PoliticsMadras HC Upholds TVK MLA’s One-Vote Win in Tiruppattur
The Madras High Court on September 28 rejected DMK candidate KR Periyakaruppan's election petition challenging TVK MLA R Seenivasa Sethupathy's victory by one vote in the Tiruppattur constituency, Sivaganga district. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan dismissed the petition without trial. Sethupathy won with 83,375 votes against Periyakaruppan's 83,374 in the April 23, 2026 Assembly elections. The petition cited a postal ballot mix-up between two Tiruppattur constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
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