Madurantakam
— First figure about 9 AM, Tuesday 6 October
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April 2026, final: 93.4% of 212,639 voters
By-election results · Tamil Nadu · 9 October 2026
Madurantakam and Dharapuram by-election results
Counting: from 8 AM on Friday 9 October 2026. As the Election Commission publishes each round, this page shows who is ahead and by how many votes, then the declared result.
Tamilnadu by-poll results for Madurantakam and Dharapuram: who is leading, by how many votes, round by round, with turnout, the April comparison and every candidate. This bye-election page is checked against the Election Commission every minute during counting.
Polling Tuesday 6 October 2026 · counting Friday 9 October 2026Polling-day turnout approximate
Turnout hour by hour, against April →
Dharapuram
— First figure about 9 AM, Tuesday 6 October
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- Close of poll—
April 2026, final: 89.9% of 222,406 voters
Approximate polling-day figures as reported by news outlets (for example Daily Thanthi, Dinakaran, Oneindia Tamil). The Election Commission's own figures are the official ones and can differ from these and from the final count of votes polled.
Results by seat
Madurantakam
Counting from 8 AM, Friday 9 October 2026- TVK K. Maragatham Kumaravel
- DMK I. Paranthamen
- AIADMK S. Kanitha Sampath
- NTK G. Janakiraman
- CPM P. Suganthi
April 2026: the AIADMK’s K. Maragatham won by 7,194 votes. 27 candidates are on the ballot.
Dharapuram
Counting from 8 AM, Friday 9 October 2026- TVK P. Sathyabama
- DMK S. Suganya
- AIADMK K. Banumathi
- NTK M. Karthika
- CPI P. Lakshmanan
April 2026: the AIADMK’s P. Sathyabama won by 16,727 votes. 22 candidates are on the ballot.
How counting day works
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- Postal ballots are counted first, from 8 AM.
- Then the voting-machine (EVM) votes, round by round; the Election Commission publishes the totals after each round.
- After the last round the Returning Officer declares the winner.
- This page updates itself every minute. The numbers come from the Election Commission’s results.eci.gov.in.
Quick answers: Madurantakam and Dharapuram by-election result
- When is the Madurantakam and Dharapuram by-election result?
- Counting is on Friday 9 October 2026, starting at 8 AM. Postal ballots are counted first, then the voting-machine votes round by round. Each seat's result is declared by the Returning Officer after the last round.
- Who is leading in Madurantakam and Dharapuram?
- The leader, party, votes and lead margin of each seat are shown at the top of this page once counting starts. The numbers come from the Election Commission's results site and this page checks them every minute; the time of the last check is shown.
- What is the difference between 'leading' and 'won'?
- A candidate is 'leading' while rounds are still being counted and 'won' only after the Election Commission shows the seat as declared. Early leads can change as more rounds come in.
- Why can the postal vote show a different leader?
- Postal ballots are counted first and are a small part of the total, about 1% of votes in April 2026. In April the postal vote went to the DMK in both seats while the AIADMK won on voting-machine votes, so an early postal lead says little about the final result.
- How many candidates are in the contest?
- 27 candidates in Madurantakam and 22 in Dharapuram. Both seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes.
- Which party held these seats before?
- Both seats were won by the AIADMK in April 2026 (Madurantakam by 7,194 votes and Dharapuram by 16,727 votes). Both MLAs resigned on 25 May 2026 and joined the ruling TVK, which is why the by-elections were held.
- Where can I see the turnout?
- Turnout was recorded hour by hour on polling day, 6 October. See the turnout page, which compares each hour with April 2026.