Election Commission today announced the schedule for by-election to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu to fill the vacancy caused by the disqualification of DMK member T M Selvaganapathy following his conviction in a bribery case.
The notification for the bypoll would be issued on June 16, while the last date for nominations would be June 23 and scrutiny would be on the following day, state Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Kumar said in a release.
The last date for withdrawal of nominations is June 26 and if there was a need, polling would be held on July 3 and votes counted on the same day, he said.
Selvaganapathy, a former AIADMK minister, and four others were sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment by Special CBI Judge S Malathi in Chennai on April 17 last in connection with alleged irregularities construction of cremation sheds in Nagapattinam District during the 1991-96 AIADMK regime. He had joined the DMK a few years ago.
