24/04/2026
Four villages in Tamil Nadu boycotted 2026 assembly elections.
Kulathuvaipatti and Kumaragiri - Vilathikulam Constituency
Perumpathu - Nanguneri Constituency
Vengaivayal - Pudukottai District
Residents of Kulathuvaipatti and the Sri Lankan Tamils’ rehabilitation centre have long been quarrelling over a pathway passing through the centre. The pathway is primarily used for reaching agriculture lands, but the Srilankan Tamils had allegedly encroached it and were preventing easy transportation of farm implements and agriculture products.
The residents of the camp are Sri Lankan Tamils who fled the civil war decades ago. They live under the jurisdiction of the Rehabilitation Department. Because the camp is government-regulated land, the local Panchayat and the villagers cannot simply “build” a road through it without state-level clearance.
Now, frustrated after a decade of black flag protests, hunger strikes, and sieges at the Tehsildar’s office, the villagers have decided to boycott the 2026 Assembly election, until “a solution is found”.
https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/explained-why-two-villages-in-tamil-nadu-are-boycotting-ongoing-assembly-elections/4216308/
Tamil Nadu villages boycott assembly polls over decade-long road access dispute, with turnout dropping sharply in affected areas.