMK – JEYAPERUMAL P –  99780 with 8.99% of votes

NTK- CHANDRA PRABHA JEYAPAL – 97672 with 8.8% of votes

NOTA – 6295 with 0.57% of votes

SALEM

Total votes – 16,58,681

No. of votes polled – 12,95,700

DMK –  SELVAGANAPATHI T M – 566085 with 43.38% of votes (Won with margin of 70357)

AIADMK – VIGNESH P –  495728 with 37.99% of votes

BJP – ANNADURAI N (PM) – 127139 with 9.74 of votes

NTK- MANOJKUMAR G – 76207 with 5.84 % of votes

NOTA – 4894 with 1.14% of votes

SIVAGANGA

Total votes – 16,33,857

No. of votes polled – 10,56,467

DMK –  KARTI P CHIDAMBARAM (INC) – 427677 with 40.6% of votes (Won with margin of 205664)

AIADMK – XAVIERDASS A –  222013 with 21.08% of votes

BJP – DHEVANATHAN YADAV T – 195788 with 18.59 of votes

NTK- EZHILARASI  – 163412  with 15.51% of votes

NOTA – 8189 with  0.78% of votes

SRIPERUMBUDUR

Total votes – 23,82,119

No. of votes polled – 14,36025

DMK –  T R BAALU – 758611 with 52.65% of votes (Won with margin of 487029)

AIADMK – G PREMKUMAR –  271582 with 18.85% of votes

BJP – V N VENUGOPAL (TMC-M) – 210110 with 14.58% of votes

NTK- RAVICHANDRAN – 140233 with 9.73% of votes

NOTA – 26450 with  1.84% of votes

TENKASI

Total votes – 15,25,439

No. of votes polled – 10,39,119

DMK –  RANI SRI KUMAR – 425679 with 40.97% of votes (Won with margin of 196199)

AIADMK – K KRISHNASAMY  –  229480 with 22.08% of votes

BJP – B JOHN PANDIAN – 208825 with 20.1 of votes

NTK- ESAI MATHIVANAN – 130335 with 12.54% of votes

NOTA – 17165 with  1.65% of votes

THANJAVUR

Total votes – 15,01,226

No. of votes polled – 10,29,250

DMK –  MURASOLI S – 502245 with 48.82% of votes (Won with margin of 319583)

AIADMK –  SIVANESAN P (DMDK) –  182662 with 17.76% of votes

BJP – MURUGANANTHAM M – 170613 with 16.59% of votes

NTK- HUMAYUN KABIR – 120293 with 11.69% of votes

NOTA – 12833 with  1.25% of votes

THENI

Total votes – 16,22,949

No. of votes polled – 11,43,159

DMK –  THANGA TAMILSELVAN – 571493 with 50.08% of votes (Won with margin of 278825)

BJP –  TTV DHINAKARAN (AMMK) – 292668 with 25.65% of votes

AIADMK –  NARAYANASAMY V T –  155587 with 13.63% of votes

NTK- MADHAN – 76834 with 6.73% of votes

NOTA – 11336 with 0.99% of votes

THOOTHUKKUDI

Total votes – 14,58,430

No. of votes polled – 9,75,468

DMK –   KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI – 540729 with 55.26% of votes (Won with margin of 392738)

AIADMK –  SIVASAMY VELUMANI R –  147991 with 15.12% of votes

BJP –   VIJAYASEELAN SDR (TMC-M) – 122380 with 12.51% of votes

NTK- ROWENA RUTH JANE J – 120300 with 12.29% of votes

NOTA – 9806 with 1% of votes

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

Total votes – 15,53,985

No. of votes polled – 10,56,843

DMK –  DURAI VAIKO – 542213 with 51.35% of votes (Won with margin of 313094)

AIADMK –  KARUPPAIAH P –  229119 with 21.7% of votes

NTK-  RAJESSH. T – 107458 with 10.18% of votes

BJP –  SENTHILNATHAN. P (AMMK) – 100747 with 9.54% of votes

NOTA – 13849 with 1.31% of votes

TIRUNELVELI

Total votes – 16,54,503

No. of votes polled – 10,60,052

DMK –   ROBERT BRUCE C (INC) – 502296 with 47.06% of votes (Won with margin of 165620)

