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LS polls: Two BJP candidates in Tamil Nadu booked for violating Model Code of Conduct

Police sources said that the candidates had conducted meetings with over 200 people in attendance without getting permission from the State Election Commission.

DT NEXT Bureau

CHENNAI: The city police have booked BJP candidates, Paul Kanagaraj (Chennai North) and Vinoj P Selvam (Chennai Central), in separate cases for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).

Police sources said that the candidates had conducted meetings with over 200 people in attendance without getting permission from the Election Commission. Paul Kanagaraj was booked by the Tondiarpet police based on a complaint from an official of the flying squad of RK Nagar constituency. Vinoj was booked by the Pulianthope police for conducting a meeting with residents of an apartment complex.

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