Madras HC dismisses MK Stalin’s plea challenging TVK MLA’s Kolathur victory
- The Madras High Court on September 3 dismissed MK Stalin’s plea challenging TVK MLA VS Babu’s victory from Kolathur.
- Stalin had challenged the result citing alleged EVM malfunctions, mismatches and discrepancies during verification.
- He sought 100% verification of VVPAT slips and 286 EVMs used in the constituency.
- Babu defeated Stalin by 8,795 votes in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, and the court held Stalin’s plea was not maintainable.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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