All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami secured a record eighth term from the Edappadi Assembly constituency, as the party won 47 seats, maintaining its stronghold in southern and western belts.
Palaniswami, 72, won the Edappadi Assembly segment by securing 1,48,933 votes, defeating independent candidate Premkumar K by a margin of 98,110 votes.
Palaniswami expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, and other leaders for their support.
The results reaffirmed AIADMK's strength in the Kongu region and its focus on rural and semi-urban strongholds in the west and parts of the south served as a safety net.
The AIADMK contested in 166 seats, with five NDA alliance partners contesting under its 'Two Leaves' symbol, taking the overall seats contested by the party to 172.
The party won 47 seats, with Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) securing four and BJP and Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) winning one each.
The AIADMK won in several constituencies, including Tiruttani, Arcot, Anaikattu, Jolarpet, and others.
