Erode East bypoll 2023 results HIGHLIGHTS: DMK-Congress alliance's Elangovan wins against AIADMK rival in key Tamil Nadu bye-election
Erode Bypoll 2023 results HIGHLIGHTS: The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) on Thursday retained the Erode East by-poll segment in this western Tamil Nadu town with an emphatic win against the K Palaniswami-led AIADMK, prompting Chief Minister MK Stalin to bill it as an endorsement of his near two-year-old government's "Dravidian model" of governance. Setting a record of sorts, SPA candidate EVKS Elangovan of the Congress received more than one lakh of the around 1.70 lakh votes polled on February 27, galloping ahead of his nearest AIADMK rival KS Thennarasu by around 66,000 votes. At the end of 15 rounds of counting, Elangovan, a former TNCC president and ex-union minister, polled a little over 1.10 lakh votes, becoming the first candidate to cross the one lakh votes mark in the constituency, since its creation in 2010 following the delimitation exercise. Thennarasu, a former legislator from Erode, got around 44,000 votes, according to Election authorities. Nam Tamizhar Katchi's Meneka Navaneethan and DMDK's Anand forfeited the deposit. A total of 77 candidates were in the fray. Much prestige was invested by both the DMK and its archrival AIADMK in the fiercely contested electoral battle as this was the first by-poll since the former came to power in 2021, and a year ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. As many as 18 Congress MLAs were elected in the 2021 polls and the strength came down by one due to the vacancy created following Thirumahan Everaa's death. Its strength will now be 18 again, in the 234-member DMK-dominated House.
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Erode Bypoll 2023 results HIGHLIGHTS: The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) on Thursday retained the Erode East by-poll segment in this western Tamil Nadu town with an emphatic win against the K Palaniswami-led AIADMK, prompting Chief Minister MK Stalin to bill it as an endorsement of his near two-year-old government's "Dravidian model" of governance. Setting a record of sorts, SPA candidate EVKS Elangovan of the Congress received more than one lakh of the around 1.70 lakh votes polled on February 27, galloping ahead of his nearest AIADMK rival KS Thennarasu by around 66,000 votes. At the end of 15 rounds of counting, Elangovan, a former TNCC president and ex-union minister, polled a little over 1.10 lakh votes, becoming the first candidate to cross the one lakh votes mark in the constituency, since its creation in 2010 following the delimitation exercise. Thennarasu, a former legislator from Erode, got around 44,000 votes, according to Election authorities. Nam Tamizhar Katchi's Meneka Navaneethan and DMDK's Anand forfeited the deposit. A total of 77 candidates were in the fray. Much prestige was invested by both the DMK and its archrival AIADMK in the fiercely contested electoral battle as this was the first by-poll since the former came to power in 2021, and a year ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. As many as 18 Congress MLAs were elected in the 2021 polls and the strength came down by one due to the vacancy created following Thirumahan Everaa's death. Its strength will now be 18 again, in the 234-member DMK-dominated House.
Catch highlights of the Erode (East) Bypoll 2023 results:
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Congress retains Erode East Assembly seat; Elangovan wins with huge margin of 66,000 votes
The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) on Thursday retained the Erode East bypoll segment in this western Tamil Nadu town with an emphatic win against the K Palaniswami-led AIADMK, prompting Chief Minister MK Stalin to bill it as an endorsement of his near two-year-old government's "Dravidian model" of governance. Setting a record of sorts, SPA candidate EVKS Elangovan of the Congress received more than one lakh of the around 1.70 lakh votes polled on February 27, galloping ahead of his nearest AIADMK rival KS Thennarasu by around 66,000 votes. At the end of 15 rounds of counting, Elangovan, a former TNCC president and ex-union minister, polled a little over 1.10 lakh votes, becoming the first candidate to cross the one lakh votes mark in the constituency, since its creation in 2010 following the delimitation excercise. Thennarasu, a former legislator from Erode, got around 44,000 votes, according to Election authorities. Nam Tamizhar Katchi's Meneka Navaneethan and DMDK's Anand forfeited the deposit. A total of 77 candidates were in the fray.
