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CHAPTER-I
Books and a r t i c l e s . 4 - 13
CHAPTER-I I
Notes on j u d i c i a l decisions
in e lect ion mat ters . 14 - 25
CHAPTER-I 11
Cases of Disqual i f icat ion. 2 6 - 6 3
CHAPTE3-IV
Disposal of election petitions. 64 - 73
CHAPTER-V
Vacancy statements. 74 - 86
CHAPTER-VI
Commission's vieus on some
aspects of e l ec t ions . 87
CHAPTER-VII
8iennial /3ye-alect ions. 88 - 91CHAPTER-VIII '
Press reports on e lect ions andp o l i t i c a l systems of foreigncountries and other matters ofinterest. 9 2 - 9 6
P.T.O.
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The•Documentation is intended to acquaint the
officers and staff of the Commission and the Chief
Electoral Officers and their staff with articles on
current political issues published in periodicals/
nBUspaper3 received in the Commission's Library,
development in the field of electoral law and
procedure, progress in the disposal of election
petitions and judicial decisions thereon, Commission's
decisions on questions as to disqualification of
members to either House of Parliament or of the State
Legislatures and bye-elections to both the Houses of
Parliament and State Legislatures,
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CHAPTER I
BOOKS AND ARTICLES
A number of articles on the currant political
issues and othar isattars of interest appeared in various^
pariodicala/nauspapors which uere receivad in the
Commission's Library during the month of October,19B6,
A list of such articlas as are considered to be of
special interest is oivan in tha following pages.
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LIST OF ARTICLES
AUTHOR TITLE REFERENCE
FOREIGN ELECTIONS AND POLITICS:
(a) Magazines ;
Backui th ,Davidand PlcGeary,3ohanna.
Nigam fSanjay
Forward - Spa in .
Regarding tha outcomeof tha aurarait a tRaykjav ik .
Can Labour Uin ThePolls?
On ths state of diffa-rent political partiasand their futureprospects for ths nextgeneral elections intha United Kingdom.
Tima:October,1986pp.6-9.
Onlooker:October16-31,1986,pp.44-45.
8angladesh:Stay~at~Horn93,
Titne:October 27,1986,p.25,
Regarding the outcomeof tha Praaidantial pollheld recently in Bangladash.
Uatson, Russellwith others.
* Can a Deal S t i l l BaCut?
Uatson,Russa11 * Deadlock in Iceland.
* Regarding the outcomeof tha U.S.-U.S.S.R.summit at Iceland.
Neusueek:October 27,1986,pp.8-10,12,14.
Neusueek:Qctober 20,1936.
(b) Neuspapers:
Editorial
Ratra,Saral
Thapar,Karan.
Dhaka Gladiators.
Regarding the for th-coming president ialelection in Bangladesh.
The Hindustan Tima3:Nau Delhi,October 15,1986,p.9.
9angladesh:Ershad Patriot:Neu Oalhi,ensured poll victory. October 16,1986,p.4.
Tha Stakes a t Reykjavik Indian ExptQSS;«'Usummit. Neu Delhi,October 10,
1986,p.8.
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AUTHOR
Editorial
3ain,Aj i t
3ain,Aj i t
TITLE
Ominous Portent.
Regarding the prasi-dential elaction inBangladesh*
REFERENCE
Indian Express:Neu Delhi,October 10,1986,p.8.
Canada's Sikh Problem- The Statesman:Dalhi,I-Khalistanis Gathering October 13,1986,p.6.Strength.
Canada's Sikh Problam- The StatesmanrOelhi,II-Tryinq To Project October 14,1986,p.6.A Peaceful Image.
Editor ia l
Edi tor ia l
Edi tor ia l
Edi tor ia l
Datta-Ray,Sunanda
*A Phoney Poll.
*I, The Democracy.
*0nly To Be Expected,
*Neu Phase In Dhaka.
Aiyer,ShahnazAnklesaria.
Thapar,Karan.
*Ershad!s SecondComing:PragmatismYields To PhoneyPolitics.
*0n the outcome of therecent presidentialelection in Bangladesh.
Suaeping Proposals atReykjavik.
Indian Exprsss:NeuDelhi,October 17,1986,p.8.
The Hindustan Times:Neu Delhi,October 17,19B6rp.9.
The StatesraantDalhi,October 17,1986,p.6.
The Times of India:Neu Delhi,October 18,1986,p.8.
The Sunday Statesman:Oelhi,October 19,1986'. p. 6.
Indian Express:NeuDelhi,October 2,1986,p.61.
Wil l Thatcher Winagain?
Bitndy,FicGeorg8etc.
Indian ExprassrNauDelhi,October 29,1986,p.8.
Ths author deals uiththe question whetherBritain will go to pollsnext year and whether Rrs,Thatcher uin again?
The Missed Opportunity. Times of India:Regarding the Iceland J°" Delhi,October 30,summit between USSR andUS.
986>P-e«
AUTHOR REFERENCE
B. INDIAN ELECTIONS AND POLITICS:.
(a) Magazines:_
Banar j ia . r ionideepa . Subhas Gh i s inqAno the r Onlooker:October 1-15,Bhindranuale in the 1 9 8 6 , p p . 1 2 - 1 5 , 1 7 - 1 9 , 2 1 .Flaking?
Fernandas, Louise
Hebbar,S.andBalashankar R.
IndiarToday.
Dohnson,Plarguerita
Lalita Dilaap.
Regarding Gorkha mowa-mant in Wast Bengal.
Paradiso Or Pandemo-nium.
The author examinesShri Rama KrishnaHegde's attempt tointroduce panchayatraj in Karnataka.
Security Fiasco:HouSafe Ara Our VIPs?
IUI:October 26,-Nov.1,1986,pp.38-39.
The authors say thatdespite massive amountsbeing spent on VIPsecurity and the creationof e l i te corps ter ror is tsare striking with impunity.
Onlooker:0ctobar 16-31,1986tpp.10-12,14-15r18-19.
Gorkhaland:Dodgingthe Issue.
India Returning toRealism.
India Today: *'^irOctober 1-15,1986,p.11.
Time:November 3,1986,p.15.
Regarding the recentreshuffle of the CentralCabinet by 5p.Rajiv/Gandhi.
Tamil Nadu Congress(I):0nlooker:0ctober 1-15,Can The E l i t e Uin 1986,pp.8-11.Votes?
The author says thattha ruling party stilllacks a popular leadershipin Tamil Nadu withoutwhich it cannot hope tocomeback to power in theState.
c o n t d . . . .
AUTHOR REFERENCE
Pandit,Tooshar
Seminar
U.Balram.
(t>) Nsuspapars;
Editorial
Editorial
Editorial
Pathur,R.C.
Editorial
Sikkim-Ths Secondquestion.
Sunday:October 19-25,1986,pp.14-17.
Punjab Perspectives. Seminar:0ctob8r 1986.
A 8ymposium on thafacets of a crisissituation.
Kerala:Congress War Onlooker:SsptembarSpills Into Tha Strsats. 16-30,1986,pp.23-24,
Th8 author says thatthara is open U3rfara inthe Kerala Congress(I)as Chief MinisterKarunakaran has setabout planting his all iesin key positions in theparty and elsauhsre.
Uith an eye onelections.
The concessionsrecently announced byNr.Bansi Lai,chiefminister of Haryanahave baan seen asgaining pol i t ical mileagefor the forth-comingpoll.
Indian Express:NeuDelhi,October 1,1986,P.B.
Congrsss-I poll . Tha Hindustan Times:Neu Dal hi,October 1,1986,p.9.
Clarify Nou, Indian Express:Neu DelhiRegarding fcbs GorkhalaruP01^81 2,1986,p.8.xssua.
NBU davelopmsnts inPunjab pol i t ics .
foot And Mouth.
Regarding thaGorkhaland agitation.
The Hindustan Times:Neu Delhi,October 2,1986,p.9.
Tha Statesrnan:Dalhi,October 2,1986,p.6.
contd. . .
AUTHOR TITLE REFERENCE:
Kapur,Rajiv A.
Flitra,Chandan.
Chakrayartty,Nikhil.
Khare,Harish.
G. Prabhakaran.
Editorial
Editorial
editorial
Sinha, Yashuant
All India GuruduaraActtOangerous PouorsFor SGPC.
A Year Of Akali Raj:Tims To Enlarge TheMainstream.
The Times of India:NGU Delhi,October 4,1986,p,8.
The StatasmanlDelhi,October 4,1986,p.6.
Signs of thau in The TimBS of India:deadlock. Neu Delhi,Octobar 5,Regarding tha political1986fpp.l4V.situation of Kashmir*
Organisational The Times of India:Elections :Coping. Uith . Neu Delhi,Octobar 6,Political Vulnarabi- 1986,p.8.l i t i e s .Regarding ths Organisa-tional elections ofCongress(I).
Salvos for FebruaryAssembly poll.
Regarding the assemblypoll in Kerala.
Time For Decision.
Regarding the holdingof assembly electionsin Dammu & Kashmir.
Dangerous Delays.
Patriot:Neu DelhiOctober 6,1986,p.4.
The Times of India:Neu Del hi,October 10v
1956,p.8.
Indian Express:NeuDglhi,October 11,
Regarding the political1986,p.8.situation in 3 4 K,
Kashmir Cauldron. The Hindustan Times:Neu Delhi,October 11,1986,p.9.
Government By Blunder: Ths Statesman:Dolhi,Half-baksd Managerial October 11,1986,p.6.Concepts.
Tha ar t ic le is acomment on ths per-formance of tho RajivGandhi Govarnmsnt.
contd.....
AUTHOR
Fiukhopadhyay,Ashim.
Patra,Saral
P"alhotra ,AvtarSingh.
Raman,3.Sri
Editorial
Ram Suarup
Ram Suarup
Khanna,K.C.
Editorial
Rajiv's Gift To Uast Indian Exoraas (flag.) :8angai. Neu Delhi,October 12,
Reoardino the pol i t ica l 1 9 S 6 'P P* 1 & 4 *impact of Shri RajivGandhi's racant vis i tto Uest Bengal and hl3assurances of centralfinancial halp to thaState.
Uttar Paschtm SearoaPradesh: Solution ToPunjab Stalemate.
Tha HindustanNBU Delhi,October 13,1986,p.9.
India-Pakistan relations Patriot:Neu Delhi,touch a nau lou. October 16,1986,p.4,
CPI for ant i - terror is t Patriot:Neu Oalhi,rssurgsnca in Punjab. October 17,1986,p.4«
PatriotrNeu Delhi,October 17,1986,o.4.
Patriot:Neu Delhi,October 18,1986.p.4.
Ths Statosman:Dalhi,October 18,1985,p.6.
Panchayats in thaConstitution.
Revolt3 in rulingparties tcontrastingcases.
Dharroa For Karma.
Regarding the AndhraPradssh High Court'sjudgment dismissing anelection oatition con—farming ths rsturn of93° candidate Flr.Vidya-sagar Rao.
From Sikhs Into Singhs-The Times of India:I-Alchemy Of The Change.Nau Delhi,October 20,
1986,p.8. r
II—Transformation OfSikh Society.
Tuo Years of RajivGandhi-A Raddar3aramed By Oriftuood.
The Punjab Logjain.
Regarding tha politicalsituation in Punjab.
The Times of India:New Delhi,October 21,1986,p.8.
The Tinas of India:NeuDglhi,October 21,1986,p.8.
The Times of India:Delhi,Octobar 21.
contd . . , .
AUTHOR
Editorial
Editorial
Editorial
Editorial
Editorial
Editorial
Editorial
Anand,V.Eshuar
Editorial
The Significance OfSathi.
flr.Patnaik1s Future.
More Downs Than Ups.
Raqardinq tha rocantreshuffle of thacabinet.
*P!eaninq of PSGR's n>oV9<
*f1GR wields tha axs.
* E x i t Veerappan.
*Regarding thareshuffle of hiscabinet bySnri Raraa—chandran!
•Sensible changes.
*Not A Bad PUx.
•Regarding the recentreohuffle of the•Central Cabinet.
REFERENCE
The Hindustan Times:Neu Delhi,October 22,1986,p.9.
The Statesman:Delhi,October 21,1986,p.e.
The Times of India:Neu Delhi,October 23,1986,p.8.
Patriot:Neu Delhi,October 23,1986,p.4.
Indian Express:HauDelhi,October 23,1986,p.8.
The Hindustan Tirr.es :HeuDelhi,October 23,1986,p.9 .
Indian Express:Neu Delhi,October 23,1936,p.8.
The Hindustan Times:Neu Delhi,October 23,1986,p.9.
Reserved By Pol i t ics- Tha Statesman:Delhi,Ca3te-Based System , October 24,1986,p.6.Nesds Change.
*riGR Cracks The Uhip. The Times of India:Neu Delhi,October 24,1986,p.8. -
Shuffles His Pack The Times of India:Neu D8lhi,October 25,
•Regarding the reshuffla1 S 8 6»p*8*of RO's cabinnt.
contd... .
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AUTHOR TITLE REFERENCE
Editorial
Puri.Anjali
Thakur,3anardan.
Saxena,N.S.
Chakravartty,Nikhil.
Telang,G.F!.
Chopre,U.D.
Sinha,Arun.
Editorial
Preparing For ThePolls.
The StatesmanzOalhi,Catcher 25,1986,p.6.
Regarding the prepa-rations which the CPI(Fi)in West Bengal is makingfor the forthcomingasseisbly alectior.s.
Uhat's a nice Kidlike you doing inoolitics?This ar t ic le is on thestate of our youthparties.
Indian Express (?"ag.):Neu Delhi,October 26,1986,pp.1 4 4.
Playing games in 3£K.. The Hindustan Times:Regarding tha. situation*;" D e .October 26,in Kashmir after the ^--bb,p.b.exit of Sh»f"arcoq Abdullahfrom Chief Plinistership. • .
Uhat's I Jr. one- UithVIP securi ty.
Does the governmenthave a policy?
Uhy no revolt islikely in Cong(l)?
Rajiv's nsu perspec-tives.
Regarding the recentcabinet reshuffle.
Tha Hindustan Times(fag)Ksu Delhi,October 26,1986,p.6.
Tha Titses of India:fleu Delhi, October 26,1986,p.IV.
Indian Express:KauDelhi,Dctobar 27,1986,p.6.
Patriot:K!eu Delhi,October 27,1986,p.4.
Tha Naxalite Wavetnant- Ths Tines of IndiajA Rising Pol i t ical Keu Delni,Cctober 27,fires In Sihar. 19BG,p.E>.
Divisions In Lok Dal. Ths Titraes of India:Neu Delhi,Cctobsr 27,1S86,p.6.
contd.. .••
AUTHOR
Kakatl.Satia C,
rienon, N. C.
Editorial
Valley AgainstVa lley:Should AssamGo Divided Again?
Sweeping It Cleaner.
Regarding the recentreshuffle of theUnion Cabinet.
Datnir Departs.Regarding the resig-nation of Nagalandchief minister.
REFERENCE
The Statesroan:Celhi,Cctober 29,1986,p.6.
The Hindustan Times:Neu Delhi,October 29,1586,p.9.
The Hindustan Times:Neu Delhi,October 29,1986,p.9.
iOorairaj, s . AIAQHK hardliners Patriot:Neu Delhi,shown the door. October 30,1986,p.4.Regarding the reconsti—tution of" the Tamil Naducabinet by the chiefminister —M.G.Ramachandrandropping ten ministersfrom hie 24-member cabinet.
Editorial
Editorial
Editorial
Rauat,R.S.
