#cash-for-votes

Voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes

'Pure force'? The bypolls are auctioning TVK's promise of change

The party elected as a 'pure force' against money politics now stands accused — by its own Left allies — of topping cash distribution in the October 6 bypolls. On Madurantakam and Dharapuram, manufactured elections, and the auction of a promise.

2 October 2026 · 2 min read

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Tamil Nadu

Left parties accuse TVK of topping cash-for-votes in Oct 6 bypolls, demand EC action

CPI(M) leader P. Shanmugam says Madurantakam villagers told Left campaigners 'everyone else is distributing money while we are giving only pamphlets' — with the ruling TVK distributing the most. The AIADMK has petitioned the EC alleging cash-for-votes in the October 6 bypolls.

2 October 2026 · 2 min read