Campaigning for the Erode East Assembly bypoll ends on Monday, with polling scheduled for February 5 and results on February 8. The bypoll was necessitated by the demise of Congress MLA EVKS Elangovan in December.The DMK, contesting on behalf of the INDIA alliance, has fielded Chandrakumar as its candidate. Naam Thamizhar Katchi has nominated Seethalakshmi. AIADMK, DMDK, and the NDA, led by BJP, have boycotted the election, citing concerns over fairness.
With the contest now mainly between DMK and NTK, the stage is set for an interesting electoral battle.
Security has been tightened in Erode East ahead of the polls.