LAWS(MPH)-2012-9-260

GOPIKRISHNA NEMA Vs. ASHWIN JOSHI

Decided On September 06, 2012
Gopikrishna Nema Appellant
V/S
Ashwin Joshi Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This petition under section 81 of the Representation of the People Act has been filed by the petitioner-Gopikrishna Nema, who was a candidate on behalf of Bhartiya Janta Party in the election held for the assembly constituency No. 206-Indore-3 of the State of Madhya Pradesh in the year 2008 who lost the election by 402 number of votes, for setting aside the election of Mr. Ashwin Joshi, the returned candidate on the following grounds namely:

(2.) It is thus submitted that the result of the election in favour of the winning candidate i.e. the first respondent has been materially affected on account of preparation of wrong electoral rolls and change of Electronic Voting Machines (for short hereinafter referred to as EVM) in the midst of polling. It is submitted that more than 4000 voters shown in the electoral role in the constituency No. 206-Indore-3 have been shown as voter of other constituency. It is thus submitted that the election of the winning candidate is liable to be set aside under section 100(1)(d)(iv) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

(3.) The respondents have opposed the election petition besides objecting to the petition on merits, and also prays for its dismissal on the basis of the following preliminary objections:--