What the by-election results mean for Vijay: TVK wins 2 of 2, assembly tally 110
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 — IST.
For Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, the first electoral test since he took office on 10 May 2026 ended in a clean sweep for TVK. The party now holds 110 of 234 seats, 8 short of a majority of its own; with outside support from Congress, CPI, CPI(M), VCK and IUML the governing bloc stands at 123.
In Madurantakam, TVK polled 39.96% against 31.32% in April; AIADMK and TVK together had 66.27% then; In Dharapuram, TVK polled 37.02% against 23.23% in April; AIADMK and TVK together had 63.79% then.
Both seats were won by AIADMK in April and fell vacant when those MLAs resigned and joined TVK, so the results are the first measure of how much of that vote moved with them.
Five more seats are waiting for by-elections: Tiruchirappalli East, Ambasamudram, Viralimalai, Karur, Perundurai. Tiruchirappalli East is due by 10 November 2026.
Updated 09:48 IST · Source: Election Commission of India, results.eci.gov.in.