Setback For CM Vijay? Madras HC Restraints Tiruppattur TVK Candidate From Assuming Office As MLA Over '1 Vote Win' Row

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Madras High Court has ordered that TVK candidate Srinivasa Sethupathi should not participate in the Assembly confidence vote.

A case was filed by Periya Karuppan seeking to restrain the TVK candidate from assuming office as an MLA, alleging that a postal ballot vote had been altered.

A complaint was raised stating that a vote meant to be recorded in Tirupattur Constituency No. 185 was wrongly transferred to Tirupattur Constituency No. 50 in Vellore district.

Since the Election Commission failed to take action on the complaint, Periya Karuppan approached the High Court.

The Election Commission stated that, as per the rules, no action is necessary if a complaint regarding postal ballot discrepancies is received after the commencement of vote counting.

The Election Commission further stated that not even a single postal vote had been transferred to another constituency.

The court observed that there is sufficient evidence supporting the complaint submitted by Periya Karuppan.

The court has restrained Srinivasa Sethupathi from participating in the Assembly confidence vote as an MLA.

The court also directed that all postal ballots must be kept safely secured.

Additionally, the court ordered that the video footage related to the matter must also be preserved.

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