Election commission decides to call off R K Nagar bypolls, official statement awaited

While reports suggested that the bypoll in Jayalalithaa's constituency stands cancelled, an official statement or order is likely to be put out by the election commission on Monday.

Chennai, April 9: The election commission of India has decided to call off the bypolls in R K Nagar assembly constituency. While reports suggested that the bypoll in Jayalalithaa's constituency stands cancelled, an official statement or order is likely to be put out by the election commission on Monday.

Following the raids on AIADMK leaders including Tamil Nadu Health minister Vijaya Bhaskar and consecutive seizures suggesting that money was distributed to voters in the constituency, the election commission has decided to countermand the bypolls scheduled to take place on April 12.

The income tax raids are said to have been a result of multiple complaints of money distribution to the election commission.

The election commission has asked Vijaya Bhaskar, actor turned politician Sarath Kumar and the vice chancellor of MGR University to appear in person. Summons were issued to all three following raids by the income tax department.

A few documents said to have been seized from Vijaya Bhaskar's residence in Friday's raid is said to contain details of money allotted to each leader to be distributed to voters in the R K Nagar constituency. While the speculation is rife that the election would be countermanded, an official statement from the election commission is awaited.

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