Tirupattur TVK MLA’s win by a single vote: Madras High Court rejects election petition filed against his victory

The Madras High Court on Monday (September 28, 2026) rejected an election petition filed against the victory of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA R. Seenivasa Sethupathy from Tirupattur constituency in Sivaganga district by a razor-thin margin of just one vote in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Asepolls.

Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan allowed an application filed by the TVK MLA to reject the election petition filed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate and former Minister K.R. Periakaruppan , who contended that he lost the polls primarily because of the existence of two Legislative Assembly constituencies with the same name ‘Tirupattur’ in Tamil Nadu.