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By-Election Results: DMK Takes Lead in Postal Votes
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News18•09-10-2026, 13:41
By-Election Results: DMK Takes Lead in Postal Votes
- •Vote counting is underway for the Maduranthakam and Dharapuram by-elections following high-campaign contests.
- •Out of 833 postal votes in Maduranthakam, DMK secured 240 votes to lead, followed by AIADMK and TVK.
- •In Dharapuram, DMK also captured the highest postal votes with 350 votes counted across two rounds.
Key Questions Answered
The by-elections were necessitated after the MLAs who previously won the Maduranthakam and Dharapuram seats on behalf of AIADMK resigned from their posts and joined TVK.
DMK secured the highest number of postal votes in both constituencies, obtaining 240 out of 833 postal votes in Maduranthakam and 350 postal votes across two rounds in Dharapuram.
The voter turnout was approximately 86% in Maduranthakam and about 80% in Dharapuram, which was lower than the turnout recorded in the assembly elections.
