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The results for bypolls held across five Assembly constituencies – two each in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, and one in Puducherry alongside one Lok Sabha seat in Assam will be declared on Friday.
The counting of votes will begin at 8 am.
Results for bypolls held in West Bengal’s Nandigram and Rejinagar, Tamil Nadu’s Madurantakam and Dharapuram, Puducherry’s Thattanchavady, and an Assam Lok Sabha seat will be declared on Friday, with notable turnouts recorded despite controversy in West Bengal.
West Bengal:
Nandigram and Rejinagar recorded tentative turnouts of 80.89% and 80%, respectively, according to the Election Commission (ECI). Voting was shadowed by controversy following the detention of Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) founder Humayun Kabir, prompting Congress to demand repolling in both seats over allegations of voter intimidation and irregularities.
Tamil Nadu:
Polling in the reserved constituencies of Madurantakam and Dharapuram ended peacefully, registering turnouts of 86.26% and 80.30%, respectively. The bypolls were triggered after AIADMK MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama resigned to join CM Joseph Vijay’s TVK.
Puducherry:
The Thattanchavady segment recorded an 80.81% turnout-a drop from the 87.20% seen during the main assembly elections. The seat was vacated by CM N Rangasamy after he also won from Mangalam.
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The outcome will be a measure of the public perception of the 4-month old TVK government headed by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, who seems to have invested much pride in the electoral battle. He addressed one public meeting each in both constituencies and took out extensive roadshows in Madurantakam and Dharapuram.
Tamil Nadu
In 2026 April, Madurantakam and Dharapuram registered a voter turnout of 92.28 per cent and 88.92 per cent respectively, according to an official.
Tamil Nadu
In Tamil Nadu, Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly Constituencies, both reserved segments, registered a turnout of 86.26 and 80.30 per cent respectively, according to election authorities.
Tamil Nadu
However, the voter turnout witnessed a dip in both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry when compared to the Assembly polls held in April this year.
Tamil Nadu
Polling ended peacefully on Tuesday for byelections to two Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu and one in Puducherry that are being seen as a test of popularity for the incumbent coalition regimes headed by the TVK and AINRC respectively, with all three segments crossing the 80 per cent voting mark.
