The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition filed by a Communist Party of India candidate, seeking recounting of elections to the Madurai Corporation in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bench of Justice Aniruddh Bose and Justice Bela M. Trivedi passed the order on a petition filed by CPI candidate K. Muthu Sumathi, a candidate of Communist Party of India against the victory of AIADMK candidate K. Chokkayee by four votes as a Councillor in Madurai Corporation in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The petitioner alleged irregularities by erring officials, pointing out that the officials had declared AIADMK candidate as winner by four votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As per the petitioner, the Election Rules mandated two key obligations- handing over data which contained vote details to the candidate and providing a reasonable opportunity for raising grievances and requesting a recount of votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The petitioner contended that these obligations were not fulfilled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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