TVK candidate P Sathyabama with party president and Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay
COIMBATORE/CHENNAI: TVK candidate P Sathyabama has won the Dharapuram byelection by a margin of 9,471 votes, securing 66,841 votes. DMK candidate S Suganya came second with 57,370 votes, while AIADMK candidate K Banumathi secured 45,280 votes.
Meanwhile, at the of 16th round of counting of votes in Madurantakam on Friday, TVK candidate Maragatham Kumaravel secured 63,391 votes, extending her lead over DMK candidate I Paranthaman (46,086 votes) to 17,305 votes. AIADMK candidate Kanitha Sampath remained in third place with 41,133 votes. Polling was held in Dharapuram and Madurantakam on Oct 6.
The bypoll was necessitated after Sathyabama, who had won Dharapuram seat as an AIADMK candidate in the April assembly election, resigned as MLAs and joined the ruling TVK. Maragatham, who had won the Madurantakam seat as an AIADMK candidate in the last assembly election, resigned as MLAs and joined the ruling TVK, like Sathyabama. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Chennai | Silver Rate in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai | Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Petrol Price in Chennai | Diesel Price in Chennai | CNG Price in Chennai | LPG Price in Chennai Stay updated with the latest Chennai news.
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