Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Election Results LIVE Updates: Results Announced in 164 Out of 200 Wards; DMK Wins 128, AIADMK 15, Congress 9, BJP 1

Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Election Results LIVE Updates: The counting of votes for the Tamil Nadu urban local body elections began at 8am today. The single-phase elections were held on February 19 to fill 12,838 posts in 21 corporations, 138 municipalities, 490 town panchayats and 649 urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu. As many as 74,416 candidates, including many independents, entered the fray. Around 2,400 officials and 7,200 police personnel from the Greater Chennai, Avadi and Tambaram commissionerate have been deployed during the counting of votes for the urban local body polls Tuesday.

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is currently leading in 17 corporations. The AIADMK is currently leading in 3 municipalities and 41 town panchayats, while the Congress is leading in three municipalities, 15 town panchayats.

Strong police teams led by the respective District Superintendents are in charge of all the districts. The security at each counting centre is managed by a Deputy Superintendent level officer with a strong police force drawn from the Tamil Nadu local police, Tamil Nadu Special police and also policemen drawn from the police camps.

Here are the latest updates:

• Chief Minister MK Stalin, meanwhile, thanked the people of the state for the massive win in urban local body elections. “The results, in my opinion, are a recognition to the ‘Dravidian Model’ of governance, recognition for the 9-month of DMK rule,” he said.
• BJP breaches DMK’s fort in Chennai as party candidate Uma Anandhan gets the councillor seat in Chennai.
• DMK has won the Chennai and Edappadi municipalities, the hometown of former CM and current leader of opposition in the state assembly Edappadi Palanisamy.

• The DMK has won over 59 wards in Chennai, according to the Tamil Nadu’s State Election Commission (TNSEC) website. More than 77 wards have declared the results out of the 200 wards in Chennai.

• The ruling DMK sweeps Cuddalore Corporation. Results are out for 32 out of 45 wards in Cuddalore wherein DMK has won in 24 wards, AIADMK in 6, BJP and PMK one seat each.

• DMK wins 22 seats in Tirunelveli corporation, AIADMK wins 2, MDMK 1 and independent 1.

• DMK candidate Lakshmi wins from ward 39 of Coimbatore corporation by more than 1,900 votes.

• BJP candidate Monisha wins ward 3 in Kotagiri town panchayat in Nilgiris.

• BJP reportedly overtakes AIADMK and captures second position at over 30 wards in Chennai Corporation.

• Vijay Makkal Iyakkam candidates Parvez and Saithani win from ward no. 4 at Pudukkottai municipality and ward no. 21 of Kottakuppam municipality in Villupuram district respectively.

• The DMK leads in Trichy corporation by winning 17 seats so far. The Congress has won 3 seats, MDMK 2, ADMK 1 and AMMK 1.

• DMK candidate Nilavarasi Durairaj has won from ward no. 136 in Chennai. Nilavarasi is 22 years old and is said to be the youngest candidate.

• DMK cadres celebrate outside party office in Chennai.

• In a first, DMK-led alliance captures Virudhunagar municipality. Out of 36 wards, DMK wins 20, its alliance Congress wins 8, and AIADMK wins 3.

• DMK won 28 Municipality ward seats and AIADMK won 13 seats in town panchayat elections, DMK candidates won 353 seats while AIADMK won only 91 seats.

• Out of the total 1,374 corporation wards in the state, DMK has so far won 57 and the main opposition AIADMK 7 and others 8.

• DMK candidate Sivagami Arivazhagan wins in Ward no. 23 of Edappadi Municipality. Here’s where Tamil Nadu ex-CM and leader of the opposition Edappadi Palaniswami’s residence is located.

• According to state election commission, the DMK is leading in all the 21 municipal corporations and in almost all municipalities and town panchayats.

• Tamil Nadu recorded 61 per cent voting in the urban local body polls to elect more than 12,500 members to the 640 urban local bodies. Chennai district however, recorded the least percentage with only 43.9 per cent.

• In Vellore Corporation area, DMK wins in 14 wards, AIADMK 4 wards, PMK  4 wards, AMMK 1 ward, and independent candidates.

• TTV Dhinakaran’s AMMK wins Tanjore’s Orathanadu town panchayat.

• Transwoman Ganga of DMK wins from ward no. 37 of Vellore Corporation.

• The poll results will be announced via loudspeakers as soon as the counting process for a ward gets over.

• BJP candidate Gopinath defeats the ruling party by a margin of one vote at old Jayankondam municipality in Karur, where BJP has won 174 votes and DMK bagged 173.

• Elections to over 12,500 wards across 21 corporations, 138 municipalities and 489 town panchayats were held on Saturday. The final voter turnout on Saturday was recorded at 60.7%.

• Following complaints of booth capturing and other irregularities, the State Election Commission ordered a re-polling on Monday in seven polling booths across Chennai, Madurai, Ariyalur and Tiruvannamalai districts.

• The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday won the elections at the Valparai municipality in Coimbatore.

• The results will be announced through loudspeakers as soon as the counting process for a ward gets completed.

• Former AIADMK minister D Jayakumar was arrested Monday night by the Chennai police from his residence for assaulting a DMK cadre on Saturday at Washermanpet during the urban local body polls.

• The Madras High Court on Monday refused to restrain the authorities concerned from counting the votes polled in the elections held on February 19 for the Coimbatore Corporation, along with other urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu.

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