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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Komal Gautham | TNN

21-year-old set to be youngest councillor in Chennai corporation

CHENNAI: Villivakkam resident A Priyadharshini is set to be the youngest councillor in the city corporation. The 21-year- old daughter of an autorickshaw driver member, who is a member of DMK ally CPM, won from ward 98 in Central Chennai by a margin of 8,695 votes. The AIADMK candidate managing just 3,408 votes.

Promising to make the ward a model for good governance, Priyadarshini said she would also ensure the best civic amenities. “My focus would be in ensuring the residents’s issues are resolved swiftly. Since I have faced all these difficulties…,” she said.

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