RK Nagar bypoll results: Dhinakaran wins, bags over 72,000 votes

Dinakaran, who contested as an Independent candidate for RJ Nagar bypoll, got 72,518 votes.

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CHENNAI: Sidelined AIADMK leader TTV.Dinakaran on Sunday ensured a massive victory over his nearest rival, E.Madhusudhanan of the AIADMK in the by-election for the Radhakrishnan Nagar (RKNagar) constituency that fell vacant after the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

Dinakaran, who contested as an Independent, had got 72,518 votes as against Madhusudhanan's 39,029 votes. DMK candidate N Marudhu Ganesh has got 20,493 votes.

While 1,924 voters have voted for `none of the above` (NOTA) option, BJP candidate K.Nagarajan has got 1,185 votes.

From the start, Dinakaran was in the lead and the gap between him and the rivals got widened when the counting progressed.

The by-poll was necessitated following the death of sitting member and AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa on December 5, 2016.

24 December 2017

16:26 IST

TTV Dhinakaran wins RK Nagar bypoll, crosses magic 72,000 votes

16:26 IST

Official EC trends: TTV Dhinakaran continues to lead with 68392 votes at the end of counting round 14 

AIADMK's E. Madhusudhanan: 36217 votes
DMK's N. Marudhu Ganesh: 18924 
BJP's Karu Nagarajan: 1126