AIADMK routed in Tamil Nadu

Of the 39 seats in the state, DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance is leading in 35 seats. Others were ahead in remaining four.

Early trends available for all the 39 seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone seat from the neighbouring Pondicherry show the DMK-led led Democratic Progressive Alliance ahead of the AIADMK-BJP.

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While former union ministers P Chidambaram, (Congress) was leading in Sivaganga, TR Baalu of the DMK led over his AIADMK rival Badar Sayeed in Chennai South.

Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan (BJP) was trailing his CPI-M rival Bellarmin at Nagercoil by over 20,000 votes and Janata party President Dr Subramanian Swamy was pushed to third place at Madurai, where the CPI-M candidate Mohan was ahead of his AIADMK rival.

AIADMK strongman TTV Dinakaran was trailing at Peryakulam, where the Congress nominee JM Haroon was leading by a slender margin of over 600 votes.

Tamil Nadu BJP president CP Radhakrishnan is trailing by over 20,000 votes at Coimbatore against his CPI rival K Subbarayan.

Former union ministers R Prabhu (Nilgiris), KV Thangabalu (Salem), R Dhanushkodi Adityan (Tirunelveli) -- all Congress -- AK Moorthy (Chengalpattu), E Ponnuswamy (Chidambaram) -- both PMK and Senjee Ramachandran (Vandavasi) MDMK are leading in their respective constituencies.

Nagercoil: Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan (BJP) trailing by 8000 votes.

Dindigul: NSV Chitan (INC) leads over M Jayaraman (AIADMK) by 2000 votes.