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AIADMK wins chairmanship in majority of unions
By P.V.V. Murthi
VELLORE, OCT. 31. Even as the AIADMK captured the chairmanship of
14 out of the 18 panchayat unions in Vellore district for which
the indirect elections were held on Wednesday, the election in
Alangayam panchayat union was postponed following violent
incidents indulged in allegedly by AIADMK workers.
In Tiruvannamalai district, the AIADMK candidates won the
chairmanship of a maximum of nine panchayat unions, followed by
seven by the DMK and one each by the PMK and an Independent
supported by the AIADMK.
Barring the Alangayam incident, the indirect elections in Vellore
district passed off peacefully. It was stated that when Mr. K.
Devaraj, AIADMK candidate for the post of chairman of Alangayam
panchayat union, was nearing the panchayat union office along
with 10 other union councillors who were his supporters in a car
at 8.50 a.m., the vehicle was waylaid and attacked allegedly by
persons belonging to the AIADMK.
The occupants of the car including Mr. Devaraj ran into the
council hall where they were locked up by the office staff in
order to protect them from the violent mob.
Later a 500-strong mob of AIADMK workers allegedly entered the
panchayat union office and council hall and damaged the
furniture, windows and doors. They also attacked the DMK workers
who had gathered there.
Talking to newspersons here, Mr. Devaraj said that five DMK
members including Mr. Gopal, Vellore district panchayat ward
member, and Mr. M. Munivelu, district panchayat ward member, were
injured in the attack.
The police led by Mr. Rajarathinam, Vaniyambadi DSP arrived only
an hour later, he said.
Meanwhile, the manager of the panchayat union office announced on
behalf of the returning officer (RO) for the election over the
mike at 11 a.m. that the election was being postponed. At 11.30
a.m., he gave a petition to the RO seeking the reasons for
postponement and demanding the holding of the election as
scheduled since the required quorum of 11 members (out of the
total council strength of 18) was available.
But the RO reportedly said that he was suffering from chest pain
and did not know what was happening. Later the DMK councillors
were escorted to safety out of the panchayat union office by the
police.
They later went to Vellore and submitted a memorandum to the
Collector demanding action against the culprits and holding of
the election soon.
The police however denied the version given by Mr. Devaraj.
According to police sources, Mr. Devaraj had allegedly
`kidnapped' Ms. A. Ranjitha, an Independent and detained her for
the past six days in order to get her support for his election as
chairman of the union and prevent her from being wooed by the
rival camp.
When a relative of Ms. Ranjitha who hails from the Peddanur Adi
Dravida colony died, the information was conveyed to her, but she
did not visit the colony to condole the death.
Angered at this, the residents of the Peddanur colony had waylaid
the car of Mr. Devaraj today for his failure to `release' her to
attend the funeral of the relative.
This version was denied by Mr. Devaraj. However, the police have
registered a case against some AIADMK persons on a complaint
lodged by him.
By M. Balaganessin
CUDDALORE, OCT. 31. The AIADMK has won seven out of the total 12
panchayat unions in Cuddalore district in the election to the
panchayat union chairmanship held at the respective blocks on
Wednesday.
There are 13 blocks in the district and election to the
Keerapalayam chairmanship was postponed due to want of quorum.
The DMK has won in two unions and the PMK in one union. Two
Independents have emerged successful, with the support of AIADMK
councillors in one union and Congress members in another.
Following is the list of names of party-wise panchayat union
chairmen with respective blocks mentioned in brackets:
AIADMK: Mr. A. Pushparaj (Annagramam); Mr. Sorathur Rajendran
(Panruti); Ms. M. Malliga (Kammapuram); Mr. Arivazhagan
(Kurunjipadi); Mr. Lakshminarayanan (Melbhuvanagiri); Ms.
Kasthuri (Porto Novo); Mr. P.K. Thangarasu (Nallur).
DMK: Ms. Rasamani (Virudhachalam) and Ms. M. Rukumani (Mangalur).
Independents: Ms. Vanitha Begam (Kattumannarkoil, backed by the
AIADMK) and Mr. Senthilkumar (Kumaratchi, backed by the
Congress).
PMK: Mr. P. Thamaraikannan (Cuddalore).
A tough job for PMK
There were tense moments for the Pattali Makkal Katchi district
secretary and Panruti MLA, Mr. T. Velmurugan, who was camping in
a lodge here today to ensure victory for the PMK nominee in
Cuddalore union.
``We ensured that the PMK nominee wins the chairmanship election
with support from the Independents,'' said one of the cadres.
The PMK nominee won the election by a margin of just one vote.
There are 33 wards in Cuddalore union which had returned nine
independents, three PMK members, 12 AIADMK members, seven DMK
members, one member on the TMC and the CPI (M) ticket each.
The PMK MLA from Panruti and its Cuddalore district secretary,
Mr. T. Velmurugan, at a lodge in Cuddalore on Wednesday, passing
on the victory of the PMK nominee for Cuddalore panchayat union
over telephone to his leaders.
By Our Staff Reporter
VILLUPURAM, OCT. 31. The AIADMK has made a sweep in panchayat
unions in Villupuram district which has 22 blocks. Election to
the Koliyanur union was postponed due to a violent incident and
results were declared for the balance 21 blocks.
The AIADMK has netted 18 unions, leaving the balance three unions
to be shared by the DMK, the TMC and the PMK.
A salient feature of the outcome favouring the AIADMK is that
both semi-urban and rural unions have returned the party nominees
to the chairmanship.
The Kalrayan Hills Panchayat Union, a tribal-dominated pocket on
the border of Villupuram and Salem Districts, has, for instance,
returned the party's nominee as the Chairman.
