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Chandigarh elections: The Supreme Court declared Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Kuldeep Kumar the winner of the Chandigarh mayoral polls, noting deliberate attempts by the presiding officer, Anil Masih, to deface eight ballot papers..
The court had asked for a recount of votes, including the rejected ballots with votes in favor of AAP's Kumar..
Masih, the returning officer, faced the court's wrath and was called to be prosecuted for his actions..
"We direct that the election result by the presiding officer is quashed," the SC said.. Bench comprising the Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, along with justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, was hearing the petition filed by the AAP's Kumar who alleged electoral malpractices by the returning officer Masih...
On the last date of the hearing, the top court came down heavily on the returning officer who held the Chandigarh Mayor elections saying he was "murdering democracy" and ordered the preservation of an entire record of the election process including ballot papers, videography and other material through Registrar General of Punjab and Haryana High Court...
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