Thattanchavady Assembly Constituency Records 80. 81% Voting in the Byelection
Officials said 19.05 lakh voters cast ballots as the contests became early tests of strength for ruling and opposition parties.
- On Tuesday, voters participated in peaceful by-elections across Assam, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu, with polling concluding for the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat and assembly constituencies including Thattanchavady and Madurantakam.
- Recent resignations prompted these by-elections: Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi departed Assam, while Chief Minister N. Rangasamy vacated his Thattanchavady seat in Puducherry while retaining Mangalam.
- Voter turnout reached 76% in Nagaon among 19.05 lakh electors, while Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu registered 83.86% and 78.53% turnout respectively.
- Security personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces, the India Reserve Battalion, and the Puducherry Police secured electronic voting machines in strong rooms ahead of the October 9 count.
- These contests serve as critical tests for incumbent governments and opposition parties, with the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat featuring a triangular battle among the BJP, Congress, and AIUDF.
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Thattanchavady Assembly constituency records 80. 81% voting in the byelection
It was around 6.29% less than the figure for the Assembly election held in April to constitute the 16th Assembly. As against 79. 97% of the men who turned up to vote, 81. 55% of the women voters exercised their franchise. In addition, 109 electors voted through postal ballot
By-elections in Assam, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry see huge voter turnout
By-elections across several Indian states, including Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and West Bengal, concluded peacefully with high voter turnouts. The Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam recorded 76% polling, while Tamil Nadu's Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly Constituencies saw 83.86% and 78.53% respectively. Puducherry's Thattanchavady registered 78.83%, and West Bengal's Nandigram and Rejinagar constituencies had nearly 79% turnout.
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