By-election · Tue 6 Oct · 7 am – 6 pm · 320 booths
Dharapuram by-election 2026: find your polling boothதாராபுரம் இடைத்தேர்தல் — உங்கள் வாக்குச்சாவடி
Where do I vote?
Before you go
When
Tuesday 6 October 2026, 7 am to 6 pm. Counting on Friday 9 October 2026.
Sources: dates — ECI press note; hours — DT Next and Deccan Chronicle, quoting the Tamil Nadu government's release.
What to carry
Your EPIC (voter ID card). If you don't have it, any one of these 12 documents:
- Aadhaar card
- MGNREGA job card
- Bank or post-office passbook with photograph
- Health insurance smart card (Ministry of Labour) or Ayushman Bharat health card
- Driving licence
- PAN card
- Smart card issued by the RGI under the NPR
- Indian passport
- Pension document with photograph
- Service identity card with photograph (Central/State Government, PSU or public limited company)
- Official identity card issued to MPs, MLAs or MLCs
- Unique Disability ID (UDID) card
Source: ECI press note ECI/PN/114/2026, section 3. All the documents you can carry →
Check your name and booth officially
- Find your polling station anywhere in Tamil Nadu →
- Search your name in the electoral roll (electoralsearch.eci.gov.in) — by EPIC number, details or mobile number.
- Know your polling station (ECI)
- Voter Helpline app: Android · iPhone
- Voter helpline: 1950 (toll-free).
Sources: Tamil Nadu CEO, district by-election page.
Questions
How do I find my polling booth for the Dharapuram by-election?
Type your village, street or area in the search on this page. To confirm, check your voter slip, search electoralsearch.eci.gov.in by EPIC number, details or mobile number, or call the 1950 helpline.
What are the polling hours?
Tuesday 6 October 2026, 7 am to 6 pm. Source: DT Next, quoting the Tamil Nadu government
What ID do I need to vote?
Your EPIC (voter ID card) is the main document. Without it you can show any one of the 12 documents ECI lists — Aadhaar, driving licence, PAN card, passport and others. Source: ECI press note
Is my booth the same as in April?
Booth numbers are unchanged: ECI's list for the 6 October 2026 by-election has the same 320 numbers as April, and we found no booth whose building has changed since April.
When are the results?
Counting is on Friday 9 October 2026. Results page.
Where this list comes from
- Booth numbers and buildings: ECI's polling-station list for the 6 October 2026 by-election (fetched 26 Sep 2026). 320 stations numbered 1–320, compared one by one with ECI's December 2025 list.
- Areas (streets, hamlets, wards): ECI's December 2025 polling-station list (English).
- April result: ECI Form 20 (booth-wise); postal votes are not counted at booths. All booth-wise results.
Candidates and schedule · Booth-wise April results · Results (9 Oct)