The results of the by-elections held on Madurantakam and Dharapuram seats of Tamil Nadu Assembly will be declared today. Counting of votes will start at 8 am. By-elections for these two seats of Tamil Nadu Assembly were held on 6 October. These elections were conducted along with the by-elections held in other states and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Postal ballot will be counted first
First the postal ballots will be counted, then the votes cast through electronic voting machines (EVMs) will be counted. A total of 27 candidates were in the fray in the Madurantakam by-election, while 22 candidates were contesting in Dharapuram. Madurantakam is an assembly seat reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC), while the Dharapuram seat in Tiruppur district is reserved for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community. According to the data released after the end of polling, there was about 86.26 percent voting in Madurantakam and about 80.30 percent voting in Dharapuram.
How to check Tamil Nadu by-election results online
Tamil Nadu by-election results can be checked online on the official result portal of the Election Commission of India. Once the counting begins, the latest trends and final results will be available on results.eci.gov.in.
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