Madras High Court rejects election petition against victory of Tamil Nadu Minister Sengottaiyan
The Madras High Court has dismissed an election petition challenging the victory of Tamil Nadu Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan in the recent assembly elections. The court ruled that the petitioner failed to provide sufficient evidence to warrant a full trial.
Why it matters
This ruling reinforces the legal threshold required to challenge election results, impacting the high volume of petitions filed in the state this year.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) rejected an election petition filed against the victory of Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader K.A. Sengottaiyan from Gobichettipalayam Assembly constituency this year.
Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan allowed an application filed by the Minister to reject the election petition filed by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate V.B. Prabhu who had secured the third position in the polls and lost by a margin of 26,280 votes in the election.
Mr. Sengottaiyan had quit the AIADMK and contested the elections as a TVK candidate this year. He had secured 82,612 votes as against his nearest rival candidate N. Nallasivam of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) who could manage only 65,992 votes. Mr. Prabhu had got 56,232 votes.
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