Erode East Bypoll results 2023 Live Updates: E V K S Elangovan (ANI)Erode East by-Election Results Today News Live Updates: Congress candidate E V K S Elangovan wins the Erode East bypoll in Tamil Nadu. On Thursday he said that the victory is an example to the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections. “The credit for this victory goes to chief minister MK Stalin. He did 80% of the things that were promised by DMK in the election manifesto. I feel proud to be a part of the Legislative Assembly headed by him,” Elangovan said. The bypoll was held on February 27 and was necessitated by the death of sitting Congress MLA Thirumahan Everaa.
The clear lead of the ruling DMK-backed Elangovan, at the end of the third round of counting, prompted celebrations from supporters of the Dravidian party-headed Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), whose other constituents include the two Left parties. After 3 rounds of counting, Elangovan secured 27,843 votes while Thennarasu polled 9,146 votes. according to election authorities. Menaka Navaneethan Naam Tamilar Katchi and DMDK’s Anand secured 1,820 and 256 votes, respectively, according to news agency PTI.
The by-poll has been the centre of attraction in Tamil Nadu in the past few weeks. From Chief Minister MK Stalin to Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami, all prominent leaders were involved in canvassing votes for their candidates at the Erode East assembly constituency as the mandate was seen as an indicator of the ruling alliance’s popularity with Lok Sabha elections scheduled to take place next year.
When preparations were underway for the Erode (East) Assembly seat by-poll, in Erode, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (PTI Photo)
BJP state president K Annamalai said he did not see the win as an endorsement of the government's performance and indicated factors like "sympathy" were also there, apparently referring to Elangovan being the father of deceased Congress MLA E Thirumahan Everaa, whose demise in January necessitated the bypoll. (PTI)
Congress veteran EVKS Elangovan’s victory in the Erode East Assembly bypoll in Tamil Nadu was expected but his candidature made ripples as he had to contest the seat following the death of his son Thirumagan E Ve Ra, who was its sitting MLA.
As he took an unassailable lead over his AIADMK rival KS Thennarasu after multiple rounds of the vote count Thursday, Elangovan, 74, told reporters: “This is a huge victory. But I’m not in a state of mind to celebrate. All I want to do is to continue the work left by my son.” He finally won the seat with a margin of 66,000 votes. Read more.
The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) on Thursday retained the Erode East bypoll segment in this western Tamil Nadu town with an emphatic win against the K Palaniswami-led AIADMK, prompting Chief Minister M K Stalin to bill it as an endorsement of his near two year-old government's "Dravidian model" of governance.
Palaniswami charged the ruling dispensation with "misuse of authority, money power and violence" to win the election. PTI
Earlier today, chief minister M K Stalin said the ground was being prepared for a victory of the DMK-led ‘Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA)’ in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. “During the campaign, I repeatedly sought people’s support for the Dravidian model of governance. People have given a verdict saying it should be done with more vigour,” he said.
Last round of counting in Erode (East) bypoll underway.
Congress's candidate E V K S Elangovan secures more than one lakh votes at the end of the 13th round of counting.
Thirteen rounds out of the 15 rounds of counting have been completed for the Erode (East) bypoll election. E V K S Elangovan continues to lead.
Final result of the winner to be announced in half an hour.
The BJP should not come back to power at the Centre and the Saffron party's Narendra Modi must not become Prime Minister again and that is his party's stand, DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said here on Thursday.
When asked on Jammu Kashmir National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah nudging him to get on to the national political scene, he told reporters here that he was already involved in national politics. PTI
Party workers of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Congress in Tamil Nadu were on Thursday in a celebration mood soon after two rounds of vote counting for the Erode East bypoll when Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan secured a healthy lead.
Even when the counting process was underway, the cadres at DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayalam and Congress headquarters Sathyamurthy Bhavan in Chennai burst crackers and distributed sweets as DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance candidate Elangovan’s lead against his closest rival K S Thennarasu of the AIADMK went past 10,000 votes after two rounds. Read more.
As the ruling DMK-backed Congress nominee looked to register a massive win in the Erode East bypoll, DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin called it a public endorsement of the “Dravidian model of governance” of his 22-month old government.
The Congress’s E V K S Elangovan, backed by the DMK, is leading comfortably against his nearest rival, KS Thennarasu of the AIADMK. Read more.
