The Election Commission said in a statement that the bypolls will be held on September 13. (Representative)
New Delhi:
The by-election to fill the vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Tamil Nadu will be held on September 13. The Election Commission gave this information on Tuesday.
The seat fell vacant after AIADMK member A Mohammadjan (72) died of a heart attack on March 23 this year.
Considering its strength in the assembly, the DMK-led ruling alliance in Tamil Nadu is set to get this seat.
Sources said the ruling alliance may give up the seat to field its candidate for the Congress after assurances given by DMK supremo and Chief Minister MK Stalin.
Sources said the Congress is considering whether to field a leader from the state or senior party leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad, and added that party president Sonia Gandhi will take a final call on the matter.
The Election Commission said in a statement that the bypolls will be held on September 13.
As per the established practice, the counting of votes will be done one hour after the polling ends at 4 pm.
The commission said that all COVID-19-related protocols will be followed during the election.
Everyone will wear a face mask during every election related activity. The commission said that at the entry of halls or premises used for election purposes, thermal scanning of all people would be done and sanitizers would be made available at all places.
The Election Commission statement said, “The Chief Secretary, Tamil Nadu is being directed to depute a senior officer of the State to ensure that the information regarding COVID-19 prevention measures is taken while making arrangements for holding the said bye-elections.” Existing instructions should be followed.”
Mohammadjan, who had previously served as a minister in Tamil Nadu, was to end on July 24, 2025.
The notification for the by-election will be issued on August 24.
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