Tamil NaduMonday, 28 September 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu bypolls 2026: Madurantakam and Dharapuram reserved seats, candidates and key facts
Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu go to bypolls on 6 October 2026, with counting on 9 October.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In October 2026, Tamil Nadu held byelections in the reserved Assembly constituencies of Madurantakam and Dharapuram, with polling on October 6 and counting on October 9.
Key specifics
- Both seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and are going to bypolls for the first time.
- The vacancies arose after AIADMK MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel and P. Sathyabama resigned on May 25, 2026 and joined TVK the same day.
- Madurantakam is in Chengalpattu district and is about 100 km from Chennai.
- Dharapuram is in Tiruppur district, with Scheduled Castes forming about one-fourth of the population and rural voters nearly 60%.
- Counting for both constituencies is scheduled on October 9, 2026.
Exam lens
Election geography and reserved constituencies, SC reservation, bypoll dates, district mapping and candidate shifts — a TNPSC-style question on Assembly byelections in Tamil Nadu.