Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Vijay, Stalin, Palaniswami Campaign as Tamil Nadu Bypolls Near
Two areas in Tamil Nadu will hold by-elections on October 6.
The areas are Madurantakam and Dharapuram.
TVK founder and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay campaigned in Madurantakam on Friday.
He travelled through more than 30 villages and neighbourhoods.
People gathered to see him and hear his request for votes.
DMK leader M K Stalin and AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami were also scheduled to campaign.
The elections became necessary after two legislators resigned their seats and party memberships.
Those legislators later joined TVK and were nominated again.
Opposition parties have accused the ruling party of horse-trading, making that an important campaign issue.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK founder C Joseph Vijay held a roadshow in Madurantakam on Friday.
Vijay’s campaign vehicle covered more than 30 villages and neighbourhoods in the constituency.
DMK president M K Stalin and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami were scheduled to campaign Friday.
The Madurantakam and Dharapuram bypolls are scheduled for October 6.
The contests followed the resignations of Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama, with horse-trading allegations becoming a key issue.
- Who
- TVK founder and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, DMK president M K Stalin, AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, and candidates from the three parties.
- What
- Campaigning is intensifying for by-elections in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies.
- When
- Vijay held his roadshow on Friday; the bypolls are scheduled for October 6.
- Where
- Madurantakam, about 100 kilometres from Chennai, and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- The bypolls were necessitated by the resignations of legislators Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama from their MLA posts and AIADMK memberships.
Ruling TVK
Opposition parties
Candidate changes and bypolls
Ruling TVK
TVK is campaigning for Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama, who joined the ruling party after resigning their MLA posts and AIADMK memberships.
Opposition parties
Opposition parties have levelled horse-trading allegations against the ruling party, making the issue central to the campaign.
- Polling date
- October 6
- Constituencies
- Madurantakam and Dharapuram
- Vijay’s Madurantakam nominee
- Maragatham Kumaravel
- Vijay’s Dharapuram nominee
- P Sathyabama
- Vijay’s roadshow route
- More than 30 villages and neighbourhoods
- Key electoral issue
- Opposition allegations of horse-trading
