India, Oct. 9 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay's party, TVK, won both assembly bypolls in Dharapuram and Madurantakam, strengthening its numbers in the state legislature.

In Dharapuram, TVK candidate P Sathyabama won by 9,471 votes, securing 66,841 votes against DMK's Suganya, who polled 57,370 votes.

In Madurantakam, TVK candidate Maragatham Kumaravel won by a margin of 20,040 votes, securing 74048 votes. DMK's I Paranthamen finished second with 54008 votes, while AIADMK candidate S Kanitha Sampath came third with 47450 votes.

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