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Madras High Court demands ECI answer after Tiruppattur election decided by one vote
Politics
Published on 10 May 2026
One vote separated winner and loser in 2026 polls
The Madras High Court held a special sitting after DMK leader and former minister K R Periakaruppan challenged the Tiruppattur Assembly election result, which he lost by a historic margin of one vote. The court asked the Election Commission of India to explain the discrepancy surrounding the narrow count between R Seenivasa Sethupathi of TVK and Periakaruppan.
- Tiruppattur result settled by a one vote difference
- DMK leader K R Periakaruppan filed an urgent petition
- High Court has sought an ECI explanation
- The contest involved vote totals differing by just one
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