Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 209 · Decided 3 September 1976
M. Narayana Rao v. G. Venkata Reddy & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 209 · [1977] 1 S.C.R. 490
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 583/1974
- Decided
- 3 September 1976
- Bench
- HANS RAJ KHANNA, N.L. UNTWALIA, JASWANT SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Election-Representation of the People A.ct, 1951-Sec. 123(2)-,S'ec. 100(1)(b)-Corrupt Practice-Undue influence-Conduct of Election Rules 1961 -Rule 39(2) (b)-Ballot paper containing mark on the reverse of the symbol­ Can be rejected a3 invalid-Charge of corrupt practice-If of quasi criminal of evidence by Hi!?h Court-Whether election result can be li1?ht/y i'ntufered with. For the election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly out of 6 candidates 4 withdrew and Reddy aind Rao were the only contestants. Rao was elected by a margin of a few hundred votes. Reddy
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