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Madras HC rejects poll plea challenging AIADMK MLA's victory

Chennai, Oct 13 (UNI) The Madras High Court on Tuesday rejected a poll petition challenging the victory of senior AIADMK leader
and former Tamil Nadu Law Minister C.Ve.Shanmugam from the Mailam Assembly constituency in the April 23 general elections.
Shanmugam won the elections by a margin of 30,041 votes defeating his nearest TVK Rival A.Vijay Niranjan. The AIADMK heavyweight in the northern Villupuram district polled 82,353 votes as against 52,312 votes by the losing TVK nominee.
Challenging his election, a voter, Kamalakkannan, filed an election petition in the High Court and Shanmugam, for his part, too filed
a petition seeking dismissal of the election plea agaisnt him.
Mr.Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan, who heard the matter, had earlier reserved orders on his plea.
Passing orders today, the Judge allowed Shanmugam's plea and dismissed the election petition challenging his victory.
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