Chennai, June 10 (Reporter) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday night announced that bye-election to Vikravandi Assembly seat in Tamil Nadu will be held on July 10. The Model Code of Conduct in the constituency has come into immediate effect, it said, in a notification, announcing the bypoll schedule for 13 seats, spread over seven states. The bypoll to the Vikravandi seat in Villuppuram district was necessitated following the death of sitting DMK MLA N.Pughazhendi, who is also a senior party functionary in the district. He died in April after suffering health issues on his return after attending an election campaign meeting addresses by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K.Stalin. This is the third bye-election to be held after the DMK came to power in May 2021 after a gap of ten years, winning the Assembly polls by a resounding margin and Mr Stalin becoming Chief Minister for the first time after his elevation as the DMK Party Chief following the death of his father and DMK patriarch M.Karunanidhi in August 2018. The previous bypolls were held for Erode Assembly seat due to death of Congress MLA Thirumagan E.Ve.Raa and his father, former Union Minister and former TNCC Chief EVKS Elangovan contested it and won by a margin of over 50,000 votes. The other bypoll was held for Vilavancode seat along with the recent Lok Sabha polls on April 19 following the resignation of Congress MLA S.Vijayadharani, who had quit upon joining the BJP. The Congress retained the seat winning by a margin of nearly 48,000 votes. The ECI said, the date of issuance of notification for the Vikravandi bypoll will be issued on June 14, the day when filing of nominations will begin. It said June 21 will be the last date for filing of nominations and the scrutiny will take place on June 24. The last date for withdrawals is June 26 and polling will be held on July 10. The counting will take place on June 13 and the election process will be completed on July 15. The ruling DMK, which held the seat, is expected to contest and announce the candidate in the coming days...////...