Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Madurantakam Bypoll Counting Begins After 86.2% Turnout
People in Madurantakam voted in an Assembly by-election on October 6.
About 86 out of every 100 voters cast a ballot.
There are 27 candidates, including K Maragatham Kumaravel, who is now running for TVK.
She had won the seat for AIADMK in the April Assembly election before resigning and joining TVK.
TVK, DMK and AIADMK are among the parties in the contest.
Vote counting is scheduled to start at 8 a.m.
on October 9.
The result will show who wins the constituency.
Counting for the Madurantakam Assembly bypoll is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Friday, October 9, 2026.
The bypoll was held on October 6 in Tamil Nadu’s SC-reserved Madurantakam constituency.
Around 86.2% of voters cast ballots, and 27 candidates are contesting.
The closely watched contest includes Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), DMK and AIADMK.
K Maragatham Kumaravel, who won the seat for AIADMK in the April Assembly election, resigned and joined TVK; she is running as TVK’s candidate.
- Who
- Twenty-seven candidates, including K Maragatham Kumaravel for TVK, are contesting the Madurantakam Assembly bypoll.
- What
- Votes in the Madurantakam Assembly bypoll are being counted.
- When
- Counting is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Friday, October 9, 2026; voting took place October 6.
- Where
- Madurantakam, a Scheduled Caste-reserved constituency in Tamil Nadu, India.
- Why
- The seat became vacant after K Maragatham Kumaravel resigned and joined TVK.
TVK
DMK and AIADMK
Contest for the Madurantakam seat
TVK
TVK is contesting with K Maragatham Kumaravel, who previously won the seat for AIADMK.
DMK and AIADMK
DMK and AIADMK are also named among the parties in the closely watched, multi-cornered contest.
- Counting scheduled
- 8 a.m., Friday, October 9, 2026
- Polling date
- October 6, 2026
- Turnout
- Around 86.2%
- Candidates
- 27
- Constituency
- Madurantakam Assembly constituency, reserved for Scheduled Castes
- Main parties mentioned
- TVK, DMK and AIADMK
- Reason for bypoll
- K Maragatham Kumaravel resigned after winning the seat for AIADMK and joining TVK.