Counting of votes for the 21 municipal corporation elections in Tamil Nadu is currently underway on Tuesday. The counting of votes is happening at 268 centres across the state.
Counting of votes for the 21 municipal corporation elections in Tamil Nadu is currently underway on Tuesday. The counting of votes is happening at 268 centres across the state.
Let us take a look at the current corporation equation:
Chennai
DMK: 20
AIADMK: 3
Avadi
DMK: 18
AIADMK: 2
Tambaram
DMK: 70
BJP: 21
Independent: 2
Kanchipuram
DMK: 18
AIADMK: 4
BJP: 1
Independent: 2
Vellore
DMK: 20
AIADMK 4
BJP 1
Independent 1.
Hosur
DMK: 19
AIADMK: 6
BJP: 1
Independent: 3
Cuddalore
DMK: 24
AIADMK: 6
BJP 1
Tirupur
DMK: 14
AIADMK: 8
Independent: 1
Coimbatore
DMK: 39
AIADMK: 1
Independent: 1.
Karur
DMK: 27
AIADMK: 1
Independent: 2
Erode
DMK: 22
AIADMK: 2
Independent: 1
Tiruchirappalli
DMK: 34
AIADMK: 1
AIADMK: 1
Thanjavur
DMK: 21
AIADMK: 5
Independent: 1
Kumbakonam
DMK:42
AIADMK: 3
Independents: 3
Dindigul
DMK: 23
AIADMK: 2
BJP: 1
Independent: 1
Madurai
DMK: 36
AIADMK: 9
BJP: 1
Independent: 1
Sivakasi
DMK: 24
AIADMK: 9
Independent: 2
Thoothukudi
DMK: 50
AIADMK: 6
Independents: 4
Tirunelveli
DMK: 20
AIADMK: 3
Independent: 1
Nagercoil
DMK: 26
BJP: 7
AIADMK: 2
Independent: 1.
Salem
DMK: 33
AIADMK: 4
Independent: 2
Voting was held on Saturday to pick representatives in over 12,500 wards across 21 corporations, 138 municipalities and 489 town panchayats.
The final voter turnout was recorded at 60.7 percent. Among the corporations, Karur saw the maximum number of votes being cast with 75.84 percent coming out to vote. State capital Chennai recorded the lowest turnout at 43.59 percent, followed by Chengalpet at 49.98 percent.
The Election Commission has announced that as many as 1700 state-owned Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited or TASMAC liquor shops shall remain closed on counting day.
The Tamil Nadu urban local body elections were held after a gap of over 10 years. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam had secured a majority in both the rural and urban local body polls in 2011. The major political parties who are in the fray this time include the ruling DMK, the opposition AIADMK, BJP, Congress, Makkal Needhi Maiam, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam, Naam Tamilar Katchi and Pattali Makkal Katchi.
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