Anbumani Ramadoss 
Tamil Nadu

EVM shortage may hit single poll idea: PMK

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday said he will make his stand known on ‘one nation, one election’.

DTNEXT Bureau

COIMBATORE: Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday said he will make his stand known on ‘one nation, one election’ proposal based on the report by a panel headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind.

Addressing the media in Erode, the PMK leader flagged the issue of inadequate number of EVM’s that would be a stumbling block if simultaneous polls were conducted for Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

“There are only 12.50 lakh EVM’s, which will be inadequate to conduct simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local body polls,” he said adding that the PMK will announce its stand on alliance soon.

“The PMK is ready to face polls, even if announced early and our party is currently not in alliance with any parties,” he said. Stating that NEET is unnecessary and against the interest of rural students, Ramadoss said medical education has become a business in the state.

LIVE | Tamil Nadu Assembly election results 2026: Vijay's TVK wins 73 seats; DMK alliance gets 64; AIADMK front: 36

Stalin second sitting CM, after Jayalalithaa, to face defeat

TN election results 2026: TVK - the rare 'political startup' that turned 'unicorn' instantly

TN Assembly elections result: Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari odd duo out in south

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls 2026 | BJP secures Udhagamandalam seat