Sen.Mohit.
83P on The Rocks. The StstesmantCaIhi,This is a comment on October 30,1986,p.8.the recontly releasedB3Pfs charge sheetagainst "the governaent.
««r.3amir*8 Exit.
*Change in Nagaland.
-.-•Regarding the resig-nation of f^aglchief minister.
The Stetesroan:DeIhi,6=tober 30,1936,p.6.
Irti isn Express:NeuDelhi,October 31,1986,p.8.
Danata Party's agitation PatrictrNeu Delhi;stretegy. Dctober 31,1966,0.4.
Indira-her style andcontribution.
Patriot:Neu Delhi;October 31,1985,^.4,
- 14-CHAPTER-II
Notes on judicial deg.ysions in election matters.
Under Section 106 of the Representation of the People
Act,1951, the Hi-;h Courts are required to send a copy
each of the orders passed by them in election petitions.
Similarly, under section 116, the Supreme Court is
required to send a copy each of the orders passed by it
in election appeals. Gists of the orders of respective
High Courts and the Supreme Court are published in this
Chapter uith a vieu to acquainting readers of the salient
points of these orders. This issue contains gists of
judgments in five election petitions r one relating to
Himachal Pradesh, three relating to Maharashtra and one
relating to fiadhya Pradesh. All the election petitions
except petition No.21 of, 1985 relating to Maharashtra
uere dismissed. In the.election petition No.21 of 1985,
the High Court of Maharashtra held that the Returning
Officer had urongly re-'ected the nomination papers of the
petitioner Shri Rustom Sheriar Tirandaz and this effected
the election materially and so it declared void the
election of respondents Shri Planohar Ganjam 3oshi and
Shri Sudhir Ganjam 3oshi uho uere elected from 1-8ombay
Local Authorities Constituency in the biennial election
held in 1985.
Gists of the above mentioned judgments are given
in the follouir.g
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IN THE HIGH C0U3T GF HIPIACHAL PRADESH,SIMLA
(ELECTION PETITION NO.11 OF 1985)
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Sujan Singh Pathania ....Petitioner
Versus
Or'.ftejan Sushant 4 others. ....Respondents
This election petition uas filed by Shri Sujan
Singh Pathania, a defeated candidate calling in question
the election of the respondent Dr. Rajan Sushant to the
Hitnachal Pradesh Legislative' Assembly froin 36~3auali
Constituency in the general election held in March,1985.
The petitioner alleged that irregularities and
illegalities mere committed by the counting staff uhich
materially affected the result of the election. It
uas also alleged that the respondent committed corrupt
practices under section 123(4) and (2) of the Act. The
respondent, Dr. Sushant allegedly had published a statementi • .
relating to the parsons 1 character of the petitioner and
that his supporter Shri Ishuar Singh circulated a
canard that Congress(l) workers had opened fire on respondent
No.1 in uhich he uas injured. Respondent No.1 also caused
direct or indirect interference with the free exercise
of electoral rights of one Shri Gian Singh, an elector
by asking him not to uork and vote for the petitioner.i
The respondent raised an objection that tha
petitioner had failed to comply uith the provisionscontd...,.
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petition uas not accompanied by the prescribed number
of copies and the copies uere not signed by him. That
issue uas decided in favour of the petitioner because
it uas found that he had supplied number of copies
as prescribed and the copies uere duly signed by him.'
However, all the allegations uere held to have not
been proved as only oral evidence uas produced to prove the
charges of corrupt practices uhich uers regarded as
insufficient. As far as tha electoral right of Shri Gian
Singh uas concerned,it uas held that strictly speaking it
uas not within the meaning of section ,79 of tho Act to
uork for any particular candidate or for any particular
political party. The Court added that "of course he could
claim such a right under the common lau but in vieu of the
unambiguous language of section 79 of the Act, such a
right cannot be called an electoral right as defined under
section 79 of the Act. Even if it uas conceded that
Shri Singh had such a right, there uas no proof to hold
that such a right uas interforred uith".
In vieu of the abovs, the High Court dismissed the
petition uith costs vide its order dated 25.11.1985.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOtfBAY(ELECTION PETITIGN NO.21 OF 1985)
RuQtom Sheriar Tirandaz ...Petitioner
* Vs;.
1. Kanohar Gajanan 3oohi2. Sudhir Gajannn 3oshi & tuo
others including theReturning Officer. ...Respondents
This election petition ua3 filad by Shri Rustom
Sheriar Tirandaz calling in question ths election of
respondent Nos.1 and 2 as members of Maharashtra
Legislative Council from 1-Bombay Local Authorities
constituency in the biennial election held in 1985,
The only allegation levelled by the petitioner uas
that his nomination papers were improperly rejected on the
ground that ha had mentioned the constituency as "Bombay
Wunicipal Corporation Constituency" instead of "1-Bombay
Local Authorities Constituency",
The High Court referred to section 36 of the
Rapresentation of the People Act, 1951 which provides that
the Returning Officer 3hall not reject any nomination paper
on the ground of any defect, uhich uas not of a substantial
character.
The defect in the nominatiBn papers of the petitioner
uas not held by the High Court as a defect of a substantial
character. It stated that the only local authority in the
sreo covered by "1-Bombay Local Authorities Constituency"
is Greater Bombay Municipal Corporation uhich is the sole
constituent of Bombay Local Authority. The Returning
Officer uas appointed only for that Constituency and there
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was no confusion as for uhich constituancy the petitioner
filed the nomination paper.
The High Court held that the Returning Officer had
improperly rejected his nomination paper and declared
the election of respondent Nos.1 and 2 as void vide i t sI
order dated 24.10.1985.
The counsel for the respondents applied for stay
of operation of the order. The stay Uas granted for a
period of five weeks. Respondent Nos,1 and 2 were alloued
to sign the Register kept in the Legislative Council and
attend the session but usre not allouad to participate
in the proceedings, to vote or to drau any remuneration.
The above judgment uas given on 14.2.1986."
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF 3UDICATIHE AT BOMBAYMAHARASHTRA _
(ELECTION PETITION NO.4 OF 1985)
Tukaram Eknath Surve ...Petitioner
Vs.
1. Suraant Rajaram Raut
2. S.M.Bhathande (Returning Officer)..Respondents.
i This petition uas filed by Shri Tukaram Eknath
Surve for setting aside the election of 1st respondent -
Shri Raut to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from
18-Khalapur assembly constituency in the general election
held in March, 1985 on the ground that the Returning
Officer improperly rejected his nomination papers.
The Returning Officer rejected petitioner's nomination
papers because hs made a false declaration of his being
set up by the All India National Congress(i). He wanted
to secure a symbol of the party i .p . 'Hand* and he also
did not mention his preference of any other symbol.
The petitioner's counsel confined his challenge to
the validity of the Returning Officer's rejection order
on three grounds:
1. The Seturning Officer had called the meeting of the
concerned parties for allotment of symbol on 9.2.1985.
Therefore the rejection of the petitioner's nomination
papers by the Returning Officer on 7th February (date of
scrutiny) uas premature.
2. The grounds given by the Returning Officer for his
rejection did not fall within the ambit of section 36 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1951.
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3. Under Rula 4 of the Conduct of Election? Rules, 1961
failure to complete or defect in completing the declaration
as to the symbol is not a dsfect of a substantial nature
meriting rejection under section 36(4) of the Act*
All the above three grounds uere not accepted by the
High Court* There yas a documentary evidence available
with tha Court which proved that the declaration made
by the petitioner fur his being a candidate SBt up by
Congress(l) uas false. In fact, the approved IftC a Ji(. ;;e
uas one Shaikh Mohammed Aftab. The Returning Office ura
empouered to reject a nomination paper on the date o
scrutiny itself if it failed to comply uith sect on 33 ••;"
the Act which provides for presentation of the oomina on
paper 'Completed in the-prescribed form1. In the pi-s-nt
caso, having made a false dscls tion the nomination i rms
were therefore not 'completed in ihe prescribed IQTV.\
Therefore, the Returning Officer uas justified in rejecting
his nomination papers on 7th February, 1S85 itself.
In view of ths above findings, ths High Court held
that the Returning Officer was justified in rejecting his
nomination pap;.cs, I c, therefore, dismissed the petition
uith costs v.v ,i its order dated 5.11.1985.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF 3UDICATIHE AT BOFiBAY(ELECTION PETITION NO,7 OF 1985)
Sudhakar Shankar Sauant . . . .Pet i t ioner
Us.
Shanta Ram Philsa & 4 others. ....Respondents.
Thi3 petition was filed by Shri Sudhakar Shankar
Sauant, a defeated candidate callinq, in question the
election of the respondent No.1 Shri S^anta Ram Philse,
to the flaharasthra Legislative «ssembly from 12-Nahad
constituency in ths general election hsld in March, 1985.
Ha also prayed for a declaration to hav/a been duly elected.
The petition uas based mainly on.the following four
allegations.
1. The respondent and his agent3 sought votes on the
basis of caste by holding out a threat of social ostracism
and ax-communication from the Kunbi community to those
members of that community uho did not vote for respondent
No.1.
2. Tha respondent committed the corrupt practice ofi
bribery by carrying out various developmental programmes.
3. ^ The respondent incurred more expenditure than
permissible under sections 77 and 123(6) of the
Representation of the People Act, 1951*
4. Ths respondent No.1 did not file copies of pamphlets
issued by him uith the collector's offico and thus
contravened section 127A (2) (b) (ii) of the Act',
Respondent No.1 denied all the allegations. A3
regards tha first allagation, four meetings uare held
in Flahad and Poladpur taluks.
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Witnesses examined by the Court failed to prove
that any resolution was passed to ex-communicate any
member of Kunbi community uho did not vote for the i
respondent No.1. The High Court noted that in certain
villages uhich had a large population, of Kunbi community,
the petitioner had polled a larger number of votes rthan
the respondent No.1. That uould not have been possiblea
if there uas/serious threat of social boycott or
ex—communication.
As far as the ex-communication of Shri Shyam
Kundre and five others is conerned, no one uas ex-communi-
cated as decided by the police. The Court did not believe
the evidence of Shri Kundre uho uas allegedly ex-communicated.
The second allegation of bribery in the form of
development uorks uas also not proved. On the basis .
evidence of the witnesses, it uas held that developmental
uorks uere carried out either at the instance of villagers*
complaints or that of the concerned authorities.
Another allegation against the respondent No.1 uas
incurring and authorising of expenditure beyond the limit
prescribed by lau. The charge uas based on the ground
that both the Rajauatii Approach Road and the Kalavati
Patil Kond Road uere repaired at the expense of the
respondent. Since it uas proved that the roads uere
not constructed at the instance of the respondent, the
expenses could not be added to his election expenses.
That allegation was also held as 'failed' by the Court,
contd...,
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In viau of the above findings the High Court
ha Id that though the petitioner had lad voluminous
evidence on several charges but as uas hold by the
Supreme Court in the case of Ram Auadash Singh Vs:,
Plumitra Devi (AIR 1972 SC 580) "Each instance of a
corrupt practice pleaded had to be eastablished
separately. If every one of thasa instances are not
proved, all of them put together cannot ba accepted
as true." •
All the chargas in the presant case uere held
as unsustainable and the petition uas dismissed uith
costs vide High Court's order dated 8.7.1986,
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF P1AOHYA PRADESH, 3ABALPUR(ELECTION PETITION NO.36 OF 1985)
Ramkhilauan and a n o t h e r . . . .Petitioner^
Vs.
Gambhser Singh and another ••..Respondents.
This petition was filed by Shri Ramkhilauan,
an elector calling in question tha election of the
respondent No.1 Shri Gambhear Singh to the Fladhya Pradesh
Legislative Assembly from 85-Sohagpur assembly
constituency in the general election held in March,
1985, on the ground of commission of the following
corrupt practices.
1. In tha uaks of the declaration of nsu reservation
policy by the Fiadhya Pradesh Government for the benefit
of backuard/schaduled castes, the respondent and
Shri Martand Singh, ex-ruler of Raua addressed public meetings
and said the benefit of the neu reservation policy would
be snatched auay from the scheduled/backward classes, if
INC candidate uas not elected. It uas alleged that such
speeches interferred uith the electoral right of the
electors uhich uas a corrupt practice.
2. Shri Pushpa Kumar Dixit uas appointed as Returning
Officer but afterwards he' uas forcibly sent on leave and
Shri I.S.Dani uas inv/alidly appointed as Returning Officer
in his place. This uas allegedly done at the instance of th8
respondent No,1. Ono Shri Sangram Singh uho uas the
Assistant Returning Officer for Sohagpur constituency
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uas a close relative of the respondent No»1 and ho assisted
him in his election campaign.
3. Ths respondent No.1 spent more amount than legally
permissible in his election campaign and accounts of
election expanses uera not properly maintained by him.
Nans of the above mentioned allegations uas proved
in the High Court as the allegations were based on oral
pleadings only. No documentary evidence uas produced in
the Court by the petitioner. Ploraover, it uas proved that
neither respondent No.1 nor Shri dartant Singh had
delivered any objectionable speeches for spreading hatred
and illuill among various classes of Hindu society. It
uas further proved that the Assistant Returning Officer
Shri Sangram Singh uas a distant relative of tha respondent
No.1 and he did not assist him in his election campaign.
Appointment, of Shri I.S.Dani as Returning Officer uas held
as valid by the High Court.
Since it uas proved that the respondent No.1
Shri Gambheer Singh did not commit any corrupt practice,
the petition uas dismissed with costs by the High Court
vide its order dated 4.12.1985.
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CHAPTER-III
CASES OF DISQUALIFICATION
During the month of October, 1986, 328' persons
were d i squa l i f i ed under sec t ion 10A of the Representat ion: i
of the People Act, 1951 for t h e i r f a i l u r e to lodge t h e i r
accounts of e l e c t i o n expenses a t a l l or u i t h i n the time
and/or in the manner required by lau . Out of these
328 persons, 4 parsons contested the e l e c t i o n t o the
House of ths People and tho remaining 324 persons to the
Legis la t ive Assemblies of various States/Union T e r r i t o r i e s ,
Tha names and addresses of these parsons are given in the
following pages.
All thsss persons except those of S ta t e of ftedhya
RradsshU8r8 d i squa l i f i ed vide Commission's order dated
7.10.1986. Therefore, their disqualificatioreuill
automatically stand removed on 7.10.89. Nine persons
of I'ladhya Pradesh uere disqualified on 16.10.1986. Their
disqualificationsuill automatically stand removed on
16.10.1989.
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NAME Or STATE: ANOhHA PRADESH DATE CF DISQUALIFICATION : 7 .10 .1986.
3.No. Particularsof election
S.No.-nd naaecf constituency
?t tne of contest Reasons for-ing candidates disqualification'
1
3/Shri
to t he d a .Leg i s l a t i ve A^s
85g
-1985
1. General lec t ion 3*.Payakarsopetto the Andhra .Pr,desh '> Lingela+hota Colony,
Pav°karaooeta N
Beera Accoxmtnot-
lodgedat a l l
Dist-A.P.
2 . -do- -do- Mntha Polayya,A.V.Wag;v*8» Aocowftt( i ) Chebrolu T^ fli Tallin not In .
Godav^ri D i s t r i c t ,A.P.?agnrier
-do- l(ST)
, , .liccountR.Cbodgvarara T<LuktDis-t- notE3<5t Godavari, A,P. lodged
4 .
5.
