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Brisk Polling Underway for Crucial Assembly Bypolls in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
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News18•06-10-2026, 16:15
Brisk Polling Underway for Crucial Assembly Bypolls in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
- •Brisk polling continued for byelections in two Tamil Nadu Assembly constituencies, Madurantakam and Dharapuram, and one in Puducherry, Thattanchavady.
- •Voter turnout reached 70.31 percent in Madurantakam, 68.08 percent in Dharapuram, and 68.91 percent in Thattanchavady by 3 pm.
- •The high-stakes elections serve as the first major electoral test for the ruling TVK regime in Tamil Nadu and the NDA government in Puducherry.
- •Security has been tightly managed with over 3,000 personnel deployed in each Tamil Nadu constituency to ensure peaceful voting.
- •Minor technical glitches in EVM and VVPAT equipment at a few booths were swiftly resolved by election officials.
Key Questions Answered
By 3 pm, the Madurantakam and Dharapuram constituencies in Tamil Nadu registered turnouts of 70.31 and 68.08 per cent, respectively, while Thattanchavady in Puducherry recorded 68.91 per cent.
The byelection in Thattanchavady was necessitated by the resignation of Chief Minister N Rangasamy from the constituency.
The key candidates contesting the Madurantakam bypoll include K Maragatham Kumaravel for the TVK, I Paranthamen for the DMK, Kanitha Sampath for the AIADMK, P Suganthi for the CPI (M), and Janakiraman for the NTK.
