Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), which contested in 23 places across the state, won all the four constituencies in Salem and Dharmapuri districts.
The party won Pennagaram and Dharmapuri constituencies in Dharmapuri district, and Salem West and Mettur constituencies in Salem district.
While G K Mani won the Pennagaram constituency with a margin of 21,186 votes, S P Venkateshwaran won the Dharmapuri constituency with a margin of 26,860. R Arul won the battle in Salem West with 21,499 votes and S Sadhasivam won the Mettur constituency with a margin of 656 votes.
PMK cadres had started election work from day one, Mani told TOI. “We have a very strong network in the two districts. The election once again proved that the districts are strong forts of the party.”
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CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 01/12/2020 : Paattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) youth wing leader Anbumani Ramadoss waving the cadres crowd during demonstration near Thomas Munro statue in Chennai on December 01, 2020, to pres for 20% reservation for Vanniyars in government jobs and higher education, during the 249 th day of nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of deadly novel Coronavirus pandemic. Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam
The Pattali Makkal Katchi, which fought the 2021 Assembly election in alliance with the AIADMK, reversed its electoral fortunes and established leads in Pennagaram (9,890 votes), Dharmapuri (15,852 votes), Salem West (13,218 votes) and Mailam (780 votes), while fighting a close contest in Jayamkondan and Vridhachalam in a see-saw battle on Sunday, at the time of going to print.
Western Tamil Nadu remains an AIADMK fortress
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In his first media interview in the run up to the Assembly election, DMK president M.K. Stalin had told The Hindu that west Tamil Nadu will no longer be the fortress of the AIADMK. However, on Sunday as results of the Assembly elections trickled in, the voters proved him wrong. As per late-night trends, the AIADMK had won or established leads in 31 of the 57 seats across eight districts in its bastion. The DMK was ahead in more than 10 seats and had won Bargur and Coonoor.
Resounding victory for AIADMK alliance in Dharmapuri district
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Physical distancing went for a toss at a counting hall in Dharmapuri on Sunday. | Photo Credit: BASHKARAN N
Dharmapuri district handed out a resounding victory to the AIADMK alliance with the party winning all five seats. The constituencies also registered huge victory margin by the AIADMK victors adding a silver lining to the defeat faced by the party State-wide.
Palacode’s sitting MLA and the outgoing Higher Education Minister K.P. Anbalagan secured a victory margin of 28,100 votes, defeating the DMK’s P.K.Murugan.
In Harur, the AIADMK’s sitting MLA V. Sampath Kumar registered a win against the CPI candidate A. Kumar by a margin of 30,362 votes.