-do-
-do-
-do-
39.Burugu-?udi
Smt.Kalimkota Lakshmi,Haja-- AccountvommgngijYell^varasi Taltik,--. not: inEast Godavari Dist ,A.P. . manner
La Peter John,Dos?ka
st Godavari Dist,1.P. -do-
6 . .
7 .
a.
-do-
-dc—
-do-
-do-
, ^ h - ilccotsntmadev5C!,Kakinida Taluk,Dist- notS t Godav^ri, A.P. lodged
Reddi -Veerabhadm"m,PerjGodavari Dist,A.P. -do-
hh. Prat hit) adu ' P i l la R^makrishna KoteswaraRao,China. Sankaralapudi,Prathinadu T lGod?vari, A.P. -do-
0 .
-do-
-do-
-do- 'Gangaraj-UjPrathi-r>adu,Prathipadu Taluk, Dist-East Godavari, A.P.
Mftddula Vankata Subba Rao,Door No.6-18-390 ,Pall-armVeedhi, Tuni,Dis^-E^stGodavari, Jl.P.
-do-
-do-
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1
f—
11-. General "Election tothe -Andhra PradeshLegislative Assembly-1985
West P r i t u r i Peeta? Bnbu, AccountA.C.C.Krishna Cement^orks, notPost Guntur District; ,A.P. lodged
1 2 , -do-Kurarmti Babu Rao,TTiamal?i-
Guntunalli; Post ,1-lyla-Taluk,- - • -do-
13.
1 4 .
"15 .
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
( SC)
.V add in am Bhaskara Rao,Koti-kaL?r>u<3i Post,KyiavaramTal i* , JUP.- • --do-
-do-
Venk^tesv/nrnaraopalem^is
Taluk /Krishna Dis t , A. P.
As i l e t i Balasvamy,Kapiles-waranuram,Vuyyur Taluk, • not inKrishna D i s t r i c t , 4. P. . manner
1 6 ,
1 7 .
rdO-
-do-
11T.Chir.als. Pothuri Radhfikrishn?oiurthy AccountKotnra cauru canal cent re , n6tKTr.Tnchedue,Pr=>.'k;''.saii Dist lodgedA.P. . •
119.Kondar«i Kondre^unta 5aroyanasvpaiy,'3 'o Yel^cianda Talsen-sllaPod i l i Taluk,Pral-cassn Dis t -:A P . . • - d o -
18 . -do- -do- . ' ' Pinriik" Narasimha Rno,S'/o-Raaaiah •Panguluriv^ri^alem,Kandukur Taluk, Prakasara • -•"Dist , A..P. . -do-
1 9 . -do- 221.Domra?,f . Yerranagiri RnmakrishnaReddy,Post: Veraulaghat( v)T aluk
S i d d i t j M e d ^ k Dis t . *,AL^A.P. -do-
20.
2 1 .
22 .
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
M. ITarender Reddy,Sumnmalli( v) ,V i a n alvk ar a.i in et,T aluk -D b b k k Dis t . ,A,P.
, i Post,Tpluk-Sangareddy,Med^k Dist . ,A.P. . -do-
Chitkul v i a ,Taluk-Mod ak Dist-A. P.
im Pos t ,
-do-
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23.STATE: ANOim R-JADCSH QATC CF DIiQ]JAU£ICATICN:7.10.1986T f ?"-> I " 21 eeO. on ' * :
Assembly, 198? ost-i.nv?i:i.ri.. no--
«-. 1
24. -do-Dh".mun Post vi". Tol2if)l}T"'.iu:c'Andolo, ?ied-k Dis t r ic t ,A.P .
25. -do- -do- • L --rabnd'i Vachu, H.No. 1-11?,By-it hoi e( v) Tnluk M ed^k •District, A.F. : ' -do*
STATE:S. No.
1
SSSAF5Partiof eli
2
cularsL; c t i 0 n •
.NoCO
. i Nafnj of 'rotituency .
3
DATE OF
contec 3 nd;
4
OISQUAof LhJsting
LIFICATION: 7.10.1986Reason for
. di squa l i f i -cation.
5
1 .
2 .
General Election 1to the Legisla-t ive Assembly ofAssam, 1 985*
- d o -
3:10 dJ b °»i nh a,V i l i : LakhipLT I I ,P.O. K5l.3in,Cachar, Assam.
34~\bhayapuri 3 i r i f-btiur Rahman,North V i l i : Jo pay a
P
i i led to lodgeany account ofhis electionsxpe nses.
- d o -
Assam.
7 .
- d o -
-do-
-do-
-do -
-do-
46-SarLikh3tri 3 i i Ssoir Khan,V i l i : Karaguri NCJlock No • 12,P..Q- Galibandna,OistLs
Failed to lodgethe account ofh i s -e le ct ionexpenses wi th inLha time and
Assam- i n the manner, required by lav/.
3 i r i Lokeswar Gogoi, Fai lad to lodgaRangaPara Town, - any account of
• P.O. ang.Tpara* his electionQicttJ Sonitpur, expenses.Assam» •
77-behali 3nri D i l i p Barush, ~do-V i l i : Rangchsii Sonari,P.O. Janata,Q i s t t : Sonitpur,Assam.
1 14-Jonai(3T) Shri Li la Kanta Pegu, - -do-Vi 11: Si lap3th3f Sociaty,P.O. 5 i IaP3t -3r ,Qist t :As33m.
i Jonia l Mayak,T.E.,
-do-
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STATE: ASSAM DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.1"
1
3# General Election 115-Mjr.anto ths Legisla-t ive Ass3mbly ofAssam, 1 985.
9 .
1 0 .
-do-
- do -
-T1..*
1 2 .
-do-
-do-
1 3 . -do-
1 4 . -do-
1 5 . - d o —
11 5-Marsn
115-l^bran
115-HDran
11 5-l^r a n
115-Nbran
115-r-bran
117-Lahowal
5hri Qil ip Hazarika,Knowing 'xinowal,dongali Vil laga,P.O. Khowang Ghat,Distt: Di^rugarh,
Failed to loany accounthis electionexpenses.
Shri Qina NathMiddle Chowkidingao,P.O. Oibrugarh,Qistts Qiorugarh,Assam.
Shri Qharma Ranjan
Oaroi Grant Gaon,P.O. Sepon,Qistts Qibrugarh,Assam.
Shri Nitya Nanda Phukon,No. 3 Chakoi Pathar,Gaon, P.O.' I t akhu l i ,Oistts Qibrugarh, Assam.
Shri Banshidhar darhoi,Lowkhowa Gaon,P.O. Qamow,Qistts Diorugirh,
s As sara.
Shri Manuranjan Snfmah,Pio l i Nagar,P.O. T-toranhat,Qistts Qiorugarh,
- d o -
- d o -
Shri Ramani Hazarika,Lapatkotta dangali Gaon,P.O. oorboruah,Oistts Qibrugarh,Assam.
Shri Nhren H^zarika,Asamiya Ja l i j an ,P.O. 3uPai 5idi ng,Qistts Oiorugarh,Assam.
-do-
-do-
-do-
- d o -
-do-
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STATE: ASSAM DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.1966
General E lec t ion !17-Lahow3l 5 i r i l_okn;th BehJra, Failed to Iodg3to Lhs Lag is la - Khanikir T .E . , any account oft i v j assembly of ?•&' ^ s a , his electionAssad,1985. Oistt* Dibrugarh, expenses.
Assam*
-do- 119-Tingkhong 5 i r i Gon sh Gondhiya, -do-P.O. rtajgarh,Dis t r ic t Oibrugarh,Assam a *
- d o - ' 119-Tirigkhong • 3hri 0haj3ndr3 H 3zar ika, " d o -2 No. Dhaman Gaan, . .
.- . P.O.- Oh iman,. issam.
- d o - • . 119-Ti'ngkhong 5hri Prooin Sonowal, - . -do-P.O. Tingkhong»O r h , Assam.
- d o - 119-Tinckhong 3hcl Rana Kanta ' - do -' ' • Chowdang,
Assam*
- d o - 119-Tingkhong Shri Rudra Konch, -do -Ogchuk i i iaka l ia l ,
i Gaon, ?.O. Qsngpara,Chnr ia l i (Rajgarh),Assam.
_do- 119-Tingkhong 3nri Ham Chandra Borah, - do -Bar Associat ion,Qibrugarh, Assam.
P.O. T0; s t r ic tAssam,
- d o - 121-Chobca S i r i Sa. .ya t3ortsh, - d o -Udalgurl Gaon,P.O. O in joy ,Via Pan i to la , -District Dlbrugarh,Assam.
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STATE: BIHAR , DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION: 7 . i g 8 6
S.No. particularsof election
S.No, & Name of Name ft Address Reason for12ie P&r3rferreitary/ of the contes- for dlsoua-Asseabiy ting candidate l i f ieat ion.Const ituency.
1 . General election 2-Bagha (SC)to BiharLegislativeAssan oily-1935.
2. •do— —do—
ant.Chama Deri, Account ofVi l l . P.O. electionBsOalki Nagar, expensesWest Chanpraa. no\ lodged.Bihar.
Sh.Ya&tni Ham, .T i l l . Tbmpumea*P.O. BainaciNagar*Vest Chanpran,Bihar.
•do—
—do— Si.Awodesh Mishra,T i l l . BibiEfenkatwat P.O.Begaha,West Chsnpran,Bihar.
—do—
—do-i. —do—
5. -do— 6-Lauria
•do— 27-Basant pur
a . Thsfcur Pd. —Tadav, ? i l l .Garahlya,P.O. Patihar,West OtBihar.as. Jaiprolcasb —do—Prasad, Vill-P.O.
P&tayali,Wsst Chacipran, •i^har.
Sa. Lallan Sing*itf i l l . KohEffiadpu.o. Kala cnra,S i s t t . Siwan,Mlar.
—do—
Contd,
— 33. - -
1 2
n —do—
! 3 _J*_. 527- Basantpur
do—
9. —do— 30-M«rwa
10. —do—
11. --do—
12. —do—
1 3 V — i o -
1V; — »o—
15. —do—
31-Darauli
—doi-
32-Jasra Dai
—do—
—do—
. . d o -
Sh. Grish Sah, T i l l .Sip ah, P.O.
Thana-
of electionexpenses notlodged & theBanner requiredby Law.
—do—
—do—
awrJpur,Dist t . Sivan.Bihar. •Si . Jc^dish Singh,Vi l l . Indoli ,P.O. Basr.npur,Thnna J a o i ,Dist t . Sivan.
Sh. Harender KumarV i l l . Machkana,P .C. Majchkana* .Dist t . Sivan,biliar.
£h. Chandrana Pandqr -Vi l l . Oianoti, _P.C. Ghanpfc,; . ' • . - ,
m s t t . Sivan, BiharS i . Harer?3B Kanoo — do«-Y i l l . SalaiJpur,P.C. Balla,v ia - Andur,Dis t t . Sivan.
Sh. Mohd. Kobln —do—
katnora, K s t t .Sivan, Bihar.
Sh. FRifl&dfci Mian, . - d o -Tola Hathora Mahobul,Chapia Bujurg,Dist t . Sivan,Bihar.
Sh. Shankar Natfa Singi, — do—V i l l . P.O. Alapur,Dis t t . Siwan, Bihar.
Sh» Shy an Bihari Gour, —do—V i l l . Narauli,Bihar.
Contd.. . . . . . . . . . .
STATEj BIHAR=-•3*4 « i
DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION: 7.10.1986
16. »
17. —do—
6**- Manigachhi
85-Behera
7 —do— —
19. —do—
20." — do—
21. —so—
«-do—
22. — do— —do—
2*+.
25. — do—
26. — do—
—do—
—do-*-
87-Baherl
--do—
Sh. Brahmdeo Singh,P^Lv^PvO* KatoaBayhal,• l a . Hanigachhi,Darbbanga, Bihar.
—do—
—do—
¥111. P.C.Pohaddl, ThanaBehera, Darbhanga,Bihar.
8 i . Rajcndra Jha,7111. P . 0 .Mahtarm,Darlhanga, Bihar.
Sh. Ran Lakh an YadaT, —do—7111. P.O. Sitaram,Thana Behera.Darbhanga, Bihar.Sh. Aninuddin, —do—
•do—
U l l . P.O. GonaunDarobanga, Bihar.S i . Pazlu Rahman,Yl l i ; Baghrasi,P.O. Kathamm,J h J 3 »
Bihar.
6h. Hotiur Tbhroan fV l l l . P.O. ITari,•ia-Behipur, tChana-Qh
•do—
Darbhanga, Bihar.
Sh. ftai Kishore Jha, —do—T i l l . P.O. Uttarl KawfflfriDarbhanga, Bihar.
Sh". Subudh Raraln, i-do-^-Y l l l . P.O. Katahar,Darbhanga, Bihar.
Sh. Jaffar , ,^—*> '"Vl l l , Chakgang?aj Chakka,P.O. Jorja,Darbhanga, Bihar.Sh. Ran Paricasfc Tadav, —do—Thana- Bahori,Darbhanga, Bihar.
35STAIE: BIHAR
| 2 3DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.1986
Jt. . L.
27. —do— •so—
28. —do— —.do—
29,' —do— 88-DarlfaangaRural, (^
30. —do— 89-Darbhanga
3 1 . —do— —
-; —do— —do—
3 3 . —do— —do—
•do—3V- —do—
35. — do—
, . . d o — —do—
37 —do— 90-Kewta
Vlnod Kuaar. P.O. Harlacha,
vla-/inand Fur,Darthanga, Bihar.
Sh. Snlv Shankar — do—Choud^ary, V l l l . P.O.Pokharaa, Anchal Viranl,ISarthanga, Bihar.
Sb. Mahadeo Cheudhaty — do—Mohhalla-LakshB isagar,P.O. LalbagJ),Da^thanga, Bihar.
&i. Aait Kumar Slnha, —do—K6h.-p .0 Jtathalbari,DarJiiaiiga, Bihar.
33.Chandra Kchan Pandey, —do—Kch. Hewja Harloltag,Lalba^i, P.O. Lalbagh,Dartoanga, Bihar.
S i . Mazrool Ha{»e. — do—Koh. a a l l u k a ,P.O. Dis t t . Darthanga,Bihar.
3 i . Jiwachh Mahto, — do—Moh. Kishrlganj,P.O. Dist t . Ebartbanga,Bihar.
Md. Kuratas, —do—Moh. Alalpatt i ,P.O. D.M.C.H.,Laheriasarai,Dsrthanga, Bihar.
St . Vinlandu Pd.Singh, — do—Vl l l . Ahlla, P.O.Sinu*rat Iharghanga,Bihar.
Sh. Tlnay Kumar Varaa,—do—Moh. Sarftiddln,SiiwajInagar, P.O.Distt . Darliianga,Bihar.
Si.A. AnsarifP.O. VU1. Aral,Birdlpur,D t h , Bihar.
—do—
—do— Si ,Madan Mohan Jha, —do—V i n T d t P.O.
36
STATE: BIHAR DATE OF DI5QUALIFICAJI0N:7.10.1986
,1
7 —do— —do—
>; —do - - d o -
ll —do— —do—
—do—91-La?e
.do— —do—
WV; —do— — do—
Sj.Ram Br&sfa Tadav,TUlr. P.O. Madhopattl,Darbhanga, Bihar
* • Wasi'Alaa, T i l l .Sundarpur, P.O. Sundaipur,P.CXharua, Earth anga, Bihar.
Si, Sachlda Hand Chaudharr,T i l l , ffenlpur, P :0 . Basudeopur,SLiha, M s t . Darbhanga, Bihar.
