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Vote Counting Underway for Bypolls in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
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News18•09-10-2026, 08:30
Vote Counting Underway for Bypolls in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
- •Counting of votes for the October 6 byelections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry began at 8 am under strict security.
- •Postal ballots were counted first, followed by the votes recorded in electronic voting machines.
- •Bypolls were held for Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu and Thattanchavady in Puducherry.
- •The elections were triggered by the resignation of incumbent MLAs, including Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy.
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The counting of votes for the byelections held in two Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu and one in Puducherry commenced at 8 am in designated counting centres amid tight security. Postal ballots were processed first, followed by votes recorded in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
The byelections took place in Madurantakam and Dharapuram, both of which are Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved seats in Tamil Nadu, alongside the Thattanchavady segment in the neighboring Union Territory of Puducherry.
The byelections were necessitated due to the resignation of incumbent Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) across the respective constituencies, including Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy stepping down from Thattanchavady.
