Dec 24, 2017 15:42:36 (IST)
RK Nagar By-Election Result LIVE: How Things Stand After Round 11 Of Counting At 15:30 Hrs
Just In: After round eleven, Independent candidate TTV Dhinakaran has increased his lead over AIADMK's E Madhusudhanan and DMK's Marudhu Ganesh further. Mr Dhinakaran now leads his nearest rival by more than 26,300 votes. With such a big margin, Mr Dhinakaran looks set to comfortably win the high-profile RK Nagar seat, which was formerly held by Jayalalithaa. Claiming victory a few hours ago, Mr Dhinakaran said his projected win in the RK Nagar bypoll is "(the) best gift to (AIADMK founder) MGR and Amma (Jayalalithaa)." He even predicted that the ruling EPS government will "end in three months".
Just In: After round eleven, Independent candidate TTV Dhinakaran has increased his lead over AIADMK's E Madhusudhanan and DMK's Marudhu Ganesh further. Mr Dhinakaran now leads his nearest rival by more than 26,300 votes. With such a big margin, Mr Dhinakaran looks set to comfortably win the high-profile RK Nagar seat, which was formerly held by Jayalalithaa. Claiming victory a few hours ago, Mr Dhinakaran said his projected win in the RK Nagar bypoll is "(the) best gift to (AIADMK founder) MGR and Amma (Jayalalithaa)." He even predicted that the ruling EPS government will "end in three months".
Here are the numbers after round 11 of counting at 15:30 hrs for the RK Nagar by-election constituency:
- Independent Candidate TTV Dhinakaran leads after the eleventh round with 54,315 votes
- AIADMK's Madhusudhanan trails with 27,937 votes
- DMK's Marudhu Ganesh stands third with 14,481 votes