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Puducherry Bypoll | AINRC's Ashok Anand Wins Thattanchavady by 8,482 Votes
Ashok Anand took 61.4% of votes and defeated INC rival E. Vinayagam by 8,482 in a 11-candidate contest.
- All India N.R. Congress candidate Ashok Anand won the Thattanchavady Assembly constituency by-election in Puducherry, defeating Indian National Congress candidate E. Vinayagam by 8,482 votes.
- Chief Minister N. Rangasamy triggered the bypoll by choosing to retain Mangalam after winning two constituencies in the April Assembly election, vacating Thattanchavady.
- Polling took place on Tuesday, October 6, across 31 stations with an 80.81% turnout; Anand's victory margin was nearly twice the 4,441 votes by which Rangasamy previously won the seat.
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate K Sethu, also known as Sethuselvam, finished third in the 11-candidate field with approximately 12.2% of the vote.
- AINRC party workers celebrated the decisive win by distributing sweets and waving flags, as Anand secured around 61.4% of the 21,756 total votes cast.
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Thattanchavady Bypoll Result: AINRC's Ashok Anand wins by 8,482 votes, doubles CM Rangasamy's victory margin
AINRC candidate Ashok Anand has won the Thattanchavady Assembly bypoll in Puducherry by 8,482 votes, defeating Congress candidate E Vinayagam. Anand secured 13,358 votes, nearly doubling Chief Minister N Rangasamy's winning margin in the constituency during the April 2026 Assembly election.
·Noida, India
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Puducherry Bypoll Result 2026: AINRC’s Ashok Anand Wins Thattanchavady Seat by 8,482 Votes | 📰 LatestLY
All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) candidate Ashok Anand has won the Thattanchavady Assembly constituency by-election in Puducherry, defeating Indian National Congress (INC) candidate E. Vinayagam by a margin of 8,482 votes, according to the result figures provided. 📰 Puducherry Bypoll Result 2026: AINRC’s Ashok Anand Wins Thattanchavady Seat by 8,482 Votes.
·Mumbai, India
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left2Leaning Right4Center0Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Right
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Right
67% Right
L 33%
R 67%
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