Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot whose courage during the flydubai FZ1073 incident has drawn praise from around the world, is now being remembered by people who knew him long before he became the focus of international attention.
Dharapuram Bypoll Results 2026 LIVE: Can TVK’s P Sathyabama retain her seat or will AIADMK pull off a surprise
The results for Tamil Nadu’s Dharapuram will be announced on Friday, October 9, the counting of votes will begin at 8 am with postal ballots followed by EVMs. The Dharapuram assembly constituency went to poll on October 6, a total of 80.30 per cent votes recorded. A total of 22 candidates contested for Dharapuram assembly seat. The bypoll in Dharapuram was necessitated following the resignation of AIADMK MLA P Satyabama, who later joined the ruling TVK. In the last assembly election, AIADMK’s P. Sathyabama bagged the seat with 48.56 per cent of the total votes, while TVK’s Gowri Chitra obtained 23.23 per cent votes.
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