Stalin distributes sweets as party leads in counting of Vikravandi by-poll votes (Photo: Hemanathan.M)

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu bypoll: DMK retains Vikravandi Assembly seat

All through the vote-counting exercise on Saturday, DMK's Anniyur Siva alias A Sivashanmugam was in the lead position and the margin between him and his nearest rival, PMK nominee C Anbumani widened round after round.

PTI

Published:13th Jul, 2024 at 4:30 PM

CHENNAI: The ruling DMK on Saturday emerged victorious in the bypoll to the Vikravandi Assembly constituency by a margin of 67,757 votes and NDA constituent Pattali Makkal Katchi ended up runner-up with 56,296 votes.

All through the vote-counting exercise on Saturday, DMK's Anniyur Siva alias A Sivashanmugam was in the lead position and the margin between him and his nearest rival, PMK nominee C Anbumani widened round after round. By retaining the Vikravandi seat, the ruling DMK has continued to maintain its winning streak in the state since the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

The by-election was necessitated due to the death of DMK legislator N Pugazhenthi in April this year.

The DMK-led alliance had won all 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone Puducherry segment in the 2024 Parliamentary elections.

Tamil Nadu bypoll: DMK retains Vikravandi Assembly seat

All through the vote-counting exercise on Saturday, DMK's Anniyur Siva alias A Sivashanmugam was in the lead position and the margin between him and his nearest rival, PMK nominee C Anbumani widened round after round.

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