Kathavarayan S (DMK) wins Gudiyatham Assembly bypoll by 27,841 votes.
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Thursday, May 23, 2019 04:51 PM IST
Chennai:
Kathavarayan S (DMK) has won the Gudiyatham Assembly byelection in Tamil Nadu. He defeated nearest AIADMK rival Moorthy R by 27,841 votes.
Kathavarayan secured 106,137 votes (52.05 per cent) as against 78,296 votes secured by Moorthy of AIADMK (38.4 per cent).
Among others trailing are Jayanthi Padmanaban C (AMMK), Venkatesan S (MNM) and 7.Kalaiyenthiri R (NTK).
The seat was held by AIADMK in 2016.
22 Assembly constituencies are up for grabs in the by-elections in Tamil Nadu.
