Krishnagiri apportions two seats each to, TVK, two Dravidian majors

Krishnagiri district’s six Assembly segments were secured two each by the two Dravidian majors and the TVK. The TVK won Uthangarai (Reserved) and Krishnagiri constituencies, the DMK alliance won Thally and Vepanahalli constituencies and the AIADMK won Hosur and Bargur constituencies.

In Krishnagiri seat, both the Dravidian majors tasted bitter defeat as the TVK secured a victory by a margin of 17,801 votes. TVK candidate P. Mukundan polled 89,374 votes, including 1,122 postal votes. He defeated the AIADMK’s sitting MLA Ashok Kumar, who polled 71,573 votes. INC’s Dr. A. Chellakumar polled 60,642 votes.