The Election Petition Against Udhayanidhi Stalin filed by an independent candidate will now go forward, with the Madras High Court dismissing the DMK leader’s preliminary applications and directing him to file his written statement within four weeks. Chennai: In the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency, DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin polled 62,992 votes in the 2026 Tamil Nadu […]
Can a registration application be completed while a serious objection is still under inquiry? In the Waris Punjab De Registration Plea, the Election Commission of India has told the Delhi High Court that it cannot, and that a background report from Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer is still awaited. New Delhi: Registration of Waris Punjab De […]
ECI Instructions On Children are binding on a candidate because they carry statutory force, the Madras High Court has held, declining to reject DMK leader Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi’s election petition against TVK MLA Vijayakumar alias Navalpattu S. Viji at the threshold. The allegations are yet to be tested at trial. Chennai: An election petition that […]
Can an election decided by one vote be tested at trial? The Supreme Court has admitted KR Periakaruppan’s appeal against the rejection of his election petition, keeping alive the challenge to a Tamil Nadu Assembly seat decided by a single vote. New Delhi: The election records from a seat decided by a single vote are […]
Who may complain about a false election affidavit? Any person, the Supreme Court has held: private complaints over false election affidavits can be filed under Section 125A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, without satisfying Section 195(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. New Delhi: A voter or any other private person can […]
