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Elangovan, Bharathi DMK nominees for Rajya Sabha
DMK President M Karunanidhi announced that party organising secretary RS Bharathi and DMK spokesman TKS Elangovan will be the party’s candidates for the June 11 biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Chennai
Talking to reporters, Karunanidhi said Bharathi was an advocate and Elangovan, a former Lok Sabha member.
A candidate has to secure a minimum of 33 votes to win and the DMK could easily get both of them elected as it has 89 members in the 234-member Assembly.
Elections to fill six seats from the State Assembly are to be held on June 11 and the filing of nominations will open on May 24. Those retiring are: A Navaneethakrishnan, AW Rabi Bernard and PH Paul Manoj Pandian of the AIADMK, KP Ramalingam and S Thangavelu of the DMK and former Union Minister Sudarsana Natchiappan of the Congress.
The AIADMK has 134 members in the Assembly and could easily win the remaining four seats.
The notification will be issued on May 24 and the last date for filing of nominations is May 31.
The scrutiny will take place on June 1 and the last date for withdrawals is June 3.
Polling, if necessary, will be conducted on June 11 from 9 am to 4 pm and the results of the election will be announced the same day.
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