IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, CJ, G.Arul Murugan, J
K.Sidharthan – Appellant
Versus
The Chief Electoral Officer – Respondent
The writ petition is filed seeking for a direction to the respondents to include the petitioner's name in the revised voter list and allow him to vote in the upcoming Tamilnadu Assembly Election to be conducted on 23.04.2026 in Chidhambaram Assembly Constituency.
2. It is the case of the petitioner that he is the resident of Ward No.8, North Street, Chidhambaram, having been issued a voter ID Card bearing No.HNK1766518. During the enumeration process under the Serious Intensive Revision (SIR), the petitioner had submitted the enumeration form and in the draft voter list published, the petitioner's name was found in Serial No.334 in the Chidhambaram Constituency on 19.12.2025. Further, even in the revised voter list issued on 23.02.2026, the petitioner's name found place in the electoral roll. However, in the revised final list issued on 01.04.2026, for no reason the name of the petitioner was deleted. Hence, the petitioner had come up with the present writ petition.
3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner contended that, by deletion of the petitioner’s name from the voter list, the fundamental right guaranteed under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India is depri
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