K.MARAGATHAM KUMARAVEL wins Madurantakam, SATHYABAMA.P wins Dharapuram
In the Tamil Nadu assembly by-elections counted on Friday 9 October 2026, K.MARAGATHAM KUMARAVEL (TVK) won Madurantakam by 20,040 votes, and SATHYABAMA.P (TVK) won Dharapuram by 9,471 votes. Both seats were won by AIADMK in April 2026 and fell vacant when those MLAs joined TVK. Source: Election Commission of India, results.eci.gov.in, scraped at 09:48 IST.
Updated 09:48 IST · Source: Election Commission of India, results.eci.gov.in.
TVK won 108 of 234 seats in the April 2026 election (polling 23 April, counting 4 May, 85.1% turnout). C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as Chief Minister on 10 May 2026 with outside support from Congress, CPI, CPI(M), VCK and IUML. M.K. Stalin lost Kolathur to TVK's V.S. Babu by 9,122 votes; Udhayanidhi Stalin became Leader of the Opposition on 11 May 2026. Six AIADMK MLAs then resigned and joined TVK. Two of them, K. Maragatham Kumaravel (Madurantakam) and P. Sathyabama (Dharapuram), resigned on 25 May 2026 and are contesting the same seats as TVK candidates.
Madurantakam by-election
K.MARAGATHAM KUMARAVEL (TVK) won the Madurantakam (SC) assembly by-election on Friday 9 October 2026, defeating I.PARANTHAMEN (DMK) by 20,040 votes, after all 27 rounds of counting. Turnout was 86.19% of 212,639 electors. Source: Election Commission of India, results.eci.gov.in, scraped at 09:48 IST.
- CountingFri 9 Oct, 8:00 AM IST
- WinnerK.MARAGATHAM KUMARAVEL (TVK)
- Margin20,040
- Round27/27
- Turnout86.19%
- Electors212,639
- Candidates27
- Polling stations268
Live candidate-wise votes
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Margin to next | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.MARAGATHAM KUMARAVEL | TVK | 74,048 | 39.96% | 20,040 | Won |
| 2 | I.PARANTHAMEN | DMK | 54,008 | 29.15% | 6,558 | Lost |
| 3 | S.KANITHASAMPATH | ADMK | 47,450 | 25.61% | 44,741 | Lost |
| 4 | G.JANAKIRAMAN | NTK | 2,709 | 1.46% | 723 | Lost |
| 5 | SUGANTHI.P | CPM | 1,986 | 1.07% | 982 | Lost |
| 6 | KRISHNAKANTH.E | IND | 1,004 | 0.54% | 352 | Lost |
| 7 | NOTA | NOTA | 652 | 0.35% | 155 | — |
| 8 | P.N.R.BASKARAN | IND | 497 | 0.27% | 87 | Lost |
| 9 | NAVINDAR.V | IND | 410 | 0.22% | 57 | Lost |
| 10 | RAJAMANI | IND | 353 | 0.19% | 4 | Lost |
| 11 | KAYALVIZHI | IND | 349 | 0.19% | 82 | Lost |
| 12 | EZHIL.E | IND | 267 | 0.14% | 29 | Lost |
| 13 | M.MANOKAR | IND | 238 | 0.13% | 22 | Lost |
| 14 | K.ELAIYARASU | IND | 216 | 0.12% | 62 | Lost |
| 15 | RANJITHAM.M | IND | 154 | 0.08% | 11 | Lost |
| 16 | N.SATHIS KUMAR | IND | 143 | 0.08% | 31 | Lost |
| 17 | K.BHUVANESWARI | Anaithinthiya Anna Dravida Makkal Seyal katchi | 112 | 0.06% | 0 | Lost |
| 18 | DR.G.MOORTHY | IND | 112 | 0.06% | 21 | Lost |
| 19 | LOGESH.K | IND | 91 | 0.05% | 5 | Lost |
| 20 | S.MURUGAN | IND | 86 | 0.05% | 3 | Lost |
| 21 | M.KADIRVEL | IND | 83 | 0.04% | 13 | Lost |
| 22 | S.ARUMUGAM | IND | 70 | 0.04% | 3 | Lost |
| 23 | M.JEGAN | IND | 67 | 0.04% | 15 | Lost |
| 24 | G.RAJASEKAR | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 52 | 0.03% | 10 | Lost |
| 25 | J.RAVIKUMAR | Republican Party of India (Sivaraj) | 42 | 0.02% | 3 | Lost |
| 26 | V.MUTHUSELVAM | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 39 | 0.02% | 11 | Lost |
| 27 | M.G.RAMU | Jebamani Janata | 28 | 0.02% | 2 | Lost |
| 28 | K.ARUMUGAM | IND | 26 | 0.01% | — | Lost |
Dharapuram by-election
SATHYABAMA.P (TVK) won the Dharapuram (SC) assembly by-election on Friday 9 October 2026, defeating SUGANYA.S (DMK) by 9,471 votes, after all 23 rounds of counting. Turnout was 80.30% of 222,406 electors. Source: Election Commission of India, results.eci.gov.in, scraped at 09:48 IST.
