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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Hiran Unnikrishnan

With poll panel announcing byelection on September 5, election mood sets in at Puthuppally

After weeks of mourning the death of senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy, the Puthuppally Assembly constituency on Tuesday found itself abruptly running up to the byelection on September 5.

According to a press note issued by the Election Commission of India, the election notification will be issued on August 10 and the last date for filing nominations is August 17.

With less than ten days left for filing nominations, the notification sent the leading coalitions in a tizzy. A seat represented by Oommen Chandy for over five decades, Puthupally is one of the few seats in central Travancore that witnesses a direct electoral clash between the Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

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