Candidates belonging to the ruling DMK continued their winning streak in the urban local body elections by securing 213 Municipal Corporation ward member posts, 960 Municipality ward member posts and 3,272 Town Panchayat ward member posts across the State by 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
Of the 303 Municipal Corporation ward member posts, in which results were declared, the AIADMK won in only 38. The AIADMK candidates won in only 262 Municipality ward member posts and 915 Town Panchayat ward member posts.
The results were declared for 307 ward member posts in Corporations, 1,571 ward member posts in Municipalities and 5,405 ward member posts in Town Panchayats until 1 p.m.