- CountingFri 9 Oct, 8:00 AM IST
- WinnerSATHYABAMA.P (TVK)
- Margin9,471
- Round23/23
- Turnout80.30%
- Electors222,406
- Candidates22
- Polling stations320
Live candidate-wise votes
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Margin to next | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATHYABAMA.P | TVK | 66,841 | 37.02% | 9,471 | Won |
| 2 | SUGANYA.S | DMK | 57,370 | 31.78% | 12,090 | Lost |
| 3 | BANUMATHI.K | ADMK | 45,280 | 25.08% | 40,012 | Lost |
| 4 | KARTHIKA.M | NTK | 5,268 | 2.92% | 4,111 | Lost |
| 5 | LAKSHMANAN.P | CPI | 1,157 | 0.64% | 480 | Lost |
| 6 | NOTA | NOTA | 677 | 0.38% | 22 | — |
| 7 | RAJARATHINAM.S | IND | 655 | 0.36% | 182 | Lost |
| 8 | MARIMUTHU.N | IND | 473 | 0.26% | 36 | Lost |
| 9 | MUTHUSAMY.P | IND | 437 | 0.24% | 112 | Lost |
| 10 | BANUPRIYA.S | IND | 325 | 0.18% | 52 | Lost |
| 11 | SATHISHKUMAR.M | IND | 273 | 0.15% | 20 | Lost |
| 12 | PERUMAL.R | IND | 253 | 0.14% | 3 | Lost |
| 13 | BANUMATHI.C | IND | 250 | 0.14% | 26 | Lost |
| 14 | MAHENDRAN.S | IND | 224 | 0.12% | 29 | Lost |
| 15 | NALLASAMY.P | IND | 195 | 0.11% | 41 | Lost |
| 16 | ARULRAJU.G | Anaithinthiya Anna Dravida Makkal Seyal katchi | 154 | 0.09% | 21 | Lost |
| 17 | DHANALAKSHMI.S | IND | 133 | 0.07% | 9 | Lost |
| 18 | JOTHEESHWARI.D | IND | 124 | 0.07% | 7 | Lost |
| 19 | RAJESHWARI.V | IND | 117 | 0.06% | 15 | Lost |
| 20 | SATHYABAMA.M | IND | 102 | 0.06% | 11 | Lost |
| 21 | ARUMUGAM.R | Ganasangam Party of India | 91 | 0.05% | 14 | Lost |
| 22 | SASIPRIYA.S | IND | 77 | 0.04% | 21 | Lost |
| 23 | MAHESHWARAN.S | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 56 | 0.03% | — | Lost |
Assembly arithmetic
TVK holds 108 of 234 seats; a majority is 118. DMK has 59, AIADMK 41 after resignations, Congress 5, CPI 2, CPI(M) 2, VCK 2, IUML 2. How the 118 majority math works.
Leaders in the campaign
| Leader | Party | Role | In this campaign |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Joseph Vijay | TVK | Chief Minister, TVK president | First electoral test as CM. Four-day campaign, 30+ village roadshow in Madurantakam on 2 Oct. |
| M.K. Stalin | DMK | DMK president, former CM | Lost Kolathur in April by 9,122 votes. Opened DMK's bypoll campaign at Dharapuram. |
| Edappadi K. Palaniswami | ADMK | AIADMK general secretary, former CM | Lost six MLAs to TVK. 'Only victory counts.' Roadshow in Dharapuram. |
| Udhayanidhi Stalin | DMK | Leader of the Opposition | Won Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni by 7,140. Campaigned in both seats with Kanimozhi. |
| Seeman | NTK | Naam Tamilar Katchi chief | Campaigned in both seats. |
| K.A. Sengottaiyan | TVK | Minister, TVK chief coordinator | Ex-AIADMK Kongu leader, joined TVK in Nov 2025. |
Timeline
| Step | Date |
|---|---|
| Announced (ECI/PN/114/2026) | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Notification | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Nominations close | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Scrutiny | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Withdrawal | 19 Sep 2026 |
| Campaign ends | 4 Oct 2026, 6 PM |
| Polling | 6 Oct 2026, 7 AM to 6 PM |
| Counting | 9 Oct 2026, from 8 AM IST |
| Process complete by | 11 Oct 2026 |
Thattanchavady (Puducherry), Nandigram and Rejinagar (West Bengal) assembly seats and Nagaon (Assam) Lok Sabha seat also count on 9 October 2026. Five more Tamil Nadu seats are pending.
