The final results for the 22 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu where bypolls were held are emerging and it appears that CM Edappadi K Palaniswami will hold on to power in the state.
The DMK needed to win 21 of the 22 seats to storm to power, but they are nowhere near that figure with the AIADMK set to win at least 8 seats. Stalin and his men though are busy celebrating their massive win in the Lok Sabha elections.
The bypolls were touted to be a mini assembly election as the political future of EPS and Stalin hinged on the results. With 114 MLAs including the Speaker, the AIADMK had to win just four seats while retaining a few disgruntled MLAs to reach 118 in a House of 234.
According to ECI website at 11 pm, AIADMK had won 3 seats and was leading in 6. DMK had won 6 and was leading in 7.
DMK - Sambathkumar - 6,921
ADMK - Sathan Prabhakar - 7,296
AMMK - Dr S Muthiah - 827
NTK - K Hemalatha - 610
MNM - A Shankar - 427
NOTA - 117
According to ECI website at 12.25pm, AIADMK is leading in 11 seats while DMK in 10 constituencies.
Vote share
DMK: 43.83 per cent
AIADMK: 39.67 per cent
Others : 15.35 per cent
NOTA : 1.15 per cent
Since the AIADMK is leading in 11 seats as of 11.30 a.m., position, the government headed by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami is likely to continue in power without much difficulty. (Read our full report)
Heated argument erupted between AIADMK and DMK cadres at the Perambur counting centre. Counting has been stopped for almost 45 minutes in two counters while counting at the other counters still continue. Senior police officers are still inside Perambur bypoll counting centre.
Roja (YSRC) and Nandamuri Balakrishna (TDP) leading
Pawan Kalyan (JSP) leading in one seat and trailing on another.
DMK - 15332
AIADMK - 13880
AMMK - 8298
MNM - 1285
NTK - 1027
NOTA - 294
Despite a poor showing in the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK manages to hold on to its power in the state with its candidates winning 3 seats and currently leading in 6 seats (according to ECI website at 11 PM). The DMK's numbers in the assembly is poised to increase with 6 of its candidates winning the elections and 7 leading (according to ECI website at 11 PM). However, they will not be able to reach the magic halfway number in the assembly of 118 and will have to content with continuing to occupy the Opposition benches in the Tamil Nadu assembly.
#TamilNadu: Celebrations outside DMK headquarters in Chennai; According to Official EC trends, DMK is leading on 22 seats pic.twitter.com/rWYr7DfBjQ
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019
DMK Soundarapandian: 3674
AIADMK S Thenmozhi: 4897
AMMK Thangadurai: 798
NTK Sangilipandian: 199
MNM Chinnadurai: 132
NOTA: 58
DMK Elakiyadasan: 9841
ADMK Nagarajan: 11430
AMMK Mariappan Kennedy: 3115
NTK Shanmuga Priya: 1464
NOTA: 273
DMK Elakiyadasan: 9841
ADMK Nagarajan: 11430
AMMK Mariappan Kennedy: 3115
NTK Shanmuga Priya: 1464
NOTA: 273
AIADMK - Nagarajan: 84628
DMK - Elakiyadasan: 77034
AMMK - Mariappan Kennady: 20395
NTK - Shanmuga Priya: 9315
NOTA: 1618
Senthil Balaji (DMK) - 16,332
Senthilnathan (ADMK) - 11,820
Shahul Hameed (AMMK) - 1,163
Mohan Raj (MNM) - 258
P.K.Selvam (NTK) - 425
DMK - 10640
AIADMK - 9748
AMMK - 6190
MNM - 814
NTK - 729
NOTA - 54
According to ECI, both AIADMK and DMK are leading in 10 Assembly constituencies each.
Vote share
DMK : 43.1%
ADMK : 39.7%
Others : 15.98%
NOTA : 1.15%
*Manamadurai bypoll counting which was stopped due to EVM-VVPAT numbers mismatch has resumed after the issue was resolved.
*Initial mistake believed to be happened in polling station of booth no: 299. In that booth 301 voters had exercised their franchise.
*Accidentally the booth's CU of Lok Sabha constituency was interchanged with byelection constituency and hence there was a mismatch while counting with VVPAT.
*After the issue was identified, DMK cadre urged Election officials to match the right EVM with the VVPAT. However, this got delayed due to procedural norms creating a slight flutter in the counting centre.