With the process of counting votes underway in the Erode bypoll today, Congress candidate Elangovan is leading with a margin of 29,165 votes.
Deepan Chakkravarthi, a 32-year-old YouTuber who worked as a journalist for about eight years, is contesting the Erode East Assembly bypoll in Tamil Nadu as an independent.
Deepan tried his luck earlier in the 2021 Assembly polls as an “experimental candidate” in Namakkal — to learn and also to explain to the public about the processes involved in contesting elections. Read more here
According to the ECI website, Congress candidate E V K S Elangovan is leading with a margin of 26,005 votes. He is followed by AIADMK candidate K S Thennarasu.
Of the total 398 votes, Congress has secured 250 votes followed by AIADMK with 104 votes and Naam Tamizhar Katchi with 10. With DMDK securing one vote and independent candidates getting seven, a total of 25 votes were rejected and one NOTA was recorded.
AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, who had been campaigning for party candidate and former MLA K S Thennarasu, hit out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and alleged that voters were being confined in temporary sheds by DMK cadres to prevent them from meeting AIADMK functionaries.
“This has never happened in the history of Tamil Nadu. Mr Stalin, if you have guts, face the elections in an honest manner. Do not indulge in dubious campaigns by tricking innocent voters by providing cash, cattle to them,” Edappadi had said while campaigning in an open van. “You (Stalin) say you have people’s support. If that is true, if you are man enough, let the voters who are confined in the temporary sheds out and then campaign,” he added.
At the end of the fifth round of counting, Elangovan had secured 39,751 votes while Thennarasu received 13,574 votes. The Naam Tamilar Katchi candidate polled 2,620 votes and S Anand (DMDK) 386 votes.
Commenting on the early trends that could possibly ensure his win, Elangovan said it was an indication that SPA would sweep the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the state as well. While Tamil Nadu has 39 LS seats, neighbouring Puducherry has one. (PTI)
Congress' EVKS Elangovan established a huge lead of over 26,000 votes against his nearest rival KS Thennarasu of the AIADMK in the Erode East Assembly bypoll. Counting of polled votes was proceeding on Thursday.
The clear lead of the ruling DMK backed Elangovan, at the end of the fifth round of counting, prompted continued celebrations from supporters of the Dravidian party-headed Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), whose other constituents include the two Left parties. (PTI)
Congress candidate Elangovan secured a lead with a margin of 21,137 votes, according to the ECI website. Closely following him is AIADMK candidate Thennarasu.
National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah praised CM Stalin for "the wonderful works that he has done in the state in every sector including education, and health".
Speaking to reporters, EVKS Elangovan also said that the results of the bypoll today will result in the Lok Sabha polls as well. He added that he is proud to be part of as assembly functioning under CM Stalin.
Speaking to reporters, EVKS Elangovan said that the victory in the bypoll is an example of the love and affection that people have towards Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Initially, there was chaos at the counting centre as officials refused media personnel entry into the counting room. Media personnel also claimed that there was a delay in providing official numbers.
Speaking to reporters, Collector Krishnanunni said each table counting the votes was monitored by a micro-observer and other officials and there is no question about transparency. He said that proper procedure is being followed to ensure there are no issues or violations.
Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan is leading by a comfortable margin against AIADMK’s KS Thennarasu in the Erode East Assembly bypoll, initial trends show.
According to PTI, Elangovan had secured 17,477 votes and established a lead of about 11,800 votes over his nearest rival Thennarasu at the end of the second round of voting in the bypoll. Thennarasu had so far received 5,621 votes.
Speaking to reporters, EVKS Elangovan said, 'The victory is a recognition for Chief Minister Stalin's governance. He has completed almost 80 per cent of the poll promises in 20 months. I consider this as a big victor for our CM. Resutls will be declared by 5 pm but we know that the victory margin will be high, it was evident from Day 1 our of campaign'.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge paid his tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi at his memorial in Chennai.
Congress' EVKS Elangovan established a comfortable lead of over 18,000 votes against his nearest rival KS Thennarasu of the AIADMK in the Erode East bypoll, counting of which was proceeding on Thursday.
