Updated: March 2, 2023 9:51 PM IST 
East Erode Bypoll Result 2023 Latest Updates: The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) retained the Erode East in Tamil Nadu with an emphatic win against the K Palaniswami-led AIADMK. Senior Congress leader EVKS Elangovan won the Erode East bypoll with a huge margin of 66,575 votes, over his nearest rival KS Thenarasu of the AIADMK.
EVKS Elangovan garnered 1,10,556 votes, while Thenarasu got 43,981 votes. The NTK candidate, Megna Navaeenthan collected 7,984 votes while the DMDK candidate, S. Anand received 1,115 votes.
EVKS Elangovan emerged a clear winner from the first round onwards and the only solace for the AIADMK candidate was that he could safeguard his deposit.
The counting of votes began at 8 AM amid tight security. The early trends showed DMK-led alliance candidate EVKS Elangovan leading with 7,000 votes, according to postal ballot counting. The voting began at 7 AM and ended at 6 PM with nearly 75 percent polling percentile. The EC said the polling exercise was peaceful and approximately 2.27 lakh voters cast their votes.
Giving details, Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said the polling percentage till 6 PM stood at 74.69 percent. Even as the bypoll result would have no immediate impact on Tamil Nadu’s present political landscape, it could set the tone for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
The bypoll in East Erode was necessitated due to the death of Elangovan’s son and Congress legislator E Thirumahan Everaa in January this year.
As 77 candidates are in the fray, the battle is likely to be confined between Congress and AIADMK. Naam Tamizhar Katchi’s Meneka Navaneethan is among the other candidates.
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East Erode Bypoll Result 2023 Live Updates: EVKS Elangovan wins by a margin of 66,000 votes.
East Erode Bypoll Result 2023 Live Updates: As EVKS Elangovan is emerging as the winning candidate, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said the good show was a public endorsement of the ‘Dravidian model of governance’ of his 22-month old government.
East Erode Bypoll Result 2023 Live Updates: EVKS Elangovan is leading by over 26,000 votes at the end of the last round of counting of votes against rival candidate KS Thennarasu of the AIADMK.
East Erode Bypoll Result 2023 Live Updates: EVKS Elangovan got recorded 46,072 votes, as per ECI website. His rival candidate Thennarasu of the AIADMK candidate has got registered 16,907 votes.
East Erode Bypoll Result 2023 Live Updates: Celebrations begin at Anna Arivalayam, DMK headquarters in Chennai, as DMK-backed Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan continues his lead in the bypoll.
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Celebrations at Anna Arivalayam, DMK headquarters in Chennai as DMK-backed Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan continues his lead in #ErodeEastByPolls, as per official EC trends. pic.twitter.com/pH3NKD1lcv
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
East Erode Bypoll Result 2023 Live Updates: After the fifth round of counting of votes, Elangovan got 39,692 votes while his rival K S Thennarasu was at distant second with 13,514 votes.
East Erode Bypoll Result 2023 Live Updates: After the early trends showed a clear victory, Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan said the credit for his victory in the election goes to Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin.
East Erode Bypoll Result 2023 Live Updates: After the third round of counting, Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan leads by 15,000 votes.
East Erode Bypoll Result 2023 Live Updates: E Thirumahan Everaa of the Congress defeated Tamil Manila Congress (TMC) candidate M Yuvraj by a margin of 8904 votes in 2021.
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