BJP –  NAINAR NAGENTHRAN – 336676 with 31.54% of votes

AIADMK –  JANSI RANI M –  89601 with 8.39% of votes

NTK-  SATHYA – 87686 with 8.21% of votes

NOTA – 7396 with 0.69% of votes

TIRUPPUR

Total votes – 16,08,521

No. of votes polled – 11,43,624

DMK –  SUBBARAYAN K (CPI) – 472739 with 41.38% of votes (Won with margin of 125928)

AIADMK – ARUNACHALAM P. –  345326 with 30.35% of votes

BJP –  MURUGANANDAM A.P – 185322 with 16.22% of votes

NTK-  SEETHALAKSHMI M.K.- 95726 with 8.38% of votes

NOTA – 17737 with 1.55% of votes

TIRUVALLUR

Total votes – 20,85,991

No. of votes polled – 14,23,885

DMK – Sasikanth Senthil (INC) – 7,96,956 with 56.21% of votes (Won with margin of 572155)

BJP – Balaganapathy V – 224801 with 15.86% votes

AIADMK – Nallathambi K (DMDK) – 223904 with 15.79% votes

NTK- Jagadesh Chander M – 120838 with 8.52% votes

NOTA – 18978 with 1.34% of votes

TIRUVANNAMALAI

Total votes – 15,33,099

No. of votes polled – 11,37,832

DMK – ANNADURAI, C.N. – 547379 with 47.75% of votes (Won with margin of 233931)

AIADMK – KALIYAPERUMAL M – 313448 with 27.34% votes

BJP – ASUVATHAMAN, A. – 156650 with 13.67% votes

NTK- RAMESHBABU, R. – 83869 with 7.32% votes

NOTA – 11957 with 1.04% of votes

VELLORE

Total votes – 15,28,273

No. of votes polled – 11,31,010

DMK – DM KATHIR ANAND – 568692 with 50.35% of votes (Won with margin of 215702)

BJP – AC SHANMUGAM. – 352990 with 31.25 % votes

AIADMK – S PASUPATHI – 117682 with 10.42% votes

NTK- D MAHESH ANAND – 53284 with 4.72% votes

NOTA – 8736 with 0.77% of votes

VILUPPURAM

Total votes – 15,03,115

No. of votes polled – 11,54,467

DMK –  RAVIKUMAR. D (VCK) – 477033 with 41.39% of votes (Won with margin of 70703)

AIADMK – BHAGYARAJ. J – 406330 with 35.25% votes

BJP –  MURALI SANKAR. S (PMK) – 181882 with 15.78% votes

NTK- KALANCHIYAM. M – 57242 with 4.97% votes

NOTA – 8966 with 0.78% of votes

VIRUDHUNAGAR

Total votes – 15,01,942

No. of votes polled – 10,66,309

DMK – MANICKAM TAGORE B (INC) – 385256 with 36.28% of votes (Won with margin of 4379)

AIADMK – VIJAYAPRABHAKARAN V (DMDK) – 380877 with 35.87% votes

BJP – RADIKAA R – 166271 with 15.66% votes

NTK- KAUSHIK S – 77031 with 7.25% votes

NOTA – 9408 with 0.89% of votes

Credits: Subash Ramasubramanian

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Sun News’s Vitriolic Onslaught On Result Day – Mocks BJP’s Losses With Derogatory References And Insensitive Taunts

By
The Commune
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As the results from every constituency were being declared, Dravidianists and Dravidian media, such as Sun News (owned by Tamil Nadu’s first family), went on an overdrive deriving joy out of mocking and ridiculing BJP over their losses – both in the state and at other constituencies. Here is a compilation of the below-the-belt behaviour of Sun News in taunting PM Modi and other BJP leaders while using Brahmin-related connotations.

In a post, Sun News mocks the 3 women contestants from BJP – Smriti Irani, Madhavi Kompella, and Navneet Rana. The image is ironically captioned with the name of a recent Hindi film Laapata Ladies – for Dravidianist media, it is a matter of wonder that they understood what Laapata meant in the first place for all their “Hindi Theriyadu Poda” bravado. The caption reads, “BJP women candidates who campaigned in a controversial way failed!” The background has a picture of PM Modi looking down. 

