Chennai, December 5: After the nomination papers of actor Vishal Krishna for the RK Nagar by-poll in Tamil Nadu was rejected today by the Elections Commission, his supporters went ahead to block the road outside the returning officer’s office in Chennai. However, in a blow to Deepa Jayakumar’s electoral ambitions, the returning officer rejected her nomination papers on the grounds of an incomplete affidavit for the RK Nagar by-polls. Deepa is the niece of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Also Read - Sri Reddy Accuses Tamil Actor Vishal Claiming That She Has Been Threatened Over The Sexual Harassment Allegations

“My nomination has been accepted. I thank the Election Commission. The Returning Officer has done what has to be done,” Vishal, as he is popularly known, told media. Also Read - RK Nagar By-election Results Latest Updates: Confident of Win, TTV Dhinakaran Says EPS-OPS Govt Will Fall in 3 Months

The poll body had earlier rejected his nomination as one of the proposers had said they had not proposed Vishal but his names were included in the actor’s nomination paper. Also Read - Actor Vishal's Nomination Papers Rejected For RK Nagar By-Polls

Vishal submitted a recorded conversation with a person named Velu, said to be relative of the woman who had proposed his candidature.

As per the phone recording, Velu told Vishal that a woman in his family was threatened to give a letter to the poll body stating that she did not sign the nomination form.

“The audio recording that you all heard is true,” Vishal told reporters.

The Election Commission officials had earlier said that the nomination papers filed by actor Vishal had inconsistencies.

Deepa’s nomination was rejected while accepting the nomination papers filed by candidates belonging to the ruling AIADMK (E.Madhusudhanan), DMK (N.Marudhu Ganesh), the Bharatiya Janata Party (K.Nagarajan) and over 50 independents.

Deepa’s nomination papers were rejected on the grounds of discrepancies in her affidavit. Deepa has left several portions of Form 26 blank, which looks at assets and liabilities.

A total of 145 persons had filed their nomination papers. The last date for the withdrawal of the candidature is December 7. The Radhakrishnan Nagar seat fell vacant following the death of Jayalalithaa on December 5, 2016.