Sources from New Delhi stated that the Chief Electoral Commission has said that no election will be held till 19 April except for Tiruparkundaram. Meanwhile the Election Commission announced that it would cancel the Tiruvarur constituency, which was to be held on January 28 and recently the Chief Electoral Commission has clarified why the election was canceled in Tiruvarur.
Reportedly there will not be a by-election in the 19 constituencies, including the rest of Tiruvarur, except for Thiruparankundi. Furthermore the Tamilnadu government has requested not to hold the election till April and the Tamilnadu Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan wrote on December 3 pointing to the storm relief work.
Moreover he requested not to hold the election until April 19, except for Tiruparkundam. Further all party parties have called for a meeting of the party, including the AIADMK, DMK, Kang, BJP, DMDK, MA, Political parties demanded the District Election Officer to postpone the election. As per report the District Electoral Officer stated in a statement that the authorities should be involved in the storm relief work and that the storm affected people did not return to normalcy.
