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He succeeds former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa as legislator of the city segment. The newly elected MLA was sworn-in as a member of the 15th Assembly by Speaker P Dhanapal in his office.
Dhinakaran’s supporters, including some disqualified MLAs and key aides like Thangatamilselvan and P Vetrivel, were present on the occasion.
Dhanapal later shook hands with Dhinakaran. The bypoll was necessitated due to the death of Jayalalithaa who was the sitting MLA.
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