AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami campaigns in the Sankarankovil Constituency ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 
States

AIADMK chief Palaniswami wins by record margin from Edappadi

Chennai | AIADMK chief K Palaniswami on Monday won by a record margin of 98,110 votes from Edappadi assembly constituency in the district.

The former chief minister defeated his nearest rival, an independent candidate Premkumar K, by securing 1,48,933 votes. This is Palaniswami's sixth big win from the constituency in Salem district since the 1989 Assembly elections.

Also, he trounced the DMK candidate Kasi C, who polled 44,011 votes.

Palaniswami is among 22 party candidates who have been announced winners by the ECI. The party is leading in 26 other constituencies and the counting of votes is apace.

The Assembly election was held on April 23.

Also Read

VACB registers two FIRs against Pinarayi Vijayan, family in CMRL case

India placing sport at centre of nation-building: Mandaviya

Govt should prorogue Monsoon session, hold dialogue on delimitation issue: Cong

Previous LDF govt only one in 50 yrs which did not form pay commission: Keralam CM

Four people killed in separate accidents in Keralam