With Central aid for Gaja in, Tiruvarur gets its byelection date

Dates for by-polls to 18 seats, MLAs of which have been disqualified, have not been announced. The poll panel has not announced dates for by-polls to 18 seats, MLAs of which have been disqualified. This is probably because the 90-day window, given by the Madras High Court to the disqualified MLAs to file an appeal, gets over only in the third week of January. Speaking on the issue, a top official in the Elections Department told Express that by-polls to Thiruparankundram and Thiruvarur have to be completed by the first week of February. Since the Thiruparankundram issue is pending before the court, dates for Thiruvarur were notified by the poll panel. "The 18 MLAs have a 90-day window to go for an appeal," he said. Dailyhunthttp://www.itsarab.org/UserProfile/tabid/61/userId/31493/Default.aspx