Tiruvarur  

Six people were killed and three injured in an explosion at a fire cracker unit in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvarur. The impact of the explosion was felt miles away from the unit. Chief minister K Palaniswami has condoled the deaths.
 

Tiruvarur by-election postponement triggers intriguing political debate in Tamil Nadu over DMK president Stalin's leadership 

This Tiruvarur bypoll cancellation order signed by chief election commissioner Sunil Arora and fellow commissioner Ashok Lavasa said a fresh date would be announced in due course of time.

Cyclone Gaja hit land on November 16 and has caused massive destruction in districts of Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Dingdigul and Trichy in Tamil Nadu. 
 

The evacuated people have been relocated from low lying areas and sheltered at over 300 relief centres in six districts including Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram and Tiruvarur in Tamil Nadu on account of Cyclone Gaja

Tamil Nadu is all set for by-election for 20 Assembly seats. By-election for Tiruparankundram and Tiruvarur must be conducted before February 2016. But post the disqualification of MLAs, 18 constituencies have another six months for bypolls.