TVK wins Dharapuram & Madurantakam bypolls, both candidates were ex-AIADMK MLAs

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay's party, TVK, has won both Dharapuram and Madurantakam seats in the by-elections. P Sathyabama and K Maragatham Kumaravel, both of whom left AIADMK to join TVK, swept Dharapuram and Madurantakam with 66,841 and 74,048 votes, respectively. DMK candidates stood second in both constituencies. TVK is projected to reach 109 seats in the State Assembly.