&'.- Moh.' Abrar"WJ1. P.O. Massd, Vla-Valshata Chandpur, E i s t t . Darbhanga,BJhar.
Sh. Danan Thakor,Ti l l . -P .O.- Kassa, MLstt. DarT*anga,Bihar. .
. Siiresh pd.Slngh
»do— 92-Hayaghat Sh. Gunanand Jha,V121. P . 0 . Madanpur,Dis t t . Earthangai Bihar.
.do-- —do—
^-do— — do--
—da.
. .do—
—do—
—do—
—do—
—do—
—do—
Sh.Handlal Siastri*Vill Haheriipatti, Distt.Dartbanga,Pi*?. Panchoch, Bihar.a . Harender pd. Singh-?lll-p.0# Qioshrsaa, Distt.E&rbhanga, Bihar.
•d<>— — —do—
—do— — do—
- - d o — — d o —
--do— 133-
V Qiaudhaty,V i l l . P . O . panchoth ,Darliianga, Bihar .
Satya Harain Jha»T i l l . TJ^iara, P . O . Narsara ,E&rbhanga, Bihar.
Si'.' Sa f iur Rahman,V H T . S i r s i y n n , Tola B i l a s p u r fP . O . Haynghat, D ^Bihar .
—do—
—do—
—do—
-.do—
133- Sh« Haslbur Itema,Bahadurganj Vil l . /atabari»P.O.-Gangihatt
Distt. pumea,Bihar.
52. -do— 193-Asttiawan Sh.Assiq 5nan, Vil l .P.0.Asth awan ,Kalan da 13ih ar
Palled to lcttie accountjj, the nann«recjuircd bylav*
STATE: 8IHAR
1 2 ^ !*. $ . . _
53 . —do— —do— Si. Qyansshvar Pd.Singh,Vil l . P.O. KarutJ?.S.-Asthawan, Halanda.
5**"V —do— —do— Si.Doyanand SinghTi l l . P.O. Kaila,P .S . Asthawan, Nalanda,Bihar,
5^» —do-- —do— Si. Naval Kishore Pd . , — do—Til l Akbarpur, P.O. Asthawan,Nalanda, Bihar.
56 . —do— —do— Si.Bhushan prasad, Vill , P.O. —do—Bind, Ealanda, Bihar.
57. —do— —do— Sh. Kaksufen Mahta, T i l l . — do—Tterapur, i .d. Asthawan,Ealanda, Bihar. .
58. —do— —do— Sh. Suresh Narain Singh, — d o -T i l l . Akbarpur, P.O.Asthavan, Nalanda, Bihar.
59 . —do— —do— Sh. Karibansh Singh —so—Vill . P.O. Sana era,Nalanda,
60. —do— " -'191*- Sb. Athal Kumar,Till, —do—Bihar Juafan Bazar, P.O. Nalanda,
Btoar.
6 1 . —do— —do— Sh. Narsingh Lai , — d o -T i l l . P.O. Stagthu,lliana
.._./. Kanpur, Nalanda,Bihar.62. —do— —do— Kd.Basin Afchtar, Moh. Khasgan^ — do—
P.O. , Sohsarai, Nalanda,Bihar.
65. —do— —do— Si. Panna Lai , Mch.Mahalpar, —do—. . Biharsharief ^Nalanda,
Bihar.6k. —do— —do— Si. Panaediwar Euaar, —do—
Vil l . Samasti, P.C»Tvingi, Nalanda, Bihar.
65 . —do-- —do— Si.Suba* Chandra Tadav, —do—Kcb. iQiasganj , P . 0 .Sohsarai^lalanda, Bihar.
66, — do— - « d o ^ ^ e d Kazlo AKbtar,ao— « ^ ^ Mirdad, P.C. Biharsharief, — d o -
Halanda, Bihar.67. —do— 197-I£Lanipur ST. **cSr Choudhaiy, —do—
T i l l . Kadipur, P.O. Harslnapur,P.S. Ehanger Sarai ,
t <STATE: BIHAR— 38 . -
DATE Or DISQUALIFICATION:?,
6 a . —do— —do— .
69 , —do— ~ d o —
70.
71.
7 2 ;
73;
7*;
7*?
—do—
~<5o-
~ do—
—do—
.-do—
—do—
- - -do-
—do—
198-Hilsa
—do—
^-do—
««do—
76.
77.
78;
79;
Sh.Kunar Ash ok Sinha,Vil l . Chousada, Tola,Katwbigha,P.O. VisaliiGha, Nalanda,Bihar.
Eh. Ihvendra Shanna,Vl l l . Chhotki Akoara,P.O. Pharthu, P .S. GhosI(Gaya)
m
Sh, Si ta rtea Prasad ,V l l l . Kohdipur,P .O . Telhara , Halanda.
S i . Ranjit Ktanar.V l l l . P .O. Chharfyari Bugurg,Halanda, BJhar.
£b. ttaashankar Pd.V l l l . P .O. Mai,Nalanda,Bihar.
Sh. Krishntaurari Stoaran,V l l l . Vaji tpur, P .O. Beru,Hilsan Bihar.
Sh; Jawahar Lai Saab,V l l l . Gajendra Bigba,P .O. Vodilapur,Nalanda,Bihar.
•ur,
••do— —do--
—do—
—do—
—do—
•—do—
—do— . -do—
80^
8 1 .
82 .
—do—
—do—
—do—
—do—
—do—
221-Dumraon
^ PrasadY i l i ; Gajendra BignaWard Ho. 7» P .O. Vov i a - Hi lsa h l d
Si. Bhushan prasadaVil l . Qulni, P.O. Vodllapur,Tia.- Hilsa,Salanda.HtfT Safi Ahmad,VUl. P.O. Diawan, Halanda.Sh. Item Krishna Prasad,Vil l . ELlpur, Via-Bcgarsarai,Halanda, Bihar.Sh. Varhffldeo Dass,Vil l . Garibigha, P.O.Wodilpur, Halanda.
Sh. Shankar Prasad.Main Boad, HUsa, Bihar.
Sh, Sadhu Saran Singh,Vil l . Kalia Qiak, Post . -Keshopur, Elhar.
—do—
—do—
—do—
..do—
P.O. Kesniii,Distt.Bihar.
—do—
—do—
^-do—
—do—
—do—
—do—
—do—
— do—
— 39 —STATE: BIHAR DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.1986
2 3 *• 5
83. —do— '—do~ Sh. Bljadhar Bai, — do—VHl. Barupur,P.O.Sagrav Magrav,Dis t t . H i 3 i h
—do— —do— &i,SajWoo Singh, —do—Vill . Ansari, P.O. Ansari,M s t t . Ehojpur,Bihar.
--do— 222- Sh.Baban Singh, —do—J d i f r Vi l l . Di£m Tola ,P.O, Ojakai,
Ehopur, Bihar.
86. —do—do— Sh. Marttande Singh, —do—
87? —do— 2^K.8ahar(ST) Sh. Lallan Han, — do—Vll l . Patalpurj, P.O.Kianchvuhan. P .S . Sahar,Hiojpur, BiHar.
88*. ~.do— 27*fc-G&nde ai.Mahendra Prasad Yensa,. & P . 0 .
% Bihar.
89V —do— 310-SIsal fih. Eonnall 9iagat.tSS) v m . Vishrainpur, P.O. Nagar,
Dist t . Gunla, Bihar.
90. —do— 311-Kolebira Si.Jamesh Kharia. --do—(ST) Vil l . GiiAra Toli , P.O.
Pangarih ,p .S.Hethaitanagar,Dis t t . Gumla,Bihar.
9 1 . —do-- —do— £Si. Hanu EraJkt —do—¥111. Durabardih, p .ff. Kolebira,Dis t t . danla,Bihar.
921 —do— —do— Sh.nilarus Kharia — do—Vill . Backer Kasdega,P.O. pandripanl, Dist t . ( to la , Bihar.
93 . —do— 313-&s>la(ST) Sh.Suleman Lakra, — do—Vill . Birhu, P.S.Kunti,Dis t t . Ranchit Bihar.
o>. —do—31^>-Bi^inttpur Sh.Rnn Karajran Khalkho —do—(ST) Vill.Karam t o l l ^ .O^otbabadi ,
Dist t . ftenchi, Bihar.95". — do—3l4rLat«har Eh.Kpiiavir Pahan, Accounts of
Vsci Vi l l , KeralJ>.O,HeThed, tfLection eaiensesDist t . Palaaau tBlhar. not lodged In th»
manner recjuired bylav.
STATE:: KARNATAKA- 40 - DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.198
S.No. Particularsof election
S.No. and nr-me None of content- Reason forof constituency ing cndidates disnualif i -
c"t ion '"
1 . General Election tothe Kamatakaka LegislativeAssembly, 1985 lOj.Mandya
S/Shri
y.H.!Ta£-raj ,S/o Hanu . n A , m-manthaiah,Door-No:13i5 flcc°un
'3 Kall-halli^andya -,n^aACity,Karnat.ka ^°gjd
2 . -do- -do-Bheeaai?.h,Door No:71 ,Sw rn as -ndra ,M andya"City, Kamataka -do-
3. -do- 107.Srirangoatna C.Bevar".iu,S/o Chikkonu
K.Settih-ll i jSriranga-patna taluk,Karnataka -do-
3. -do- Swamygouda,S/o Lakshne-gox>fd a, Honag anahallyKanivekopDal Post,Pandavanura Taluk,Karnataka -do-
-do- 101 .Nagsmangala N .M. G an g » d har alah tS/o Chikkotaiah,Ganga-mathastaru St.U-th Bl»ckNag^anangala Taluk,Naga-nangala Town,Kamataka -do-
-do-. -do- N.S. Rsmu,S/o Sannaiah,Nengananhalli,B^lellena-ha l l i Hpnlet,Bindi,gan?»-vile HobiijNag^mangalaTaluk, Karnataka -do-
6. -do- 2O8.Kagwad Annanpa T'-tnTnanna Korbu,Ainapur,T°luk-Athani,Karnataka -do-
7. -do-(SC)
Chikkamad-aiahjAdij^bava Colony,Malavalli, Karnataka -do-
STATE: KARNATAKA
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DATE OF DI5QUALIFICATI0N:7.tCT.T9B6-
8. General Election tothe Karnatrka LegislativeAssembly, 198? 10^-Maltvalli
(SC)
1 0 .
-do-
- S o -
-do-
1O2.M-\ddur
"37?hri .
Chethan Kumar,S/o LingaiahNetkal Village,B.G.Pura AccountHobli,Malavalli Taluk, notKamataka lodged
D.R. Nanjaiah,S/o Dodda-naj aiah, 2^0,32nd Cross,7th Block ,Jayana?:ar,Bangalore-560082,K=>rnataka -do<
Sh"nkir-^i^.h,s/o Bor-iah,Kon- s-\Le Post - nd Village,Maddur kK -do -
1 1 . -do- 191 .Nawalgund Gurunathi Nar-^simha
-gund,Distr ict Dhirwad,Karnat ^ka -do-
1 2 . -do- -do- GoudnaikT Neelappa Sanna-K">llr.T)prl, At: Adnur,TalukIT av.al agund ,Dist -Dharwad,Kamataka • -do-
13. -do-
-do-
-do-
1i6.Narasimh->-raj a
Bevoor MahadevaoDa Basava--
N nv al a?und, Dist -Dharwad,Karnataka -do-
Gunu Sidriairvh'D.No-.LI1?, •K ^ Mandi Block,R^jendra-
, Mysore-7 -do-
-do-
STATE: RADHYA PRADESH
Teggali Hanurannt Shivrai,S i T M h
- d o - •
DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.1986
1 . General Election to 3 - Owalierthe M.p; Lok Sabha,
Sh«Pop Singh Chauhan FaUed toa l ias Papoli t . lodge anyMist r i , account o:Marimata Hahalgaon, electionLaskar(M.P«) expenses.
-do . -do-
9 . Be
Sh. Ran Kunar Pachori,Bachcharan k i Gall,Loha Kandi.Gwalior,(H.P.)
Sh. Ran Prakash Patel,V i l l . Pajra.Post Jlahudar,Teh. A-narpatan,Dist t - Sataa en.?:)
-do-
STATE: F1ADHYA PRADESH
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• DATE OF-0 ISQUALIFICATIGN:16.10.86
S.To. Particulars of S.Jic. & lane of liame & Address of• e lect ion. the Constituency the Contesting
. . • • Candidates.Reason forDiscualication,'
1."
2.
2. 3." h;1.' General Election 87-Mar.endragarh Sh'; Kadhav Rao,
to the M.P. (ST) Rajendra l&garLegislative " Biiaspur,Assembly, 1?85. p»c» Biiaspur',
Dis t t . Biiaspur,(M.P.)
-do- 91-Pal (S.T.)
^ (ST)
96- Sitapur (ST)
-do-
^
tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses."
i-do-
-do-
-do-
6.' -dc- ShV Champeshwar PrasadTiwariVill & P.C. Kopra,Teh. BindranauagarhDis t t . Raipur,(M.P.)
-do-
7v Sh.' Sukhl Ran Dhirva,Vi l l . Bhendari,P.C. Jaagaon,Teh.- Gariyaband,Distt." Raipur,(M.P.)
Jailed tolodge theaccount inthe manner.
—do— Sh.' Bapu Lai yVill & P.O. Ghatiya,Dis t t . Ujjaiu,(M.P.) *
Jailed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses*
«-dc- ShV Ganesh Dhalrar,170, E.W.S. liml IDjjain, (M.P.)
-do-
. - 43 -
STATE: flADHYA PRADESH
S.,.Nb* P a r t i c u l a r s ofe lec t i on~
1 . 2 .
Si,of
DATE
,-Jb» a n d nameconstituency
• 3.
OF DISQUALIFICATION
Ifeaae & addressof the contes t ing
• candidate „•
:7 .10.86
Reason oidisquali-fication.
1. . Bye-election to theMadhya PradeshVidhan Sabha, 1985,
73-Churhat Sha- BarnadeenViH. BaringawaPost. Lakoda.. •Distt . SidM,(M.P.)
Jailed tolodge anyaccount o.electionexpenses.
-do- Sho Someshwar SinghVJL3JL & Post, Churhat,Qist t . Sidhi,(M.P.)
-dc-
-do- -do- Sh. SamTjat KumarVill« 24ikin
' PoO." Raghnathpur•Distt, Sidhi,( M P )
Jailed tolodge theaccourft intime andmanner•
—do- .Sh. Dinesh PrasadU Bhaisraha,
A i i i 'Distt. Sidhi,
Failed .tolodge theaccount inthe manner
STATE: ORISSA DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.86
S3No. Pi-.-ticulars S. No, & Tferae of "3E9 & Ao.clr.ss. of Reason forc-f e.lsctr-.on the Absently ._ the contest;c:g disqiialJL-
r ica t ipn .1 3
1. General Election "lO^PhulbaniCSC) Shri Inkish Digal, Failed toto Orissa Legisla- Vlll.Tapaningia, lodge any
0 S k k h l t
neral E o lto Orissa Legisla-t ive' Ass enbly ,1985.
. p g , gP 5 0, Sankarakh o l , account.Dist.t.Phulbani,Orissa.
2 . -do- 126~3iatli(SC) Shri Minaketan Bag,At/p.O. Katapali,Via-Eardol,
' Distt . Sambalpur,Orissa.
-do-
3.. -do- 128—Sanbalpur Shri Basanta Kumar•Paik ,
knni
DisttoOrissa.
