Bypolls on Anand's Bloghttps://ndranandraj.com/tags/bypolls/Recent content in Bypolls on Anand's BlogAnand's Bloghttps://ndranandraj.com/images/og-default.pnghttps://ndranandraj.com/images/og-default.pngHugoen-usFri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Tamil Nadu by-elections 2026: results, comparisons and vacant seatshttps://ndranandraj.com/tn-2026-bypolls/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ndranandraj.com/tn-2026-bypolls/Results of Tamil Nadu's 2026 Assembly by-elections. October 2026: TVK won Madurantakam by 20,040 votes and Dharapuram by 9,471, both seats the AIADMK won in May. Seat-by-seat comparison with May 2026 and 2021, turnout, and the seats still vacant.Two AIADMK defectors won their seats back on TVK's ticket. The AIADMK came third in both.https://ndranandraj.com/posts/tn-bypolls-2026-madurantakam-dharapuram/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ndranandraj.com/posts/tn-bypolls-2026-madurantakam-dharapuram/Both AIADMK MLAs who switched to TVK won their seats again in the October 2026 bypolls: K. Maragatham Kumaravel in Madurantakam by 20,040 votes, P. Sathyabama in Dharapuram by 9,471. The AIADMK finished third in both.