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New Delhi: By-election to the assembly constituencies of Tiruvarur in Tamil Nadu and Jind in Haryana will be held on January 28, 2019, news agency ANI reported on Monday. Counting of votes in both the constituencies will be done on January 31, 2019.
The Jind Assembly constituency in Haryana became vacant after the death of INLD MLA Hari Chand Middha in September.
By-elections to the assembly constituencies of Jind in Haryana and Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu to be held on 28th January 2019; Counting of votes to be on 31st January 2019
— ANI (@ANI) December 31, 2018
The Tiruvarur constituency fell vacant following the death of DMK President M. Karunanidhi on August 7. Apart from Tiruvarur and 18 other seats, there is also another vacant seat in Tamil Nadu — Tirupparankunram, over which a legal battle is on.
The filing of nominations will begin in both Tiruvarur and Jind on January 3 and the last date for the purpose will be January 10. Scrutiny will be done on January 11 and the last date for withdrawal of candidatures is January 14.
There was wide expectation in Tamil Nadu that by-elections will also be held in the 18 seats which were won by AIADMK in the 2016 general elections and later went to Dhinakaran side after the death of Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.
Elections to 18 seats have a significance because a loss for the ruling AIADMK in them could result in a fall of the government.
Leaders of opposition parties in Tamil Nadu have raised questions over the Commission’s decision to hold by-election only in Tiruvarur.
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