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ADMK bags all 10 mayoral seats
The local body elections in Tamil Nadu, held on Monday and Wednesday, proved to be the icing on the cake for the ruling AIADMK, and a major setback for the Congress and the DMK. Both parties contested the poll separately.
In the mayoral elections in 10 cities, AIADMK bagged all 10 seats. Prestigious Chennai Mayor's post has gone to ‘Saidai’ S Doraisamy, who had lost to DMK’s MK Stalin from Kolathur in the April 13 Assembly election. Doraisamy wrested the seat from current Mayor, DMK's M Subramanian.
In the councillors’ race, too, AIADMK was way ahead with 348 seats in its kitty already, followed by DMK (100), Independents (49), Congress (15), MDMK (9), DMDK (5), BJP (4) and CPM (2). In the municipalities, AIADMK won 18 chairperson’s posts, followed by DMK (9), Independents (2), BJP (1) and MDMK (1). In the councillors’ election, AIADMK won 3,004 seats followed by DMK (1,638), Independents (998), Congress (316), DMDK (234), PMK (109), MDMK (96), BJP (44), CPM (40), CPI (26), VCK (18).
In the town panchayats: AIADMK got (17 chairman & 1,154 members), DMK (10 & 742), Independents (2 & 897), CPI (1 & 15), Congress (175 members), DMDK (167), BJP (99), PMK (46), CPM (35), MDMK (27) etc.
This election was in a way a litmus test to see if the DMDK retained its influence in its traditional support base in the rural areas, especially in the southern districts where it had won 29 Assembly seats last April in alliance with the AIADMK. It is obvious that vigorous campaign by superstar Vijayakant, the DMDK chief, and his wife Premalatha, mostly came to a naught.
The Congress could not do as well as it had boasted, without the help of the DMK. Even the BJP seem to have done well at the town panchayats, especially in Kanyakumari district. Surprisingly, the Independent candidates fared far better than the regional parties like DMDK, PMK or VCK. Going with the DMDK seem to have dampened the chances of the Communist parties.
Traditionally, in the local body polls, the people of Tamil Nadu voted for the ruling party for better administration of their areas.
The local body elections in Tamil Nadu, held on Monday and Wednesday, proved to be the icing on the cake for the ruling AIADMK, and a major setback for the Congress and the DMK. Both parties contested the poll separately.
In the mayoral elections in 10 cities, AIADMK bagged all 10 seats. Prestigious Chennai Mayor's post has gone to ‘Saidai’ S Doraisamy, who had lost to DMK’s MK Stalin from Kolathur in the April 13 Assembly election. Doraisamy wrested the seat from current Mayor, DMK's M Subramanian.
In the councillors’ race, too, AIADMK was way ahead with 348 seats in its kitty already, followed by DMK (100), Independents (49), Congress (15), MDMK (9), DMDK (5), BJP (4) and CPM (2). In the municipalities, AIADMK won 18 chairperson’s posts, followed by DMK (9), Independents (2), BJP (1) and MDMK (1). In the councillors’ election, AIADMK won 3,004 seats followed by DMK (1,638), Independents (998), Congress (316), DMDK (234), PMK (109), MDMK (96), BJP (44), CPM (40), CPI (26), VCK (18).
In the town panchayats: AIADMK got (17 chairman & 1,154 members), DMK (10 & 742), Independents (2 & 897), CPI (1 & 15), Congress (175 members), DMDK (167), BJP (99), PMK (46), CPM (35), MDMK (27) etc.
This election was in a way a litmus test to see if the DMDK retained its influence in its traditional support base in the rural areas, especially in the southern districts where it had won 29 Assembly seats last April in alliance with the AIADMK. It is obvious that vigorous campaign by superstar Vijayakant, the DMDK chief, and his wife Premalatha, mostly came to a naught.
The Congress could not do as well as it had boasted, without the help of the DMK. Even the BJP seem to have done well at the town panchayats, especially in Kanyakumari district. Surprisingly, the Independent candidates fared far better than the regional parties like DMDK, PMK or VCK. Going with the DMDK seem to have dampened the chances of the Communist parties.
Traditionally, in the local body polls, the people of Tamil Nadu voted for the ruling party for better administration of their areas.
