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RAJNISH KUMAR
Satyavir Tyagi – Appellant
Versus
Shahid Manzoor – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Rajnish Kumar, J.) :
This Election Petition has been filed under Sections 80 , 80A/81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (hereinafter referred as the Act) by the petitioner, namely Satyavir Tyagi challenging the election of the sole respondent Shri Shahid Manzoor (the returned candidate) as a Member of the State Legislative Assembly from 46-Kithore Constituency (hereinafter referred as the Constituency) as a Member of the U.P. State Legislative Assembly.
2. The General Elections for constituting new house of Legislative Assembly of U.P. State Legislative Assembly was notified by the Governor of the Uttar Pradesh. As per Notification with respect to the Constituency the following election schedule was declared by the Election Commission of India :
B. Date for scrutiny of nomination papers.......24.1.2022
C. Date for withdrawal of candidature..........27.1.2022
D. Date for poll....................10.2.2022
E. Date for counting of votes..10.3.2022
F. Date of declaration of result..... ..............10.3.2022
3. In the aforesaid election for the 46-Kithore Constituency, 13 candidates had filed nomination papers including th
Allegations of corrupt practice in an election petition must be supported by specific material facts and full particulars as required by Section 83 of the RP Act of 1951. Failure to plead such materi....
An election petition must contain specific prayers and material facts; defective electoral rolls alone cannot invalidate an election, and the absence of full particulars does not preclude trial if ma....
Election petitions must contain concise statements of material facts; omission of a single material fact leads to dismissal for lack of cause of action.
Failure to comply with statutory requirements regarding material facts and submission of integral documents renders an election petition dismissible at the threshold.
An election petition must contain concise material facts and particulars as per the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951; failure to do so results in dismissal.
Important Point :Election petitions must contain concise statements of material facts and particulars of corrupt practices; failure to comply results in dismissal.
An election petition is liable to be dismissed if it does not disclose a cause of action or if essential material facts are omitted, as prescribed by the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
An election petition can be summarily dismissed for failure to disclose a cause of action or comply with statutory requirements, including the need for material facts, under the Representation of Peo....
Election petitions must contain precise and material facts, especially concerning alleged corrupt practices, as mandated by Section 83 of the Representation of People Act, 1951.
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