Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 296 · Decided 27 October 1987
Sarnam Singh v. SMT. Pushpa Devi & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 296 · [1988] 1 S.C.R. 630
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1177/1986
- Decided
- 27 October 1987
- Bench
- E.S. VENKATARAMIAH, K.N. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act
Headnote
Representation of the People Act, 1951: Section JOO-Improper ,... rejection/acceptance of nomination-Distinction and effect of-Result of election-Whether materially affected-Burden of proof-Whether discharged. c In the election to the Uttar Pradesh State Legislative Assembly _l_ fro111 elected having secured 23,fl06 votes. Respondent No. 2 secured 20, 735 votes being the next ... hest. The difference of votes secured by them was in the order of D 2,271 votes. Respondent No. 8 who was working as a teacher in a college and who was one of the candidates secured 3,606 votes
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