Erode East Vote Counting Highlights | Tamil Nadu Bypoll Results 2023: Emphatic Win For DMK-Congress Candidate EVKS Elangovan; Setback For AIADMK's Revival Ambition

Erode East Vote Counting Highlights: DMK-Congress Get Massive 65 Percent Votes

The DMK-Congress alliance polled a massive 65 per cent votes in the byelection while the rival AIADMK could only get 25.3 per cent.

Breaking | Erode East Bypoll Results Live: DMK-Congress Candidate EVKS Wins With Huge Margin; Bags Over One Lakh Votes

In a setback for AIADMK's revival ambition, the DMK-Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan won the Erode East bypoll by bagging over one lakh votes. After 15 rounds of counting, EVKS Elangovan won by a margin of 66,575 votes. AIADMK secured 41,357 votes and retained its deposit.

Congress-DMK - 1,10,039
AIADMK-BJP - 43,981
NTK - 7,974

Live Update | Erode East Election Result 2023: EVKS Elangovan Now Leads By Over 63000 Votes

In 14th round, EVKS Elangovan is leading by a margin of 63,027 votes. AIADMK candidate Thenarasu secured 41,357 votes.

Congress - 1,04,384
AIADMK - 41,357
NTK - 7,974

Live Erode East Bypoll Results: EVKS Now Leads By A Margin Of Over 58 Thousand Votes

In the 13th round, EVKS Elangovan is leading by a margin of 58,804 votes. AIADMK has secured 38,494 votes so far.

Congress - 97,298
AIADMK - 38,494
NTK- 7,422

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Result 2023: Congress Extends Lead To Over 55 Thousand Votes

In the 12th round, EVKS Elangovan of Congress is leading by a margin of 55,528 votes. AIADMK candidate Thenarasu secured 35,538 votes and retained its deposit.

Congress - 91,066
AIADMK - 35,538
NTK- 4,830
DMDK – 606

Live Updates | Erode East Vidhansabha By-Election Results 2023: EVKS Elangovan's Victory Virtually Confirmed

Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan's victory in Erode East constituency is virtually confirmed with his lead marging nearing 50,000 marks towards the end of counting rounds.

Congress - 76,834
AIADMK - 28,637
We are Tamil - 4,830

Live Updates | Erode East Election Results 2023: BJP Says DMK Win Not Endorsement Of Govt's Performance

BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai, said he did not see it 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. He said that people might have preferred the ruling coalition nominee knowing that his defeat would not make much difference.

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: AIADMK Candidate Manages To Save Deposit

In the 10th round, EVKS Elangovan is leading by a margin of 48,197 votes. AIADMK secured 28,637 votes and retained its deposit.

Congress: 76,834
AIADMK: 28,637
NTK: 4,830

Erode East Bypoll Results Live Updates 2023: Stalin Hails Darvidian Model Of Governance

As the ruling DMK-backed Congress nominee took a virtually unassailable lead in the Erode East bypoll, the party president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said the good show was a public endorsement of the "Dravidian model of governance" of his 22-month old government. Counting of votes polled on February 27 was on in Erode East constituency and Congress' EVKS Elangovan was comfortably leading against his nearest rival, KS Thennarasu of the AIADMK. At the end of eight rounds of counting, Elangovan secured 61,125 votes and was leading by over 38,000 votes.

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: EVKS Extends Lead To Over 45 Thousand

Karti Chindambaram has said that EVKS will win by a margin of 50,000 votes. His prediction is likely to come true. In the Erode East by-election, Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan has taken a lead of 45,314 votes over AIADMK candidate Thenarasu.

Congress: 71,299
AIADMK: 24,985
NTK: 3,572

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: Elangovan Says DMK-Congress To Win 40 Seats In 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

DMK-backed Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan claimed that his victory is an example for the upcoming 2024 Parliament elections and the Congress-DMK alliance will win the all 40 seats of Tamil Nadu. 

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: Credit To CM Stalin For Fulfiling Promises, Says EVKS

DMK-backed Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan today said that credit of his victory goes to CM MK Stalin as he fulfilled 80 percent of the things that were promised by the DMK in their election manifesto. "I feel proud to be a part of the Legislative Assembly which is headed by MK Stalin," said Elangovan.

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: EVKS Gets Over 62,000 Votes As 8th Round Counting Underway

The counting of votes for the 8th round of the Erode East by-election is underway and the Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan is ahead by a margin of 39,399 votes over the AIADMK candidate Thenarasu.

Congress: 62,799
AIADMK: 23,400
NTK: 3,572

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: Congress Gets Over 55 Thousand Votes By 8th Round

After the lunch break, the counting of votes for the 8th round of the Erode East by-election has commenced. At the end of 7 rounds, DMK alliance Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan was leading by over 34,177 votes over AIADMK candidate.

