A day after coming down hard on Chandigarh mayoral poll presiding officer Anil Masih over allegations of tampering, the Supreme Court will today examine ballot papers of the Chandigarh mayoral election and video recording of the counting process.
The Supreme Court came down heavily on Returning Officer for Chandigarh mayoral election, Anil Masih, over allegations of ballot tampering.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 20, 2024 09:28 IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 20, scrutinise the ballot papers of the Chandigarh mayoral election and video recording of the counting after expressing concerns regarding potential "horse-trading" and the disputed victory of the BJP.
This comes after Monday's hearing, during which the top court came down heavily on Returning Officer Anil Masih, saying that he must be prosecuted for "defacing ballot papers".
The BJP won the Chandigarh mayoral polls on January 30 defeating the comfortably placed AAP-Congress alliance candidate after the returning officer declared as invalid eight votes of the coalition partners, drawing accusations of tampering with ballots.
BJP’s Manoj Sonkar defeated AAP’s Kuldeep Kumar after polling 16 votes against his rival's 12 to bag the mayor's post. Sonkar, however, resigned subsequently, while three AAP councillors defected to the BJP.
Published By:
Devika Bhattacharya
Published On:
Feb 20, 2024
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