TN Assembly polls | DMK looks set to sweep Chennai

The party was leading in all 16 constituencies as of early afternoon on Sunday

The DMK looked all set to storm the capital city of Chennai leading in all 16 constituencies, with DMK president M.K. Stalin leading the party’s charge at his constituency of Kolathur with a lead over 10,000 votes. As of 1.30 p.m. on Sunday, the DMK was leading in 15 seats in Chennai and the lone Congress candidate Haasan Maulana was leading at Velachery against the AIADMK candidate. DMK youth wing leader and Mr. Stalin’s son, Udhayanidhi Stalin was leading at Chepauk-Tiruvallikeni while the high profile contest at Thousand Lights saw the DMK’s Dr. Ezhilan registering a big lead of more than 10,000 votes over actor and BJP candidate, Khushbu Sundar. At Harbour constituency, the BJP’s Vinoj P. Selvam began with a big lead before the DMK’s P. Sekar Babu pulled things back and registered a lead. At Mylapore, sitting MLA R. Nataraj looked set for a defeat against the DMK’s Dha. Velu. Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar was also trailing against the DMK’s Dha.Velu at his bastion of Royapuram.