Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) and Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) seem to have played a role in AIADMK candidates winning in six of the 10 Assembly constituencies, as the votes the two parties’ candidates had g
Coimbatore: AIADMK won big in Coimbatore, bagging nine out of the 10 assembly constituencies in the district.
Party strongman S P Velumani registered an impressive victory against his principal opponent DMK’s Karthikeya Sivasenapathy. Despite Sivasenapathy posing a tough challenge, Velumani secured 1,23,538 votes, which was 41,709 votes more than the runner-up. Sivasenapathy polled 81,829 votes.
In Valparai, one of the first constituencies where results were declared, AIADMK candidate T K Amul Kandasami defeated his rival DMK candidate by scoring 70,957 votes. Valparai, along with constituencies like Kavundampalayam, were surprise wins for AIADMK as several predictions had suggested that the segments were favourable for DMK.
‘Step up security at counting centre’
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AAA Candidates from the DMK and allied parties petitioned District Election Officer and Collector S. Nagarajan on Saturday to step up the security arrangements at the counting centre in Government College of Technology.
N. Karthik from Singanallur Assembly constituency, R. Krishnan aka Paiya Gounder from Kavundampalayam, Mayura S. Jayakumar from Coimbatore South, T.R. Shanmugasundaram from Mettupalayam, Kurichi Prabhakaran from Kinathukadavu and M. Kalaisamy aka Premier Selvam from Sulur constituency submitted the petition at the District Collectorate.
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Karthik alleged that the north and south gates of GCT do not have adequate security checks, which could lead to outsiders entering the premises. The CCTV cameras near the strong rooms turn off now and then, he claimed, demanding a UPS connection for the cameras to ensure uninterrupted power supply. The officials at the control r