No bar on conducting byelection in Perundurai, Election Commission tells Madras High Court
The Election Commission of India informed the Madras High Court that the legal barrier to holding a byelection in the Perundurai constituency has been removed. However, byelections for four other constituencies remain stalled due to pending election petitions.
Why it matters
The case highlights the legal complexities surrounding the timing of byelections when election petitions are active in the courts.
The legal bar for conduct of byelections in Perundurai Assembly constituency has ended due to the rejection of an election petition related to that constituency on September 8, 2026, the Election Commission of India (EC) has submitted before the Madras High Court.
In its written submissions filed in response to a public interest litigation petition pending before Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan, the EC said the Perundurai bypoll could be conducted before November 24, 2026 if the Supreme Court does not grant any stay.
The EC said the conduct of bypoll would also be subject to the Chief Justice’s Bench exempting Perundurai from an interim order passed by it on July 10, 2026 restraining the commission from notifying bypolls to five vacant constituencies with respect to which election petitions were pending in the High Court.
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