AIADMK candidate P Chinnappan has bagged the Vilathikulam Assembly bypoll
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Friday, May 24, 2019 12:38 AM IST
Chennai:
AIADMK candidate P Chinnappan has bagged the Vilathikulam Assembly constituency in by-election held in Tamil Nadu. He defeated his nearest DMK rival Jayakumar AC by 28,554 votes.
Chinnappan secured 70,139 votes (43.93 per cent) as against 41,585 votes of Jayakumar(26.04 per cent).
Among others trailing were Jothimony K (AMMK), Natarajan T (MNM) and Kalidoss M (NTK).
The seat was held by AIADMK in 2016.
22 Assembly constituencies are up for grabs in the by-elections in Tamil Nadu.