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Dharapuram, Maduranthakam By-election: Voting Tomorrow; 6,000 Police on Security Duty!
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News18•05-10-2026, 12:14
Dharapuram, Maduranthakam By-election: Voting Tomorrow; 6,000 Police on Security Duty!
- •By-elections for Dharapuram and Maduranthakam constituencies will be held tomorrow, with voting from 7 AM to 6 PM.
- •Dharapuram constituency has 320 polling stations for 2,23,247 voters, with 3,500 police personnel deployed for security.
- •Maduranthakam constituency has 285 polling stations for 2,13,788 voters, with 2,614 police personnel, including CISF, on duty.
- •18 polling stations in Dharapuram and 23 in Maduranthakam have been identified as sensitive.
- •Votes for both by-elections will be counted and results announced on the 9th of this month.
Key Questions Answered
The by-elections for the Dharapuram and Maduranthakam constituencies are scheduled to be held tomorrow, with voting taking place from 7 AM to 6 PM.
A total of 6,000 police personnel have been deployed for security duty across both constituencies. This includes 3,500 personnel in Dharapuram and 2,614 personnel in Maduranthakam, which includes 480 personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force.
The votes cast in both the Dharapuram and Maduranthakam by-elections will be counted, and the final results announced, on the 9th of this month.
