{
  "id": 8410105,
  "title": "Tirupattur TVK MLA’s win by a single vote: Madras High Court reserves orders on plea to reject election petition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/tirupattur-tvk-mlas-win-by-a-single-vote-madras-high-court-reserves",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T07:28:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tirupattur-tvk-mlas-win-by-a-single-vote-madras-high-court-reserves-orders-on-plea-to-reject-election-petition/article71483682.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Madras High Court has deferred its decision on a plea by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA, R. Seenivasa Sethupathy, to reject an election petition filed by K.R. Periakaruppan. The petition claimed that a single vote gave Sethupathy victory in the 2026 Tirupattur constituency by a margin of just one vote against Periakaruppan. The petition argued that the identical names of two constituencies named 'Tirupattur' in Tamil Nadu caused confusion. Sethupathy won with 83,375 votes to Periakaruppan's 83,374. TVK's counsel argued that the identity of the intended constituency is determined by the constituency number, not the name, and that the postal ballot system includes multiple identifiers to prevent misrouting. The court has reserved its verdict on this plea.",
  "summary": "The Madras High Court has reserved its orders on a plea to reject an election petition filed by DMK's former Minister K.R. Periakaruppan. The petition relates to the Tirupattur TVK MLA's win by a single vote. Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan deferred his verdict on R. Seenivasa Sethupathy's plea.\n\nThe court's decision will determine the outcome of the election petition. According to The Hindu, Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan is hearing the case.\n\nThe Hindu reported that the case involves a narrow margin of victory, with the TVK MLA winning by just one vote.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}