Satyabrata Sahoo
At a press conference, Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said the by-elections will not be held for Ottapidaram, Aravakurichi and Tiruparankundram Assembly constituencies.
Along with the Lok Sabha polls, the by-elections to 18 Assembly constituencies will be held in Tamil Nadu on April 18.
At a press conference, Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said the by-elections will not be held for Ottapidaram, Aravakurichi and Tiruparankundram Assembly constituencies.
Asked about the reason, he said Election Petitions were pending against by-elections in Ottapidaram, Aravakurichi and Tiruparankundram Assembly constituencies. Therefore by-polls will not be held there on April 18. Election petition means there are pending court cases, he clarified.
The by-elections will be held for the following constituencies. Poonamallee, Perambur, Thiruporur, Sholingur, Gudiyatham (SC), Ambur, Hosur, Pappireddipapatti, Harur (SC), Nilakkottai (SC), Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Manamadurai (SC), Andipatti, Periyakulam (SC), Sattur, Paramakudi (SC), Vilathikulam.
The CEO said they have enough EVMs and VVPATs to conduct the Lok Sabha elections and by-elections simultaneously
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