In order to take a jibe a PM Modi for BJP’s loss (nil seats) in Tamil Nadu, Sun News resorted to using a very anti-Brahmin usage of the “naamam” which in colloquial Tamil has been translated as being cheated – used as a negative connotation to show people who wear that symbol in a poor light. This picture of Modi was shot in Srirangam, where Brahmins of the locality showered him with blessings.

In the name of publishing a “report card“, Sun News gleefully posts an image with 0/24 written on the scorecard for BJP, indicating BJP lost in the seats it contested. Notice the word “failed” also written – trying to rub it in as much as possible.

Despite the BJP getting the most number of seats to become the single largest party in the country, this creative seems to indicate as though BJP was in second place at the end of the day. This is akin to the loser Congress celebrating their loss as if it were a victory.

The handle later shared a “viral” video of some Tamil boys saying in a chorus that TN would never allow BJP (Sanghis) to rule over them. It is perplexing to understand if they are indeed naive – because BJP is all set to come back for the third time with a Sanghi Modi at the helm.

Coming to the candidates in TN, Sun News took much pleasure in mocking former Telangana Guv Tamizhisai Sounderrajan and had captioned it as, “Massive failure – Tamilisai Soundararajan, who quit the post of Governor and contested for the South Chennai Lok Sabha constituency lost badly!”

Sounderrajan gave a tough fight to the DMK candidate Tamizhachi Thangapandian but ultimately lost the battle.

This next post made by Sun News handle on social media platform X with a lot of venom in their heart. The caption reads, “Lotus submerged in water. Among the major states in the country, Tamil Nadu is the only place where the lotus does not bloom.”

This picture seems to have been deliberately used for Union Minister L Murugan. In this too, the Hindu tradition of blowing the conch has been used to mock him. L Murugan contested in the Nilgiris (reserved) constituency against DMK’s 2G fame A Raja. In TN, the conch is blown when someone dies.

Once again, the handle takes immense joy in mocking the victory of PM Modi – they have used an image of him performing pranayam to show that he has won by a lower margin compared to previous elections.

Now, Sun News behaves like a rogue when it found a video of BJP member H Raja bursting crackers to celebrate NDA’s return to power. The caption reads, “Senior BJP leader H. Raja is celebrating by bursting firecrackers and giving laddu while BJP+ has lost in all the constituencies contested in Tamil Nadu in the Lok Sabha elections!”

Maybe someone needs to remind Sun News that despite winning 40 seats in TN and Puducherry, DMK is not forming the government at the centre.

They went overboard in mocking ADMK’s O Panneerselvam’s loss in Ramanathapuram. OPS contested as a part of the NDA but under the jackfruit symbol. The post caption reads, “Unripe jackfruit – O. Panneer Selvam, who contested as an independent on behalf of the BJP alliance in Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency, failed!”

One of the most surprising losses for the BJP came from Ayodhya (Faizabad) – while the BJP supporters were mourning this, Sun News made it a point to add more salt to the injury. They shared a photo of PM Modi doing a sashtang namaskar to Lord Rama in Ayodhya during the Pran Prathishta and captioned it, “BJP candidate defeated in Faizabad Lok Sabha seat which includes Ayodhya Ram temple! Samajwadi Party candidate Avdesh Prasad won”

Sun News then shared a video of TN BJP president K Annamalai making a statement during the poll campaign asking people to mark the date of counting votes when no Dravidian party will win a seat in the south of Tamil Nadu. In the same video, in the lower half, people are seen holding a goat before taking it to be butchered for “goat biryani“.

Annamalai has been mocked over and over as “aadu” (goat) by Dravidianists. In another video, following election results where Annamalai lost to DMK’s Ganapathi Rajkumar in Coimbatore, DMK workers were seen bringing a goat adorned with a photo of Annamalai around its neck to the party headquarters. In Coimbatore, they also distributed mutton biryani.

These are just some examples from one channel over the past one day where they exacted pleasure from watching BJP or its alliance members not winning any seat in the state. The sheer arrogance of the Dravidianists makes them speak such a language and exhibit such abhorrent behaviour.

