AIADMK wins more seats than all rivals

World Business News | Chennai News

 
CHENNAI: : The All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won more seats than all its rivals in Tuesday's violence-marred local bodies byelections.

Of the 24 panchayat union member posts, the AIADMK won 13 while the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam secured seven, the Pattali Makkal Katchi two and the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam one. An independent won the remaining post. The AIADMK candidates won all the four district panchayat ward member posts also.

The AIADMK men were declared elected councillors in both the wards in the Chennai Corporation and the lone ward in Tiruchi. The party also won the Melur Municipal Chairman post. Of the 19 municipal ward member posts, the AIADMK won nine, the DMK seven and the remaining went to independents. The DMK won a (third-grade) municipal chairman seat (at Kurichi in Coimbatore district) and the AIADMK the lone third-grade municipal ward member seat (Jolarpet).

No contest for 385 seats

Of the 599 posts for which byelections were announced, there was no contest for 385 seats. No nominations were received for 32 seats. There were 500 candidates for the remaining 182 seats.

The death of a candidate at Pappapatti in Madurai district necessitated postponement of the election. The State Election Commission said the byelection would be held on May 27.

Azhagumalai has been declared elected Keeripatti panchayat president.


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