Chennai, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Polling commenced in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday amid extensive security arrangements, following an intensive campaign involving the state’s leading political figures and their respective party candidates. Voting began at 7 a.m. at 285 polling stations in Madurantakam, in Chengalpattu district, and 320 in Dharapuram, in Tiruppur district. Polling will continue until 6 pm, with counting scheduled for October 9. The bypolls were necessitated by the resignations of AIADMK legislators Maragatham Kumaravel and Sathyabama, who subsequently joined Chief Minister Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).

Turnout at 9 am stood at 15.99% in Madurantakam and 17.55% in Dharapuram.

Chennai, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and its alliance partners will hold a joint public meeting in Madurantakam on Thursday, seeking to demonstrate unity and strengthen their campaign against the DMK and AIADMK ahead of the October 6 Assembly bypoll. VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president Manickam Tagore, MDMK general secretary Vaiko and IUML president K.M. Khader Mohideen are scheduled to address the gathering alongside TVK general secretaries N. Anand and Aadhav Arjuna. The meeting will be the first joint campaign organised by the TVK-led Secular Social Justice Victory alliance since its formation on September 9.

Chennai: The race to identify the spot for TN's new global city is over. The 2,000-acre project will come up in Maduranthakam taluk, Chengalpet distri.

Chennai: The race to identify the spot for TN's new global city is over. The 2,000-acre project will come up in Maduranthakam taluk, Chengalpet distri.

New Delhi, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bypolls to five Assembly constituencies in three states and the Union territory of Puducherry and one Parliamentary seat in Assam will be held on Tuesday, and the results will be declared on October 9. Polling will take place in four Assembly constituencies — Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal, Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu — besides Thattanchavady in Puducherry and the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam. Assam's Nagaon Parliamentary constituency fell vacant due to the resignation of Pradyut Bordoloi, a statement issued by the ECI said.

New Delhi, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six by-elections across three states and a Union Territory will be held tomorrow, setting the stage for a series of closely watched contests that could offer early clues to the direction of post-election politics. Polling will take place in four Assembly constituencies — Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal, Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu — besides Thattanchavady in Puducherry and the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam. The seats fell vacant after legislators or MPs who had won from more than one constituency retained one seat and resigned from the other.

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CM Vijay has begun his by-election campaign in Madurantakam, focusing on local issues and community engagement. The campaign includes public meetings and interactions with voters to gauge their concer… · Photo : Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA · Flickr

Madurai, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said on Wednesday that he is not in favour of the candidates fielded by the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for the upcoming bypolls in Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu. Both the candidates fielded by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay-led TVK, K. Maragatham Kumaravel and P. Sathyabama, had won the Assembly polls earlier this year on AIADMK tickets before resigning from the party and joining the TVK. Speaking to reporters in Madurai, Karti Chidambaram said: "I am very clear that the TVK enjoys great confidence among the people and they will win irrespective of the candidates.

Public holiday declared in Madurantakam and Dharapuram on October 6 for upcoming by-elections Voters in Madurantakam and Dharapuram will observe a public holiday on October 6 to cast their ballots in

The AIADMK has excluded prominent dissident leaders S.P. Velumani, C.Ve. Shanmugam, and Natham R. Viswanathan from its star campaigners' list for the Madurantakam and Dharapuram by-elections. This move highlights ongoing internal rifts within the party as it prepares for crucial contests.

The AIADMK named former MLA Kanitha Sampath as its candidate for Madurantakam (Chengalpattu district) and K. Bhanumathi for Dharapuram (Tiruppur district)

AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran announced support for AIADMK candidates in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram byelections

The CPI and CPI(M) have announced they will contest the upcoming by-elections in Tamil Nadu independently, despite continuing to support the ruling TVK government from the outside. The by-elections are scheduled for October 6 in Madurantakam and Dharapuram constituencies.

Chennai, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami expressed confidence that his party would win the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly by-elections, describing both constituencies as traditional strongholds of the opposition party. Palaniswami, in a social media post on Tuesday, said the AIADMK had won both seats in the 2026 Assembly election and continued to enjoy considerable grassroots support there. He maintained that voters would once again back the party despite the changed political circumstances that forced the bypolls. Polling in the two Scheduled Caste-reserved constituencies will be held on October 6, with counting scheduled for October 9.

Seeman, a prominent leader in Tamil Nadu, has made an unexpected announcement ahead of the by-election, signaling a potential shift in political dynamics. The contest, held in the Madurantakam and Tha… · Photo : Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA · Flickr

Left parties are set to announce their decision on participating in the Tamil Nadu by-elections for Madurantakam and Dharapuram constituencies, scheduled for October 6. These polls are the first electoral test for the new TVK government and its recently formed alliance.