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2024 Lok Sabha Elections: BJP Gets More Votes Than Congress In Tamil Nadu, Becomes Third Largest Party

By
The Commune
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Back in February 2022, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had furiously remarked that the BJP can never rule over the people of Tamil Nadu.

While the BJP may have drawn a blank on the seat count, its vote share has witnessed an exponential increase.

The saffron party had secured a mere 3.66% of votes (1,551,924 votes) during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In 2014, the BJP got 5.56% votes (2,223,566 votes).

In 2024, the number has shot up to a whopping 48,80,954 (48.8 lakh) votes that is 11.24% of total votes polled.

The increase in vote share of the BJP has been attributed to the aggressive politics of Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai. His En Mann En Makkal padayatra spanning 8-9 months seems to have galvanized voters towards the BJP.

In fact, the BJP under Annamalai’s leadership has polled more votes than the Congress in the state which has been piggybacking on the DMK.

The Congress has polled 10.67% votes which in absolute numbers is 46,32,770.

The BJP has got 248,184 votes more than the Congress and has managed to emerge as the third largest party in the state.

Political observers note that in the next Assembly Elections scheduled for 2026, the BJP would emerge as a force to reckon and will be in a position of strength to bargain seats.

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2024 Lok Sabha Elections: EPS-Led AIADMK Lost Deposit In 7 Constituencies, Pushed To Third Place In 12

By
The Commune
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Natural For Political Parties To Seek Alliance With AIADMK, Says EPS

The results of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections saw the DMK alliance sweeping all 39 seats of Tamil Nadu and 1 seat of Puducherry. On the other hand, the anti-DMK votes got split between the AIADMK and the BJP.

While the saffron party has emerged runner up in many constituencies, the ADMK’s vote base seems to be eroding.

During 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK which was under the combined leadership of Edappadi K. Palansiwami and O. Panneerselvam secured 30.56% votes with Paneerselvam’s son O.P. Ravindranath winning the lone seat of Theni.

In 2024, the AIADMK’s voteshare has reduced to 20.46% (88,80,801 votes) and the party has been pushed to the third place in as many as 12 constituencies. The party found itself at the fourth place in Kanyakumari.

To make things worse, the Palaniswami-led ADMK has lost deposit in 7 constituencies namely – South Chennai, Kanyakumari, Puducherry, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, and Vellore.

The declining trend of ADMK will see Palaniswami’s leadership being challenged.

Why Ayodhya Turned Its Back On BJP: Local Factors Behind BJP’s Electoral Setback

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The Commune
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The recent Parliamentary election results threw up several surprises – the most interesting one was how UP voted. Out of the 80 seats in UP, the BJP did win 33 seats but the surprise came in the form of 37 seats to the Samajwadi Party (SP). And what was even more baffling was that Faizabad (Ayodhya) voted for SP rather than the BJP.

Here are some of the reasons for the electoral setback for BJP:

A viral video from around the time of the Pran Prathishta ceremony of Ram Mandir is being reshared on social media and it points out the situation of the small traders and businesses in Ayodhya. In the video, a barber (Sonu Sharma) breaks down saying that despite being involved in the Ram Mandir construction through kar seva, they are facing harassment and displacement due to the ongoing development by the temple authorities. Specifically, Sharma says he (as other small traders) is being asked to pay ₹15 lakhs to rebuild their demolished shops, followed by a monthly rent of ₹5,000 with a 25% increase every 3 years. As Sonu laments, “They are asking for ₹15 lakhs. The temple people are asking. For the temple…whoever doesn’t have ₹15 lakhs, they will have to stay like this only.”

Sharma, despite having an EWS and disability certificate has not received any of the welfare schemes announced by the government – be it a house through PM AWAS Yojana or anything else. Sharma says, “We have the certificate but no facilities. No housing either.”

Some of the other reasons that are being put forth include:

Sitting MP and Ayodhya/Faizabad BJP candidate Lallu Singh made a controversial remark during the poll campaign about needing a two-thirds majority to alter the Constitution, which raised fears about the erosion of reservation benefits for marginalized communities.

Resentment among local residents and small business owners due to the demolition or displacement of over 4,000 shops for road-widening work related to the Ram temple, with inadequate compensation and rehabilitation measures.

