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TVK candidate wins Tirupattur by one vote ending 20 years of DMK dominance
Politics
Published on 6 May 2026
Final tally hinged on postal verification and a razor thin margin
A Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam candidate, R Seenivasa Sethupathy, pulled off a stunning one-vote win in Tirupattur, defeating DMK’s K R Periyakaruppan. After intense counting and postal ballot checks under Election Commission guidelines, the narrow margin ended Periyakaruppan’s 20-year dominance in the constituency, turning the result into election-season shock.
- TVK’s R Seenivasa Sethupathy won Tirupattur by just one vote
- DMK’s K R Periyakaruppan’s 20-year dominance ended abruptly
- Postal ballot verification and tight counting shaped the final result
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