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The EC also put off an announcement on the schedule of bypolls to two Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu. Since an election petition pertaining to one of the constituencies was still pending in the Madras High Court, technically the vacancy had not arisen yet, the CEC said. Besides, around 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu had requested the EC on the phone to postpone the elections citing the weather forecast, and stating that the State administration might have to undertake relief works during the period. The Commission later received a letter from the Chief Secretary around 1 p.m. on the same issue, the CEC said. Taking cognisance of these facts, the EC had to re-visit its earlier decisions, which led to the change in the timing of announcement of schedules from 12-30 p.m. to 3 p.m., said Mr. Rawat. Bypolls to Karnataka’s Shimoga, Bellary and Mandya parliamentary constituencies; besides Ramanagaram and Jamkhandi assembly constituencies, will be held on November 3.
