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Tamil Nadu Erode East Bypolls: EVKS Elangovan Declared As Congress Candidate
Erode East Bypoll
EVKS Elangovan, the father of deceased Congress MLA Thirumahan Evera has been declared as the party’s candidate for the Erode East bypolls.
Elangovan is a former president of the Tamil Nadu unit of the Congress and also a former Union minister. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he had lost to P Ravindhranath (son of O Panneerselvam) in Theni. It was the only seat lost by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led alliance.
Elangovan’s candidature was confirmed after receiving approval from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
While his name was being considered initially, he had reportedly ruled himself out and was favouring the candidature of his other son, Sanjay Sampath.
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