By Mukesh 
Minister K.R. Periyakaruppan lost the Assembly election from Tiruppattur in Sivaganga district by just one vote.
At the end of the penultimate round of counting, he was leading by 30 votes.
DMK leader K.R. Periyakaruppan. File.
| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Published – May 05, 2026 12:49 am IST