*Later the right EVM was matched with the VVPAT and the numbers were found to be proper.
DMK candidate T K G Neelamegam leads by 10,401 after second round of counting.
DMK - RD Sekar: 10,396
AIADMK - RS Rajesh: 4,201
MNM -U Priyadarshini: 2645
NTK - S Merlin Suganthi: 873
Independent -V Vetrivel:1,180
Nota: 331
ADMK 5734
DMK 3327
*Sulur bypoll was necessitated after the death of incumbent MLA R Kanagaraj
Even as the nation waits for the next elected government, for Tamil Nadu and Edappadi K Palaniswami it is a question of will the current state government stay in power. The AIADMK needs to win atleast 4 of the 22 bypoll seats and according to initial first round counting trends, the party is ahead in almost 10 seats which should bring a smile to EPS. The party will hope that the trend continues as the fate of the government depends on these results..
Even as the nation waits for the next elected government, for Tamil Nadu and Edappadi K Palaniswami it is a question of will the current state government stay in power. The AIADMK needs to win atleast 4 of the 22 bypoll seats and according to initial first round counting trends, the party is ahead in almost 10 seats which should bring a smile to EPS. The party will hope that the trend continues as the fate of the government depends on these results..
Senthil Balaji (DMK) - 5,102
Senthilnathan (ADMK) - 3,911
Shahul Hameed (AMMK) - 347
Mohan Raj (MNM) - 2
P.K.Selvam (NTK) - 57
The lead trends for all 22 seats for which bypolls was conducted are out with DMK leading in 12 seats while AIADMK has taken the lead in 10 seats.
#DMK cadres storm into party HQ in celebration as counting is underway #ElectionsWithTNIE #LokSabhaElections2019#ElectionResults2019 @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/1YSELnvHxP
— Sushmitha Ram (@SushmithaRam) May 23, 2019
The counting of votes for the Thattanchavady by poll in Puducherry has been delayed due to signature mismatch and seal missing in two polling booths.
After first round of counting for Gudiyatham bypoll,
DMK's S Kathavarayan: 4,811 votes
ADMK's Kasbah R Moorthy: 4261 votes
The lead trends for 16 out of the 22 assembly seats for which bypolls were conducted are out with DMK leading in 10 seats while ADMK leads in 6 seats. AIADMK will have to win atleast 4 of the 22 seats to ensure its government stays in power.
DMK Elakiyadasan: 2829
ADMK Nagarajan: 3172
AMMK Mariappan Kennedy: 1380
NTK Shanmuga Priya: 375
Ambur First round: AC Vilvanathan, DMK- 4,588, leads against J Jothi Ramalingaraja, AIADMK-4,174
Kamal Haasan's MNM and TTV Dhinkaran's AMMK are in the poll fray for the first time and expected to impact the results substantially even if a victory for either party in their first election battle seems unlikely. However, we will have to wait and watch if these newcomers can throw in a surprise.
இதயதெய்வம் மாண்புமிகு புரட்சித்தலைவி அம்மா அவர்கள் அமைத்த நல்லரசு தொடரவும், அஇஅதிமுக கழகத்தின் அடிப்படை வாக்கு வங்கியை நிலைநாட்டியும் வாக்களித்திருக்கும் தமிழக வாக்காளப் பெருமக்களுக்கு நெஞ்சார்ந்த நன்றி! #ElectionResults2019 #AIADMK pic.twitter.com/f5xQKSVlM8
— O Panneerselvam (@OfficeOfOPS) May 23, 2019
The initial counting trends for the TN bypolls are out and the DMK has taken early lead in 8 seats while AIADMK leads in 4 seats.
Early lead trends from the postal ballots for the TN assembly bypolls have started emerging. DMK's Poondi Kalaivanan has taken a early lead in Thiruvarur, according to TV reports. This seat was left vacant by the death of DMK patriarch Karunanidhi.
Counting of Tiruparankundram by-election - postal votes commenced in the presence of RO Panchavarnam
Paramakudi by-election postal ballot boxes were opened by General Observer at 8.30 am and Ramanathapuram Parliamentary constituency postal ballot boxes were opened by RO Veera Raghava Rao at 8.40 am, reports TNIE's Lalitha Ranjani.
DMK headquarters on the morning of counting day. #ElectionsWithTNIE #LokSabhaElections2019#ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/0BDLMuEcYA
— Sushmitha Ram (@SushmithaRam) May 23, 2019
With 114 MLAs including the Speaker, the AIADMK has to win just four seats while retaining a few disgruntled MLAs to reach 118 in a House of 234.
