Former MLAs C. Vijayabaskar, M.R. Vijayabhaskar urge Madras High Court to vacate stay on conduct of bypolls
Former MLAs C. Vijayabaskar and M.R. Vijayabhaskar have filed applications with the Madras High Court to vacate a stay on bye-elections for their former constituencies. They argue that the stay, granted due to pending election petitions, is based on inaccurate assumptions and deprives voters of representation.
Why it matters
The case highlights the legal tension between pending election petitions and the constitutional requirement to fill legislative vacancies, impacting the democratic representation of multiple constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Former MLAs of Viralimalai and Karur, C. Vijayabaskar and M.R. Vijayabhaskar, have urged the Madras High Court to vacate an interim order passed by it on July 10, 2026, restraining the Election Commission of India (ECI) from notifying bye-elections in these two constituencies , besides three others.
In their vacate stay applications, the former MLAs said that the court had passed the interim order even before issuing notices to them on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition and without taking into consideration the factual positions with respect to the Viralimalai and Karur constituencies.
Mr. Vijayabaskar said that he had emerged victorious by securing 1,05,773 votes from the Viralimalai constituency in the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections. P. Murugesan of the TVK came second by securing 43,700 votes and K.K. Chellapandiyan of the DMK secured the third place with 40,397 votes.
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