Mismanagement and inconveniences caused by the hurried inauguration of the Ram temple, such as restricted vehicular movement and the need to walk long distances to access public transportation.

Failure to deliver anticipated economic benefits from the influx of pilgrims, with only larger businesses and outsiders profiting, while local small business owners struggled.

Perceived insensitivity towards local sentiments and sacrifices made for the temple movement, with the BJP leadership lauding Iqbal Ansari (a Muslim litigant in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute) while ignoring those who actively participated in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.

Anger among the BJP cadre over the conferral of the Padma Vibhushan on Mulayam Singh Yadav, who had ordered firing on kar sevaks in 1990.

The BJP’s unexpected electoral defeat in Ayodhya can be attributed to several factors as listed above but especially, their failure to address the pressing concerns of the local populace. While the construction of the long-awaited Ram temple evoked a profound sense of pride and fulfillment, ironically, for many residents of Ayodhya, it does not have the same meaning given that their livelihood is affected. It makes it all the more significant to have a ear to the ground, to have a hand on the pulse of the people to understand their emotions and needs and address them correctly.

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The Nexus Of Covert Foreign Interference Attempt In India’s 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

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The Commune
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DisInfo Lab, an online media and non-profit entities watchdog, has exposed a coordinated effort by foreign actors to clandestinely influence the outcome of the 2024 Indian election. Through a series of revelations, it has alleged that millions of dollars have been funneled from nations such as China to Israel with the aim of impacting the election results. Of particular concern is the involvement of Western powers, including the European Union and the United States.

The 2024 elections witnessed unprecedented levels of foreign interference, with foreign media coverage overwhelmingly negative and blatantly biased. Western media outlets employed exaggerated language and double standards, injecting a predetermined narrative into online discourse akin to a competitive mud-slinging contest.

For instance, the BBC published articles with titles like “AI and deepfakes blur reality in Indian elections” and “Lok Sabha 2024: Modi’s party volunteers targeting 100,000 people a day,” while also accusing Modi’s party of demonizing Muslims in videos. Al Jazeera, funded by the Qatari government, ran stories such as “Deepfake democracy: Behind the AI trickery shaping India’s 2024 election” and “Vote Jihad: As Modi raised Anti-Muslim India election pitch, what’s next?” Meanwhile, The Guardian highlighted issues like “How an Indian state became a testing ground for Hindu Nationalism.”

 

Certain media outlets received implicit or explicit funding, while others were backed by organizations with questionable agendas, such as crafting biased narratives sourced from dubious origins like “random WhatsApp groups” or portraying individuals supported by Pakistan in a positive light. Amidst this cacophony, a disturbing effort to interfere at the micro level and shape voter perceptions was underway. Christophe Jaffrelot, an Indologist  writes extensively on India, emerged as a key figure orchestrating this narrative, particularly promoting a divisive discourse around the caste census, originating from France.

The French media, notably LeMonde, LeSoir, France24, among others, exhibited an unusual level of interest in the Indian elections, often citing Jaffrelot as an expert on various Indian affairs.

Surprisingly, the French media showed an unusual level of interest in the Indian elections 2024 more than other medias of the world.

Jaffrelot, along with his associate Gilles Verniers, operating through the Trivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD) at Ashoka University, aggressively propagated the notion that lower castes were underrepresented in Indian politics, citing statistics from the 2014 Lok Sabha. However, their stance swiftly shifted when the 2019 Lok Sabha elections revealed an increase in representation from lower castes.

 

While the duo’s difficulty in accurately categorizing castes sparks its own debate, it hasn’t impacted Jaffrelot’s media “credibility.” His emergence as a proponent of the caste census narrative has actually led to an unprecedented level of references to him across various media outlets in a remarkably short span of time.

     

Upon delving into social media discussions, we can observe a consistent trend mirroring research findings. Mentions of Jaffrelot in relation to Caste census reached unprecedented levels. This surge coincided with Jaffrelot’s publication of a paper advocating for a caste census in September 2021, suggesting a significant influence on the discourse.

However, what was particularly noteworthy was that the conversation around Caste Census didn’t arise organically, as evidenced by posting patterns. There seemed to be no inherent stimulus for these discussions, akin to observations in news media spanning from India to France. It was almost as if there was an invisible orchestrator guiding the narrative.

