Tamil Nadu Election 2026: Constituency Voters Highlight Infrastructure, Pollution and Livelihood Gaps
Ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, residents across multiple constituencies — including Avadi, Gummidipoondi, Salem North, Manapparai, Coonoor, Bhavani, Vaniyambadi, Ariyalur, Ranipet and Manamadurai — are voicing long-standing grievances over poor water supply, inadequate sewage treatment, industrial pollution, illegal sand mining and lack of public transport. Constituency-specific concerns include the GI-tagged Bhavani handloom sector struggling against powerloom competition, chromium factory pollution in Ranipet, and demands for closure of a waste disposal facility near Thamarai lake in Gummidipoondi. Residents broadly blame successive governments for insufficient investment and absence of industrial or educational growth.