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High Court clears path for Ambasamudram and Perundurai byelections

Justice P.B. Balaji struck off a plea to declare the Ambasamudram runner-up the winner, saying a multi-candidate contest can only end in a fresh poll if the petition succeeds. Counsel for Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay told a Division Bench that the Election Commission must now hold polls in both seats.

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