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Tamil Nadu bypolls: Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituency profiles, candidates, key facts

Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu are gearing up for bypolls on October 6, 2026, following the resignation of AIADMK legislators Maragatham Kumaravel and P. Sathyabama, respectively.

Campaigning for byelection ends in Madurantakam and Dharapuram

Polling will take place on October 6. The byelection will be a five-cornered contest, with the TVK-led Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance, the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, the AIADMK-led NDA, the Left parties, and the NTK in the fray

Madurantakam by-election: Will the AIADMK ‘bastion’ fall to TVK’s growing popularity?

Maragatham Kumaravel, a former AIADMK leader, now seeks re-election as the TVK’s candidate after resigning as AIADMK MLA barely three weeks after the 2026 result; while some voters are undecided, some say they may not vote for the TVK despite the CM’s popularity

Vijay may get boost from BJP ally, but there’s an AIADMK angle too