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Chennai, Feb 11: In poll-bound states, including Tamil Nadu, the Central police forces would play a greater role as part of measures to ensure fair polls and to see that no one took any undue advantage, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said here on Thursday.
Several measures were being contemplated to ensure inducement free, fair elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly in view of allegations of inducement of voters in the past and two Special Expenditure Observers would also be deputed, he said.
The bypoll to the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat would be held alongside Assembly polls, he said. The seat fell vacant following the death of Congress MP, H Vasanthakumar due…