Archive · 9 Oct 2026
AINRC Retains Thattanchavady Seat, Wins Bypoll by 8,482 Votes
People in Thattanchavady voted in a by-election for their Assembly seat.
AINRC candidate Ashok Anand won with 13,358 votes.
He received 8,482 more votes than Congress candidate E Vinayagam.
Vinayagam received 4,876 votes.
DMK candidate K Sethu came third with 2,664 votes.
Counting started at 8 a.m.
on Friday and took four rounds.
The voting had taken place on Monday.
The election was needed because Chief Minister N Rangasamy had resigned from the seat after also winning in Mangalam.
AINRC candidate Ashok Anand won the Thattanchavady bypoll with 13,358 votes.
Anand defeated Congress candidate E Vinayagam by 8,482 votes; Vinayagam received 4,876 votes.
DMK candidate K Sethu, also known as Sethuselvam, finished third with 2,664 votes.
Counting began at 8 a.m. Friday and ended after four rounds at Motilal Nehru Government Polytechnic College in Lawspet.
The bypoll followed Chief Minister N Rangasamy’s resignation from the seat after he also won from Mangalam; the election was held on Monday.
- Who
- AINRC candidate Ashok Anand won, ahead of Congress candidate E Vinayagam and DMK candidate K Sethu.
- What
- AINRC retained the Thattanchavady Assembly seat in a by-election.
- When
- The bypoll was held on Monday; counting and the result were reported on Friday, October 9.
- Where
- Thattanchavady, Puducherry; votes were counted at Motilal Nehru Government Polytechnic College in Lawspet.
- Why
- The bypoll was required after N Rangasamy resigned from Thattanchavady following his win from Mangalam as well.
- Winner
- Ashok Anand (AINRC)
- Winner's votes
- 13,358
- Victory margin
- 8,482 votes
- Runner-up
- E Vinayagam (Congress), 4,876 votes
- Third place
- K Sethu, also known as Sethuselvam (DMK), 2,664 votes
- Counting
- Started at 8 a.m. Friday and concluded after four rounds
- Counting location
- Motilal Nehru Government Polytechnic College, Lawspet
