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Thattanchavady Bypoll Campaign Ends: Parties Make Last-Ditch Effort to Sway Voters
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News18•04-10-2026, 21:30
Thattanchavady Bypoll Campaign Ends: Parties Make Last-Ditch Effort to Sway Voters
- •Campaigning for the Thattanchavady Assembly bypoll in Puducherry concluded at 6 pm on Sunday, ahead of the October 6 election.
- •Political parties, including the NDA, organized motorcycle rallies to impress voters, with Chief Minister N Rangasamy and Home Minister A Namassivayam participating.
- •The Thattanchavady seat became vacant after CM N Rangasamy, who won both Thattanchavady and Mangalam in the April 9 Assembly election, chose to retain Mangalam.
- •Eleven candidates are in the fray, including AINRC's Ashok Anand, DMK's K Sedhu Selvam, Congress's E Vinayagam, CPI's M A Saleem, and Naam Tamilar Katchi's S Karthi Kumari.
- •Thattanchavady, an urban constituency with 26,921 voters, is considered a stronghold of CM Rangasamy; the Congress candidate has the backing of the Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK).
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Campaigning for the October 6 bypoll in the Thattanchavady Assembly constituency came to a screeching end by 6 pm on Sunday.
The seat fell vacant after AINRC leader and Chief Minister N Rangasamy won in both Thattanchavady and Mangalam during the April 9 Assembly election and chose to vacate Thattanchavady while retaining Mangalam.
There are 11 candidates in the fray for the bypoll, including AINRC candidate Ashok Anand, DMK nominee K Sedhu Selvam, Congress candidate E Vinayagam, CPI candidate M A Saleem, and Naam Tamilar Katchi candidate S Karthi Kumari.
