The DMK, which emerged as the largest party in the urban local bodies polls, secured a total vote share of 43.13%, followed by the AIADMK, which bagged 25.15% of the votes. The BJP, which fought alone, secured 5.41% of the votes, followed by the Congress at 3.31%, data released by the State Election Commission showed.
The DMK contested 1,121 seats in the Corporations and secured a total vote share of 43.59%. In Municipalities, it contested 3,265 seats with a vote share of 43.49%, while in Town Panchayats, it contested 6,372 seats and secured 41.91% of the votes.
The AIADMK contested 1,363 wards in Corporations and got 24% of the votes; 3,629 wards in Municipalities with 26.86% of the votes; and 6,546 wards in Town Panchayats with 25.56% of the votes and came second in the electoral race.