தமிழில்
மதுராந்தகம்
மதுராந்தகம் இடைத்தேர்தல் வாக்கு எண்ணிக்கை 9 அக்டோபர் 2026 அன்று நடைபெற்றது.
வேட்பாளர்கள்: மரகதம் குமாரவேல் (TVK), இ. பரந்தாமன் (DMK), கனிதா சம்பத் (ADMK), சுகந்தி (CPM), க. ஜானகிராமன் (NTK)
தாராபுரம்
தாராபுரம் இடைத்தேர்தல் வாக்கு எண்ணிக்கை 9 அக்டோபர் 2026 அன்று நடைபெற்றது.
வேட்பாளர்கள்: ப. சத்யபாமா (TVK), சு. சுகன்யா (DMK), க. பானுமதி (ADMK), ப. லட்சுமணன் (CPI), மு. கார்த்திகா (NTK)
When is the Tamil Nadu by-election result?
The results were declared on Friday 9 October 2026: K.MARAGATHAM KUMARAVEL (TVK) won Madurantakam by 20,040 votes; SATHYABAMA.P (TVK) won Dharapuram by 9,471 votes.
What time does counting start?
Counting starts at 8:00 AM IST on Friday 9 October 2026. Postal ballots are counted first, then EVM rounds.
Which constituencies are voting?
Two Tamil Nadu assembly seats: Madurantakam (SC), AC 35 in Chengalpattu district, also spelt Maduranthakam, Madhuranthagam and Madurandagam; and Dharapuram (SC), AC 101 in Tiruppur district, also spelt Tharapuram. Many readers search for madurantakam idaitherthal result and tharapuram idaitherthal result.
Why are there by-elections in Madurantakam and Dharapuram?
Both seats were won by AIADMK in April 2026. K. Maragatham Kumaravel (Madurantakam) and P. Sathyabama (Dharapuram) resigned on 25 May 2026, joined TVK, and are contesting the same seats as TVK candidates.
Who are the candidates?
Madurantakam: K. Maragatham Kumaravel (TVK), I. Paranthamen (DMK), S. Kanitha Sampath (ADMK), Suganthi (CPM), K. Janakiraman (NTK), among 27 candidates; Dharapuram: P. Sathyabama (TVK), S. Suganya (DMK), K. Bhanumathi (ADMK), P. Lakshmanan (CPI), M. Karthika (NTK), among 22 candidates.
How many rounds of counting?
About 18 to 22 rounds per seat, based on 268 polling stations in Madurantakam and 320 in Dharapuram. The live round number for each seat is shown at the top of this page.
What happens to TVK's majority if it wins both?
TVK has 108 of 234 seats; a majority is 118. Winning both takes it to 110, still short on its own. With outside support from Congress (5), CPI (2), CPI(M) (2), VCK (2) and IUML (2), the bloc would rise from 121 to 123.
When are the other five by-elections?
The Election Commission has not announced dates for Tiruchirappalli East, Ambasamudram, Viralimalai, Karur, Perundurai. A by-election must be held within six months of a vacancy (Section 151A, Representation of the People Act 1951), so Tiruchirappalli East, vacated on 10 May 2026, is due by 10 November 2026. Perundurai depends on a pending election petition.
Are there exit polls for the bypolls?
No exit polls have been published for these by-elections. The best baseline is April 2026: AIADMK won Madurantakam by 7,194 votes and Dharapuram by 16,727 votes.
Where is the official result?
The official result is published by the Election Commission of India at results.eci.gov.in. This site scrapes those pages during counting and links to the source for each seat.
Data and sources
Official results: Election Commission of India, results.eci.gov.in. Open dataset (JSON, updated during counting): /api/bypolls/oct-2026.json. Cite as: TNElectionResult.com, Tamil Nadu by-election result 2026, data scraped from the Election Commission of India.