Madurantakam and Dharapuram By-Elections Tomorrow; 6,000 Police Personnel Deployed

The by-elections in the Dharapuram and Madurantakam Assembly constituencies will be held tomorrow, October 6. Polling will begin at 7 AM and continue until 6 PM.

In Dharapuram, 320 polling stations have been set up for 2,23,247 eligible voters. Around 3,500 police personnel have been deployed to ensure peaceful polling. Tight security arrangements have been made at 18 polling stations identified as sensitive.

In Madurantakam, 2,13,788 voters are eligible to cast their votes across 285 polling stations. A total of 2,614 police personnel, including 480 personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force, have been deployed for security.

As many as 23 polling stations in Madurantakam have been identified as sensitive. The votes polled in both constituencies will be counted on October 9, and the results will be announced on the same day.