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Left Parties Gear Up for Tamil Nadu Bypolls; CPI and CPI(M) to Field Candidates
✍️ The Hindu
🗓 13 Sep 2026, 04:24 PM
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Left parties have announced plans to contest the upcoming bypolls in Dharapuram and Madurantakam, with CPI and CPI(M) set to field candidates. Candidates will be announced on September 15, and leaders have described the elections as ‘imposed’ on voters.
Left parties in Tamil Nadu are preparing to contest the forthcoming bypolls in the Dharapuram and Madurantakam constituencies. The Communist Party of India (CPI) will field a candidate in Dharapuram, while the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) will contest in Madurantakam.
Party leaders have indicated that the bypolls will be announced on September 15, with candidate lists to follow. In a recent statement, Mr. Veerapandian described the elections as not ordinary byelections but as ones imposed upon the electorate.
The decision to field candidates marks a strategic move by the left to regain influence in the state’s legislative assembly. Analysts suggest that the parties aim to capitalize on local grievances and the perceived disenfranchisement of voters.
Observers expect the bypolls to attract significant attention, given the political climate in Tamil Nadu and the growing influence of leftist parties in regional politics.
Party leaders have indicated that the bypolls will be announced on September 15, with candidate lists to follow. In a recent statement, Mr. Veerapandian described the elections as not ordinary byelections but as ones imposed upon the electorate.
The decision to field candidates marks a strategic move by the left to regain influence in the state’s legislative assembly. Analysts suggest that the parties aim to capitalize on local grievances and the perceived disenfranchisement of voters.
Observers expect the bypolls to attract significant attention, given the political climate in Tamil Nadu and the growing influence of leftist parties in regional politics.