Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Bypoll Counting Begins Across Six Seats as Early Leads Vary
Votes were counted on October 9 in six by-elections in four parts of India.
Five races were for state Assembly seats, and one was for a seat in the national Parliament.
Tamil Nadu’s two races were closely watched because they could offer an early test of Chief Minister Vijay’s party.
Reports disagreed about who was ahead in Tamil Nadu: one said TVK led in both seats, while another said AIADMK led in Dharapuram.
Early reports said BJP candidates were ahead in two West Bengal seats and in Assam’s Nagaon seat.
In Puducherry, an AINRC candidate was reported ahead.
The candidates and parties were competing to fill seats that had become vacant.
These were early counting updates, not final results, and the leads could change as counting continued.
Counting began on October 9 for five Assembly by-elections and one Lok Sabha by-election across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry and Assam.
Tamil Nadu’s Madurantakam and Dharapuram contests are being watched as an early test for Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s TVK government, which won 108 Assembly seats against 118 needed for a majority.
Tamil Nadu reports differed on early trends: one said TVK led in both seats, while another said AIADMK led in Dharapuram; the figures were provisional.
BJP candidates were reported ahead in West Bengal’s Nandigram and Rejinagar and Assam’s Nagaon, while AINRC candidate Ashok Anand led in Puducherry’s Thattanchavady.
Turnout reports put Madurantakam at about 86%, Dharapuram at about 80%, Nandigram at 80.89%, Rejinagar at around 80%, Thattanchavady at 80.81% and Nagaon at 76.19%.
- Who
- Candidates and parties contesting five Assembly by-elections and the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election.
- What
- Vote counting began, with reports describing provisional leads in several constituencies.
- When
- Friday, October 9, 2026; counting began at 8 a.m.
- Where
- Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu; Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal; Thattanchavady in Puducherry; and Nagaon in Assam.
- Why
- The by-elections are filling vacant seats; Tamil Nadu’s contests were also described as an early electoral test for the TVK government.
TVK lead report
AIADMK lead report
Tamil Nadu early trends
TVK lead report
One report said TVK was leading in both Madurantakam and Dharapuram.
AIADMK lead report
Another report said AIADMK had taken an early lead over TVK in Dharapuram.
- Seats
- Five Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha constituency.
- Counting sequence
- Postal ballots were counted first, followed by votes recorded in electronic voting machines.
- Tamil Nadu seats
- Madurantakam and Dharapuram are reserved for Scheduled Castes; polling took place on October 6.
- TVK Assembly tally
- TVK won 108 seats in the Assembly election; 118 were required for a majority.
- Reported turnout
- Madurantakam about 86% (86.26% in some reports); Dharapuram about 80% (80.30%); Nandigram 80.89%; Rejinagar around 80% (one report gave 80.08%); Thattanchavady 80.81%; Nagaon 76.19%.
- Tamil Nadu trend discrepancy
- One report said TVK led in both seats; another said AIADMK led in Dharapuram. The updates were preliminary.
- Other reported leads
- BJP candidates were reported ahead in Nandigram, Rejinagar and Nagaon; AINRC candidate Ashok Anand was reported ahead in Thattanchavady.
Sources
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