Congress: 55,165

AIADMK: 20,988

Nam Tamilar Katchi: 3,502

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: CM MK Stalin Says Results Show DMK Will Win Parliamentary Polls As Well 

DMK-Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan is ahead of AIADMK candidate by 34,177 votes. Speaking to the press at the DMK head office, CM M. K. Stalin said that the bypoll victory is a a sign that the party will win parliamentary elections as well. Chief Minister M. K. Stalin said that the people have taught a lesson to the leader of the opposition Edappadi Palaniswami.

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi Congratulates EVKS

In the Erode East by-election, the DMK-Congress alliance candidate EVKS Elangovan is marching ahead. School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi met EVKS and congratulated him for the victory. He said that the election results have come as a testament to the achievements of Chief Minister MK Stalin and that the people have voted for the DMK. He said that the DMK will rule for another 20 years due to the achievements made in 20 months. Mahesh said that this is not only the opinion of the people of Erode East Constituency, but also the opinion of the people of Tamil Nadu as a whole.

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: EC Official Data @ 1 PM

Erode East Bypoll data as available on Election Commission's Website Confirms Massive Lead for DMK-Congress candidate.

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: Congress Lead Crosses 34,000 In 7th Round Of Counting

In the 7th round of counting for Erode East by-elections, DMK-Congress alliance candidate EVKS Elangovan has taken a lead of 34,177 votes over AIADMK candidate Thennarasu.

Congress: 55,165
AIADMK: 20,988
NTK: 3,502

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: Congress Received Most Postal Ballots

Congress-DMK canddiate received most postal ballot votes followed by the AIADMK candidate.

Congress -250
AIADMK- 104
NTK- 10

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: EVKS Elangovan Extends Lead To Over 28000 Votes

Couting for Erode East by-election is progressing and now DMK-Congress alliance candidate EVKS Elangovan is leading by 28,841 votes over the AIADMK candidate K.S. Thenarasu.

Congress-DMK: 45,873

AIADMK-BJP: 17,032

NTK: 2,511

Erode East Bypoll Results Live Update: EC's Official Data After Third Round Of Counting @12 noon

EC's Official Data After Third Round Of Counting shows DMK Candidate with a lead of over 15000 votes.

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: Elangovan's Emotional Message As He Heads Towards Victory

Congress-DMK candidate EVKS Elangovan is leading from the Erode East seat with a margin of over 20,000 votes. Speaking with a media house, he said that he is not in a state of mind to hold victory ceremonies or celebrate success in the polls which was forced by his son's demise. Elangovan said that he will continue the work left by his son.

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: Congress Candidate Elangovan Leading By 21,287 Votes After 4th Round

DMK-Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan is now leading by 21,287 votes over AIADMK-BJP candidate. Elangovan has so far received 32,506 votes after the fourth round while the AIADMK candidate K.S. Thenarasu has got only 11,219 votes. NTK is at third spot with over 2000 votes.

Erode East Bypoll Results 2023 Live Updates: Udayanidhi Stalin Says Won't Criticise Other's Failure 

Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Udayanidhi Stalin has said that DMK-Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan's win was expected and the early lead shows it as well. Stalin said that he does not want to criticize the failure of others.

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: DMK-Congress Candidate EVKS Elangovan Consolidates Top Spot

In the Erode East by-election, Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan is leading by a margin of 21,310 votes over AIADMK candidate K.S. Thenarasu.

DMK-Congress: 31,928

AIADMK-BJP: 10,618

NTK: 1,822

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: Election Commission's Official Data @ 11am

The EC's official data show DMK-Congress candidate leading from the Erode East seat by a fair margin.

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: Counting For Third Round Suspended

The counting of the third round for the Erode East by-election has been suspended. There were some heated arguments between journalists, party workers and election officials earlier after the second round of counting. Now, it has been clarified that the counting was halted for lunch break.  

Erode East Bypoll Results 2023 Live Updates: DMK-Congress Workers Start Firworks

Though the counting for third round out of 15 rounds is underway, DMK-Congress workers have started  bursting firecrackers to celebrate the win. In the Erode East by-election, Congress party candidate EVKS Elangovan is leading by 15 thousand votes as of now agains the rival AIADMK candidate.

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: Round 2 Counting Gives Congress Huge Lead Over AIADMK

At the end of second rounds of counting for Erode East by-election, DMK-Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan is leading by a margin of 15,197 votes.

