Thennarasu is AIADMK candidate for Erode (East) bypoll

The bypoll was necessitated following the death of Congress MLA E Thirumahan Everaa in January.

KS Thennarasu, 65, was elected the MLA twice - in 2001 (before delimitation) and in the 2016 assembly elections.

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Leader of Opposition and AIADMK’s interim general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) Wednesday announced that the party will field former MLA K S Thennarasu for the Erode (East) bypoll scheduled on February 27.

In a statement, Edappadi noted that the decision to field Thennarasu, the secretary of AIADMK Erode Urban District MGR Mandram, was made based on the suggestion of the party’s committee.

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The announcement came soon after the inauguration of the party’s election office at Erode. AIADMK senior leaders S P Velumani, P Thangamani, K A Sengottaiyan, C Ponniyan, K P Munusamy, and other leaders were present at the event.

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Former Tamil Nadu minister Velumani said that their candidate would win by a margin of 50,000 votes.

Thennarasu, 65, was elected the MLA twice – in 2001 (before delimitation) and in the 2016 assembly elections.

The Erode bypoll was necessitated following the death of Congress MLA E Thirumahan Everaa in January.

Thirumahan Everaa’s father EVKS Elangovan who was a former union minister and Congress heavyweight has been nominated as the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance candidate. However, there is still no announcement from the AIADMK ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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AIADMK rebel leader O Panneerselvam has announced that he would nominate a candidate on behalf of his faction if BJP is not contesting the poll.

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