General Elections 2009: Tamil nadu

Tamil Nadu is the eleventh largest state in India by area

-Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats

- Polling is held on May 13

- In 2004 elections UPA alliance swept all fourty seats ( DMK 16, Congress 10, PMK 5, MDMK 4, CPM 2, and CPI 2).

General Elections 2009

Major parties:

DMK(Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam)

AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)

MDMK(Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)

CPI (M), CPI

PMK (Pattali Makkal Katchi)

Congress

(DMDK) Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam

Important Dates

April 17 - Issue of notification.

April 24 - Last date of filing of nomination.

April 25 - Scrutiny of nomination.

April 27 - Last date of withdrawal of nomination

May 13 - Loksabha election

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