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Udhayanidhi argues election challenge missed the 45-day limit

Before the Madras High Court, Udhayanidhi Stalin argued that the petition challenging his election was filed after the statutory 45-day deadline.

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What happened

The brief

Udhayanidhi Stalin has argued before the Madras High Court that an election petition challenging his victory was filed after the statutory 45-day limit. Newstodaynet.com reports that the petition concerns his win in the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency and that Udhayanidhi made the deadline argument before the court.

The outlet identifies Udhayanidhi as the Leader of the Opposition and P. Milany as the petitioner. It says Milany contested against Udhayanidhi in the 2026 Assembly election. The reported issue is whether the petition was filed within the legal period Udhayanidhi cites; his position is that it came after that limit.

The Hindu’s headline also says Udhayanidhi described the petition as filed after the 45-day mark in the Madras High Court. Its headline corroborates that account of his claim, while Newstodaynet.com supplies the petitioner’s name, the constituency and the election context. The account presents the deadline point as Udhayanidhi’s argument, not as a court finding.

It does not report a ruling on the petition or the filing-limit issue. No opposing position from P. Milany is given in the account. The immediate focus is therefore the legal timing argument raised by Udhayanidhi in a case challenging his constituency victory.

The reported material does not establish how the court will resolve that issue or what procedural step it will take next.

Why it matters

  • The dispute concerns P. Milany’s petition challenging Udhayanidhi Stalin’s victory in the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency.
  • Udhayanidhi’s argument turns on the statutory 45-day filing limit, which he says the petition missed.

What to watch next

  • Whether the Madras High Court rules on Udhayanidhi Stalin’s 45-day deadline argument.
  • Whether the court takes a procedural step on P. Milany’s petition challenging the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni result.

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Timeline

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  1. India’s Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution, including Article 329(b) on challenges to elections.
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  2. Parliament enacted the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which set procedures for election petitions.
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  3. The Supreme Court ruled in N.P. Ponnuswami v. Returning Officer on Article 329(b) and election challenges.
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  4. Udhayanidhi Stalin entered the Tamil Nadu Assembly in May 2021, winning the Chepauk–Thiruvallikeni constituency in the state election.
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How we got here

Udhayanidhi Stalin entered the Tamil Nadu Assembly in May 2021, winning the Chepauk–Thiruvallikeni constituency in the state election.

His election placed him within the framework governing challenges to returned candidates: under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, an election petition must generally be presented to the relevant High Court within 45 days of the candidate’s election.

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