TVK’s P Sathyabama wins as Vijay’s party passes first electoral test in Dharapuram bypoll
The Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay’s party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has passed the first electoral test in Dharapuram bypoll after the newly formed TVK came to power in the 2026 Legislative Assembly election by winning 108 seats.
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Rejinagar Bypoll Result 2026: BJP’s Shankharavh Sarkar wins Muslim-majority seat by over 75,000 votes
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Shankharavh Sarkar on Friday (October 9) won the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll in West Bengal, defeating Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) candidate Golam Nabi Azad alias Robin by 75,816 votes. Sarkar secured 1,29,914 votes, accounting for 63.14 per cent of the votes polled, while Azad received 54,098 votes (26.29 per cent).
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Lara Dutta as Kaikeyi, Sheeba Chadha as Manthara in Ramayana new posters: ‘Two wishes and cunning whispers’
The makers of Namit Malhotra’s Ramayana have released new character posters featuring Lara Dutta as Queen Kaikeyi and Sheeba Chadha as Manthara. Both characters play important roles in the epic and influence the events that shape Lord Rama’s journey.
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JNU dismisses professor over sexual harassment allegations after inquiry
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Friday dismissed a professor over allegations of sexual harassment following an inquiry by its Internal Committee, according to a university order. The professor, who taught at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems under the School of Social Sciences, has been dismissed from service with immediate effect, the order stated.
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Smriti Irani thanks voters for BJP’s win in bypolls: ‘Democracy has given a befitting reply to mobocracy’
BJP leader Smriti Irani on Friday thanked voters for BJP’s win in bypolls and said the democracy has given befitting reply yo the Opposition’s ‘mobocracy’. “Today, democracy has responded to the mobcracy. We are delighted with the victory of the BJP candidate in the Lok Sabha bypolls. The BJP also won from West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry,” she said.
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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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Thattanchavady bypoll result 2026 LIVE: Counting begins at 8 am for Puducherry seat, 11 candidates in fray
Counting of votes for the Thattanchavady Assembly constituency bypoll in Puducherry will begin at 8 am today, with the results expected to be declared later in the day. The bypoll recorded a voter turnout of 80.81 per cent when polling concluded at 6 pm on Tuesday across 31 polling stations. The turnout was lower than the 87.10 per cent recorded in the constituency during the last Assembly election, while polling passed off peacefully.
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Bypoll Results LIVE Updates: First electoral test for BJP in Bengal, Vijay in Tamil Nadu; counting from 8 am
Counting of votes for bypolls to five assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry, along with one Lok Sabha seat in Assam, will take place from 8 am today.
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Madurantakam Bypoll Results 2026 LIVE: Can Vijay’s TVK upset AIADMK? Counting of votes today
The results for Tamil Nadu’s Madurantakam assembly bypoll will be announced on Friday, October 9, with counting beginning at 8 am. The counting will first begin with postal ballots followed by EVMs. The Madurantakam assembly constituency went to poll on October 6, a total of 86.26 per cent voter turnout recorded. A total of 27 candidates contested the Madurantakam by-election.
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Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll election results LIVE: Counting of votes to begin shortly amid tight security
Vote counting for the bypoll in the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam will begin at 8 am amid tight security. The by-election was necessitated as Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigned and successfully contested the assembly elections from Dispur on a BJP ticket earlier this year. Fifteen candidates contested the elections, but the main contest is expected to be triangular: BJP candidate Devashis Sharma, a former IAS officer; Congress candidate and former MLA Sibamoni Bora; and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal. According to the CEO’s office, 76.19 per cent of 19.05 lakh electors cast their votes in the by-election held on Tuesday.
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