Coimbatore BJP youth wing leader D Karthik had contested for the post of ward councilor in the elections held for Periyanaikanapalayam Union Kurudampalayam Panchayat Ward No. He made headlines for securing a single vote in the rural local body elections held in the district on October 9, for which counting is underway in Tamil Nadu. There were a total of five members in his family, four of whom did not vote for him. In local body elections, candidates do not contest under the symbols of the political party, although the parties officially support them.

As soon as the results were being declared in the ward, a wave of jokes about Karthik ran on social media. A Twitterati wrote, "BJP candidate gets only one vote in local body elections. Proud of four other voters in my family who decided to vote for others. Another Twitter user wrote, "People of #Tamil Nadu are so cruel, they should cast 10 votes for at least 10 leaders in the poster. D.Karthik, Deputy Secretary, BJP Youth Wing, Coimbatore District, got 1 vote in the #LocalBody election.

Apart from the Coimbatore bypoll, the counting of votes for other local body elections in Tamil Nadu is also underway. Counting of votes began at 8 am on October 12 at 74 centers in Tamil Nadu. Elections were held for rural local bodies in Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Ranipet, Villupuram, Vellore, Tiruppattur and Kallakurichi districts of the state. 31,245 officers are involved in the counting process and 6,228 police personnel have been deployed for duty in counting centers spread across nine districts.

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