DMK'S official candidate K Ramakrishnan alias Kittu was elected as the new mayor of Tirunelveli corporation here on Monday, defeating his rival V Paulraj by a margin of seven votes. Out of the total 54 votes polled, Ramakrishnan secured 30 votes, while Paulraj surprisingly received 23 votes, including those cast by DMK councillors. Of the polled votes, one was rejected.
Ahead of the election on Sunday, Ministers KN Nehru and Thangam Thennarasu had personally met with the DMK councillors instructing them to vote for Ramakrishnan, and the DMK high command had also been expecting the threetime councillor to be elected unopposed.
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