Bypoll Results Live Updates: BJP Wins Nandigram, Rejinagar With Big Margins; TVK Wins Dharapuram, Leads In Madurantakam

Dharapuram By-Poll Results: TVK candidate Satyabama P defeated DMK candidate Suganya S to win the Dharapuram assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. TVK candidate garnered over 66,000 votes against the DMK candidate's 57,000 votes.

BJP candidate Shankharav Sarkar registered a resounding win in the Muslim-dominated Rejinagar assembly constituency in West Bengal. Sarkar garnered 1.29 lakh votes against Humayun Kabir's AUJP candidate Golam Nabi Azad's 54,098 votes. 

BJP candidate Hasi Rani Rath registered a thumping victory in the Nandigram seat, defeating Congress' Milan Pradhan by a margin of over 1.22 lakh votes. Rath garnered 1,64,427 votes against Milan Pradhan's 41,674.

The ruling party, TVK, has come close to victory in the by-elections held in Tamil Nadu's two assembly constituencies, Madhurantakam and Dharapuram. In both seats, TVK candidates have established a strong and clear lead over the DMK and AIADMK candidates. 

After the 19th round of counting in the Dharapuram constituency in Tamil Nadu, P Satyabhama of the TVK party is leading with 56,903 votes. 

Local ruling parties are maintaining a lead in the by-elections held for five assembly and one Lok Sabha seats.

Trends show actor-turned-politician Vijay's party, TVK, making a strong presence in Tamil Nadu, while the BJP maintains its dominance in West Bengal and Assam. Meanwhile, Chief Minister N Rangasamy's party won the Thattanchavady seat in Puducherry.

The ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) took an early lead in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly bypolls as counting began on Friday, with the DMK in second place and the AIADMK in third, according to postal ballot trends.

TVK candidate K Maragatham Kumaravel is ahead of the DMK with 8,160 votes. While in Dharapuram, TVK candidate P Sathyabama is leading the AIADMK by 4,128 votes.

BJP candidate Devashish Sharma established a considerable lead of 75,248 votes over his nearest rival, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, as counting of votes polled in the by-election to the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam was underway on Friday, according to the ECI.

All India N R Congress candidate Ashok Anand won by a margin of 8,482 votes, securing a total of 13,358 votes. INC candidate E Vinayagam received 4,876 votes.

BJP candidate Devashish Sharma was leading by over 68,165 votes over his nearest rival, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, as counting of votes polled in the by-election to Nagaon Lok Sabha seat was underway on Friday.

BJP candidates are leading in Nandigram and Rejinagar, where counting of votes is underway for the assembly by-elections, while the Congress emerged as the runner-up in both constituencies, according to early trends.

BJP's Hasirani Rath was leading by 9,600 votes at the end of the first round of counting in Nandigram, while Congress candidate Milan Pradhan was in second place, as per the trends indicated by news channels.

In Rejinagar, Sakharav Sarkar secured 11,614 votes after the second round, while Congress candidate Mohammad Abdullahil Kafi was at a distant second with 581 votes. Aam Janata Unnayan Party candidate Gulam Nabi Azad polled 446 votes, according to ECI.

The AIADMK which was initially trailing behind ruling TVK and DMK took the lead in Dharapuram and overtook the DMK to emerge second in Madurantakam.

In Tamil Nadu, though the initial rounds of EVM counting indicated an early lead for the ruling TVK in both the reserved constituencies, after three rounds, AIADMK's K Bhanumathi secured 8244 votes in Dharapuram, pushing TVK candidate P Sathyabama to second with 7434 votes.

DMK's S Sunganya was trailing behind with 6158 votes, according to a a latest Election Commission (EC) update.

In Madurantakam, however, the TVK candidate Maragatham Kumaravel continued to maintain a lead while the AIADMK candidate Kanitha Sampath emerged second with votes DMK's I Paranthaman came third.
The counting during the second round was briefly interrupted due to a technical glitch and later resumed.

The AIADMK has taken a narrow lead of five votes over Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) after the first round of counting in the Dharapuram Assembly by-election on Friday, securing 2,639 votes against TVK''s 2,634, according to official figures.

AIADMK secured 2,639 votes, followed by TVK with 2,634 votes, DMK with 2,019 votes, NTK with 168 votes and CPI with 70 votes.

Dharapuram Assembly constituency by-election was held on October 6, with the process scheduled to take place in 23 rounds across 14 tables.

