By poll for Erode East Assembly constituency to be held on 27 February
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced that the by-poll for Erode (East) assembly constituency would be held on February 27. The by-poll for the constituency was necessitated following the demise of congress MLA E Thirumahan Everaa, who died due to cardiac arrest on January 4, and it would be the first by-poll for the 16th Assembly of the State.
The filing of nominations, according to ECI notification, would commence from January 31 and continue till February 7. Scrutiny of the nominations would take place on February 8, while the last date for withdrawal of nomination is on February 10. The constituency goes for polling on February 27 and the votes would be counted on March 2.
With the announcement of the poll date, the election code of conduct came into effect immediately in the constituency. The authorities in the district covered political leaders’ statues, white washed the political wall paintings and removed the posters and banners as per the ECI’s guidelines.
The first by-poll for the 16th Assembly would turn into an interesting one in the present political climate. In the AIADMK-led alliance, the seat was allocated to G K Vasan’s TMC (M). The party fielded M Yuvaraja in the ‘Two-Leaves’ symbol against Everaa of the DMK’s ally Congress. Everaa won the polls comfortably with a margin of 8,904 votes.