RK Nagar by-election to be conducted before December 31

CEC Jyoti announced that Chennai's RK Nagar by-election will be conducted before December 31.
Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa
Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa
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On April 10, by-elections in Chennai's RK Nagar constituency was cancelled by the Election Commission a day after cash-for-votes allegations surfaced.

The by-election in RK Nagar has become necessary after the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who represented it for two terms. Stakes for the by-polls were very high as the results would have been a verdict of sorts in the war between the two rival factions of the ruling AIADMK. 

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