Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Satyabrata Sahoo on Saturday said the Lok Sabha election for the entire State would be held on April 19, and along with it the bypoll would be held only for the Vilavancode Assembly constituency.
A press note issued by Election Commission of India said it has decided to hold byelections to fill vacancies in the Assembly constituencies of Tirukkoyilur and Vilavancode along with General Elections to Lok Sabha 2024. However, the schedule in the press note mentioned only about the bypoll for the Vilavancode constituency on April 19.
The Vilavancode constituency was declared vacant after Congress sitting MLA S. Vijayadharani joined BJP and resigned.