It turned out there was indeed an influential force at play, one as potent as any. Concurrent with the discourse on caste and Christophe Jaffrelot’s remarkable popularity, a parallel development unfolded. Jaffrelot had secured substantial funding from the US-based philanthropic entity, the Henry Luce Foundation (HLF), during a similar timeframe.

 

Henry Luce Foundation (HLF) established by Henry Luce, renowned as the founder of TIME magazine, the HLF’s connections to the deep state are lesser-known. Luce, born to Presbyterian Christian Missionaries and notably supported by another Presbyterian, Nancy McCormicks, had ties to the CIA’s MockingBird project, which utilized media and journalists for covert operations. Luce provided cover for CIA operatives under TIME’s auspices, and his involvement in significant CIA cover-ups is documented.

Despite the founder’s proximity to the deep state, HLF is currently staffed with former US government officials, including a former Deputy Secretary of Defense. HLF collaborates closely with organizations such as AsiaFoundation, CFR, and CSIS.

 

What was the purpose of this funding? It was allocated as part of a project titled ‘Muslims in a Time of Hindu Majoritarianism,’ granting a substantial sum of $385,000 to Jaffrelot for this endeavor. Such overtly biased subject matter would likely be deemed unacceptable for any other nation, yet it strangely passes muster when directed against India.

 

Remarkably, the entire narrative surrounding the elections seemed to align precisely with the narrative for which the HLF had pledged funding to the French expert as far back as 2020-21, spanning three years. Additionally, funding was extended to various media outlets.

While the editorial boards of HLF and Time Magazine are purportedly independent entities, there seems to be an enigmatic force at play, as Time’s coverage of Indian Elections 2024 closely echoed HLF’s motives for supporting figures like Jaffrelot. This narrative permeated throughout various channels, appearing ubiquitous.

 

The narrative extends further, HLF has distributed funds to various other organizations focused on ‘research’ concerning India, many of which received funding around 2020/21, spanning three years until 2024. These organizations, known for their anti-India stance, were tasked with similar agendas.

 

For instance, Berkeley’s Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs received a three-year grant of $346,000 in 2021, culminating in the publication of a report in late 2023 titled “The Hindu Right and India’s Religious Diplomacy.”

 

Another recipient, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP), received $120,000, producing articles on topics like “Authoritarian repression, Hindu Nationalism, emerging Hindu Vote,” among others.

This isn’t the first time CEIP received funding from HLF; in November 2018, they received $40,000 for a project on “Religious Populism and the Future of Indian Democracy,” coinciding with the publication of “The BJP in Power: Indian Democracy and Religious Nationalism” just prior to the 2019 elections. Human Rights Watch (HRW) was allocated $300,000 from HLF to “document religious violence in Asia,” with a focus on countries like India, Myanmar, and Indonesia, as indicated by the HRW URL.

 

 

The story gets even more interesting. HLF has given funds to fronts with known affiliations with radical Islamists and even Pak-ISI that were exposed repeatedly for their anti-India propaganda – the likes of Angana Chatterjee, famous for association with convicted ISI mole Ghulam Nabi Fai

 

One of her organizations, PCRes-CRG, received a substantial sum of $370,000 in April 2021 to investigate “fault-lines between citizenship, religion, and belonging” in South Asia. Notably, Jaffrelot collaborates with Angana on PCRes-acbcd.

PCRes has been actively hosting events since October 2023, focusing on topics like Caste line, Islamophobia, Hindu Nationalism, Indian elections 2024, and Manipur (in partnership with Niang Hangzo, Co-Founder of NAMTA), coinciding with the lead-up to the 2024 elections.

 

 

Audrey Truschke, who established the South Asia Scholar Activist Collective (SASAC) in July 2021, also received funding from HLF in May 2023 and published a “Reporting Guide on Hindu Nationalism,” citing the discredited Pakistani project, “HindutvaWatch“.

In summary, HLF, known for its ties to the deep state, has invested millions of dollars in organizations with overtly anti-India biases, strategically timed to coincide with the Indian election cycle. Unlike the Russia Hoax against Donald Trump, this constitutes election interference by the book.