The clear lead of the ruling DMK backed Elangovan, at the end of the third round of counting, prompted celebrations from supporters of the Dravidian party-headed Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), whose other constituents include the two Left parties. (PTI)
It has been over three hours since counting began, and the BJP and its allies continue to maintain a lead in Tripura and Nagaland Assembly elections, where they are ahead in 33 and 34 seats respectively. Meanwhile, in Meghalaya the NPP has managed to widen its lead. At present, it is ahead in 21 seats, followed by the UDP in 8, according to NDTV. Follow live updates here
The Election Commission (EC) in Tamil Nadu had filed two cases over the distribution of pressure cookers to voters in Erode East Assembly constituency ahead of the bypoll.
Returning Officer K Sivakumar said based on the complaints that gifts were being distributed to influence the voters, flying squad and static surveillance teams inspected the areas, conducted inquiries and registered first information reports (FIRs). Read what happened here
With the Congress candidate E V K S Elangovan in the lead, DMK as well as Congress workers carried out celebrations.
As campaigning for the Erode (East) Assembly bypoll in Tamil Nadu intensified, a clash broke out between cadres of the Naam Tamizhar Katchi (NTK) and DMK.
The incident took place at Veerpanchatram when NTK chief coordinator Seeman came to campaign for party candidate Menaka Navaneedhan. The cadres attacked each other with sticks and stones and as the violence escalated, the police resorted to a lathi charge to bring the situation under control. Party workers and a few policemen were injured in the melee.
As the campaigning for the Erode East Assembly bypoll in Tamil Nadu ended, the DMK had appeared confident that its decision to back Congress veteran EVKS Elangovan and invoking of his familial links to the Dravidian movement would result in a major victory for the ruling alliance.
During the campiagn, Chief Minister M K Stalin held five rallies in Erode, which falls in the western Kongu region that is the home of AIADMK chief and former CM Edappadi K Palaniswami, and assured voters that the 2021 poll promise of a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000 for women heads of families would be fulfilled soon. He also said his government had fulfilled most of its election-time commitments. Arun Janardhanan writes here
BJP Tamil Nadu unit president K Annamalai had said that several youngsters were hesitant to enter politics and good leaders were moving away seeing the “dirty money politics” in the run-up to the Erode East Assembly bypoll. Read more here
Congress candidate E V K S Elangovan with 17,477 votes, established a lead of about 11,800 votes over his nearest rival K S Thennarasu (AIADMK) at the end of the second round of counting in the Erode East Assembly bypoll on Thursday. Thennarasu has so far got 5,621 votes. (PTI)
Congress cadres burst crackers and celebrated as party candidate Elangovan leads.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday called on all Opposition parties to unite to defeat the BJP in next year’s Lok Sabha elections. At a public rally organised in Chennai as part of his 70th birthday celebrations, Stalin dismissed the idea of a third front and urged all political parties to understand the simple arithmetic of electoral unity. Read more here
Congress candidate E V K S Elangovan was ahead of his nearest rival K S Thennarasu (AIADMK) by over 6,000 votes after the first round of counting on Thursday in the Erode East Assembly by-poll. (PTI)
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President K S Alagiri said that the Tamil Nadu government has fulfilled almost 80 per cent of its poll promises within two years. People's basic requirements has been fulfilled, he said.
AIADMK is in a soup, people will not like a party that lacks confidence hence we are sure that our alliance will win the polls, the leader added.
Alagiri also backed MK Stalin's statement that a third front without Congress will not yield any sucess and an alliance after the election will also be practically impossible.
For the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), former Union minister and Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president EVKS Elangovan (hand symbol), the father of Thirumahan Everaa, is contesting the election. Former AIADMK MLA KS Thennarasu (two leaves symbol) is pitted against him on behalf of the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Barring the two major dravidian parties, Naam Tamizhar Katchi (NTK)’s Menaka Navaneedhan (sugarcane farmer), and Desiya Murpoku Dravida Kazhagam’s S Anand (murasu symbol) are also in the fray. Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) and G K Vaasan’s Tamil Maanila Congress have extended their support to Congress and AIADMK, respectively.
Of the 77 approved candidates, as many as 47 are contesting independently.
As per the initial trends, Secular Progressive Alliance-nominated Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan is leading by a margin of more than 11,000 votes against AIADMK candidate KS Thennarasu.
The process of counting votes is underway in the Erode east bypoll today with the Congress candidate E V K S Elangovan leading.
Counting of votes polled in the bypoll to the Erode East Assembly constituency began at 8 AM here on Thursday amid tight security. (PTI)