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2011 Tamil Nadu local elections

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All elected seats in the local bodies
Turnout	78.80%
First party Second party   Leader J. Jayalalithaa M. Karunanidhi Party AIADMK DMK Alliance AIADMK Alliance DPA Leader since 1989 1969 Seats won 9864 4059 Percentage 39.02% 26.09%

Elections were held in Tamil Nadu on 17 and 19 October 2011 for the chairs and council members of all local bodies in the state. To the three levels of urban local bodies: 10 chairs (mayors) and 820 members of municipal corporations; 125 chairs and 3,697 members of municipal councils; and 529 chairs and 8,303 members of town councils. To the three tires of rural local bodies: 12,524 chairs and 99,333 members of village panchayats; 385 chairs and 6,470 members of township panchayats; and 31 chairs and 655 members of district panchayats. The ruling party in the state, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), won a landslide victory, securing all of the corporation mayoral posts and a plurality of the other posts.

Election results

AIADMK received 39.02% of the popular vote: 39.24% of the urban vote and 38.69% of the rural vote. DMK received 26.09% of the popular vote: 26.67% of the urban vote and 25.71% of the rural vote. DMDK received 10.11% of the popular vote. Congress received 5.71% of the popular vote. PMK received 3.55% of the popular vote. MDMK received 1.70% of the popular vote. The Communist Party (Marxist) received 1.02% of the popular vote, and the Communist Party 0.71%. Independents received an additional 9.46% of votes.

Elections to village panchayats are non-party contests.

Urban - Corporation Councilor

References

1. "AIADMK sweeps local body elections". The Hindu. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
2. "கட்சிகள் பெற்ற வாக்கு விழுக்காடு". Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
3. "பாமக பெற்ற வாக்கு விழுக்காடு". Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
4. ^ "உள்ளாட்சித் தேர்தல்கள் முடிவுகள் - 2011" (PDF). www.tnsec.tn.nic.in (pdf). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
5. "மாநகராட்சி வார்டு உறுப்பினர் தேர்தல் 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

External links

• Local body election notification 2011
• Tamil Nadu state election commission
• Party Wise Percentage 2011

• 2010s in Tamil Nadu
• 2011 elections in India
• Local government in Tamil Nadu
• Local elections in Tamil Nadu