Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa&#39;s niece Deepa Jayakumar has filed nomination for&nbsp;Chennai&#39;s RK Nagar by-election.

RK Nagar has been the constituency of J.Jayalalitha for two terms.

The<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/rk-nagar-bye-poll-on-december-21-counting-on-december-24-24991" target="_blank">&nbsp;</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/rk-nagar-bye-poll-on-december-21-counting-on-december-24-24991" target="_blank">bypoll</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/rk-nagar-bye-poll-on-december-21-counting-on-december-24-24991" target="_blank">&nbsp;in the constituency </a>will be held on December 21.

The counting will take place on December 24.

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The Election Commission had cancelled the by-elections in Chennai&#39;s RK Nagar constituency earlier this year.

The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/india-election-commission-cancels-rk-nagar-bypolls-in-chennai-14360" target="_blank">elections were cancelled after allegations&nbsp;</a>of cash against votes had surfaced.&nbsp;

The Election Commission had then said that the by-elections will be conducted when the effect created by the distribution of money and gifts subsides.&nbsp;

It added that with the passage of the time the atmosphere in the constituency will become conducive to the holding of free and fair elections.&nbsp;

The need for conducting by-elections in the constituency arose after the death of J.Jayalalithaa.

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The?bypoll?for the constituency from where the late AIADMK supremo will be held on December 21

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar has filed nomination for Chennai's RK Nagar by-election. RK Nagar has been the constituency of J.Jayalalitha for two terms. The bypoll in the constituency will be held on December 21. The counting will take place on December 24. Also read: TTV Dinakaran to contest RK Nagar by-polls, with Sasikala's consent Also read: Tamil actor Vishal to enter fray in RK Nagar bypoll The Election Commission had cancelled the by-elections in Chennai's RK Nagar constituency earlier this year. The elections were cancelled after allegations of cash against votes had surfaced. The Election Commission had then said that the by-elections will be conducted when the effect created by the distribution of money and gifts subsides. It added that with the passage of the time the atmosphere in the constituency will become conducive to the holding of free and fair elections. The need for conducting by-elections in the constituency arose after the death of J.Jayalalithaa.

Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar files nomination for RK Nagar polls

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Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar files nomination for RK Nagar polls