Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Puducherry, Assam By-Election Results Set for October 9
People voted in two by-elections on October 6.
One was for the Thattanchavady Assembly seat in Puducherry.
The other was for the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam.
Officials are scheduled to start counting votes at 8 am on October 9.
They will count postal ballots first.
Then they will count votes recorded on electronic voting machines.
The final result will come after counting is finished and the Returning Officer certifies it.
In Thattanchavady, 11 candidates are running, with the contest seen as a three-way race among three political sides.
Results for the Thattanchavady Assembly and Nagaon Lok Sabha by-elections are due Friday, October 9.
Counting is scheduled to begin at 8 am at designated centres.
The by-elections were held on October 6, alongside polls in other states.
Postal ballots will be counted before votes recorded through electronic voting machines.
Thattanchavady has 11 candidates; the contest is described as a three-way race involving the AINRC-led NDA, Congress and DMK.
- Who
- Candidates contesting the Thattanchavady Assembly and Nagaon Lok Sabha by-elections.
- What
- Vote counting and declaration of the by-election results.
- When
- Friday, October 9, 2026; counting is scheduled to begin at 8 am.
- Where
- Designated counting centres for Thattanchavady in Puducherry and Nagaon in Assam.
- Why
- To determine the winners of the two by-elections held on October 6.
- Result date
- Friday, October 9, 2026
- Counting start
- 8 am
- Polling date
- October 6, 2026
- Constituencies
- Thattanchavady Assembly constituency, Puducherry; Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency, Assam
- Counting order
- Postal ballots first, followed by electronic voting machine votes
- Thattanchavady candidates
- 11 candidates are in the fray
- Result sources
- Election Commission results portal, results.eci.gov.in, and The Indian Express website