The seat fell vacant after the death of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, who was elected to the assembly from the constituency
तामिळनाडूच्या माजी मुख्यमंत्री जयललिता यांच्या निधनानंतर या मतदारसंघात पोटनिवडणूक जाहीर झाली होती.