Elections 2016

Jaya claims victory; thanks TN people for giving mandate

And depending on which way the wind blows, it could either be Jayalalithaa retaining power or Karunanidhi taking over.

TNIE online desk

TAMIL NADU - 234

PARTYAIADMKDMKDMDKCPI(M)CPIINCPMKBJPOTHERS
LEAD000000000000000000
WON1348900000008000001

LATEST UPDATES:

7:29 PM - DMK candidate I. P. Senthilkumar beats his opponent AIADMK candidate P.Kumarasamy at the margin of 25586 votes.

7:20 PM - A mammoth victory for AIADMK in Tirupur district. Here's a breakdown of what transpired between AIADMK and DMK.

Palladam – ADMK A Natarajan (111866) defeats S Krishna Moorthy of DMK (79692). MDMK K Muthurathinam(14841), BJP S Thangaraj (13127). NOTA 3904

Tirupur South – S Gunasekaran of ADMK (73351) defeats K Selvaraj of DMK (57418), Sittinng MLA K Thangavel of CPM ()13597 . NOTA - 2445

Tirupur North – KN Vijeyakumar of ADMK defeats MP Swaminathan (3 tym MLA, DMK state youth wing secy, Ex state minister) of  DMK(68943), M Subramanian of CPI (20062). NOTA -3447

Dharapuram  reserved – VS kalimuthu of Congress (82401) defeats sitting MLA of ADMK K Ponnusamy (73308) NOTA 2752

Udumalaipettai – K Radhakrishnan of ADMK (81817) defeats Mu.Ka.Muthu of DMK (76130). NOTA 3306

Avinashi reserved – (Assembly speaker) P Dhanapal of ADMK (93366) defeats E Anandhan of DMK (62692) NOTA 3534

Kangayam – ADMK Candidate U Thaniyarasu (TNKIP) (83325) defeats Congress candidate P Gopi (70190), NKG Muthuvenkateswaran  of DMDK (12108). NOTA – 3141

Madathukulam – R Jayaramakrishnan (76619) of DMK defeats K Manokaran of ADMK (74952). Nota - 2147

7:18 PM - Talk about small margin, DMK strong man and former MLA M Appavu lost the election by a mere 49 votes in Radhapuram constituency.

7:17 PM - Former speaker S Avudaiappan lost the election in Ambasamudram constituency.

7:08 PM - For the MDMK of Vaiko, this assembly poll was no different as the party continued with its dismal show at the hustings. READ MORE

7:00 PM - Cumbum: STK.Jakkaian of AIADMK defeats his rival candidate N Rawmarshnan of DMK in a margin of 7176 votes.

6:43 PM - Vanur: AIADMK candidate M Chakrabani won by 10223 votes. VCK general secretary Ravikumar lost and got fourth place.

6:12 PM - A significant loss for DMK as Perambalur and Ariyalur districts that are under A.Raja's control in DMK lost all the four seats.

5:41 PM - DMK candidate Subramani wins in Dharmapuri constituency by 6,940 votes.

5:16 PM - Finally AIADMK Candidate defeated Congress candidate by 450 votes in Karur constituency.

5:12 PM - Palladam: AIADMK A Natarajan defeats DMK candidate S Krishna Moorthy by 32174 votes.

5:07 PM - Here's a more detailed scorecard on Vijaykanth's defeat in Ulundurpet constituency: AIADMK - R Kumaraguru - 81973, DMK - G R Vasanthavel - 77809, DMDK - T Vijayakanth - 34447, PMK - K Balu - 20233, RESULT: Ulundurpet, AIADMK, R Kumaraguru, won by 4164 votes.

An infogram of TN's seat share as of now

Satheesan defies Kharge as portfolio row dampens UDF victory euphoria

PM Modi, Italian PM Meloni visit iconic Colosseum; key talks later today

India must stay alert amid West Asia crisis, no immediate concern: Civil Aviation Minister

Mahoba horror: NEET aspirant abducted, tortured, gang-raped in captivity for 16 days

US lost 42 aircraft, including fighter jets, MQ-9 Reaper drones in Iran war, says report

SCROLL FOR NEXT