DMK-Congress: 23,321
AIADMK-BJP: 8,124
NTK: 1,498

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: E.V.K.S. Elangovan Extends Lead Over AIADMK Candidate

Erode East has been the stronghold of EVKS Elangovan. Ever since the formation of the Erode East constituency in 2011, Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan has created a new history by getting the highest margin of votes. He won the seat in 2011 and 2016 while his son win in the 2021 polls.  In 2011, the margin of votes were 10,644, in 2016 by 7,794 votes and in the 2021 election by a margin of 8,904 votes. Elangovan is currently leading by 12,215 votes. 

DMK-Congress: 20,169

AIADMK-BJP: 7,954

Naam Tamilar Katchi: 1,284

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: DMK-Congress Leads in Early Trends By Comfortable Margin

DMK-Congress candidate E.V.K.S. Elangovan is leading by a comfortable margin against AIADMK-BJP candidate K.S. Thenarasu. Votes Polled by Parties so far:

DMK-Congress: 11,661

AIADMK-BJP: 4,016

Naam Tamilar Katchi: 446

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: Chance For Edappadi Palaniswami To Emerge As Tall AIADMK Leader

After the recent Supreme Court ruling, which allowed him to remain at the helm of the AIADMK, former Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami has a chance to emerge as a tall leader and reaffirm his hold on the party if the outcome of the Erode bypoll goes his way. However, the AIADMK faces a stiff contest from the ruling DMK in the battle for the prized seat, with the Naam Tamizlar Katchi (NTK), the Desiya Morpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) and several other players also in the fray. 

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: 77 Candidates In Fray

A total of 77 candidates across political affiliations are vying for the prized Erode East Assembly seat. However, the bypoll is being essentially seen between Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan and AIADMK's Thennarasu. Elangovan contested the bypoll with the support of the DMK, which is also Congress' bigger partner in the ruling alliance.

Tamil Nadu Bypolls 2023: Early Trends

Early trends from postal ballot counting show that EVKS Ilangovan is in the lead. The Congress candidate is backed by the DMK-led SPA.

Tamil Nadu Election 2023: Erode East Legislature necessitated

As Congressman E Thirumahan Everaa passed away on January 4 due to an unexpected illness, an election to the Erode East Legislature was necessitated.

Tamil Nadu Bypolls Election 2023: Counting of votes for East Erode

The counting of votes for East Erode will take place in 15 rounds, according to the EC, with a total of 100 officials involved.

Tamil Nadu Election 2023: Security deployed 

Some 450 security guards and 48 surveillance cameras have been stationed in the strong room that houses the Electronic Voting Machines ahead of the vote count (EVMs).

Tamil Nadu Bypoll Election 2023: Support from other groups

Congress and AIADMK have received support from Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) and G K Vaasan's Tamil Maanila Congress, respectively.

Tamil Nadu Bypolls 2023: Total percentile of voting

The voting in the Erode East constituency began at 7 a.m. and ended at 6 p.m., with about 75 percent of the polling percentage, or approximately 2.27 lakh people, voting.

Tamil Nadu Election Result 2023: Counting of votes to begin soon

The Erode East by-election vote counting will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday. The constituency has 2,27,547 voters, with women outnumbering men (1,16,497) and 25 falling into the third gender group. The total number of polling stations is 238. 

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: Will Annamalai's Magic Work in Erode?

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai has worked hard to ensure BJP-AIADMK's connect with grasroot people in the constituency. While he played a crucial role in bringing the two AIADMK factions at one page for the polls, it will be interesting to watch whether the same returns favour in the results or not. 

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results 2023: Will AIADMK's Efforts Bear Fruit?

The AIADMK's campaign was led by Edappadi K Palaniswami and challenger O Panneerselvam's camp. The BJP has already extended its support to the AIADMK candidate and had urged the two factions of the AIADMK to unite to win the polls. As many as 16 tables have been put up for counting of votes and the counting process is likely to be completed in about 15 rounds. More than 48 CCTV cameras have been installed in the counting centre and adequate number of police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed for security.

Live Updates | Erode East Bypoll Results: DMK Holds An Edge?

The Erode East by-election results is a litmust test for the ruling DMK. Fare-free travel for women in State-run town buses were among the 85 per cent of 'fulfilled promises' underscored by Stalin in his campaign. The main opposition AIADMK strained every nerve to take on the ruling party over a string of issues including rise in electricity tariff and DMK regime not getting exemption for the State from NEET to make its electoral mark.

Live Erode East By-Election Results: Bypoll To Set Tone For 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

The Erode East bypoll is not just another election in Tamil Nadu. DMK President and Chief Minister M K Stalin has termed it as 'Edai podum therthal,' an election to weigh all the good work completed within 22 months after he took over the reins of power of the state. The result is expected to be a test of the government's popularity and set the mood for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.