Polls: 9 out of 3,526 independent candidates won
According to an analysis of Election Commission’s data, nine out of the total 3,526 independent candidates won the recently held Assembly elections in four states and a Union Territory. Notably, out of these nine victorious candidates, six won from Kerala and one each from West Bengal, Assam, and Puducherry, while none of the 1,566 independent candidates won from Tamil Nadu.