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Chandigarh Mayor and BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar has resigned ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on the mayoral polls..
Chandigarh Mayor and BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar tendered his resignation on Sunday, a day prior to the scheduled Supreme Court hearing regarding the mayoral polls...
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court came down heavily on the returning officer of the Chandigarh mayoral polls for defacing the ballot papers on video to influence the election results..
SC had issued a notice to Anil Masih, the returning officer, and also directed that entire records of the elections be preserved with the high court registrar general. SC also directed Masih to remain present in the court during next hearing to explain his conduct...
The development took place on a plea filed by AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar who had petitioned the apex court against the Punjab and Haryana High Court's refusal to grant an immediate stay on the election result in which a BJP candidate was declared the Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation last Tuesday...
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