This is a petition under section 80 and 80-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (in short the 'Act').

2. By notification issued under section 15 of the Act and published in the official Gazette of the State of Arunachal Pradesh on 27th January, 1990 the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh called upon all the Assembly Constituencies of the State to elect members for the purpose of constituting a new Legislative Assembly for the State. Thereafter, by another notification issued by the Secretary to the Election Commission of India notified the programme for the election.

3. The present petitioner and respondent No. I were the only candidates from No.9 Chayangtajo Legislative Assembly Constituency. The petitioner war sponsored by the political party Janata Dal and the respondent No. l by Congress (I). Polling trek place on 27 2.90 and the counting took place on 3.3.90 The petitioner secured 334 votes and the respondent 3364 votes and accordingly, the Returning Officer of the said constituency declared respondent No. l as elected from the 9 Chavanjitajo L.A. Constituency, as he obtained 19 votes more than the petitioner. Hence, the present petition.

4. In the petition, the election ha

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