- By Priyanka Koul
- Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:41 AM (IST)
Bypoll Election Results LIVE: The counting of votes polled in bypolls to five Assembly seats across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry, as well as one Lok Sabha seat in Assam, will begin at 8:00 AM on Friday.
In Tamil Nadu's Madurantakam and Dharapuram, polling was held on October 6. Postal ballots will be counted first, followed by votes recorded through EVMs. The Returning Officer will declare the final result after the counting is completed and the results are certified.
These bypolls are being held after the TVK came to power in May and are viewed as a test of its popularity, while the opposition AIADMK hopes to regain the seats it lost to the TVK in the April Assembly elections.
Counting of votes will also be carried out for Puducherry's Thattanchavady Assembly segment and Assam's Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency.
In West Bengal, a voter turnout of 79.39 per cent was recorded in Nandigram and 78.42 per cent in Rejinagar during the bypolls. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari claimed that the BJP could register a record victory in Nandigram and expressed confidence about a BJP victory in Rejinagar as well.
Follow the live blog for latest updates
- 08:37 AM, 09 Oct 2026
WATCH: Strict Security In Place As Counting Begins For Nandigram Assembly Seat
Vote counting has officially commenced for the Nandigram Assembly constituency by-election, accompanied by heavy security force deployments and tight restrictions at the counting centre. ,
#WATCH | East Midnapore, West Bengal: Vote counting commences for the Nandigram Assembly constituency by-election. Heavy security force deployed at the vote-counting centre. (Visuals from the counting centre) https://t.co/wTolA7tviS, — ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2026
- 08:20 AM, 09 Oct 2026
Bypoll Election Results LIVE: Why Puducherry’s Thattanchavady Seat Went to Polls
In the Puducherry Legislative Assembly general elections held in April 2026, CM N Rangasamy contested and won from two constituencies- Thattanchavady and Mangalam.
He chose to retain the Mangalam seat, leaving Thattanchavady vacant and triggering the bypoll.
- 08:15 AM, 09 Oct 2026
Bypoll Election Results LIVE: Why Madurantakam, Dharapuram Went Into Bypolls
The Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu went to bypolls on October 6, 2026, due to the resignations of their sitting MLAs.
Both MPs had won their respective seats as candidates of the AIADMK in the general assembly elections held earlier in April-May 2026. However, hours before defecting to the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party led by Chief Minister Vijay, they formally resigned from their posts on May 25, 2026.
Sitting MLA K Maragatham Kumaravel resigned from the Madurantakam seat, while P Sathyabama resigned from her Dharapuram seat.
- 08:15 AM, 09 Oct 2026
Bypoll Election Results LIVE: Why Nagaon Went to Bypolls
Polling was held for the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam, which saw a three-way contest between the BJP, Congress and AIUDF. The Nagaon Lok Sabha seat, which was won by the Congress in the 2019 and 2024 general elections, fell vacant after Pradyut Bordoloi left the party, joined the BJP and later won the Dispur Assembly constituency in the 2026 Assam Legislative Assembly elections.
- 08:04 AM, 09 Oct 2026
Bypoll Election Results LIVE: Why Nandigram and Rejinagar Went to Bypolls
The Nandigram seat fell vacant after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari won two constituencies in the State Assembly elections earlier this year and chose to retain the other seat.
The Rejinagar seat fell vacant following the resignation of Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) founder Humayun Kabir, who had also secured victory from Nowda.
- 08:02 AM, 09 Oct 2026
Bypoll Election Results LIVE: Counting Of Vote Begins
The counting of votes has begun for five Assembly constituencies across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, as well as a Lok Sabha seat in Assam that went to bypolls on October 6.
- 07:57 AM, 09 Oct 2026
Bypoll Election Results LIVE: Counting To begin Shortly For Nandigram, Dharapuram, Madurantakam, Rejinagar, Thattanchavady
Bypoll Election Results LIVE: Vote counting begins at 8:00 AM for high-stakes bypolls held across six constituencies for five Assembly seats and one Lok Sabha seat across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry, and Assam.
