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Thattanchavady Bypoll: NDA Faces Popularity Test in Crucial Three-Cornered Battle
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News18•05-10-2026, 13:30
Thattanchavady Bypoll: NDA Faces Popularity Test in Crucial Three-Cornered Battle
- •The Thattanchavady bypoll on Tuesday will test the popularity of the four-month-old NDA government led by N Rangasamy.
- •Polling will take place from 7 am to 6 pm, with all arrangements in place for the electoral exercise.
- •The bypoll features a three-cornered contest between the ruling AINRC-led NDA, Congress, and DMK, despite 11 candidates in the fray.
- •AINRC's Ashok Anand, Congress's E Vinayagam (backed by TVK), and DMK's K Sedhu Selvam are the main contenders.
- •The constituency, a stronghold of CM Rangasamy, has 26,291 voters, with opposition parties raising issues of law and order and statehood during campaigning.
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The Thattanchavady bypoll is scheduled for Tuesday, with polling operations set to take place from 7 am to 6 pm.
Although 11 candidates are in the fray, the primary contest is a three-way race between the ruling AINRC-led NDA, the Congress, and its former ally the DMK.
The bypoll was necessitated following the resignation of veteran leader and current Chief Minister N Rangasamy from the seat after he won from two constituencies.