<p>Speaking to reporters here, Karunanidhi said the party has decided to contest and the candidate would be announced soon.<br /><br />On Sunday, Karunanidhi said the party would study and take a decision on contesting the by-poll.</p>.<p>AIADMK's Mariam Pitchai, legislator from the constituency, died in a car accident in May hours before he was to be sworn-in as minister in Chennai.</p>.<p>In the 234-member assembly, the AIADMK has 149 members (including the speaker), the DMDK 29, the DMK 23, the Communist Party of India-Marxist 10, the Communist Party of </p>.<p>India nine, the Congress five, the PMK three, the MMK two, the PT two and the All India Forward Bloc one. One seat is vacant. </p>
<p>Speaking to reporters here, Karunanidhi said the party has decided to contest and the candidate would be announced soon.<br /><br />On Sunday, Karunanidhi said the party would study and take a decision on contesting the by-poll.</p>.<p>AIADMK's Mariam Pitchai, legislator from the constituency, died in a car accident in May hours before he was to be sworn-in as minister in Chennai.</p>.<p>In the 234-member assembly, the AIADMK has 149 members (including the speaker), the DMDK 29, the DMK 23, the Communist Party of India-Marxist 10, the Communist Party of </p>.<p>India nine, the Congress five, the PMK three, the MMK two, the PT two and the All India Forward Bloc one. One seat is vacant. </p>