Published: June 3, 2026 โข 5:30 PM IST ยท Updated: June 3, 2026 โข 7:10 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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The Madras High Court, on Wednesday (June 3, 2026), allowed an election petition filed by former Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M.
Appavu of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 2016 and set aside the election of his rival candidate I.S.
Inbadurai of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) from Radhapuram Assembly constituency in Tirunelveli district that year.
Jayachandran declared the election of Mr. Inbadurai by a slender margin of 49 votes as null and void and ordered that Mr. Appavu must be declared to have won the polls by a margin of 109 votes.
The orders were passed after recounting the votes.