NEW DELHI, Feb. 20, 2024 (TBINN)
Supreme Court today declared the Aam Aadmi Party (A.A.P.) candidate Kuldeep Kumar as Winner of Chandigarh Mayor Election, cancelling result of the last election which triggered controversy after Returning Officer Anil Masih “invalidated” eight A.A.P. votes.
Supreme Court Bench, led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, in its order said, “The petitioner is declared to be the validly elected candidate for the post of Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.”
“The eight votes which were treated as invalid by making those markings.. counting the eight votes for the petitioner will make him have 20 votes. We direct that the election result by the presiding officer is quashed. The A.A.P. candidate is declared to be the winner of the Chandigarh mayoral polls,” C.J.I. D.Y. Chandrachud declared
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