Entering Soros! Intriguingly, the organizations and individuals funded by HLF largely overlap with those supported by the Soros network. Notably, NAMATI, founded by Canadian Ricken Patel, received $300,000 from HLF in 2022 and $13,859,970 from OSF between 2016 and 2022.

Namati redirects its focus towards TCPD, receiving financial backing from Luce/Soros, which subsequently funneled funds to the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), a collaborative organization with TCPD, amounting to at least Rs 12 crore. Jaffrelot was hosted by TCPD. However, funding issues arose, leading to the Indian Income Tax Department revoking CPR’s FCRA.

Patel, known for his serial activism, previously established AVAAZ, Respublica, and Moveon, and served on Access Now’s advisory board—all entities supported by the Open Society Foundations (OSF). In March 2023, Ricken Patel of NAMATI assumed leadership of ‘Friends of Democracy,’ advocating against the ruling party to protect India. Coincidentally, another entity, Friends of Democracy PAC, was co-founded by Jonathan Soros, son of George Soros.

How does ‘Friends of Democracy‘ contribute to India’s salvation? By disseminating propaganda against India’s procurement of Russian oil. If there’s any uncertainty about the narrative, Patel has provided clarity on the matter.

Their strategy involves propagandizing against India’s purchase of Russian oil. While the extent of influence wielded by these narratives, promoted by partly discredited activists and scholars, on Indian voters remains speculative, their infiltration into societal divides is undeniable.

Even more alarming is the enduring impact—’scholars’ such as Audreys and Jaffrelots mutually validate each other, establishing an extensive reference network that will likely shape the narrative on India for the foreseeable future. For instance, Wikipedia. These narratives will subsequently feed into AI models, further perpetuating the tarnished portrayal of India’s history, anchored in the work of discredited scholars, and perpetuated endlessly in printed materials.

(This article is based on the X threads by DisInfo Lab & their research report)

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Coimbatore Results Indicate Tacit Understanding Between DMK And ADMK To Keep BJP’s Annamalai At Bay

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The Commune
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Counting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are underway and as of 4:30 PM, the BJP is leading in 244 seats across India. While the party is yet to touch the magic number 272 on its own, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third terms seems assured.

In Tamil Nadu, the BJP-led NDA has made incremental gains by coming second in around 10 seats. According to report, the BJP on its own has crossed a vote share of 10%.

However, the numbers emerging from the closely-watched Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency reveals a picture that shows how 2 enemies have got together together defeat a common enemy.

The DMK’s Ganapathy Rajkumar is leading in the seat with 3.8 lakh votes and BJP’s Annamalai has emerged as the underdog with over 3.1 lakh votes trailing by over 78,000 votes (as of 6:45 PM).

ADMK’s Singai Ramachandran on the other hand has come distant third with just 1.6 lakh votes (trailing by more than 2.3 lakh votes).

It is to be noted that the Coimbatore has always been a ADMK bastion. The AIADMK had polled 431,717 votes in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

If we combine the votes of 5 Assembly constituencies (excluding Coimbatore South) coming within Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency, the total number of votes ADMK has is 544238.

Going by these numbers, the ADMK should’ve atleast got 4 lakh votes easily. But it did not.

Even during the elections, both the DMK and the ADMK were trying to peddle a narrative that Annamalai was nowhere in the picture and that it was a contest between the two Dravidian parties.

But the results indicate that that clearly hasn’t been the case. The contest which was expected to be a three-way contest is clearly bipolar.

On the day of elections, political observers noted that the presence of ADMK cadres at the booth level was missing.

Given the abysmal performance of ADMK, it is clear that the party has ceded some of its votes to the DMK. Ganapathy Rajkumar is close to jailed DMK leader Senthibalaji who was earlier with the ADMK and still commands considerable influence in the region.

As they say, an enemy’s enemy is a friend. There seems to have been a tacit understanding between the two Dravidian parties (Pangalis) to keep BJP’s Annamalai at bay.