Devasish Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has built an early advantage in the counting trends.,

Nagaon (Assam) parliamentary by poll: BJP's Devasish Sharma leading; AIUDF president Mohammed Badruddin Ajmal and INC's Sibamoni Bora trailing, as per official ECI trends https://t.co/sTWRZgYM7w, — ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2026

In Tamil Nadu, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam candidate K. Maragatham Kumaravel is leading by 960 votes, while I. Paranthaman of the DMK is trailing behind in the first of 21 rounds.

In Tamil Nadu, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate K Bhanumathi is leading by 5 votes, while P. Sathyabama of the TVK is trailing behind in the first of 23 rounds.

In Puducherry, All India N R Congress candidate Ashok Anand is leading by 1,987 votes, while E. Vinayagam of the INC is trailing behind in the first of four rounds.

Early trends emerging from counting of votes on Friday for the October 6 bypolls held in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry indicated an advantage for the ruling regimes led by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and N Rangasamy. In Tamil Nadu, as the counting of votes, which commenced at 8 am progressed, it showed an advantage for the ruling TVK which garnered the maximum votes and retained the top spot. It was followed by the DMK and the AIADMK.

Similarly, early trends in the Union Territory of Puducherry appeared to be advantageous for the Chief Minister N Rangasamy-led AINRC. The party leads the NDA coalition ministry

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The counting of votes for the Madurantakam Assembly bypoll is currently taking place under tight security. Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) candidate Janakiraman expressed full confidence in the public, saying that the NTK, rather than the TVK will represent genuine political change.

West Bengal AICC In-Charge Prakash Joshi expressed full confidence that today's election results will favor the Congress party, marking a major step toward its resurgence in West Bengal.,

#WATCH | West Bengal AICC In-Charge, Prakash Joshi, says, "We are fully hopeful and have complete confidence regarding this election, given the way the Congress party and its workers fought it. The people of Nandigram understood the truth, specifically, how Suvendu Adhikari tried to influence the entire election and how voters were intimidated with the help of the administration. We did not see the Election Commission playing a neutral role in our favor. Amidst all this, booths were looted; Congress workers were openly beaten and assaulted; shops were set on fire; homes were attacked; and campaign vehicles were vandalized. Suvendu Adhikari must have felt such fear only when he saw the election slipping out of his grasp. We are fully hopeful and confident that today's results will be favorable to the Congress, paving the way for the party's resurgence in Bengal.", — ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2026

Vote counting has officially commenced for the Nandigram Assembly constituency by-election, accompanied by heavy security force deployments and tight restrictions at the counting centre. ,

#WATCH | East Midnapore, West Bengal: Vote counting commences for the Nandigram Assembly constituency by-election. Heavy security force deployed at the vote-counting centre. (Visuals from the counting centre) https://t.co/wTolA7tviS, — ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2026

In the Puducherry Legislative Assembly general elections held in April 2026, CM N Rangasamy contested and won from two constituencies- Thattanchavady and Mangalam.

He chose to retain the Mangalam seat, leaving Thattanchavady vacant and triggering the bypoll.

The Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu went to bypolls on October 6, 2026, due to the resignations of their sitting MLAs.

Both MPs had won their respective seats as candidates of the AIADMK in the general assembly elections held earlier in April-May 2026. However, hours before defecting to the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party led by Chief Minister Vijay, they formally resigned from their posts on May 25, 2026.

Sitting MLA K Maragatham Kumaravel resigned from the Madurantakam seat, while P Sathyabama resigned from her Dharapuram seat.

Polling was held for the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam, which saw a three-way contest between the BJP, Congress and AIUDF. The Nagaon Lok Sabha seat, which was won by the Congress in the 2019 and 2024 general elections, fell vacant after Pradyut Bordoloi left the party, joined the BJP and later won the Dispur Assembly constituency in the 2026 Assam Legislative Assembly elections.

The Nandigram seat fell vacant after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari won two constituencies in the State Assembly elections earlier this year and chose to retain the other seat.

The Rejinagar seat fell vacant following the resignation of Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) founder Humayun Kabir, who had also secured victory from Nowda.

The counting of votes has begun for five Assembly constituencies across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, as well as a Lok Sabha seat in Assam that went to bypolls on October 6.

Bypoll Election Results LIVE: Vote counting begins at 8:00 AM for high-stakes bypolls held across six constituencies for five Assembly seats and one Lok Sabha seat across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry, and Assam.