Can byelection in Tiruvarur be held, EC asks poll officer
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 05.01.2019
Even as filing of nominations has started for the Tiruvarur assembly byelection and political parties have started naming their candidates, chief electoral officer Satyabarata Sahoo has written a letter to Tiruvarur district electoral officer asking him whether the byelection could be held on January 28. “CPI Rajya Sabha MP D Raja has filed a petition in the Surpeme Court against holding the byelection in Tiruvarur as people have been affected by cyclone Gaja. Following this the Election Commission wanted to know whether it is possible to hold the byelection at all,” Sahoo told TOI. “I have asked the DEO to give a report by Saturday," said the CEO.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has given its nod to the Tamil Nadu government to continue with its relief aid in the cyclone affected Tiruvarur constituency.
“Tamil Nadu government may be allowed to continue with the relief measures in the cyclone affected areas for which decision had already been taken prior to announcement of byelection,” said Election Commission under secretary Tanuj Kumari in a letter to Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer. But the EC has banned the government from using any political functionary to distribute the relief. “It may also be ensured that no political functionary should be involved in any disbursement including those of relief material and such material/benefits will be distributed only by the concerned official machineries,” said the letter. Compliance of all model code of conduct will be strictly enforced by the district electoral officer of Tiruvarur, said the letter.
AIADMK likely to pick Vaithilingam
D.Govardan TNN
AIADMK deputy coordinator R Vaithilingam is likely to be the ruling party’s candidate for Tiruvarur bypoll. It's now a toss-up between Vaithilingam and R Paneerselvam, who lost to M Karunandhi in the 2016 assembly election, as per multiple sources in the AIADMK. The ruling party, which was to announce its candidate after the party's high-level committee meeting on Friday, had put off the meeting to Saturday. Now Vaithilingam is the front runner for the Tiruvarur byelection, scheduled for January 28.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 05.01.2019
Even as filing of nominations has started for the Tiruvarur assembly byelection and political parties have started naming their candidates, chief electoral officer Satyabarata Sahoo has written a letter to Tiruvarur district electoral officer asking him whether the byelection could be held on January 28. “CPI Rajya Sabha MP D Raja has filed a petition in the Surpeme Court against holding the byelection in Tiruvarur as people have been affected by cyclone Gaja. Following this the Election Commission wanted to know whether it is possible to hold the byelection at all,” Sahoo told TOI. “I have asked the DEO to give a report by Saturday," said the CEO.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has given its nod to the Tamil Nadu government to continue with its relief aid in the cyclone affected Tiruvarur constituency.
“Tamil Nadu government may be allowed to continue with the relief measures in the cyclone affected areas for which decision had already been taken prior to announcement of byelection,” said Election Commission under secretary Tanuj Kumari in a letter to Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer. But the EC has banned the government from using any political functionary to distribute the relief. “It may also be ensured that no political functionary should be involved in any disbursement including those of relief material and such material/benefits will be distributed only by the concerned official machineries,” said the letter. Compliance of all model code of conduct will be strictly enforced by the district electoral officer of Tiruvarur, said the letter.
AIADMK likely to pick Vaithilingam
D.Govardan TNN
AIADMK deputy coordinator R Vaithilingam is likely to be the ruling party’s candidate for Tiruvarur bypoll. It's now a toss-up between Vaithilingam and R Paneerselvam, who lost to M Karunandhi in the 2016 assembly election, as per multiple sources in the AIADMK. The ruling party, which was to announce its candidate after the party's high-level committee meeting on Friday, had put off the meeting to Saturday. Now Vaithilingam is the front runner for the Tiruvarur byelection, scheduled for January 28.
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