In Key Test For Ruling DMK, Tamil Nadu’s Erode Votes For Special Election

Erode:

Voting started at 7 am on Monday for the by-election to the Erode East seat in north-western Tamil Nadu, seen as a high-stakes status battle for the 21-month-old DMK authorities led by Chief Minister MK Stalin in addition to the opposition AIADMK.

Whereas as many as 77 candidates are within the contest, the battle is basically seen as one between DMK-backed Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan and AIADMK’s KS Thennarasu. Nam Tamizhar Katchi’s Meneka Navaneethan is among the many different candidates.

The result of the election, the primary for the reason that DMK got here to energy in 2021, can have no main bearing on the meeting energy of the respective events however is being seen as an indicator of the ruling occasion’s reputation.

For the AIADMK, the election is the primary take a look at for the management of former Chief Minister Edappadi Okay Palaniswami, whose standing because the occasion’s prime boss after a protracted energy battle with rival O Panneerselvam was solely cleared by the Supreme Court docket final week.

The election noticed high-voltage campaigns from either side, with the DMK drafting prime ministers and, together with the AIADMK, battling allegations of handing out money.

“There may be nothing flawed in ministers campaigning for us. Bypolls are fought this manner. Money-for-votes allegations are propaganda,” Mr Elangovan informed NDTV after voting.

AIADMK’s KS Thennarasu mentioned, “The ruling DMK has deployed all its ministers out of concern of defeat. Similar to how MGR received the Dindugal byelection when DMK was in energy, Erode East might be a turning level for EPS.”

The election in Erode East was known as due to the loss of life of Mr Elangovan’s son and Congress legislator E Thirumahan Everaa. The constituency has somewhat over 2.27 lakh voters and 238 polling stations. District collector Krishnan Unni was among the many early voters.

Election officer Sivakumar informed information company ANI, “All the things goes effectively throughout the constituency. From our workplace, we’re monitoring the state of affairs throughout all polling cubicles.”Voting started at 7 am on Monday for the by-election to the Erode East seat in north-western Tamil Nadu, seen as a high-stakes status battle for the 21-month-old DMK authorities led by Chief Minister MK Stalin in addition to the opposition AIADMK.

Whereas as many as 77 candidates are within the contest, the battle is basically seen as one between DMK-backed Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan and AIADMK’s KS Thennarasu. Nam Tamizhar Katchi’s Meneka Navaneethan is among the many different candidates.

The result of the election, the primary for the reason that DMK got here to energy in 2021, can have no main bearing on the meeting energy of the respective events however is being seen as an indicator of the ruling occasion’s reputation.

For the AIADMK, the election is the primary take a look at for the management of former Chief Minister Edappadi Okay Palaniswami, whose standing because the occasion’s prime boss after a protracted energy battle with rival O Panneerselvam was solely cleared by the Supreme Court docket final week.

The election noticed high-voltage campaigns from either side, with the DMK drafting prime ministers and, together with the AIADMK, battling allegations of handing out money.

“There may be nothing flawed in ministers campaigning for us. Bypolls are fought this manner. Money-for-votes allegations are propaganda,” Mr Elangovan informed NDTV after voting.

AIADMK’s KS Thennarasu mentioned, “The ruling DMK has deployed all its ministers out of concern of defeat. Similar to how MGR received the Dindugal byelection when DMK was in energy, Erode East might be a turning level for EPS.”

The election in Erode East was known as due to the loss of life of Mr Elangovan’s son and Congress legislator E Thirumahan Everaa. The constituency has somewhat over 2.27 lakh voters and 238 polling stations. District collector Krishnan Unni was among the many early voters.

Election officer Sivakumar informed information company ANI, “All the things goes effectively throughout the constituency. From our workplace, we’re monitoring the state of affairs throughout all polling cubicles.”