New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind rescinded the Lok Sabha polls in Vellore parliamentary constituency of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.
“Accepting the recommendation of Election Commission dated April 14, 2019, the President is pleased to rescind election to Vellore Parliamentary Constituency, Tamil Nadu to elect a member to Lok Sabha,” an official statement said.
The President’s decision to rescind the polling comes two days after the Election Commission of India wrote him a letter apprising him about the seizure of Rs 11.5 crore cash from a warehouse in Vellore district.
A team of Income Tax Department had seized the cash while conducting a search operation at a cement warehouse which belonged to a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) official.
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