The most controversial election result,
announced from the Sivaganga constituency,
was that of the current Home Minister
P Chidambaram. He was announced the
winner after much hiccups.
After more than a month of the announcement
of the result, Raja Kannappan (AIADMK)
who was first announced the winner
has filed a case in the Madras High
Court on Thursday seeking recounting
and to declare the election void in
the constituency.
It may be recalled that Chidambaram
won by a slender margin of just over
4000 votes against his rival Kannappan
who got 330,994 votes.
In his petition, Kannappan stated
that 1,400 votes from Alangudi district
that was in his favor were transferred
to Chidambaram. He also complained
about the officials involved in election
malpractices.
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