The DMK, on the other hand, will have to sweep the bypolls, winning at least 21-22 seats. If it does so, it will be able to reach the magic 118 mark with the support of 8 Congress and 1 IUML MLAs.
If neither party wins the required numbers, the State may plunge into another spell of political uncertainty.
Congratulations CM Shri @Naveen_Odisha on your historic victory. As you enter your 5th consecutive term, my goodwishes are there with you and the people of Odisha. May you lead the state on path of progress and development.#CitizenMukherjee
— Pranab Mukherjee (@CitiznMukherjee) May 23, 2019
It's D-day not only for the nation but also for Tamil Nadu as the Edappadi K Palaniswami government's future will be decided by the results of the 22 assembly bypolls for which counting is expected to start shortly.
DMK : 1,07,408
AIADMK: 60,263
Average counting rounds for each constituency is around 35. 30 to 40% rounds still remaining. Counting and data updation will continue through out the night: CEO Surendra Kumar
DMK - 39145
AIADMK- 13783
MNM- 9372
NTK - 3206
Nota - 1103
DMK candidate Dr Saravanan becomes Thiruparankundram MLA by defeating AIADMK candidate Muniyandi with a margin of 2258 votes.
AC Vilvanathan (DMK) - 96,455
J Jothi Ramalinga Raja (AIADMK) - 58,688
#DMK leader MK Stalin arrives at the party headquarters #ElectionsWithTNIE #LokSabhaElections2019#ElectionResults2019 @NewIndianXpress
— Sushmitha Ram (@SushmithaRam) May 23, 2019
K Venkatesan of DMK defeats AINRC candidate Nedounzejiane R in its bastion by a margin of 1539 votes.
Venkatesan(DMK):10906
Nedounzejiane (AINRC): 9367
After a second disruption over EVM tag mismatch, counting in the Perambur bypoll counting centre resumes again
DMK Soundarapandian: 57053
AIADMK S Thenmozhi: 71920
AMMK Thangadurai: 6771
NTK Sangilipandian: 3823
MNM Chinnadurai: 2690
NOTA: 1089
Counting stopped in Perambur bypoll counting centre as AIADMK cadre protest over mismatch of tag numbers in EVMs. Logjam continues even after hours of negogiation by senior police and election officials. Security has been beefed up.
DMK candidate T K G Neelamegam leads by 17,070 votes.
ADMK leads by just 809 votes at the end of 12th round.
DMK- 20,184
AIADMK - 7,480
MNM- 4,956
NTK - 1,635
Independent Vetrivel - 1,733
Nota- 594
In Kendrapara LS seat, one of the most-watched in Odisha, Baijayant Jay Panda of BJP is trailing by 37,675 votes.
DMK candidate T K G Neelamegam leads by 13,866 votes
As per latest trends available for the 542 constituencies, BJP is leading in 300 while INC is leading in 50, DMK in 23, AITC in 22, YSRC in 24, Shiv Sena in 18, JDU in 15, BJD in 15 and BSP in 11 constituencies. (EC)
It has been detected that an EVM of the Thattanchavady bypoll got interchanged with a Puducherry Lok Sabha poll EVM.
The mistake was detected during the second round of counting.
The Election department has communicated about the matter to the Election Commission and asked it to replace with the correct EVM. Meanwhile, agents of AINRC are protesting for more than an hour.
After counting three rounds
DMK -10,498
AINRC - 9037
After a two hour delay, counting of votes continues in Perambur bypoll counting centre. AIADMK cadres had alleged that EVMs were changed while poll officials said that it was a mere technical glitch leading to arguments holding up the counting.
Senthil Balaji (DMK) - 28,082
Senthilnathan (ADMK) - 19,197
Shahul Hameed (AMMK) - 1,716
Mohan Raj (MNM) - 608
P.K.Selvam (NTK) - 828
Gudiyatham
DMK- 68,751
AIADMK-47088
Sholingur
AIADMK- 63897
DMK- 51,965
Tensions continues in Perambur bypoll counting centre of as AIADMK cadre allege that EVMs were changed. Officials have been negotiating for two hours. EC officials say it was "mere technical glitch" but AIADMK cadre are not accepting the explanations.
DMK 26169
AIADMK 16106
