At the end of the fifth round of counting, P.R. Natarajan of CPI (M) candidate of Secular Progressive alliance led by DMK is leading by 33,597 votes.
At the end of the fifth round of counting, P.R. Natarajan of CPI (M) candidate of Secular Progressive alliance led by DMK is leading by 33,597 votes.
As of fifth round of counting:
P.R. Nataraj - CPI (M) - 1,21,292 Votes
C.P. Radhakrishnan - BJP - 87,695 Votes
R. Mahendran - MNM - 30,841 Votes
Kalyanasundaram - NTK - 13,015 Votes
Appadurai - AMMK - 8,688 Votes