-do-
4 . — ao- 133-Rairakhol ! MandakiniBehera, -do -
Vi l l . Kuasalii HampUr,P.O. Tfeirakhol,Dis t t . . Sambalpur,Orissa.
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STATE: PUNJABDATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?^.1986
S.No. Particulars S.Uo. and ll'-.cs and adiress Reasons fornaao of of t'ne candidate, disqualifica-c constituency. ' tion.
1. General Election 30-Jalandhar Shri Mela Rain, Failed toto Punjab North H,No.33^, lodge anyLegislative Bhakki Kohalla, account ofAssembly, 1985. Pathankot, election
District Gurdaspur, expenses.Punjab.
2. -do«- -do- Shri Yash Pal aliasJaspal Singh Billa,E.K.7U8, New Abadi,Kishanpura,tTalandhar (Punjab).
-do-
3. —QO>- 31-JalandharCentral
Shri Inderjit SinghKhalsa,I-Sanjay GandhiColony,F.C. Road,Anritsar (Punjab).
4*. •ao- -do- Shri Sukhbir Singh -do-Eazooria,302-L, Model Town,Jalandhar City (Punjab).
-do- -do- Shri Jawahar Lai 5 ~KK-180, Charanjit Pura,Jalandhar (Panjab).
6. -do- Shri Eeant Singh,Basti Mithu,Jalandhar (Punjab).
-do-
7-
-do-
-do-
-do-
c-hri Manmohan, -do-EJ-36, Kct Pakshian,Jalandhar (Punjab).
Shri Rajendra Sugandh, -do-51 -Makh dutnpur a,Jalandhar City(Punjab).•
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STATE: RADASTHAN DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.1986
electionS.No . i Nameof consti-
tuency.
Name and addressof candidata
1. General Electionto the Legisla-t ive Assembly,1985.
177-Barmer Shri Pema RamChoudhary,
Gaon Kurala Post,("lagans Ki Dhani,Barmer Dis t r ic t ,Rajasthan.
Reason ofdisquali f icat ion
Failed to lodgeany account ofelection expense:
STATE: TAMIL NADU DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.1986
1 . General Election 207-Sivakasi Sh.V.N.Santharani, Account notto the Legisla- 10,Nundagan Street^ lodged at a l l ,t i ve Assembly Sivakasi, D is t t .(Tamil Nadu). Ramanathapuram,
(Tamil Nadu).
2. -do- —do— Sh,A.S.Graham, -do-103, South Car Street,Sivakasi, D is t t .Ramanathapuram,(Tamil Nadu).
STATE: UTTAR PRADESH DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.198
1 . General E lec t ion 28-Faizabadto Lok Sabha,2984.
Sh.Rara Dular, Fai led t o lodgeI / i l l .& P.O.Kalepur any account ofMahubal, D i s t t . E lec t ion expensesFaizabad.(U.P.) .
Bye-election toUttsr Pradeshlegis lat iveAssembly heldin May, 1984.
99-Nalihabad Smt.Reena Kumari,(SC) Wi l l . Dasauli,
Tehsil Malihabad,Dis t r ic t Lucknou,Uttar Pradesh.
-do-
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PRADESH DATE. OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.86 | ( 3
lb . Particulars ofelection.
S.116. & laae ofthe constituency.'
Mane & Address ofthe contestingcandidates.'
Reason for.dis qualifi-cation •",
3.1 it-.' 5.'
General Electionto the U.P.LegislativeAssembly, 1985.
6-Karan Frayag SmtV Daya RaniVill & P.O. BairajColony, Paslai Lok(Bapu gran Ansik )Dehradun, (U.P.)
Failed tolodge theaccount inthe manner.
ShV Raa Lai',Post Hindu fetti",Tilhar,Distt. Shahjalianpur(U.P.) .
Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses."
• « d c - ShV Raneshwar,Vi l l . Batau Kau,Post.' Marv/an,DisttV Unnao,(U.P.)
-do-
112-Baiicau ShV Badri 7ishal:,R/O Dhaubaha',TehV Dalmau,DIstt. Rae-Eareli(U.P.)
Jailed tolodge theaccountwithin thetime and -inthe manner.'
-do- 118-Pratapgarh
-do-
Sh.; MohdV AfaqSahadarpur,DisttV Pratapgarh(U.P.)
ShV Badri Prasad',Vill.' Lachioanpur,P.O. SikanderpurDisttV Basti,(U.P.)
Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
Failed tolodge theaccount *xSXwithin thetime and inthe manner.'
- G O -Bazar (SC)
Sh.: Ran Surat,VillV Daulatpur,P.O. Umariya BazarDistt. Basti,(U.P.)
Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses."
STATE:- .UTTAR PRADESHT
DATE T>F 0ISQUA.LIFICATI.0N:7.10.19B6:
IV 2.'
8#: General Election
to the U.P.LegislativeAssembly, 1985.
226-Doaba Sh".s Surya Ikrayan, lulled. Ti l l & ?»°» Kara Chhapra, lodgeDistt . Ballia, accoun(U.P.) electi
-do- -do- Sh; Dev Ratan, \VillV Bhoj Ke TolaPosW Rani^nj,Dist t ; Ballia,(U.P.)
Sh.' Subhash,Vill & P.0» BhaitavaliDist t . Varanasi,( U P )
11. -do-1 Sh. Radhey,Vill & P.C. Saidpur,Dist t . Ghazipur,CU.P.)
12." -do- Sh.! Tribhuimn,V31T.: KajidabaPost. Sanadpur,Distt.1 Varanasi,(U.P.)
13V - f io - -do- Sh. Lalji,Vjtll.' Tilori,Post.1 ChakiyaDisttV Varanasi,(U.P.)
-do- -do- Sh," Ran Kishun,Vill & P.C. Cfcateniyan,Distt . yaranasi.(U.P.)
-do-' -do- Sh. Riras lathVill . Madaha,P.C. Kharan,Distt . Varanasi,(U.F.)
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STATE: UTTAR PRADESH DATE CF DISqUALIFICATI0N:7.10.86
1 . 2.
16, General Electionto the U.F.LegislativeAssenbly, 9
Sh0 Achhaiwar Ihth Pandey Paiied toVill . J ana^ t t i j lod^e anyP.O. Raneshwar, account ofDistt . Varanasi, election,(U.P.) expenses.
-do- 2ltS-C-yanpur Sh? Shyam Lai,Vill & P.O. Ghanshyanpur,Radhaswani Dhaa,Distt . Varanasi,(U.P.)
-do-
'-do- Sh;;J Surya Bali',Yil l . MishrainparVP.O. Durgaganj.Distt.' Varanasi, '•(D .P . ) ,
Sh'.- Subedar".Vill & P.CJRDistt.' Mirzapur',(U.P.)
tolodge theaccount inthe manner.
20? -do- Sh.4 Gajju",Vill & P.O. Padgo,Distt.' Ifirzapur,(U.P.) •
flailed tolodge anyaccount ofelection .expenses'.
21 i Vdo- Sh.' Dalar.V511 & P.O. Majhwa,Di3tt . Mirzapur,(U.P.)
-do-
22; -dG- ShV Badri.Vill & ?.O. Mohanpur,Di3tt.' Mlrzapar,(U.P.)
23; Sh.! Radhey Shyan,Vill. Akhanpara, P.O. Mauli -do-Distt. Mixzapur,(U.P.)
STATE; UTTflR. PRADESH
SO -
DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION;?.10.B6
_L V.'
2V. General Electionto the U.P.LegislativeAssenbly,
2&-Ma;Jhya Sh. Shyan Bahadur Singh, Pailed to7 H 1 . Shavarkaranajpur, lodge anyP.O. Rajpar, . account oiDistt. : Mlrzapur, electionOJ-P«) • expenses.'
251 -do- Sh."' Ja^gStation Road,Mirzapur.Distt . I'lirzapur"(U.F.)
K fc&£
27. -So-
267-Maja (SC)
-do-
Shv Han Kirpal,Vill & P.O. Badokhar, -do-Distt.1 Allahabad,(U.P.)
ShV Ran Iferayan, • „ .Vil l . SikarhataJ -do-Post. ICha^uri,Distt." Allahabad, „
28." —do— Sh; Satya larayan Bhartiya,h?t Kharkoni, feinl,DisttV Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do-
)1 -do- Udo Sh".1 Hira Lai,Vni. Kaudi, P.O. Chhapra,Distt. Allahabad,(U.P.)
ShV Udai Pal Singh,Till & P.O. Man Singh,Distt. Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do-
3^« -do- -do- Sh.- Girdhar Gopal Tripathi,Barau, ferchhana,Distt . Allahabad,(U.P.)
STATE: UTTAR PRAOESH
5 1 -
OATE OF OISQU2LIFICATIONs7.10.86
1 . 3.'
32. General Election 269-Barato the TJ.P.e s l v s
Assenbly, 198?.?
Sh. Oanga Ran,Lotad, Post. Badaha,Distt . Allahabad,( o p )
Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses".
33. -&o- -do— Sh.* Ihrender Singh,Jokhat, Post . Shankergarh, -do -D i s t t . Allahabad,(O.P.)
-do- ShJ Rajeshwar Prasad,Bagbana, Allahabad.
(ntp)
-do- ShV Sri ,Chak San>iat Das,Post. Panwar,Distt.' Allahabad,( o P )
-do-
36. -do- -do- Sh.T ferish Clandra,Chharibana, Karchhana,Distt . Allahabad',Co . P . )
-do-
37. 270-Jinsi Sh.: Bhodey Lai",Villv Lardih, Kanheti,Distt, Allahabad,(U.P.)
38V -do- Sh. Radhey Shyaa.Vill . Umri,Distt . Allahabad",(U.P.)
39. -do-r-'d0L- ' Rao Laklan Saroj,
Kew Jhusi (T.T. Jh is i ) ,Distt . Allahabad,(uPO
-do-
-do- -do- Sh.1 Iajoai Dutt Pandey,Vil l . tlalava iQaard,Post. Sahsa,Distt'.' Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do-
• 4 1 . —do— 272-Prataiypur. liinari Kaala Patel,Vill & P.O. Ghandpur Salori, -do-Distt.' Allahabad, (U.P.)
•*- 5 2 ' -
STftTE: UTTAR PRADESH OATC 0FDtSQUALI-ICATigN;7.10.861 . 5.
General Siection 272-Pratappurto the U.P. . ^LegisaltiveAssembly, 19
Sh. Badri Prasad,Vill . Saray Khan Dev,P.O. Chbata,Distt.' Allahabad,(U.P.)
ed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
•do— -do- Sh.' Ram Din,Vill & P.O. Malehan,.Distt. Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do- Sh. Sharda PrasadShuklana, Phulpur,Distt . Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do-
-do- Sh. Inder Pal",Vill. Haganmr,P.O. llauaiaa,Distt . Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do-. Sh. Baij Jfeth,Banlra J alalpur Kauaiaa,Dis t t ; Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do-
-do- -do-i Sh. Bliai Lai,Madhopur, Sadhanganj,
. Karondi,DisttV Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do-
-do- -do- Sh. Bashishth IhrayanTripatM,Lavjianiuir Bari,Distt. Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do-
-r-do- -do- Sh. Brahan Dev,
Jagdishpur Poor&chandra1,Distt. Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do-
5o. -do- Sh. Girja Shatter,Vill. Euldanr-,Post. Atranpur,Distt. Allahabad(U.P.)
STATE-. UTTAR PRADESH OATC or o'isquAUFicfir ION:7.IO.86
1. • 2 . I f .
51. Cenoral electionto the U.P.LegislativeAssembly, 1985.
l'oh. Zavcd Kanal,153, Rasoolabad,Distt . AUahabda.(U.P.)
railed tolodge anyaccount ofele ctionexpenses.1
52,' -do- '-do- ShV Firoz Ahead.Chakari, Post. AtTeh, Soraon,Distt.' Allahabad,
^do-
53.' —do- -doi Sh.' Ran Swarup,Sultanpur Alibar,Post. Hilagarh,Teh. Soracn,Distt.' Allahabad",-CU.P,-).
-do- -
'-do- -do--' Sh." Salik Rari,Vill. ; Sultanpur Khas,Post.; Ifeuaima,Disttv Allahabad,(U.P.)
—do-
55V Sh. Sher BahadurV i l l . Adanpur,P.O. Atranpur,D i s t t . Allahabad,(U.P.)
Rilled tolod^e theaccount;within thetime & in4Rie manner.
56. —do— -do- Sh. Ram Karan,Till & P.O. Anapur,Distt. Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do-
57. 275-AliahabadKbrth
Dr.* Arjun Prasad Kaushal, j^i^ed to31, Daya l&nd Iferg,. lodce anyCivil Lines, account ofAllahabad, election(U.P.) expenses.
58. -do- Usha Rxcarl,87, Pura Dalel,Allapur, Allahabad,(U.PV) '
-de-
STATE! UTTAR PRADESH
- 5 4 "
OATE OF DISQUALIFICATION;?.10.86
1 . 2. 3. If.'
59; General Election 275-Allahabad.to-the U.P. . KbrthLegislativeAssenbly, 1985.
Snt.' Usha Lata Srivastava,35V5 Euxi Ban&h Road, ledge a:Allahabad, account(U.P.) . electid
expense:
60 . -do- Sh. Cta larayan Srivastava,27A, Bell Road,Allahabad-( U P >
-do-
61. -do- Sh.1 Kallash Chandra Gupta,&t-j, Color.elganj,Allahabad-(U.P.)
-do-
62. -dc- -dc- Sh. Krishan Lai,1V7, Mehdori,P.O. Teliarganj,Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do-
63. -do- -dc- Sh. Jai Singh,V-C, Beli Road,Allahabad,.(U.P.)
-do-
-de- -dc- ShV Vijai Bahadur, .3, Kehdori,P.C. Chavalery Line,
l i jygAllahabad,-(U.P.)
-dc-
65. -do- -do- Sh, Shashank23A, Beli Road,
4 Jays, fetra,Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do-
66. -do- -dc- Sh. Surdl Kiinar,^+1/665, Ivrisien 3kgar,P.C. Keedcar.j,
l
(u.r.)
- d e -
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STATE: ISTTAa PRAOCSH DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.86
1 . 2 . 3j> W 5»;
67. General Election 276-Allahabad Sh. Arun Kunar PatbAk, Sailed toto the U.P. South 11 , Tripol ia , lod^e anyLegislative Allahabad, account ofAssembly, 1985J" •" (U.P.) elect ion \
expenses*
68.' ^dc- -do- Sh.; Gulab Singh Risltvm.ha, ,. .117, 1-ladhopur Gazia, l i i in i ,Allahabad, C^.P.)
69. ^dc- -do- ChV Rjrushottam Lai, ;_ ,._ifS1*, Hutthiganj, . . -do-Allahabad.( u p ) - \ • • •
70. ^dc- -do- . Sh. Kahendra Kuoar a l iasKana Guru, ' . . . .125-Sonari Tcatak l&.^r,- -do-Hindu l-Sahasabha,Allahabad,(U.F.)
71. -do-i -do- Sh. llahendra Pratap Singh,1?3> I'ai Basti , Keotganj,Allaliabad, (U.P.)
72. -do- -do- Mohd.' Vfeqar1*f, Bahadur &an;), * -co-Allahabad,(U.P.)
73. -de- -de- Sh.' Sita Ram Tripathi, . . .Vill & P.O. Areli, . -dc-DlstW Allahabad,(D.P.)
7W '- do^ 279-^njhanpur. Sh. Mohan Lai , ... _w Bairagi Ka Poora, -dc -
towai Q i s t t . Allahabad,(U.P.)
