Erode bypoll: DMK secures victory over NTK in election AIADMK, BJP boycotted

The ruling DMK bagged massive in by-polls held in Tamil Nadu’s Erode East constituency in outcomes declared Saturday (February 8), with its candidate VC Chandirakumar securing a snug lead of greater than 91,000 in opposition to his rival M Ok Seethalakshmi of the Tamil nationalist celebration Naam Tamizhar Katchi’s (NTK) celebration.

Voting right here was held on February 5 with a turnout of about 68 per cent whilst some main political events like All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK) and the BJP had staged a boycott.

Erode bypoll outcomes

Based on knowledge out there on the web site of the Election Fee of India, DMK’s candidate, former DMDK MLA from the identical seat VC Chandirakumar was all set to emerge victorious on the seat, getting greater than 115,000 votes.

NTK’s MK Seethalakshmi was trailing in a distant second place, with simply over 24,000 votes in her bag.

Did BJP’s boycott assist DMK?

Based on native media sources, the ruling celebration of DMK might have benefitted from BJP’s and AIADMK’s boycott.

Some analysts mentioned that voters who might have chosen AIADMK or BJP ended up casting their ballots in favour of DMK.

Based on experiences, controversial remarks made by NTK chief Seeman in opposition to Periyar, hailed as the daddy of Dravidian motion in Tamil Nadu, might have dissuaded voters.