VADIVELU vs SUNDARAM — C.A. No. 6543/1999

Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Vadivelu's appeal challenging the election result in a Vannavalkudi Village Panchayat presidential election where he lost by one vote (1010 vs 1011). Although an Election Tribunal ordered a recount that would have favored Vadivelu, the High Court correctly set aside this recount order, which the Supreme Court upheld. The Court held that Vadivelu's election petition contained only vague allegations without adequate material facts required to justify reopening ballot papers—a sacred principle in democratic elections—and he failed to file the recount application within the statutory time limit before result declaration. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.