2011 Tamil Nadu local elections

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.[1]

2011 Tamil Nadu local elections
17 and 19 October
All elected seats in the local bodies
Turnout78.80%

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.[2][3]

Elections to village panchayats are non-party contests.

City Municipal Corporation mayoral results[4]
CorporationWinnerPartyRunnerParty
ChennaiSaidai Sa. DuraisamyAIADMKM. SubramaniamDMK
CoimbatoreS. M. VelusamyAIADMKN. KarthikDMK
MaduraiV. V. Rajan ChellappaAIADMKP. PackianathanDMK
TiruchirapalliM. S. R. JayaAIADMKJ. Vijaya JayarajDMK
SalemS. SoundappanAIADMKS. T. Kalai AmudhanDMK
TirunelveliVijila SathyanandAIADMKS. AmuthaDMK
ErodeMallika ParamasivamAIADMKA. Sellaponni ManoharanDMK
TirupurA. VisalakshiAIADMKK. SelvarajDMK
VelloreP. KarthiyayiniAIADMKR. RajeswariDMK
ThoothukudiSasikala Pushpa RamaswamyAIADMKPon InithaDMK
Urban Local Body results[4]
Local Body/PartyCorporation MayorCorporation CouncilorMunicipal chairmanMunicipal CouncilorTown Panchayat chairmanTown Pt. Ward Member
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, AIADMK10556891,6802852,849
Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP0423713181
Communist Party of India, CPI04010233
Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI(M)032205101
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, DMK0125239631211,820
Indian National Congress, INC017016624379
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, MDMK011149782
Pattali Makkal Katchi, PMK020602108
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, DMDK0821203392
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, VCK02013012
Bahujan Samaj Party, BSP000202
Rashtriya Janata Dal000108
Puthiya Tamilagam, PTK000007
All India Forward Bloc, AIFB000004
Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi, IJK000001
Other00014029
Independent0525552641,995
Rural Local Body results[4]
Local Body/PartyDistrict CouncilorTownship Councilor
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, AIADMK5663,727
Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP231
Communist Party of India, CPI446
Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI(M)226
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, DMK26934
Indian National Congress, INC4147
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, MDMK241
Pattali Makkal Katchi, PMK3221
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, DMDK5321
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, VCK010
Puthiya Tamilagam, PTK07
Rashtriya Janata Dal, RJD02
Bahujan Samaj Party, BSP01
Independent0636
Other04

References
  1. "AIADMK sweeps local body elections". The Hindu. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. கட்சிகள் பெற்ற வாக்கு விழுக்காடு
  3. பாமக பெற்ற வாக்கு விழுக்காடு
  4. "Local Election Results - 2011" (in Tamil). Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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