Narrow miss for DMK in capturing power: Karunanidhi
May 22, 2016  18:40
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Citing electoral statistics, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief Karunanidhi on Sunday said that the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has retained power in Tamil Nadu by a margin of just 1.1 vote percentage and his party missed a clear victory by a narrow gap.
He said his party would function as a constructive Opposition.
Referring to total votes polled for the AIADMK and DMK and respective allies, he said the ruling party had got only 4,41,646 votes more than his party and said the opportunity to govern was missed narrowly.
"While the AIADMK and allies polled 1,76,17,060 votes, the DMK and its allies got 1,71,75,374. That is, the AIADMK has got the opportunity to form government by a margin of 1.1 per cent and it is the truth," he said in a statement.
Citing electoral statistics, including vote share and contested vote share of his party and the AIADMK, he said "there was only a very small gap in touching pinnacle of victory."
He also referred to a report published in an English daily which said the DMK was ahead of the AIADMK in contested vote share.
He said in 172 constituencies where there was a direct fight between the AIADMK and the DMK, his party emerged victorious in 89 seats and the AIADMK won 83 seats.
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