Thirumavalavan, Jothimani file nomination papers
Tiiruchi Rural Police has under its jurisdiction part of Tiruverumbur Assembly segment and Lalgudi, Musiri, Manachanallur, Thuraiyur (reserved) and Manapparai Assembly constituencies.
Police sources said the RAF team would be deployed at the check posts falling under the jurisdiction of Tiruchi Rural Police and at the identified “vulnerable” booths on the day of polling.
The Tiruchi Rural Police has planned to engage over 1,700 of its personnel for election duty besides drawing members of Home Guards on polling day.
A Central Armed Police Force team, which arrived in Tiruchi recently, is being engaged by Tiruchi City Police at the nine check posts falling under its jurisdiction. They were also being attached with Flying Squads and Static Surveillance Teams constituted to check poll code violations ahead of the elections.
In order to augment its manpower, Tiruchi Rural Police have appealed to exmilitary personnel and former police, forest and prison department personnel to approach the nearest police station or contact the Tiruchi Rural Police election control room to express their willingness for electionrelated duty from April 17 to 19.
Police Observer
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has appointed senior IPS officer Amit Kumar Viswakarma as Police Observer for Tiruchi Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency consists of Tiruchi East, Tiruchi West, major portions of Tiruverumbur and Srirangam Assembly segments, besides Pudukottai and Gandarvakottai Assembly segments.
VCK founder Thol. Thirumavalavan filing nomination papers for Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency at Ariyalur Collectorate on Wednesday.
Filing of nomination for the Lok Sabha constituencies in central districts, including Tiruchi, came to an end on Wednesday.
VCK founder Thol. Thirumavalavan and Congress leader S. Jothimani were among those who filed their nomination papers on the last day of filing of nominations.
Tiruchi
As many as 29 nominations were received for Tiruchi Lok Sabha constituency on Wednesday. Most of them were independent candidates. They filed their nomination papers before District Collector and Returning Officer M. Pradeep Kumar. With these 29 nominations, the total number of nominations received
for Tiruchi constituency has gone up to 48.
Karur
More than 40 candidates filed nomination papers for Karur constituency on the last day of filing of nominations. Most of them were independent candidates. Incumbent MP S. Jothimani of the Congress was among those who filed their nominations on Wednesday.
Accompanied by Minister for Food and Civil Supplies R. Sakkarapani and Minister for School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, Ms. Jothimani presented the papers before Collector and Returning Officer M. Thangavel.
Earlier, she took out a rally that went along the important roads of the city. Functionaries of the DMK, Congress, Communist Par
ty of India and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) participated in the rally. The alternative candidates of the AIADMK nominee K.R.L. Thangavel and Ms. Jothimani also filed their nominations.
Ariyalur
VCK leader Thol. Thirumavalavan filed his nomination papers before CollectorcumReturning Officer J. Annie Mary Swarna for Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency in Ariyalur.
Minister for Agriculture M.R.K. Panneerselvam and Minister for Transport S.S. Sivasankar were among those who accompanied Mr. Thirumavalavan when he filed his nomination. With the filing of 15 nominations on Wednesday, the total number of nominations filed for Chidambaram has gone up to 27.