MK Stalin has risen from a grassroots DMK worker to Chief Minister
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An artist readying name board identifying MK Stalin as Chief Minister, at Secretariat on Thursday | P Jawahar
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CHENNAI: MK Stalin, the DMK president, is taking the reins of the State as the Chief Minister with five decades of experience in politics and administration. He will be the oldest first-time Chief Minister to be sworn in at the age of 69 and only the third of DMK after CN Annadurai and M Karunanidhi. Elected to the State Assembly for the seventh term, Stalin has served in various capacities, including as a minister, deputy chief minister and opposition leader in the Assembly, before.
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MK President MK Stalin leading from the Kolathur Assembly constituency.
Chief Minister K Palaniswami is leading in his home segment of Edappadi in Salem district.
Chennai: Trends continued to indicate a clear edge for the DMK combine over the ruling AIADMK front as counting of votes for the April 6 assembly elections got underway on Sunday (May 2, 2021).
The early trends at 12 PM showed that the opposition DMK-Congress alliance has crossed the halfway mark in the 234-member state assembly. As per the latest updates the MK Stalin-led DMK and its allies are leading in 136 seats, while the ruling AIADMK is leading on 95 seats. The majority mark stands at 118.
Tamil Nadu Assembly elections: DMK President MK Stalin leads from Kolathur Assembly constituency ANI | Updated: May 02, 2021 12:26 IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 2 (ANI): As the counting of votes for the single-phased Tamil Nadu Assembly elections is underway, early trends show DMK President MK Stalin leading from the Kolathur Assembly constituency.
Official trends also show MK Stalin s son Udhayanidhi Stalin leading from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency.
Meanwhile, the ruling AIADMK is leading in 81 seats while the DMK is leading in 98 seats, as per initial trends from Tamil Nadu.
The Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu were held on April 6. The counting of votes began at 8 am today.
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