Madras HC Upholds TVK’s R Seenivasa Sethupathy’s One-Vote Victory Over Former DMK Minister K R Periakaruppan In Tirupattur
Chennai: In a setback to former DMK Minister K R Periakaruppan, the Madras High Court on Monday upheld the victory of his nearest TVK rival R Seenivasa Sethupathy by just a single vote in Tirupattur Assembly constituency in the 2026 general elections. While Sethupathy had polled 83,375 votes, Periakaruppan had secured 83,374 votes in the tightly fought contest. Also Watch: Periakaruppan had filed…
In a narrow victory, R Seenivasa Sethupathy secured 83,375 votes, surpassing former DMK Minister K R Periakaruppan by just one vote in the 2026 Tirupattur Assembly constituency. Periakaruppan had filed an election petition to overturn Sethupathy's win, arguing that a postal vote from Tirupattur had been mistakenly counted in Sivaganga.
However, the Madras High Court dismissed Periakaruppan's claim, stating that there was no discrepancy in the accounting of postal votes registered in the two similarly-named constituencies. The court emphasized that the identity of the intended constituency is determined by the constituency number, not the name, and that the voters must submit Form 12 to the Returning Officer to specify the constituency.
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