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Sunday, April 9, 2017,
Chennai
The Election Commission has ordered postponement of RK Nagar by-election scheduled for April 12 following reports of large-scale distribution of cash and gifts, particularly by ruling AIADMK (Amma) and raids of residences and offices of Health Minister Vijayabhaskar.
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Thursday, March 16, 2017,
Chennai
The battle for the RK Nagar bypoll in Chennai has heated up with the entry of AIADMK presidium chairman E Madhusudhanan, a leader of the OPS group, to oppose the DMK and the AIADMK (Sasikala group).
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017,
Chennai
The DMK has fielded a former mediaperson, N Marudhu Ganesh alias NM Ganesh, as its candidate for the RK Nagar by-election scheduled to be held in Chennai on April 12. DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan made the announcement in a press release on March 15.
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017,
Chennai
The ruling AIADMK has announced the candidature of Sasikala nephew and party deputy general secretary TTV Dhinakaran for the Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency by-election to the Tamil Nadu Assembly, while the DMK has fielded N Marudhu Ganesh. The bypoll has been caused by the death of late chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