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Jailed Radicals Detained Under NSA Leading In Punjab’s Key Lok Sabha Seats

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The Commune
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The Lok Sabha elections in Punjab seem poised to produce two Independent victors, causing considerable concern due to their perceived radical beliefs as they both are currently incarcerated under the National Security Act (NSA). Amritpal Singh from a pro-Khalistani separatist background is leading in the Khadoor Sahib constituency, while Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, the son of Indira Gandhi’s assassin Beant Singh, is ahead in the Faridkot constituency.

Parliamentary Constituency – Faridkot

In Faridkot, Sarabjeet Singh is currently leading by a margin of 68,835 votes, Sarabjeet has garnered 2,92,186 votes, surpassing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Karamjit Singh Anmol with 2,23,351 votes, Congress candidate Amarjit Kaur Sahoke with 1,57,754 votes, Shiromani Akali Dal’s Rajwinder Singh Dharamkot with 1,35,328 votes, and BJP’s Hans Raj Hans with 1,22,360 votes.

His campaign in the rural-dominated border constituency of Punjab gained traction with a Panthic agenda, resonating well with the populace, particularly during roadshows and poll meetings in the final stretch. Support from influential Sikh leaders involved in the Bargari protest, such as parallel jathedar Dhian Singh Mand and former Akal Takht jathedar Jasbir Singh Rode, as well as backing from the families of victims of the 2015 post-sacrilege police firing, bolstered Sarabjeet’s candidacy.

Former AAP leader Justice Jora Singh, who led the initial inquiry commission into the 2015 sacrilege and firing incidents, also endorsed Sarabjeet. Notably, Sarabjeet hails from a political family background, with his mother, Bimal Kaur Khalsa, and grandfather, Sucha Singh, having won Lok Sabha elections in the past.

Parliamentary Constituency – Khadoor Sahib

In Khadoor Sahib, Amritpal Singh, the chief of Waris Punjab De is leading by over 1,66,858 votes. Amritpal Singh has garnered 3,59,415 votes, surpassing the Congress candidate Kulbir Singh Zira with 1,92,557 votes, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Laljit Singh Bhullar with 1,81,174 votes, votes, BJP’s Manjit Singh Manna with 78,331 votes and  Shiromani Akali Dal’s Virsa Singh Valtoha with 77,781.

Although their strong performance might suggest a resurgence of hardline politics and disillusionment with traditional political parties, have fueled support for alternative candidates. Sympathy for historical grievances influencing voter sentiment, underscoring the complex dynamics at play in Punjab’s political landscape.

(with inputs from ECI)

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BJP Crosses 10% Vote Share In Tamil Nadu

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The Commune
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Counting is underway in all the Parliamentary constituencies across the country. Keenly watched states include Tamil Nadu where the BJP along with its alliance is looking to gain a significant vote share in this election.

It has been reported that while the DMK and its allies would win most of the seats out of the 39 constituencies in the state, the BJP has made significant gains in vote share with the saffron party emerging the runner up in many constituencies. 

According to reports, the BJP has crossed the 10% vote share in the state. 

It is noteworthy that the BJP was in second position in at least 10 constituencies. These constituencies include Central Chennai, South Chennai, Coimbatore, Kanyakumari, Nilgiris, Tirunelveli, Puducherry, Theni, Ramanathapuram, and Vellore.

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Suresh Gopi Is All Set To Become Kerala’s First BJP MP

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The Commune
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The saffron party has breached the red fort in Kerala as BJP MP candidate and actor Suresh Gopi is set to win the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat.

He is leading with a margin of over 74,000 votes.

Suresh became an official member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in October 2016. He ran as a BJP candidate from the Thrissur constituency in Kerala for the 2019 Indian general election. He finished third in the election behind the Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate Rajaji Mathew Thomas, who came in second, and lost to T.N. Prathapan of the Indian National Congress (INC). He was able to secure 293,822 votes, more than twice as many as the BJP candidate got in the last election.

He submitted a nomination in 2021 to run for a seat in the Kerala Legislative Assembly in the upcoming election. He claimed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited him to run in the election for the legislature. As a BJP candidate, he ran in the Thrissur Assembly constituency. Nevertheless, he was defeated by P. Balachandran of the CPI, finishing third overall with 40,457 votes, behind INC candidate Padmaja Venugopal. He was declared the BJP’s contender from the Thrissur seat for the Kerala Lok Sabha elections in March 2024.

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