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Brisk Polling Witnessed in Thattanchavady Bypoll
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News18•06-10-2026, 13:00
Brisk Polling Witnessed in Thattanchavady Bypoll
- •Over 39 percent of voters cast their votes in the first four hours of the Thattanchavady Assembly constituency byelection.
- •Polling began at 7 am and is scheduled to continue until 6 pm with tight security including central armed police force personnel.
- •Special arrangements were put in place at polling stations to assist senior citizens and differently-abled voters.
- •The bypoll features a contest between AINRC nominee Ashok Anand, Congress candidate E Vinayagam, and DMK nominee K Sedhu Selvam.
- •The election serves as a popularity test for the four-month-old NDA government led by Chief Minister N Rangasamy.
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Brisk polling was witnessed in the Thattanchavady Assembly constituency byelection, with the voting percentage standing at 39.16 per cent by 11 am.
The byelection was necessitated by the resignation of Chief Minister N Rangasamy from the Thattanchavady seat, as he had won both Thattanchavady and Mangalam segments in the April polls and chose to retain Mangalam.
The AINRC nominee Ashok Anand is facing a challenge from Congress candidate E Vinayagam and DMK nominee K Sedhu Selvam.
