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Madras HC nixes poll plea of TVK candidate challenging DMK nominee's win

Chennai, Nov 10 (UNI) The Madras High Court dismissed a election petition filed by a losing TVK candidate challenging the election of DMK nominee from Dindigul Assembly seat in the April elections.
Justice Kumaresh Babdu dismissed the election petition filed challenging the victory of DMK MLA IP Senthilkumar from Dindigul by TVK candidate Nazeer Raja as it was bereft of any material facts.
Counsel for the DMK Legislator, Richardson Wilson argued that the petition was bereft of material facts and did not warrant trial following which it was dismissed.
In the April 23 polls, the DMK candidate won by a margin of 1,131 votes. Senthikumar polled 74,489 votes as against 73,358 by TVK's G.Nazeer Raja. AIADMK senior leader and former Minister Dindigul C.Sreenivasan, who had won twice in 2016 and 2021 in his stronghold, finished third with 53,986 votes.
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