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Peaceful Polling Concludes for Bypolls in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
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News18•06-10-2026, 20:00
Peaceful Polling Concludes for Bypolls in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
- •Voting for byelections in two Tamil Nadu assembly constituencies and one in Puducherry concluded peacefully.
- •Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu recorded turnouts of 85.99 and 80.31 percent respectively.
- •The Thattanchavady segment in Puducherry saw a voter turnout of 80.81 percent by the close of polls.
- •Minor technical glitches involving EVMs at a few booths were swiftly resolved by election officials.
- •The high-stakes elections are viewed as a key test of popularity for the incumbent ruling coalitions.
Key Questions Answered
In Tamil Nadu, the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies registered voter turnouts of 85.99 percent and 80.31 percent respectively, while the Thattanchavady segment in Puducherry recorded 80.81 percent by 6 pm.
The byelection in Thattanchavady was necessitated by the resignation of Chief Minister N Rangasamy from the constituency.
The bypolls in Tamil Nadu were held for the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies, both of which are reserved segments.
