Election results Tamil Nadu LIVE: CM Vijay's TVK trails in Dharapuram, leads against DMK in Madurantakam

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Oct 9, 2026, 08:42:55 IST

Election results Tamil Nadu LIVE: Counting of votes is underway for two assembly seats of Tamil Nadu - Madurantakam and Dharapuram (SC) - which went to bypolls on October 6 along with three other constituencies of West Bengal and Puducherry.

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• 1 Mins agoElection results Tamil Nadu LIVE: At bypoll rally, Vijay alleges AIADMK betrayed MGR, former CM Jayalalithaa
• 13 Mins agoWho are the TVK, DMK and Left candidates?
• 14 Mins agoWhy are bypolls happening for 2 Tamil Nadu assembly seats
• 18 Mins agoCounting on for 2 key assembly bypoll seats; trends to be out shortly

Election results Tamil Nadu LIVE: In this screengrab from a video released on Oct 4, Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay drives a bullock cart alongside party leaders KG Arunraj and C Vijayabaskar during a campaign roadshow ahead of the Dharapuram Assembly constituency by-election

Election results Tamil Nadu LIVE: Counting of votes is underway for Madurantakam and Dharapuram (SC) assembly seats of Tamil Nadu which went to bypolls on October 6 along with three other constituencies in West Bengal and Puducherry. Bypolls were held in the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly constituencies in West Bengal and Thattanchavady constituency of Puducherry.

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Oct 9, 2026, 08:42:54 IST

Election results Tamil Nadu LIVE: Tamil Nadu chief minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C Joseph Vijay earlier this month used the stage of a rally at the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) stronghold SC-reserved Dharapuram constituency to reiterate his allegations that the party planned to enter a coalition with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), whom he again described as “an evil force”.

Addressing a campaign rally for his party’s nominee P Sathyabama, Vijay alleged that the AIADMK betrayed its supremo MG Ramachandran and former CM J Jayalalithaa. “Whom was MGR going against when he formed his party (ADMK, which later became AIADMK)? And against whom did Jayalalithaa take a political stand? It is this evil force DMK,” he said. Read full report here

Oct 9, 2026, 08:31:06 IST

Election results Tamil Nadu LIVE: Facing his first electoral battle in the state after coming to power with the help of allies in the April 23 assembly polls, TVK founder and chief minister C Joseph Vijay has nominated former AIADMK MLAs K Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama from Madurantakam and Dharapuram, respectively.

Both Kumaravel and Satyabama had won from the respective constituencies as AIADMK candidates in the April 23 polls, before resigning as legislators and joining the ruling TVK later.

The DMK has nominated I Paranthaman for Madurantakam and S Suganya for Dharapuram. The AIADMK, which heads the NDA, has already announced an all-women line-up, fielding former MLA Kanitha Sampath in Madurantakam and K Bhanumathi in Dharapuram.

The CPI (M) and CPI announced that they would contest as an independent Left front, breaking away from traditional electoral coalitions, placing them in direct opposition to both the DMK and TVK.

Oct 9, 2026, 08:29:31 IST

Election results Tamil Nadu LIVE: The crucial assembly bypoll in the two reserved constituencies of Tamil Nadu are witnessing an interesting five-cornered contest, with the Left parties fielding their candidates for the two seats.

This will be the first electoral battle in the state after C Joseph Vijay-led TVK formed its maiden government with the help of allies after winning the April 23 Assembly polls.

In Tamil Nadu, bypolls will be held in 35-Madurantakam (SC) and 101-Dharapuram (SC) Assembly constituencies. The Madurantakam seat fell vacant following the resignation of Maragatham Kumaravel, while the Dharapuram seat became vacant after the resignation of P Sathyabama.

Oct 9, 2026, 08:25:40 IST

Election results Tamil Nadu LIVE: Counting of votes is underway for Madurantakam and Dharapuram (SC) assembly seats of Tamil Nadu which went to bypolls on October 6 along with three other constituencies in West Bengal and Puducherry.

Bypolls were held in the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly constituencies in West Bengal and Thattanchavady constituency of Puducherry.

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