Polling for the by-elections in Tamil Nadu’s Madhurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies began at 7 am on Tuesday and will continue until 6 pm.
As of 3 pm, voter turnout was reported at 70.31% in Madhurantakam and 68.08% in Dharapuram.
The bypolls were necessitated after AIADMK MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel and Sathyabama resigned from their posts and later joined TVK.
In Madhurantakam, 2,13,689 voters are eligible to vote across 285 polling stations. The contest includes Maragatham Kumaravel (TVK), Paranthaman (DMK), Kanitha Sampath (AIADMK), Suganthi (Communist), and Janakiraman (NTK), among a total of 27 candidates.
In Dharapuram, 2,23,306 voters are voting at 320 polling stations. Key contenders include Sathyabama (TVK), Suganya (DMK), Bhanumathi (AIADMK), Laxmanan (CPI), and Karthika (NTK), among 22 candidates in the fray.
