Madras HC seeks ECI reply on DMK minister’s one-vote loss to TVK

The Madras High Court has directed the Election Commission of India to file an affidavit explaining its inaction on a dispute over a postal ballot in Tamil Nadu's Tiruppattur assembly constituency. The court is hearing a writ petition filed by a DMK leader who lost the seat by a single vote. The leader claims a postal ballot was wrongly sent to another constituency and thus rejected, which could have altered the election outcome. The court will continue hearing the matter.