Supreme Court declares AAP's Kuldeep Kumar as winner of Chandigarh mayoral poll, orders recounting of votes and prosecution of returning officer. Get the latest updates on the controversial election and allegations of electoral malpractices.
The Supreme Court has directed the Chandigarh administration to recount votes from last month's mayoral election, and include eight - all in favour of the Aam Aadmi Party - declared "invalid" by Returning Officer Anil Masih.
Chandigarh Mayor Election 2024 Row: In a major development in the Chandigarh Mayor election 2024 row, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the votes at the poll shall be recounted and even declared that these 8 votes shall be treated as valid and that the results be declared based on that.
The eight "defaced" ballot papers - from last month's controversial Chandigarh mayoral election - which are at the heart of a bitter fight between the AAP and the BJP must be shown to the Supreme Court Tuesday, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said.
With the BJP candidate winning the election after eight votes of the Congress and AAP councillors were declared invalid, the matter has reached the courts.