TAVEK registered a victory in the Dharapuram Assembly by-election, with its candidate Sathyabama winning by a margin of 9,471 votes. The counting was held at the LRG College campus in Tiruppur district.
In Dharapuram, polling had recorded about 80% turnout. The final tally showed Sathyabama (TAVEK) securing 66,841 votes, ahead of DMK’s Suganya with 57,370, while AIADMK’s Bhanumathi polled 45,280.
In Madurantakam constituency of Chengalpattu district, where polling on October 6 saw a turnout of 85.9%, counting is underway at the Integrated Training Centre for Social Development in Aathur. The process is scheduled for 21 rounds.
After the 20th round, TAVEK candidate Maragatham Kumaravel was leading with 69,561 votes, followed by DMK’s Paranthaman with 50,649 and AIADMK’s Ganitha Sampath with 45,740. The lead margin at that stage stood at 18,912 votes.
Separately, in Puducherry’s Thattanchavadi, NR Congress candidate Ashok Anand won by 8,482 votes after the fourth round of counting, held at Motilal Nehru Polytechnic College in Lawspet.
