AAP candidate declared mayor of Chandigarh; Supreme Court strikes down “illegal” election
Supreme Court of India Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud . and he stated during the hearing.so that all eight of the ballots bearing the Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate . Kuldeep Kumar’s stamp had been declared invalid by Returning Officer Anil Masih.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday annulled the results of the Chandigarh mayoral elections.and which saw the BJP candidate win because. so the Returning Officer had invalidated eight ballot votes. This was a significant victory for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Kuldeep Kumar, the AAP candidate for mayor and the case’s petitioner.and they has been proclaimed the election winner by the Supreme Court’s ruling.
After carefully reviewing the ballot papers. a three-judge panel led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud . and consisting of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra determined . that the eight votes cast in support of AAP’s mayoral candidate Kuldeep Kumar. — and which Returning Officer Anil Masih had declared invalid—were legitimate.
The bench observed that Anil Masih intentionally attempted to tamper . so with eight votes that were cast in the petitioner’s favor.
"Why Did You Put X Mark?" Election Officer in Chandigarh Removed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that Anil Masih. the returning officer. need to face charges for “interfering with the election process” after taking a severe stance on the purported defacement of voting papers during the Chandigarh mayoral election. This is the first time in the history of independent India that the Chief Justice of the nation has cross-examined a returning officer. The court made this statement after requesting responses from Mr. Masih.
AAP candidate also declared to mayor that
Controversially, the Supreme Court ordered a recount of the Chandigarh mayor’s race using the eight “invalidated” ballots. The eight “invalid” votes were ordered to be considered valid by a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and the Chandigarh Mayor election result was to be announced based on the results of the recount. Additionally, Returning Officer Anil Masih, who oversaw the Chandigarh Mayoral election and is suspected of interfering with the ballots, suffered a great deal of criticism from the Supreme Court.
