The Election Commission of India told the Madras High Court that declared election results cannot be altered administratively and disputes must be resolved through election petitions. The submission came in a plea by DMK candidate KR Periakaruppan, who lost Tiruppattur constituency by one vote.
Today, On 9th March, The Supreme Court agreed to consider a plea challenging the deletion of electors from the electoral rolls during West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR). A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took note of submissions by senior advocate Maneka Guruswamy.
