Deepa, contestant of RK Nagar constiuency offer her prayer at jayalalitha memorial with her nomination papers on Thursday. | (Ashwin Prasath| EPS) 
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RK Nagar bypoll: TTV Dhinakaran, E Madhusudanan and Deepa Jayakumar file nomination in tri-cornered contest

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Another view of Deepa praying at jayalalitha memorial with her nomination papers on Thursday. | (Ashwin Prasath| EPS)
Drummers at jayalalitha memorial on Thursday. | (Ashwin Prasath| EPS)
BJP national Secretary T Raja meet AIADMK Rebel OPS candidate Madusoodanan after the later files the nomination papers for the R K Nagar constituency on Thursday in Chennai. | (Ashwin Prasath| EPS)
AIADMK Rebel OPS candidate Madusoodanan meet the waiting parchment while going to file the nomination papers for the R K Nagar constituency on Thursday in Chennai. | (Ashwin Prasath| EPS)
Supporters of AIADMK Rebel OPS candidate Madusoodanan at the R K Nagar constituency on Thursday in Chennai. | (Ashwin Prasath| EPS)
AIADMK Rebel OPS candidate Madusoodanan files the nomination papers for the R K Nagar constituency on Thursday in Chennai. | (Ashwin Prasath| EPS)
Hindu Munnani Katchi cadres bring their R K Nagar by-election candidate Ravikumar in a funeral box ridiculing political scenario at Tamil Nadu, on Thursday in Chennai. | (Ashwin Prasath| EPS)
AIADMK Dy. General Secretary TTV Dinakaran files the nomination papers for the R K Nagar constituency on Thursday in Chennai. | (P Jawahar | EPS)

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