75.* -do- -do- ' Sh.'Han Dass ., ..Baliadurpur, Ausa, -do-Dis t t . AllaJiabad,(U.P.)
STATE:UTTAR PRADESH
- 5 6 -J BATE Of DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.86
2.' 3.'
76. Genferal Election 279-Manjhannurto the U.P. ^LegislatrreAssembly, 1985.
Sh.' Rao Dulare,VUL1 & P.O. Khopc-(Saray Akil)Distt . Allahabad,(U.P.)
Jailed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
77i -do- -do- Sh. Shjam LaiVil l . Seutha,P.O. Tilhapur,Chall,Dist t . Allahabad,(U.P.)
-do-
78.' -do-; Sh. Jagdev Singh,26/11, Patkapur,Kanpur, (U.P.)
Failed tolodge theaccount inthe manner.
79. -do- 300-Derapur Sh. JagdishVil l . Gahilu,P.O. Rasoolabad, . 'Distt. Kanpur Dehat,(U.P.)
Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
80. -do- -do- Sh. Ikrshu Ram,Vil l . Khajuri,P.O. Ifeunari, •Dist t . Kanrar Dehat,(U.P..). * :.
-do-
81.- -do- -do- Sh.v Bam Prasad, ••Brahaan Gaon,Post.. Jot ,Dist t . Kanpur Dehat,(U.P.)
-do-
82.
83.
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
Sh. Shiv ,Vi3JL. Hisavan,P.O. Sandalpur,Distt . Kanpur Dehat,(U.P.)
Sh. Earnn inhVill & P-0. KcKra,Distt. Kanpur Dehat,(U.P.)
-do-
do-
STATE:
57. -DATE Of DISQUALIFICATION:?,10.86
1 .
General Election 3C!i-Stavahto tfco rJ.?«LegislativeAssembly, 1985;
Sh. Indervir Singh,Vill & P.O. Udi,Distt. Stauah,(U.P.)
Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
85. -ao- -do- Sh. Dharaa Lai Chaturvedi,Vill & P.O. Prithvipur • -do-Distt. Stavah,(U.P.)
86; -do- Sh. Mahendra Singh,Bairun Katra Sharasherkhan -do-Distt . Etauah,
87. -do- Sh. Ran Duiare,Bengali Colony,Bharthana Road,Stauah, (U.P.)
-do-
88. -do- Sh.' Surendra Sin^i Yadav,Vill . Shankerpur,P.O. Basrehar,Distt. Etawah,( U P )
89. -do- -do- Sh." Tribhuwan Ifeth Fathak, _ .Vill & P.O. Manakpur Wisu, -do-Distt." Stawah,(U.P.)
90." " -do-
I. - d c -
-do- Sh. Pooran Prasad Dubey Failed toalias Gutru Dubey, lodge theBade Kanuaanji Fa Kandir. ac?°£?fc
Mohaiia - Katra Shansher Khan, ? S h
S t h (V7>) £'&
Sh. Kasluir ^\111. leugava-P.O. Patehcarh,Distt. Farrukhabad,(U.P.)
mar ine r . •
Bailed tclodge anjaccountof elec-
tion ex-penses.
STATE-. UTTAR PRADESH
1 . 2 .
DATE! OF DISQUALIFICATIONS.10'.86
3. h. 5.92. General Election
to the U.P.LegislativeAssenbly, 1985.
Sh. Gaya Prasad.VU1 & ?.C. TindvariDistt. Banda,(U.P.)
Palled tlodge ar.account .electionexpenses
93. -dc- -dc- Sh.' Bala Prasid,Vlll & P.O. BharkhariDistt . Banda,(UP;)
-de-
-do- 319-Banda ShV Rajesh alias1-hrma Singh,Ardali Bazar, Banda.Distt . Banda,( U P )
-do-
95. -do-
96. -do-
339-Shikohabad
-do-
Sh," Chandra Dav,Vil l & P.O. Gada, -dc-D i s t t . Mainpuri-CU.P.)
Sh; Dhani Ram, .. ...Ifegla Ku'i ."ar irasad, . -do-Etah Road. ShtkohabadDistt . llainpuri,(U.P.)
97. -dc-
98. -dc-
- d o - • Sh. He.t Ran,l&gla Malikhanpur,Post.' Dalchitiara,Distt. Mainpuri,(U.P.)
Sh. lhnne,Koh. Kaderganj Road,GdDistt. Etah,(U.P.)
-dc-
tothe
accountwithin thetine and inthe Banner.
99. Sh. Daya Ran,Hoh. Pipal Tola,Town Saitit,Distt . Etab,(U.P.)
Failed toled-e anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
SJATE: UTTAR PHADESH
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' DATS OF pIlqUALI.riCATI0Nt7.iq.86
1CO. General Election 3!t6-Saronto the U.P.LegislatiAssembly,
Sh. llahendra Pal Sin^h
V1U, Klranai,P.O. Kherpir,Distt. Stah,(U.P.)
Failed tolod^e anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
101. -do- -dc- Sh. Mohar Sr i ,ladia Chela Kajra,P.O. Pi-^ari,Distt.' Stah,(U.P.)
102.'' -do- Sh." Sri Ram,.J Nirauli
P.O.Distt.- Stah,(U.P.)
-dc-
103." -etc-
-do-
Sh. Ran Sln#i Shakya,6o, Arana l&gar,Stah, (U.P.)
Sh. Satya Veer gj,Vill & P.O. Thara Chitra,Distt. Stah,(U.P.) -
-do-
^do- 351 -Ferozabad Sh.' Ar jun Sing28V, Kohalia KFerozabad,Distt. Agra.( O P )
-do-
106.
107.
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
Sh.'Ashfaq All-H.lfc. 76, llohaila Kotla,.Ferosabad,Distt . Agra (U.P.)
Sh. Ashok KuoarS/0 Sh. C.K. Telia,93, Ikmnan Road,Ferozabad,Distt. Agra-U.P.)
.. ..-do-
STATE? UTTftR PRADESH
- 60 -
OATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10.86
1 « 2.
108. General Election 351-Ferozabadto the U.P. ^LegislativeAssenbly, 1985; SS,8-
expenses.
109. -do- -do- Sh. A.K. Chaturvedi,110, Banunan Road,Ferozabad,DisttV Ag£a,(U.P.)
-do-
110. -do- -do-: Sh.' liistaqVU1 & P.O. Wanan,Etnadpur,Bis t t . Agra,(U.P.)
-do-
111V -do- -do- ShV Raja Ran, .361, Gali ib.T,Ferozabad,Distt. Agra,(U.P.)
-do-
112.* -do- '-do- Sh.1 Ram Khilari Rathore,ferbala, Gali Ib.T,H.Ib. 109,Ferozabad,Distt . Agra,(U.P.)
-do-
113.' -do- -do-
11W
115.
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
ShV Shiv Charan, , ..37/11, Kigla Mirza Cfch ta, -dc-Ferozabad,Distt. Agra'(U.P.)
Sh.1 Subhash Chandra,Kohalla Ganj, Feror.a^d, .-co-Distt. Agra,(U.P.)
Sh. Kira Lai,598, Jalesar Road, -r-o-Feror.abad,Distt. Aera,(U.P.)
STATE : UTTAK WftDCSH
- 61 -DATE OF OISQUALIFICATIONJ7.10.86
116. General Election 381-Ampshahar, * Sh. Virencra Singh,to the U.P. V i l l . Bhcor,Legislative D i s t t . Bulandshahr,Assembly, 198?. (U.P.)
Rilled tolod^e theaccountwithin the.tine and inthe manner.
117. -do- Sh. Surendra.112/1, Pren KBulandshahr, *(U.P.)
Failed tolodge theaccount inthe manner;
118. - co - , Sh. Pranod Kunar -Garg, f^Hed to>1, Shyan Park, • iodc« anyShibabad, • . account ofDistt . Ghaziabad, election(U.P.) expenses."
119. -do- •-do- Sh.' T&resh Chand Garg,5&» ChanderpurijGhaziabad, ' .(U.P.) . •
-do-
. -do - 389-J-iirad Sh.' Dcvendra Hinar T y g ,Villv & P.O. SHcri Kaian,D i s t t . Ghaziabad,(U.P.)
121; - d o -
122.~
123."
-do-
-do-
-do-
Sh. QQkar,-Vill & P.C. Duhai,Dist t . Ghasiabad,(U.P.) |
Sfcu Ishfaq Ahnad, 'VHi; Bisokhar.P.O. Gcreindpur;Dist t . Ghaziabad,(U.P.)
TyagiO. Mo
-do-
-do-
Sh. Dinesh Char.d y g , ,V i l l . Shahpur, P.O. Mor&tha, -do-D i s t t . Ghasiabad,(U.P.)
- 62 -
STATE: UTTAR PRADESH DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.10-.86
1 . 5.12V. General Election 389-3krad
to the U.P.
Assembly, 1985.
Sh. Satya'Pal Singh,Ordinance Factory 2staKurad 15a £ar,Distt. Ghaziabad,
Failed tote , lod^ any
account ofelectionexpenses.
125. -C.O- -do- Sh.. ICrishan £0. ladavAdvocate,VjiL. Khuthari,PoO. liirad l^gar,Distt . Ghaziabad,(U.P.)
^s theaccountwithinthe time
\ and in^_themanner. !
126v -do- 390-i-bdi Sh. Kishan Lai,Koh. InderpurijJ-fodi la gar,Distt . Ghaziabad(U.P.) . .
Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelection-expenses.1
127. -do- Sh.' Suldibir Sin^h RVili . Kadted ILndan,Sahibabad,Distt . Ghaziabad,( D P )
-do-
128. -do- -do- Sh.: Desh Eaj,Vill , Kanalcpur,Earid 2&sar, "Distt . Ghaziabad,(U.P.)
-do-
129. -do- Sh." Ifanohar Lai,V13JL. llirdayapur,FdlFandolaDistt. Ghaziabad,(U.P.)
-do-
130. -do- ~do- ShV Mohdv Ahnad,Vill. Abiduir, J-imkiP.O. Modi iejf.rDistt. Ghaziabad,(U.P.) '
-do-
SfAT£: UTTfiR
- 63 -
DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?. 10.86
1 . 2 .
131. General Election 390-Modi Irasar Sh. Lachhendra Kunarto the U.P. SiLegislativeAsseisblv 1 9 ? . p ,
Dist t . Ghaziabad.
Failed toany
lloh. JW1O, Double Storey, ocoountGobindpuri, Modi Ifejjxr, o f e l e celec-
expenses.
132. -do- -do- Sh. Kallash Chandra,Vil l . Shahpur JattVDist t . Ghaziabad,< U P )
-do-
133: Shi Vijendra Kiaar",Kotla Mev/ativan. -.Bulandshalrr Road, Eapur,'Distt . Ghaziabad,( U P )
-do-
,' -do- 393-Kithore Sh. Rama Iknn,Vil l . Nisanpur,Hiranpura,Teh. & Dis t t . Kserut,
-do-
135.' "-^o- 398-Kharkhoda Sh. Rajpal,Khadoli,Teh. & Distt. Keerut.(D.P.)
-do-
136.- -do- U03-Chhaprauli Sh. Mahendra, •Vill & P.O. Shabga,TehV Baghpat,
Dist t . Mserut, •( U P )
-do-
CHAPTER - IV
DISPOSAL OF ELECTION PETITIONS
During the month of » October, 1986, the Commission
received int imat ion about disposal of *7 e lect ion pet i t ions
in d i f fe ren t High Courts; Int imation regarding f i l i n g of
2 more appeals i n elect ion matter uas received from the
Supreme Court.
Details of elect ion pet i t ions f i l e d , disposed of and
pending in the High Courts and appeals in the Supreme Court ;
fo l lowing (a) General Elections to the Legis la t ive Assemblies
held in 1977-79, (b) General Elect ion to the House of the
People, 1980, (c) General Elections to the Legis la t ive Assemblies,
1980, (d) General Elections to the Legislative•Assemblies, 1983,
(e) General Election to the House of the People,1984-85/f) General
Elections to the Legis lat ive Assemblies, 1984 and (g) Generali • • . " • • ' * • *
Elections to the Legislative Assemblies, 1985 are furnished
in the eight statements (I to Dili) annexed. i
As on 31.10.86,287 election petitions and 64 appeals
are pending in various High Courts and Supreme Court of
India respectively. A statement (No.IX) showing the period
for which these election petitions in different High Courts
and appeals in the Supreme Court are pending, is also
annexed.
- 65 -
GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES. 1977 to 1979.
fjiun bar ^gf sJLection _p_eti t ion^^f i led; disposod of_p pending i n thaHigh Courts and appeals i n tha Supreme Court.
1 .2 .3 .4 .5.6.7.8.9.iO111213i4i51617IB19UN
(Ag on, 31.10.86 ) .
'sVfJo. 'Wa'nie''of State*/** X^^^^LJ^^Xt iSi1"?-AH. '*1)i°'Union "FirocT * *"~""" 'DiVpoVed* *ojP*T e r r i t o r y . Up't'd" YhV " * * "D'u'rTng "fo
end of thel a e t rnnrfhl month*^
~T" "2 *"3~" ~ " ' 7 "*'"* "*'"5 k "**6'
Andhra Pradashd 978)Assam(i978)Bihar(i977)Haryana(i977)HimachaX Pradeshd 977)Dammu & Kashmird 977)Karnataka(i978)Karala(i977)fiadhya Pradeshd 977)
.ly!aharaahtra(i978)).Q9ha laya (78
.Nagaland(i978)
.0rissa(i977)
.Punjab<1977)
.Rajasthan(i977)
.Sikkim(i979)
.Tamil Nadu(i977)
.Uttar Prada3h(i977)
.Wast BBnnal(i977)ION TERRITORIES:
( T )1 . Uelhi(T<m)2 . Goa,Daman & Diu(i977)3 . Wizoratn(i979)4 . Pondicherry(i977)
TOTAL: "" "* " " " " " "
219
3175
1974192813196
1618
28
371
4122
219
3175
1974192813
196
1618
28
371
4122
FUed*Upto thaend o f
up Court
themonth
.333, 333
219
3175
1974192813
196
1618
28
371
4122
333
6362
44662
11
104
59
12
72
6362
446.62
11
104
57
12
70
6362
44662,
11
104
57
12
70
SJ.AJ.EHJ: NT,-n
GENERAL ELECTION TO THE LOK SABHAf 1980
W;;/nber of pJ^ctipn^etitUina^..filed, rpispps_gd,^o.f^ .Rand.ing .in the
(As on 31,10.86 )•
3.*jo. Ha mo Vf S t a t s / " Tjl¥cErorQ{atTtTa[nV~i"n Vh'o Eijjli^'iiuirt's."^^Union Filed ^ ^ PAsJ3.0 sjed* _°ZJ V-"''^HP*oncli*'ng"' TiTecr* jTisposecTp f_ JPc'nT e r r i t o r y . Up't'd"VhV '*'*"Du'rTng "*7'o"til uVtcT "thV DuVing^folkl
end of the " end of thel a s t roTTfch month- . Lar.h month month
~ys "":cz::'::zz'yzz::i'i iiz^i z r re " ;x - r - •& z z ic z z z^'& z z<i z ii!1 , Andhra Pradesh2. Bihar3, Gujarat4. Himachol Ptadesh5. Haryana6*. 3 ammu & Kashmir7. Karnataka8. Kerala9. Madhya Pradesh1 0.Maharashtra11.Orissa12.Rajasthan13.Tamil Nadui4.TripUra15.Uttar Pradesh16.^'ost BengalUNION TERRITORIES:
1 . Arunachal Pradesh2, Ue lh i3 . Dadra & Naaar Have!
