Puducherry, May 4 -- Ruling AINRC candidate Vayyapuri Manikandan was on Monday elected from the Muthialpet constituency in Puducherry defeating his immediate Opposition Congress rival Eram Rajendran by a margin of 952 votes.
Vayyapuri Manikandan polled 8,382 votes and Eram Rajendran secured 7,430 votes.
TVK candidate Prakash Kumar, who is also the incumbent having elected as Independent in 2021, polled 3,611 votes to finish third followed Independent candidate Prabhakaran 3285 votes.
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