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Lost By One Vote Former DMK Minister Sues in Madras HC to Stop Trust Vote Participation
Politics
Published on 10 May 2026
One vote decided the seat Now court decides voting rights
After losing by a single vote in Tamil Nadu’s 2026 election, former DMK minister K R Periyakaruppan has filed in the Madras High Court to prevent newly elected TVK MLA Seenivasa Sethupathy from casting a ballot in the upcoming trust vote. The case is centered on whether the MLA can participate following the narrow defeat in the polls.
- Periyakaruppan heads to Madras HC after a one-vote election loss
- He seeks to bar TVK MLA Seenivasa Sethupathy from voting in the trust vote
- The dispute shifts Tamil Nadu politics from assembly to court
- The case turns on participation in the confidence vote
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