Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 248 · Decided 21 November 1974
Elvin Sangma v. Projengton Momin & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 248 · [1975] 2 S.C.R. 801
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 441/1973
- Decided
- 21 November 1974
- Bench
- A. ALAGIRISWAMI, R.S. SARKARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act
Headnote
Election-Distribution of dummy ballot papers, shoWing rival candidate's election symbol wrongly-If corrupt practice invalidating the election. On three days before the election to the Meghalaya Assembly the appel~ant, who was the suooessful candidate, distribu.ed dummy ballot papers in va.nous who was a rival candidate, a symbol different from that aliotted to the first' respondent by the Election Commission. The first respondent success­ fully challenged in the High Court the election of the appellant on the ll:I"Ound that he was guilty of a corrupt practiee under
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