The bypolls for Tamil Nadu’s RK Nagar seat will be held on 21 December, the Election Commission announced on 24 November.
Along with RK Nagar, Sikandra in UP, Sabang in West Bengal and Likbali in Arunachal Pradesh will also go to polls on 21 December. The results for these constituencies will be declared on 24 December.
The RK Nagar seat feel vacant after former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s demise last year. The Election Commission’s announcement comes a day after it allotted the two-leaves symbol to the ruling EPS-OPS camp in the AIADMK party.
Earlier this year, the Election Commission cancelled the scheduled RK Nagar bypolls after the ‘cash-for-votes’ scandal. Documents were seized after raids on Health Minister Vijaya Baskar, which indicated crores of rupees being set aside to distribute to voters in the constituency.
Following this, the EC said a date would be declared for the polls once the atmosphere in the constituency becomes more conducive to holding free and fair elections.
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