MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is ready to hold special elections in 12 barangays in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur on Tuesday. Comelec Deputy Director for Operations Teopisto Elnas said the special polls in 15 clustered precincts are necessary to complete the proclamation of some local officials. "There is a necessity for the Comelec to conduct the special elections considering no municipal officials have been proclaimed there. As far as provincial candidates are concerned, they have proclaimed governor and congressmen, but not provincial board members for the 2nd district of the province of Lanao del Sur," Elnas said. He added that the poll results are important for the party-list elections. "The 6,921 registered voters have an effect on the results of the party-lists," the poll body official said. Earlier, the Comelec declared a failure of elections in some clustered precincts in 14 barangays in the municipalities of Butig, Binidayan, and Tubaran