114
2112114612.12
142
12
Li 1
111
2111
. 11451212
132
121
.111
2.1.1111451.212
132
121
A1
11
21
1113
112
21
1
1 CM
1
—
112
2••
••
•«
1
1
TOTAL: 59 53 53 16 12 12
-67 -
GENERAL ELECTIONS TO LEGISLATIVE-ASSEMBLIES, 1980
Number of alection J3etit_i_ons filed, disposod o.ff pending in tha
(As on. .3f.iO.86 ),
3»No. Namo of State/*"^ [^e^cjbj ojT^J^qtTtTojna i j l j t ho TTi h~Cour"tjs'»'~Ap"p"aa'l"R""*j*n_*thg" juJTr^me U.UUA u.Union Filed__ Disposed oJT ^Ponding Fi 1 e_d_ Pisp9^§3~l0 ^ 1 . Penjj-.nnT e r r i t o r y . U*p*t'6"VhV * '"DurThg "foTal Uptcf "thV Dijr'ing^fotaT
and of the end of the„ . _ _ . „ „ . _ _ _ _ , ^. _ Aa®. " l " ^ . ^ 110rl''ii»»_l i . • • _--^-iini J}nr'tj^ month
1 .
2 .
3 .
4 .
5 .
6 .
7 .
8".
9 .
10
11
12
13
14
Bihar
Gujarat
Kerala
Pladhya Pradesh
Manipur
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
.Tamil Nadu
.Uttar Pradesh
•Arunachal Pradesh
.GoB,°a<nan & Otu
.Pondicherry
39
5
8
23
4
16
4
42
20
17
29
1
2
1
284
8
23
4
16
4
41
18
17
27
1
2
1
28
4
8
23
4
16
4
41
18
17
27
1
2
1
11
1
mm
-
-
-
1
2mm
2
-we
3
1
2
5
1
2
-
11
-
11
9
1
-_
3
1
2
5
1
1
' -
9
-
10
9
1
-
-
31
2
5
1
1
-
9
-
10
9
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
2OB
1
TOTAL: 211 194 194 17 46 42 42
_ 68 -
ELECTIOrSTO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES. 1982
}S.J}S. / . . .AVi . .J?Ai lv iJ l .SXJ?j l } , j ikPS,?SL^Sj j 9ending in__thig;[inI\ CpuT~1is_.Ja_nd_. a"ppeVls" "i'n" \!f^™s"u"pYeniai~*CourT.
(As on... 31,10,86 ) •
5. No. F-Jarno of State/*" XfXp^X^J^P^Xtl^^^Union Filed .Disposed of Pending Filed TTisposecT'o f "Pe"h_ .^ PACJP s.e.^ °J[ __Pondi flg JlTed i31 sppT e r r i t o r y . Up't'd"*thV '~'*"DurTng "fotfal 'u'pto'"thV
end of the end of the_. . , . „ „ Aa-.t^m.rinr.t:h month,.. . JLttofc month month
j_ 2__- ^ 3_ _ \ 4 _ •__. _-. 7_" •- 2C ~ "7l Z112III9111. IJIQ ;: l u I l i1 . Himachal Pradesh 12 12 - 12 - 5 5 - 5
2 . Haryana 27 27 - 27 - 17 14 14 3
3 . Kerala 15 1 * ~ 14 1 4 4 4
4 . West Bengal 8 7 - . - 7 1 '
5. Nagaland 4 . 3 . . . - 3 1 2 2 - 2
TOTAL: 66 . • 63 • . ' " - 63 3 28 25 - 25 3
- 69 -
STATEMENT ~V
GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE 'ASSEMBLIES. 1933
jMu/nber p_? J^J-jejctipp^jfetJ^tJiOnji^ f i l e d , dispo s od_o_f^ prjig.h. .Courts ,_a.nd appeals i n tha Supreme Cour't
(As on 31.10.86 ) .
Territory.
2
5. No. Name V f StatB/** X^AP^X^^P^XtiPlnX X^^^Union FilocT^ _ __ __ ^ Disposed qT *'* * * ~ __Pa"nding TiTi"d D~i"oP9sB^c) f'_ "Pemli
Upt'o"*thV "bb'rTng " foTal • : 'Upto'"'the'*" DuVing%~ialend o f the \ . . end o f thel a « t mrirrt-.h monfch»_ • . lanfc month month
Z I 3 Z 1 1 ' 5 1 1 J/C5! I Z 26Z Z 'ZX11: Z. Z J Z Z I 9 1 1 1 . IT15 ."I Z u I I^l1 , Andhra Pradesh 39 36
2» Assam 6 6
3 . 3ammu 4 Kashmir ._ 76 24
4 . Karnataka 22 21
5« Meghalaya 5 5
6. Tripura 4 2
7. Oelhi 14 14
TOTAL: 166 108
36
6
25
22
5
2
14
110
3
51
2
5fi
12
-
1
*4
1
2
1
2
1
18i
1
9
- 70 -
GENERAL ELECTION-TO THE HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE. 1984-85
NijjnberL io_f j-J,.ej?jtjLj3j^j3j3^ ^endi.no^ i n thar j i rj J\ Cpur£s_ ,a,nd_ 3.££e3ji3^ J.n_ j;J;ve_ J3 up^efH8t ^ouVt" .
(As on 31.10v86 ) •
5.No. 'Narcio Vf State /*" XiX^X°lOii°.'tA.'!:'C?"n"s X1! 'tlVo Hi^h^"our*t^s\'"'A^g^2Ts"Union VYlcTc[~ ~'~~ ] pTs'pcs'ed*V[f " ~" *"__p~Gndfng"" Fi 1 ec["^T e r r i t o r y . Up't'o" "th*e DurTh"g*"'T*o"taT. 'ilpto rth"e" * Our
ond of the end of thel o s t ' fiK'n-hh, month. l«.ot month month
I C ~ ~ ":ZZ Z. Z Z Z Z IX. Z Z-l 1*1 Z 1 5 1 1 1 Z€. 7. ZJZ ZZ. Z 1 Z Z I 9 I I _ I11Q .11 .Andhra Pradash 5 1 - 1 4 1 1 -2.As3am 2 - ' - " , 73.Bihar 5 2 - 2 3 14'«g«5«rat 2 '1. - 1 ^ J I -S.Haryana ^ . * o -6.3ammu 4 Kashmir 2 . - - • - 27.K.Qrnataka 1 . - - - 1 ,8 . K a r a l a 1 1 •. . . - . - • ' . 1 ~ , "9.riad.hya Pradesh 2 . ' 2. - 2 - -
1 0 . M a h a r a s h t r a 2 1 . . . - 1 1 • -1 1 . O r i s s a 1 - *" - 112 .Pun jab 2 - . * • - • - 2 T o13, ' J t ta r Pradeah 15 • 11 . 11 4 4 / . -14.Weot Bengal 6 1 - 1 5 - - -1 5.Lakshaduaep 1 V ~ 1 ~ "16.0adra & N.Haveli 1 1 - >1 - 11 7.DBlhi _ 4 3 ~ , . 3 . - " r . . " .
«•« MM *M -M« »*^ «M> MB MM • " • « • « " • • • * •* • ^™ •""* •*•" • " " "** ^ " ^ ""* " ^ ' ""^ " " """ ^ """ "^" """ """ " ^
TOTAL: . 54 27 " 27 27 9 . 3
1
2
- 71 -
GjENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES. 1984
$?i^ber q f e lec t i on p e t i t i o n s f i l e d , disposod. ;of^ .P^ndJjno^jT
;- (As on 31,10.86 )•
, \a'rrio *oT' State'/** X1K?3X°JL?^AT.tX?l"X,X".1%^Union Filed DiVpoVecf *o~f RaTncfinb • Ti led"nTisposocTofT e r r i t o r y . Up't'o'YhV *~~"D'u'r*ing '"fatal' ' u'Vto' rthV Dur'inc
end of the . end of the~t, -i.aS.^ "1«lLlr|ri'\_ niojnt/i*. . . _.^SLSJ; jnonth roonth
I3Z Z Z ? !11* _ ~5~ Z ~. I I6 !" Z ***7Z ~ ~ I ! 2 2 " ^ 9 "" "~i"6 " ""1T 1*22 3 • - - -
1 3 - -
1 1 - 1
1 - - - -
1 - -
TOTAL: 12 6 - 6 6 . 1 . - . . . - . . - . 1
1 . Tamil Nadu
2 . Nanipur
3# Arunachal
4* ^0a,Daman
5 . fUzoram
Pradesh
& Diu
5
4
1
1
1
2
i1
1
1
STATEMENT - VIIX
GENERAL ELECTION TO
number of olej^tiaj^^etj.t_ioins^JA^JiElj, ji^sJl°.^L.PJJL, .Pending in theAn
(As on 31.10.86 ) .
Namo of State/"" T^AsJX^ClPj^XfcXPji^Union Filed" ^ . ^ PA*!?.0 s eA il£I.*" * __PQndi ng File.d_,^i.sp,9^Bcr^oT ~ "*"
• i t o r y , Up't'6"VhV **'* WrThg "foTal ITp'to' 'th'e* "Dur'Fricend of ' tha end of tho
"Dr'njl"-'\ m o n t h s lafsfc month month
1 . Andhra Pradesh2 . Assam3. 3ihar4 V Gujarat5'. Himachal Prads6 . K ar n at ak a7". Maharashtra8. Madhya Pradesh9. Orisoa10.Punjabn.Rajasthan12.Sikkim13'.Uttar Pradesh14,Pondicherry
17
4
45
9
12
26
26
54
8
12
24
2
74
1
7
, -
4
. 5
•' 11 '••
22
43
48
5
2
25
1
—
4
5
11
1
22
44
4
8
72
25
1
4
41
4
1
25
4
10
4
4
17
-
49mm
ma
1
5
7
12
-
-
-
1
5
15
712
1
5
TOTAL: 314 137 142 172 35 35
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STATETE;HIGH
Name of State/""Union Terr i tory.
1JA
1 .Andhra Pradesh2.Assam3.Bihar4.Gujarat5.Haryana6.Himachal Pradesl7.3ammu & Kashmir8.Karnataka9.K B r a lalO.Madhya Pradesh11.Maharashtra12.l*lanipur.
13.Neghalaya14.Nagaland15.0rissa16.Punjab
17,Rajasthan \iB.Sikkim I19.Tamil Nadu
2O.Tripura
21 .Ut t a r Pradesh
22.'Jest BengalUNION TERRITORIES
1 . Arunachal Pd.
2 . Oelhi
3 . Lakshaduaep
4. Mizoram (
•\IT SHOUI','3COURTS A!;0
Less than
HC2.
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
-
-
-
-
-
-•
-
-
-
5 . Goa,Daman & Oiu
6 . Oadra & N.Haveli
7 . Pondicherry
TOTAL: . 1
vearSC1 . .4-
1
1
1
4
-
12
5
mm /L
-
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• -
-
1
-
-
6
- \
1
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-
-
-
-
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2_ _3 6 _
STATEMENT-IX
PERIODSAPPEALS
FGRIN
Betueen1-2, v
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WHICH ELECTION PETITIONS IN THETHE SUPREPiE
Batueen} 2-3 Yeacs^.
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CHAPTER-V
VACANCY STATEMENTS
At the end of October, 1986, there uere 5 vacancies
i n the HouS8 of the Paople and there ware 35 vacancies
in different Legislative Assemblies uhile in the
Legislative Councils of different States, there uere
147 vacancies.
Details of ths vacancies are shoun in the
enclosed statements. Details of elections declared void
by concerned High Courts but uhere operations of orders
have been stayed by the Supreme Court are shoun in
Annexure-II,
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TOTAL HUr-jBCR _OF SEATS I N COUNCIL OF STATES A NOLEGISLATIVE COUNCILS ATJD VACANCIES.
(As on 31»10.86 ) .
"s.Tio "& <Na'me*~o7 "state/ ^CoTJnciT ^of's'taTe's reg'i'sla'tTv'a" TfotTncilUnion Ter r i to ry . Total Vacant Total Vacant
C R C R~ c R
Z1ZZZZZZ2ZZZZZZZ3ZZ2ZZZ5ZZZIZZZ7ZZZJ1. Andhra Pradesh 13 - . - - -2 . Assam 7 - - - - -3 . Bihar 22 - 96 - 344 . Gujarat 11 - - - - -5 . Haryana 5 — - - — —6. Himachal Pradssh 3 - - - - -7 . 3ammu 4 Kashmir 4 - - 36 1 158. Karnataka 12 - - 63 - 219. Kerala * .9 - . -
10. Madhya Pradesh 16 - - - - -11 . Maharashtra 19 - - 78 - 812. Planipur 1 - - - - -13 . Meghalaya 1 - - - - -14. Nagaland 1 . . . - - —15. Orissa 10 -16. Punjab 7 - - - - -17. Rajasthan 10 - - - - -18. Sikkim 1 . . . . .19. Tamil Nadu 18 ' - - 63 - 2920. Tripura 1 . . . . .2 1 . Uttar Pradesh 34 - 108 - 3922 . Us3t Bengal 16 -
UNION TERRITORIES; .1. Andaman & N* Islands 1 - - . ~ -2 . Mrunachal Pradesh 1 . . . . .3 . Chandigarh - - - - - -4 . Oadra & N. Haveli -5 . Delhi 36. Goa,Daman & Oiu . . . . . .7 . Lakshaduaep - - - - . -8 . Fiizoram 1 - - . . .9. Pondicherry 1 - - -
TOTAL: 232 - - 444* 1 146
C = Casual vacancies*R = Vacancies due to retirement.N Bs= Oetails of vacancies are shown in the enclosed statement (Annexure-* Total saats include members nominated by Governor concerned
i.e. 12 each for Bihar, fladhya Pradesh, Plaharashtra and UttarPradesh and 9 each for Tamil Nadu and Karnataka*
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TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS I N THE HOUSE OF THEPEOPLE AMD STATE
A:;DLEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIESVACANCIES.
S.No. Name of Stats/"" House of theUnion Territory.
~1 2
1. Andhra Pradesh2. Assam3. Bihar4. Gujarat5. Haryana6, Himachal Pradssh7. Dammu & Kashmir8. Karnataka9. Kerala
10. Nadhya Pradesh11. Maharashtra12. Flanipur13. fieghalaya14. Nagaland15. Orissa16. Pu nj a b17. Rajasthan18; Sikkim19, Tamil Nadu20. Tripura21. Uttar Pradesh22. Uest Bengal
UNION TERRITORIES:
1. Andaman & N. Islands2. Arunachal Pradesh3. Chandigarh4. Dadra & N. Haveli5. Delhi6. Lakshadueep7. Goa,Daman & OiuBy Mizoram9. Pondicherry
TOTAL:
Total1 ~ "3
421454261046282040482212113251
3928542 ^
121171211
542
(As on
s PeopleVacant
4
1
2-
1_ -—1
_——
-•
—
-
5
31.10*1986).'
LeqislativeTotal5" ~ ~294126324182906876*2241403202886060601471172003223460
425294
30
56@«.303030
3997
AssemblyVacant
6 :- 2
-4—4_23_61
_112
_
12' 5
mm
1
35
* Excluding 24 seats ear-marked for Pakistan occupied Territory.@ Metropolitan Council Constituencies.NB:Details of vacancies are shoun in statement Gnclosad(Annexure-l).
