Rajya Sabha bypoll in Tamil Nadu: Congress candidate Praveen Chakravarthy files nomination with TVK support

Direct fact

In June 2026, Tamil Nadu’s lone Rajya Sabha by-election was scheduled for 18 June, and Congress candidate Praveen Chakravarthy filed his nomination at the Secretariat in Chennai in the presence of Chief Minister Vijay.

Key specifics

• The Rajya Sabha by-election in Tamil Nadu is on 18 June 2026.
• Former AIADMK minister C.V. Shanmugam resigned his Rajya Sabha seat on 7 May.
• Praveen Chakravarthy filed his nomination before Assembly Secretary Shanti, who is the returning officer.
• Three independent candidates had filed nominations by 1 June 2026.
• Chief Minister Vijay announced that the TVK would support the Congress for the Rajya Sabha seat.

Exam lens

Question type: parliamentary procedure and state politics, match-the-following. Key facts: 18 June 2026, 7 May resignation, Secretariat in Chennai, Secretary Shanti, TVK support. TNPSC may ask who resigned, who filed nomination, and who is the returning officer.