Lok Sabha results | DMK front leads in early trends in south Tamil Nadu
The Hindu
Early trends show DMK leading in 9 out of 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in south TN, with DMDK ahead in Virudhunagar.
As per early trends as of 10 a.m., nine out of the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu showed leads in favour of the DMK front candidates, while the AIADMK’s ally DMDK, was marginally ahead in the Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency at the end of first round of counting of votes.
There are 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in south TN: Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari.
According to information received from the counting centres, the DMK front was leading in nine LS constituencies in the first round, while the AIADMK’s ally, DMDK, which had fielded late actor-politician Vijayakant’s son V. Vijaya Prabhakaran was marginally leading in Virudhunagar, pushing sitting Congress MP Manickam Tagore to the second position. Actor Radikaa Sarathkumar, fielded by the BJP, was in the third position.
In the Vilavancode Assembly, where a by-poll was held, Congress candidate Tharahai Cuthbert was leading, with V.S.Nanthini of the BJP coming in second, as per early trends.
Among the significant candidates contesting in the southern Tamil Nadu are: T.T.V. Dhinakaran from Theni as a BJP ally, DMK’s sitting MP Kanimozhi from Thoothukudi, former Union minister Pon. Radhakrishnan from Kanniyakumari and former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam from Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency as an Independent backed by the BJP.
Puthiya Tamilagam leader K. Krishnasamy is trying his luck from the Tenkasi (reserved) constituency on the AIADMK’s symbol, while John Pandian is in the fray with the BJP’s support. BJP Assembly floor leader and former minister Nainar Nagendran is contesting in Tirunelveli.
In Madurai, Su. Venkatesan from the CPI (M), an ally of the DMK front was leading in the first round. The AIADMK’s Saravanan was in the second position and the BJP’s Raama Srinivasan was in the third place.
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