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    Tamil Nadu bypolls 2026: Vijay, Stalin and Palaniswami launch campaign in Madurantakam, Dharapuram

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    The Tamil Nadu bypoll campaign is heating up ahead of the October 6 elections in Madurantakam and Dharapuram, with Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, DMK president M K Stalin and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami set to campaign. The contests have drawn attention after former AIADMK MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama quit their seats and joined Vijay’s TVK, turning the two constituencies into a closely watched political contest.

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    Tamil Nadu bypolls: Vijay, Stalin, Palaniswami to campaign in Madurantakam and DharapuramPTI
    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to campaign in Madurantakam and Dharapuram
    Madurantakam/Dharapuram: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, DMK president M K Stalin and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami are all set to campaign on Friday for the October 6 bypolls.

    As the campaign intensifies for the high-stakes bypolls in Madurantakam and Dharapuram constituencies, TVK founder Vijay will hold a roadshow at Madurantakam near Chennai in the evening.

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    Vijay days ago held rallies in Madurantakam and Dharapuram, seeking votes for the party nominees, Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama respectively.

    Former chief minister Stalin will launch his campaign at Dharapuram in western Tamil Nadu, while party leaders Udhayanidhi Stalin and Kanimozhi have already been campaigning for the bypolls in the two segments.

    DMK's I Paranthaman and S Suganya are in the fray in Madurantakam and Dharapuram respectively.

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    AIADMK chief Palaniswami will also campaign at Dharapuram and hold a roadshow there.

    Kanitha Samptah and K Bhanumathi are the AIADMK candidates in Madurantakam and Dharapuram respectively.

    The bypolls were necessitated as legislators Maragatham Kumaravel and Sathyabama quit their MLA posts and also their memberships from the AIADMK and subsequently, joined the ruling TVK and allegations of horse-trading is a key electoral issue.

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