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Saturday, June 20, 2015

2015 Assembly bypolls on June 27 in 5 states: Pics of candidates to be on ballot paper

Photographs of candidates, including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, contesting the June 27 Assembly By-Polls to 6 seats in 5 states, will be on the ballot papers alongside their names and party symbols.

Besides Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar, from where the AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa is contesting, by-elections would be held in Chokpot (Meghalaya), Aruvikkara (Kerala), Pratapgarh and Surma (Tripura) and Garoth (Madhya Pradesh)

According to an Election Commission order, in any election being held after May 1, the ballot papers will carry the picture of the candidate with his or her name and party symbol to avoid confusion among the electorate in constituencies where namesakes are contesting.

The June 27,2015  by-polls are the first since the order came into effect.

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