Kanimozhi reelected from Thoothukudi constituency
New Indian ExpressTHOOTHUKUDI: Reflecting on DMK’s winning streak, Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi emerged victorious for a second consecutive term from the constituency on Tuesday, by bagging 5,40,729 votes out of the total 9,75,468 votes polled, or 66.88% or the votes. After the counting in 21 rounds concluded, including postal ballots, Kanimozhi secured 5.4 lakh votes, while AIADMK’s Sivasamy Velumani landed the second position with 1,47,991 votes. Despite Kanimozhi’s victory, DMK party cadre expressed disappointment with the votes secured, and said that the dip may be due to the growth of BJP and NTK. Two EVMs yet to be counted Amid complaints of electronic voting machines used for polling at Venkatramanukampudur and Sangampatti, not clearing mock drill votes, Collector-cum-District Election Officer seized the EVMs.