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Tamil Nadu Election Result Highlights: As the counting of votes for the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu is underway, challenger Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led by MK Stalin, won the elections by a clear majority. According to trends at 10:30 pm, the DMK was leading in 133 seats compared to its rival AIADMK, led by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami's 67.
After nearly a decade MK Stalin is set to be the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The party was last in power when Stalin's father and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi was Chief Minister. Tomorrow will mark as DMK 'sunrise' in the state.
This is the first time both DMK and AIADMK went to the polls without the backing of their stalwarts K Karunanidhi and J Jayalalitha. The other two political alliances are the ones led by TTV Dhinakaran under AMMK and the one being headed by actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan known as Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM). While AIADMK contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly election in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the DMK had tied up with the Congress.
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The single-phase election for the 234-seat Tamil Nadu Assembly was concluded on April 6 with a voter turnout of 71.79 percent, according to Election Commission data. There are 6.28 crore voters in Tamil Nadu and a total of 3,998 candidates in the fray. In the 2016 Assembly election, the AIADMK had won 136 out of the 234 seats, while the DMK had won 89 seats and Congress eight. Even before the counting of votes started, almost every exit poll predicted that DMK's MK Stalin may return to power after 10 years. The DMK-led alliance was projected to win 160 to 170 seats out of the 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu.
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According to EC's site as of 10:44 pm, BJP candidate Gandhi M R has a lead of nearly 7,000 votes over DMK candidate Suresh Rajan N inNagercoil constituency.
Veteran movie actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan lost the election to BJP'sVanathi Srinivasan by 1,500 votesin Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore (South) constituency on May 2, 2021. This was a change from the early trends that showed him leading.
DMK's deputy general secretary I Periyasamy leads with highest margin in Tamil Nadu elections. As of 9:10 pm the leader polled close to 46,000 votes.
Rajinikanth congratulates MK Stalin in a tweet over poll win
Actor and BJP leader Kushboo Sundar loses in Thousand Lights by 17,522 votes.
In the Royapuram constituency, R Murthy Idream maintains lead over Jayakumar D with 14,566 votes as of 8:21 p.m.
The actor turned politician Kamal Hassan has polled 35,123 votes as of EC's latest figure at 8:00 pm, followed by the BJP's Vanathi Srinivasan who has garnered 33,144 votes in Coimbatore South constituency.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s Raju. Ksecuresvictory over Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s Chinnammal. C.
Good wishes and congratulations MK Stalin on your success in the Assembly election in Tamil Nadu. Wishing you and DMK a good tenure in the service of the people.
"Congratulations to Thiru MK Stalin on his convincing & decisive victory. All Congress workers are happy to be allied with a party that will restore good governance to Tamil Nadu. Together we must stand for co-operative federalism & #InclusiveIndia," tweeted Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.
AIADMK's Amulkandasami T K wins Valparai assembly seat by 12,223 votes
I congratulate DMK president Mk Stalin ji & Tamil Nadu Congress President, KS Alagiri ji for the victory of alliance in Tamil Nadu. People of the state have given a befitting reply to AIADMK- BJP & chosen a progressive alliance of DMK-Congress, says Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot.
