Major Contestants
| Party | Candidate Name | Bypoll Result |
| Independent | TTV Dinakaran | 39548 |
| AIADMK | Madhusudhanan | 19525 |
| DMK | Marudhuganesh | 10233 |
| BJP | Karu. Nagarajan | 571 |
| Naam Tamilar | Kalaikotayam | 1933 |
| Nota | 122 |
* Independent contestant TTV Dinakaran leads. TTV secures 39548 votes and maintains a promising lead at the end of eighth round. 11 more rounds of counting to go.
* Counting going on at Queen Mary's College. Total number of contestants 59.
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