<p>The stage is set for the bypoll to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency on Monday which pits the Congress backed by the ruling DMK against the opposition AIADMK.</p>.<p>The bypoll was necessitated due to the demise of sitting legislator E Thirumahan Everaa, son of Congress leader and former Union Minister E V K S Elangovan, who is the ruling combine's candidate.</p>.<p>Elangovan is pitted against AIADMK's K Thennarasu, a former legislator.</p>.<p>"We are ready to conduct the by-election as per schedule for Erode East Assembly Constituency on Monday," said K Sivakumar, Returning Officer for the segment.</p>.<p>He said all the preliminary works for the conduct of the bypoll had been completed.</p>.<p>Polling would commence at 7 am in all the 238 polling stations and will be completed at 6 pm.</p>.<p>The Returning Officer said the total number of voters in Erode (East) constituency was 2,26,876 -- of which 1,10,713 are men, 1,16,140 are women and 23 others including transgenders.</p>.<p>Security for the bypoll has been stepped up and police and paramilitary personnel have been deputed to the 32 sensitive polling stations, sources said.</p>.<p>The constituency witnessed a high-voltage campaign with top leaders of the ruling DMK, including Chief Minister M K Stalin and AIADMK's K Palaniswami canvassing votes for the respective candidates.</p>.<p>Leaders of the ruling front and the opposition AIADMK campaigned extensively in the run-up to the bypoll while film personality-turned-politician Seeman's Naam Tamilar Katchi too indulged in high-pitched canvassing.</p>.<p>The bypoll result will be out on March 2.</p>
<p>The stage is set for the bypoll to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency on Monday which pits the Congress backed by the ruling DMK against the opposition AIADMK.</p>.<p>The bypoll was necessitated due to the demise of sitting legislator E Thirumahan Everaa, son of Congress leader and former Union Minister E V K S Elangovan, who is the ruling combine's candidate.</p>.<p>Elangovan is pitted against AIADMK's K Thennarasu, a former legislator.</p>.<p>"We are ready to conduct the by-election as per schedule for Erode East Assembly Constituency on Monday," said K Sivakumar, Returning Officer for the segment.</p>.<p>He said all the preliminary works for the conduct of the bypoll had been completed.</p>.<p>Polling would commence at 7 am in all the 238 polling stations and will be completed at 6 pm.</p>.<p>The Returning Officer said the total number of voters in Erode (East) constituency was 2,26,876 -- of which 1,10,713 are men, 1,16,140 are women and 23 others including transgenders.</p>.<p>Security for the bypoll has been stepped up and police and paramilitary personnel have been deputed to the 32 sensitive polling stations, sources said.</p>.<p>The constituency witnessed a high-voltage campaign with top leaders of the ruling DMK, including Chief Minister M K Stalin and AIADMK's K Palaniswami canvassing votes for the respective candidates.</p>.<p>Leaders of the ruling front and the opposition AIADMK campaigned extensively in the run-up to the bypoll while film personality-turned-politician Seeman's Naam Tamilar Katchi too indulged in high-pitched canvassing.</p>.<p>The bypoll result will be out on March 2.</p>