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Erode East bypoll 2023 results LIVE: DMK-Congress alliance's Elangovan on course to win against AIADMK rival in key Tamil Nadu bye-election
DMK-backed Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan has extended the margin over rival AIADMK candidate KS Thennarasu by over 38,000. So far, eight rounds of counting have been concluded.
Tamil Nadu bye-election 2023 result | Congress candidate Elangovan leads by a massive margin against AIADMK rival
EVKS Elangovan, the Congress party candidate supported by MK Stalin-led DMK is leading by a massive margin of over 29,000 votes against AIADMK's KS Thennarasu in the Erode East by-polls in Tamil Nadu.
Congress continues to lead in Erode East
Congress' EVKS Elangovan is leading over 26,000 votes at the end of the last round of counting against his nearest rival KS Thennarasu of the AIADMK in the Erode East Assembly bypoll.
The clear lead of the ruling DMK-backed Elangovan, led to continued celebrations from supporters of the Dravidian party-headed Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), whose other constituents include the two Left parties. At the end of the fifth round of counting, Elangovan had secured 39,751 votes while Thennarasu gained 13,574 votes. The Naam Tamilar Katchi candidate polled 2,620 votes and S Anand (DMDK) 386 votes.
Tamil Nadu bye-election 2023 result | Congress-DMK combine maintains huge lead in Erode East by-poll
Indian National Congress candidate backed by DMK-led SPA continues to maintain a massive lead against rival AIADMK-led NDA. Congress' Elangovan has secured 31,884 votes or 67.74 percent, while AIADMK's Thennarasu has got 10,747 or 22.83 votes, as per the trends available on the Election Commission website.
Tamil Nadu bye-election result LIVE | Congress-DMK candidate Elangovan takes massive lead over AIADMK candidate in Erode East bypoll
DMK backed Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan has secured a massive lead, garnering 31,884 votes or 67.74 percent against his AIADMK rival KS Thennarasu, who just managed to get 10,747 votes or 22.83 percent.
Tamil Nadu election 2023 result | Congress, DMK workers celebrate as Elangovan continues to lead in Erode East by-poll
Celebrations begin at Anna Arivalayam, DMK headquarters in Chennai as DMK-backed Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan continues his lead in Erode East ByPolls, as per official EC trends.
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WATCH | DMK and Congress workers celebrate as DMK-backed Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan leads in Erode East ByPolls with a margin of more than 10,000 votes, as per official EC trends
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Tamil Nadu election 2023 election result | Congress' Elangovan lead extends by almost 12,000 over AIADMK rival
Congress-DMK alliance backed candidate EVKS Elangovan has established a massive lead of 11,800 votes over his rival KS Thennarasu (AIADMK) at the end of the second round of counting.
Tamil Nadu election result 2023 | DMK will win by a margin of not less than 50,000 votes in Erode East by-poll, says Congress MP Karti Chidambaram
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram declared that the Congress-DMK alliance will win the Erode East by-poll by "a margin of not less than 50,000 votes."
"I've already said that DMK-led alliance will win with a margin of not less than 50,000 votes and trends are indicating it. It will further strengthen our alliance. After CM MK Stalin's proclamation yesterday for opposition unity with Congress at its centrality, we will have a formidable front to take on BJP in the coming parliamentary elections," news agency ANI quoted Chidambaram as saying in a series of tweets.
Tamil Nadu election 2023 result | Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge reacts on party's lead in Erode East by-poll
Reacting to Congress candidate Elangovan's lead in Tamil Nadu's Erode East by-poll today, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Everybody expected this and our party people were very confident to win. We are going to win that seat with a huge margin. People are pro-DMK-Congress alliance."
Tamil Nadu election 2023 result LIVE | Congress' Elangovan now leads by over 20,000 votes in Erode East bypoll
In Erode East by-poll counting of votes, Congress' Elangovan is now leading with a massive margin of 23,321 votes, while the AIADMK candidate has garnered 8,124 votes so far.
Tamil Nadu election 2023 result LIVE | Congress' Elangovan leads in 2 rounds
In Erode East assembly by-poll result 2023 in Tamil Nadu, Congress candidate Elangovan is now leading with 19,223 votes, as per a Zee News Tamil report with the AIADMK candidate garnering just 6,497 votes after two rounds of counting.