By-election · Tue 6 Oct · 7 am – 6 pm · 285 booths

Madurantakam by-election 2026: find your polling boothமதுராந்தகம் 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:

  1. Aadhaar card
  2. MGNREGA job card
  3. Bank or post-office passbook with photograph
  4. Health insurance smart card (Ministry of Labour) or Ayushman Bharat health card
  5. Driving licence
  6. PAN card
  7. Smart card issued by the RGI under the NPR
  8. Indian passport
  9. Pension document with photograph
  10. Service identity card with photograph (Central/State Government, PSU or public limited company)
  11. Official identity card issued to MPs, MLAs or MLCs
  12. 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

Sources: Tamil Nadu CEO, district by-election page.

Questions

How do I find my polling booth for the Madurantakam 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 285 numbers as April. Buildings are the same except booths 83, 84, where that list gives Government High School, Eesur South Facing Building. Booth 123's building has a new name in ECI's list: R.C Primary School, Mangalore tiled West facing Room 6.

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). 285 stations numbered 1–285, compared one by one with ECI's December 2025 list.
  • Areas (streets, hamlets, wards): ECI's December 2025 polling-station list (English); Tamil from ECI’s April 2026 Tamil list.
  • 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)