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It may be noted that according to reports, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary and the present Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa may contest to the Legislative Assembly from this seat, as she has taken charge without being elected as a member in the Assembly.
The DMK leader alleged that the Election Commission rushed to announce the bypoll for a position which has become vacant only on May 17, compared to the time taken by the Commission to announce bypoll for the Srirangam Assembly seat when it became vacant after Jayalalithaa was disqualified after she was convicted in the case last year. He alleged that during the time, while the seat became vacant on September 27, 2014, the bypoll was announced only on January 12, 2015.
Alleging that the democratic rules would be flouted during the bye-election and considering that the next Assembly elections are only an year away, he said that the party would not contest in the Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency for the by-election.
The Assembly seat fell vacant with the resignation of sitting AIADMK member P Vetrivel resigned in May. On Tuesday, the Commission said the poll notification would be issued on June 3and June 10 would be the last day for filing of nominations. Counting of votes will be on June 30.
Earlier, Jayalalithaa was elected from Srirangam constituency but lost her seat and the chief minister position after a trial court in Bangalore convicted her for four years jail term and Rs 100 crore fine in the disproportionate assets case. Recently the Karnataka High Court upheld her appeal and acquitted her of all charges.
Following that, Jayalalalithaa became the Chief Minister. She has to get elected to the assembly within six months from the date of being sworn in as the chief minister.
