DMK Set To Win Tamil Nadu Rural Local Polls, MK Stalin Thanks Voters

Chief Minister MK Stalin has thanked voters for the result and called it an endorsement of the first five months of his party's government

Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK is set to sweep rural local body elections in nine newly constituted districts that were created for administrative convenience and following public demand.

The DMK has won 45 of 153 district panchayat ward member seats and is leading in most of the rest.

It has also won 645 of 1,421 panchayat union ward member seats and is leading in most of the rest.

Counting of votes, which began 8 am Tuesday, is expected to conclude around noon today.