Shri Gundicha Temple in Odisha’s Puri was reopened for the general public on Monday after remaining closed for around six years. The temple, which had been shut to devotees since 2020 following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, is regarded as a highly sacred place associated with Lord Jagannath and is revered as his birthplace, or “Janmavedi”. The reopening brought a wave of happiness among devotees and servitors, many of whom had been waiting for the temple to open again.
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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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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