Elections were held in
Tamil Nadu on 17 and 19 October 2011 for the chairs and council members of all
local bodies
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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
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; 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.
References
External links
Local body election notification 2011Party Wise Percentage 2011
{{Tamil Nadu elections
2010s in Tamil Nadu
2011 elections in India
Local government in Tamil Nadu
Local elections in Tamil Nadu