DMK alliance looking to win big in nearby districts
The Hindu
The party is expected to win 20 of the 21 Assembly constituencies in Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam alliance is expected to win 20 of the 21 Assembly constituencies in Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur districts, as on late Sunday. Only in Madurantakam, K. Maragatham of the AIADMK was leading over MDMK’s C.S. Sathya, contesting on the DMK symbol. As of 10 p.m. on Sunday, seven DMK and alliance candidates were declared winners in these three districts. The DMK alliance had won in Tiruvallur, Poonamallee (reserved), Tiruttani, Avadi, Alandur, Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (R) constituencies and was leading in others. Sitting DMK MLA A. Krishnaswamy won for the second time at Poonamallee (reserved) constituency by a whopping margin of 92,954 votes. While he got 1,48,383 votes, PMK’s S.X. Rajamannar secured 55,429 votes. Similarly, in Tiruvallur constituency, V.G. Rajendran of the DMK was declared the winner by a margin of 22,701 votes against AIADMK’s B.V. Ramana, a former minister. Mr. Rajendran, who secured a total of 1,07,709 votes, would be the MLA for a second consecutive term.More Related News
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