Following is the list of winners in the election:
The AIADMK: Kalrayan Hills - Mrs. S. Ponnammal; Thiyagadurgam -
V. Iyyappan; Rishivandhiyam - Ms. A. Rojavathy; Sankarapuram -
Mr. P. Sanyasi; Chinnasalem - Mrs. A. Jayam; Vanur - Mr. S.
Janakiraman; Gingee - Mr. R. Radhakrishnan; Vallam - Ms. V.
Kasthuri; Melmalaynur - Mrs. P. Chandrika; Kallakurichi - Mr. P.
Thangapandian; Vikravandi - Mr. N. Kaliyamurthy; Olakkur - Mr.
S.P. Rajendran; Marakkanam - Mr. K. Natarajan; Mailam - Ms. P.
Vasantha; Kandamangalam - Mr. K. Ramadas; Mugaiyur - Ms. N.
Poongothai; Kanai - Ms. A. Paradha; Ulundupet - Ms. J.
Kamalakanni.
The DMK: Thirunavalur - Mr. G.R. Vasanthavel. The TMC: Tirukoilur
- Mr. C. Krishnamurthy. The PMK: Tiruvennainallur - Mr. M.
Anbhazhagan.
By K. Manikandan
KANCHEEPURAM, OCT. 31. The AIADMK continued to maintain its
winning streak in the local bodies elections by winning a
majority of the posts for presidents and vice-presidents of
panchayat unions and vice-presidents in town panchayats.
Elections for the posts of presidents and vice- presidents of the
13 panchayat unions, vice-presidents of 28 town presidents and
vice-chairman of the six municipalities in the district were held
today.
Mr. M. Dhanapal of the AIADMK was unanimously elected as
president of the district panchayat.
Elections were held for vice-chairman of six municipalities in
the district. The DMK won in Kancheepuram, Madurantakam and
Tambaram, while the AIADMK in Chengalpattu, Pallavaram and
Alandur.
Following are the results: Kancheepuram - S. Sigamani (DMK);
Madurantakam - M.P. Venu (DMK); Tambaram - A. Janakiraman (DMK);
Chengalpattu - M. Kumar (AIADMK); Pallavaram - Issar Ahmed
(AIADMK) and Alandur - K. Bakthavatsalam (AIADMK).
Among the 13 panchayat unions, the AIADMK candidates for
presidents won in 10 and the DMK and the PMK in one each.
Elections for president and vice-president of Madurantakam
panchayat union were not held due to lack of sufficient turnout
of ward members there.
Following is the list of presidents and vice- presidents of the
panchayat unions:
Kancheepuram: president - M. Kalaichelvi (AIADMK), vice-president
- V.N. Muniyan (AIADMK); Wallajahbad: president - G. Vanaja and
vice-president - P. Ganesan, who was elected unopposed.
Ms. Vanaja is Mr. Ganesan's wife and both belong to the AIADMK.
Sriperumbudur: president - Rani Thandavarayan (AIADMK), vice-
president - Ramamurthy (AIADMK, elected unopposed).
Kunrathur: president - K. Vijaya (AIADMK), vice- president -
Kamaraj (AIADMK, elected unopposed).
Lathur: president - Manikkammal (AIADMK, elected unopposed),
vice-president - Vijaya (Independent, elected unopposed).
Chithamur: A. Marimuthu (AIADMK), vice-president - Kadhiravan
(AIADMK, elected unopposed).
Thirupporur: president - R. Lakshmipathy (DMK), vice- president -
Varalakshmi (Independent). Achcharapakkam: president - K.
Balasubramanian (AIADMK), vice-president - Radhakrishnan (TMC,
elected unopposed).
Kattankulathur: A.M .Ponnusamy, vice-president - Ghouse Basha.
Both belong to the AIADMK and were elected unopposed.
Uthiramerur: president - N.K. Gnanasekharan and vice- president -
Sardar, both of the AIADMK.
Thirukazhukundram: president - K. Vasu of the PMK, vice-president
- Kannimuthu of the DMK.
Thomas Malai: president - Rajendran (AIADMK) and vice- president
- S.D. Velayudham (Independent).
Following is list of vice-presidents elected to the 28 town
panchayats. AIADMK candidates won in 13, the DMK in 10,
Independents in 3 and the TMC in 2.
Maraimalai Nagar - S. Ravi (AIADMK); Mamallapuram - M. Sekar
(AIADMK); Pammal - B.S. Sundaram (DMK); Anakaputhur - G. Dayalan
(AIADMK); Chitlapakkam - K. Radhakrishnan (AIADMK); Kunrathur -
G. Satyamurthy (DMK); Nandambakkam - S. Rajasekhar (Independent);
Nandivaram Guduvanchery - K. Manickam (AIADMK); Perungulathur -
M. Selvam (TMC); Puzhudivakkam - M. Thamizhselvam (DMK).
Sriperumbudur - S. Kumar (AIADMK); Sholinganallur - R. Ramesh
(Independent); Thirukazhukundram - M. Kuppammal (AIADMK);
Uthiramerur - N.S. Adhiyamaan (DMK); Wallajahbad - K. Nagarajan
(AIADMK); Achcharapakkam - M. Rani (AIADMK); Karunguzhi - N. Ravi
(AIADMK); Mangadu M.R. Venkatesan (DMK); Chembakkam - S.
Lakshmipathy (DMK).
Thirupporur - T. N. Murthy (AIADMK); Thiruneermalai - T.K.
Chinnaraj (DMK); Sevilimedu - A. Subramanian (DMK); Madambakkam -
G. Loganathan (AIADMK); Perungudi - G.M. Janakiraman
(Independent); Idakkazhinaadu - G. Girirajan (AIADMK);
Peerkankaranai - S. Rajagopal (TMC); Pallikkaranai - K.
Devendiran (DMK) and Meenambakkam - R. Venkatesh (DMK).
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