With Congress and CPI entering bypoll fray, Thattanchavady constituency is looking at a multi-cornered contest
The Thattanchavady Assembly constituency in Puducherry is heading toward a multi-cornered by-election contest on October 6. Major parties including Congress, CPI, and AINRC have fielded candidates, complicating the political landscape following the Chief Minister's decision to vacate the seat.
Why it matters
By-elections in regional constituencies often serve as barometers for shifting political alliances and voter sentiment in Indian state politics.
DMK candidate K. Sethu Selvam for Thattanchavady bypoll, in Puducherry. | Photo Credit: KUMAR SS
AINRC candidate Ashok Anand for Thattanchavady bypoll in Puducherry. | Photo Credit: KUMAR SS
With Congress announcing the candidature of E. Vinayagam and the Communist Party of India deciding to field its party secretary A. M. Saleem for the October 6 bypoll in Thattanchavady Assembly constituency, the byelection contest is becoming increasingly multi-cornered in Puducherry.
Shortly after a Congress delegation led by Member of Parliament and chief of Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee V. Vaithilingam met Tamil Nadu Minister for Water Resources and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam general secretary N. Anand in Chennai on Tuesday seeking TVK support for Congress, the All India Congress Committee declared the candidature of Mr. Vinayagam, who had only a few days ago joined the Congress party.
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