A.K. Mathur, J.--1. This is an election petition under section 81 of the Representation of People Act, 1951 filed against the respondent-returned candidate Shri Sunderlal Patwa from Bhojpur Constituency No. 245 of the Madhya Pradesh. The petitioner is a voter of this Constituency and his name has been recorded in Part No. 34 at Serial No. 676 of the Electoral Roll of Ward No.7 of Obedullahganj. (He was not contesting candidate).

2. The elections of the State Legislative Assembly were announced in 1993. The election programme was notified by the Collector, Raisen on 23.10.1993. The nomination was to be filed before 30.10.93 and scrutiny was to take place in the office of the Returning Officer on 1.11.1993 at 11 a.m. The date of withdrawal of nomination was 3.11.1993 and the poll was scheduled on 24.11.1993 and the count ling was fixed on 30.11.1993. The election took place on the scheduled date and the result was announced on 1.12.1993. In that, the Bhartiya Janta Party candidate-Shri Sunderlal Patwa, respondent, was declared elected with the margin of 62,216 votes defeating his nearest rival Ajay Singh of Indian Nation Congress, who secured 33048 votes. In that election, Rame