DMK candidates secured nine of the 10 posts in urban local bodies and 16 of the 22 posts in rural local bodies, for which casual elections were held on July 9, Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) said on Thursday.
In urban local bodies, the DMK secured both the municipal corporation ward member posts, one municipality ward member post and six town panchayat ward member posts, and an independent candidate won a town panchayat ward member post, the TNSEC said. As for the rural local bodies, the DMK secured both the district panchayat ward member posts and 14 panchayat union ward member posts, and the Congress secured one panchayat union ward member post. Five independent candidates were elected panchayat union ward members.
