Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Puducherry's Thattanchavady Assembly By-election Set for October 6
People in Thattanchavady, in Puducherry, will vote in an election on October 6.
The election is happening because Chief Minister N Rangasamy won two seats in the earlier election and gave up one of them.
Eleven candidates are running for the seat he left.
Ashok Anand is the candidate of the AINRC and has support from several other parties.
Other candidates include people nominated by the DMK, CPI, Congress and Naam Tamilar Katchi.
The Congress candidate, E Vinayagam, also has support from the TVK.
There are 26,616 voters in the constituency.
Officials plan to count the votes on October 9.
The Thattanchavady Assembly by-election in Puducherry is scheduled for October 6, with vote counting on October 9.
The poll became necessary after Chief Minister N Rangasamy vacated Thattanchavady and retained the Mangalam seat.
Eleven candidates are contesting; the AINRC's Ashok Anand is supported by the BJP, AIADMK and Lakshiya Jananayaga Katchi.
The DMK, CPI, Congress and Naam Tamilar Katchi have also fielded candidates; the Congress nominee E Vinayagam is backed by the TVK.
The constituency has 26,616 voters, and parties are campaigning ahead of the by-election.
- Who
- Eleven candidates are contesting, including AINRC candidate Ashok Anand and Congress candidate E Vinayagam.
- What
- A by-election is being held for the Thattanchavady Assembly seat.
- When
- Voting is scheduled for October 6; counting is scheduled for October 9. The year is not specified.
- Where
- Thattanchavady Assembly constituency, Puducherry.
- Why
- Chief Minister N Rangasamy vacated the Thattanchavady seat after winning it and Mangalam in the April 9 general election, retaining Mangalam.
- Polling date
- October 6
- Vote counting
- October 9
- Candidates
- 11
- Registered voters
- 26,616
- AINRC candidate
- Ashok Anand
- Congress candidate
- E Vinayagam
- Previous election margin
- Rangasamy defeated E Vinayagam by 4,441 votes in April 9 election