Tamil NaduThursday, 10 September 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu bypolls 2026: TVK names Maragatham Kumaravel and P. Sathyabama for Madurantakam, Dharapuram
TVK announced former AIADMK MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel and P. Sathyabama as candidates for the October 6, 2026 bypolls in Madurantakam and Dharapuram.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On September 10, 2026, TVK president and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced Maragatham Kumaravel and P. Sathyabama as candidates for the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly byelections scheduled for October 6, 2026.
Key specifics
- The byelections are scheduled for October 6, 2026, in Madurantakam and Dharapuram.
- Maragatham Kumaravel had won Madurantakam as an AIADMK candidate in both 2021 and 2026.
- Maragatham Kumaravel served as MP for the Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency from 2014 to 2019.
- P. Sathyabama was elected to the Assembly for the first time in 2026 from Dharapuram.
- The candidates will contest with support from Congress, VCK, IUML and MDMK in the TVK-led Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance.
Exam lens
Tamil Nadu polity and elections, bypoll dates, constituency names, alliance formation, and candidate background; TNPSC may ask which constituencies go to bypoll, the date, and the alliance partners.