- 77 -ANNEXURE-I
VACANCIES IN_ PARLIAMENT AND STATE LEGISLATURES
(AS ON 31 .10 .1986) .
7Ianio~o"f s'taVjT "" TJoT I j f No T "Nn'mo oT Cau"oo oT Onto o f Onto o fseats const i tuency. vacancy. * vacancy. p o l lvacant .
11IC IIIII1IIIIIZ3ZI'IIZIIII3IIIIIII I511111IC1111 ~ 1117
COUMCIL OF STATES
- Nil -
HOUSE Or THE PEOPLE
1 . Andhra Pradaah 1
2. Bihar 2
3. Karnataka 1
4. Maharashtra 1
31-Sacunderabad
29-Banka
33-Saaaram(SC)
3-Haichur
30-Nandod
Death
Death
Doath
Doath
19.10.86 - Programme to hold bya-olect ion under conaidoration
9.7.86 23.11.86
5.7
4.5
21.
.06
.86
7.86
23.11.86
Eluction Potitionis pending inHigh Court.
-
Contd.• . .
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS
1 . Bihar 34 Patna L.A.Nalenda L.A.Gaya L.A.Aurangabad L.A,Wauada L.A.Ohojpur L.A,"Rohtas L.A.Saron L.A.Siuan L.A.Copal Ganj L.A.(Jest Chanparan. L.A.'East Chanparan L.A. ;Pluzaffarpur L.A. ' •Vaiohali L.A.Sitamgrhi L.A,Darbhanga L.A.fadhubani L.A.Samastipur L.A...pionghyr L.A.Begusarai'-curr)— ...•'Khagaria L.A.Bhagalpur L.A.'Purnoa L.A,Katihar L.A.Santhal Pargan.as. L'.A*(2 seats) . . •Hazaribagh L.A,C i r id ih L.A,Palarnau L.A,Ranchi L.A.(2 seata)Dhanbad L.A.Singhbhum L.A.(2 seats)Piadhepura L.A.
Retired 11 membersretirad on6.5.78. 11membersretired on31.5.SO and13 membersrntired on6.5.82.
Information regardingconstitution of localbodies(Members of whichconstitute the electorateof local authoritiesconstituencies)* isauaited from tha ChiefElectoral Officer.
Contd.1, *
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2. Oammu & 15 By FlLAs Retired 5.9.84Kashmir {Tahsil Kargil)
(1 seat) •
Dammu Province Retired 11.9.84(4 seats)
Kashmir Province Retired 11.9,84(3 seats)
D & K is under President'sRule and tha LegislativeAssembly of 3 4 K has beankept under animatedsuspension. Electionshave been postponed on therequest of the StateGovernment,
-do-
Tah3il Ladakh(1 seat-)
Retired 5.3.86 -do-
Oistrict Poonch(1 seat ,)
Retired 5.3.86 -do-
Kashmir Province(2 seat )
Retired 5.3.86 -do-
3ammu Province(2 seats)
Retired 5.3.86 -do-
Doda District(1 seat )
Retired 5.3.86 -dfl-
Contd...
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iz mill!3. Karnataka 21
4. Maharashtra 8
Bidar L.A. RetiredGulbarga L.A'.Bijapur L.A.Belgaum L.A.(2 3eats)Uttara-Kannada L.AVDharuad L.A. ' .(2 3eats)Raichur L'.A.Bellary L.A.Chitradurga L.A,-.Shimoga L.A.Dakshina-Kannada L.A.Chickmagalur L.A.Has3an L.A.Tunkur L.A.Mandya L.A.Bangalore L.A.Kolar L.A'.Kadagu L.A.riysore L.A.
Nasik L.A. '" .RetiredPuns L.A. . . . .Qsmanabad-cum-latur-cunv-Daed L.A. .Aurangabad-cum-DalnaL.A.Parbhani L.A.R a ig a d- on m— S i ng h du rg—cum- R a t n a g i r i L.A. RetiredSangali-cum-SataraL.A.Arnravati L.A.;
7 membersretired on1.7.78/7 membersretired on14.5.80 and7 mo in bar 3retired on11.6.32."
Certain local bodiesyet to be constituted,ThB Commission hasdecided to hold electionsonly after all localbodies are constituted.
7.7.82 Due to non-existence oflocal bodies biennialelections can't be held.
27.6.84 - d o -
Contd..•
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13111ZZ Z£ Z Z Z Z1 Z'Z Z5. Tamil Nadu 29 Madras L.A.
I I 5 IRetired
Chengalapattu L.A. RetiredCaimbatore-fJilgirisL.A.(2 soats)Madurai L.A.(2 seats)Tirunalveli L.A.(2 soats)
North Arcot L.A. Retired(2 soats)South Arcot L.A.(2 seats)Tiruchirapally-Pudukkottai L.A.(2 3pat3jKanyakumari L.A. RetiredThanjavur L.A.(2 seats)Salam-Oharmapuri L.A.(2 seats)Ramanathapuram L.A.;
(2 soats)
By MLAs (8 aoats) Retired
21.4.74
21.4.76
21.4.78
21 .4.80
Tamil Nadu LegislativesCouncil is being abolishedas Tamil Nadu LegislativeAssembly adopted a resolutionon 14.5.86 far abolishingthe Legislative Council. TheParliament has also passedresolution to this effect.
The Council uill ba abolishaduith effect from 1st November1986.
-do -
-do-
26.6.86 -do-
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_ 4
Retired6. Uttar Pradesh 39 Tehri Garhual L.A.Garhual L.A.Kumaon L.A.Moradabad-Bijnor L.A.Rampur-Bareillay L.A.Badaun L.A.Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur L.A.Hardoi L.A.Khari L.A.Sitapur L.A.Lunknou-Unnao L.A.Rao Dareli L.A.Pratapgarh ,L.A. •Sultanpur L.A.Bara Banki L.A.Bahraich L.A.Gonda L.A. •Faizabad L.A.'Ba3ti L.A.'Gorakhpur L.A,'Dooria L.A. •'Azamgarh L.A. •' .•'•Bal l ia L.A,1 • .Ghazipur L.A. .'. '.Daunpur L.A. .Varanasi L.A.nirzapur L.A.Allahabad L.A.1
Banda-Hamirpur L.A.Dhansi- 3alaun-iLal i tpur L.A.Kanpur-Fatohpur L.A.Etauah-Farrukhabad L'.'A.Agra L.AV
26 membersretired on5.5.80 and13 memboraretired on5.5i82.
Raconstitution ofLocal Bodi83awaited.
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IZIZIZIIIIIIUttar Pradesh(Contd.)
4
Ret ired
CASUAL VACANCIES:
Dammu & Kashmir
1 • Andhra Pradesh 2
2. Bihar
3 , Haryana
Nathura~EtauaMainpuri L.A,(2 saats)Al igarh L.A.Bulandshahr L.A.Moorut-Ghaziabad LVA,Pluzaffarnagar L'.A.Saharanpur L.A.
By Kashmir Panchayat Ragn.
LEGISLATI ME • ASSETHBLI ES
157-Kalyandurg(SC)73-Polaram(sT)
174-Banka248-Konch178-Dhajha100-ftossra
14-3undla (SC)63-Bhadra67-Tosham79«Adampur
DeathDoath
Regn.Doath.Death
. Doath
Regn.Rogn.Ragn.Rogn.
11.6.83
28.8.8611.3.86
23.12.8524.5.8622.7.864.9.86
28.9.859.9.85
25.7.8631.7.86
Reconstitution ofLocal Bodiesauaitad.
Panchayat3 inKashmir provincehave not beanconstituted.
23.11.86
23.11.86
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4 . Jamrnu &Kashmir
48-Doda Declaration dated18.4.83 of result ua3cancelled and rapollordered in 15 pollingstations vida Comnission'sordar. dated 22.5.1983.
5. Karnataka 3
6. Maharashtra 1
7. f'ladhya Pradesh 6
59-Ranbirsingh Pura
115-Chama°raja ••'53-Kallambel.la
187-Srinagapatnam
211-Nilanga
244-Bareli14-Lahar
274-Indore-l/
Regn.
DsathRegn.
•Death
Regn.
• ' Ragn.Election declared voidby High Court.
Reg n.
24.10.8614.11.8518.12.8514.2.85
20.2.86
7.2.86
17.2.86
25,2.86
The Commission's order dated22.6.83, cancelling the R0'3declaration of result anddirection of repoll in 15polling stations ua3 stayedby 3 & K High Court on29.S.83 in urit petition No.291/83. On appeal by theCommission, the SupremeCourt vacated the HighCourt'3 stay order on19.7.83 and directed thaHigh Court to dispose ofthe urit petitionexpeditiously. The HighCourt's decision in the uritpetition is still awaited.Date of completion of electionhas bean extended upto 31.12.8C
J o S undsr
23.11.86
23.11.86
Appeal is pending inSupreme Court,Election Petition is pending,election deferred still it isdisposed of.
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Fladhya Pradesh(Contd. 220-Sauser222-Piparia239-Bhopal South
8. Nagaland 1
9. Orissa 1
10. Punjab 2
11. Tripura 1
12. Utcar Pradesh 2
13. Uest Bengal 5
14. Pondicherry 1
1-Dimapur I
4~Rairangpur(ST)
12-Bsas31-Oallandur Contral
29-Taliamura
16-Ka3hipur323-Rath
108-3adavpur136-Chinaurah185-Tarakashuar73-Chapra212- Ramnagar
13-Behour
DeathDsathRegn.
Death
Daath
DeathDeath .
Death
Rogn.Death
Regn.DeathOoathDeathDeath
Death
20o5.8621.5.8623.8.86
22.2.85
3.3.85
28.4.86 •20.2.86
8.12.85
1.12.852.1.36
24.1.8616.6.86
6.7.8617.9.8611.10.86
21.12.85
23
.23 .1
23.1
.11.86
-
1.86
1.86
am
-
Term of the Uost BengalLegislative Assembly isdua to expire on 13.5.87As tha tarm la f t i s Ie3sthan a year, no astionia faoing taken to f i l lthe3Q vacancies.
- 8 6 -ANNEXURErll-
STATEMENT SHOWING DETAILS OF ELECTIONS DECLARED VOID BY HIGH COURTS BUTWHERE THE ORDERS HAVE BEEN STAYED BY SUPREME COURT. , . . . ,
S.No. No.4 Name of Constituency Cause Date of vacancy Remarks
Z Z Z Z Z Z I Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z S Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z I Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z 5 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z1. Dadra 4 Nagar Haveli Election declared void 2.4.85 Appeal against High Court's
Parliamantary by Bombay High Court. order pending in SupremeConstituency. • .. Court,stay granted by
Supreme Court on 15.7.85.
2. 151-Armorio(ST) Election declared void 30.11.85 Appeal against High Court'sAssembly Constituency. by Bombay High Court. order pending in Supreme(Maharashtra.) Court, stay granted b1/ the
Supreme Court on 30.11.85.
3 . 256-Oagtial assembly' Election declared void 10.6.86 Appeal against High Court'sConstituency(Andhra Pradesh)', by Andhra Pradesh High Court'. order pending in Supreme
Court, stay granted by theSupreme Court on 30.6.86,
4. 135-Srikalahasti Election declared voidAssembly Constituency. by Andhra Pradesh High Court. 18.3.86 Appeal against High Court's(Andhra Pradesh). order pending in Supreme
Court, stay granted by theSupreme Court on 8.4.86.
5. Maharashtra Legislative Election declared void Appeal against High Court'sCouncil(2 vacancies of by Bombay High Court. 24.10Y85 order pending in SupremeBombay Local Authorities).' Court, stay granted by the
Supreme Court on 26.11.85.
* tt • • t
• • •
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CHAPTER-VI
COPIPIISS ION'S VIE'JS ON SOP1E ASPECTS GF ELECTIONS
The CommissiDn's visus on the coming genera l
e l e c t i o n s to the Legis la t ive Assemblies of Uest Bengalt
Kerala and Haryana appeared in the p r e s s . Press
c l ipp ing dated 17.10.1986 i s being reproduced belou.
Roll revision todelay elections
Express News Service p r e f e r , 0 r e | y o t l t h e ia !est revisedNEW DtLHI. Oct 16. rolls for conducting the elections.
Elections to the Legislative Under the Representation of Peo-Asseir.blies of Kerala. Haryana and pie Act: the election process wjll takeWest Bengal are unlikely before at least a month from the d3te ofFebruary because of the revision of notification to the date of poll,electoral rolls in these states. While declining so indicate a possi-
The Election Commission has ble date for Assembly elections intaken up an intensive revision of these states. Mr Sastry said, tech-electoral rolls in Kerala and Haryana nically the Election Commission willand a summary re\ision of the roils in come into the picture only six monthsWest Bengal from September 1. before the expiry-of the term of theseSince an intensive revision of roth Assemblies. He also declined to com-involves house-to-house enumeration ment when asked whether the Westof voters. ;he process is not expected Bengal Government had soughtto be completed before the year-end. Assembly elections next Febraury.The last date for filing claims and The tenure of the Kerala andobjections is October 30. Elections Haryana Assemblies ends on June 23 !are not held in the midst of a revision next year while that of West Bengal .of electoral rolls. All those who expires on June 13. 1987.attain the age of 21 as on January 1. Menwhik. Mr Sastry said the bye-1987 will be included in the new rolls, election to Tosharn constituency in >
Haryana i* being held next month in IAll the three stales went to polls accordance with the constitutional I
simultaneously on May 19. 1982. The provision of giving an opportunity to LChief Election Commissioner. Mr R. the State Chief Minister. Mr BansiV. S. Peri Sastry. told newsmen on Lai. to gel elected to the Assembly.Thursday that as far as possible the The questioner had referred to thecommission would like to hold the criticism by the BJP president.Mr L.Assembly elections in these states K. Advani. of the commission's deci-simuluiKOusly. sion to hold the bye-election to
While indicating that the new rolls Tosham seat on November 23. whenwill be ready b> mid-January. Mr the state was to to for general clec-Sastry said the commission would tions in the next few months. /
Indian Expr9ss :Neu Delhi;DatBd 17.10.86
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CHAPTER,VII
(a) Bienniq). election to the, Council offrom 3amrcu & Kashmiry
Tuenty members of the Council of States re t i red
on d i f farent dates in Ap r i l , 1986. Of these, one member
representing the state of 3ammu & Kashmir ret i red on
15th April,1986. The Commission fixed a prooramme
ui th 20th March,1966 as the date of po l l . HOuever,
the Sta-te Govt. expressed i t s i n a b i l i t y to hold the
po l l on the date as the State uas placed under Governor's
ru le and the assembly uas kept under suspended animation.
The Commission uas informed that the members of the
assembly uere busy in their constituencies in restoring
peace and harmony threatened by communal disturbances.
Subsequently, President's rule uas imposed in the
state u.e. f . 7th September,1986, but the Legislat ive
Assembly continued to be in a state of animated
suspension. In vieu of the improved lau and order
si tuat ion in the s tate, the Commission decided to hold
the election before th8 uinter session of the Parliament
commenced. The programme for the election uas as under* —
(a) Date of issue of not i f icat ions 27.9.86(Saturday)cal l ing the elections undorsection 39 of the Representationof the People Act,1951.
(b) Last date for f i l i n g nominations 4.1D.G6(Saturday)
(c) Date of scrutiny 6.10.86(Monday)
(d) Uate of p o l l , i f necessary 15.10.E6(liednesday)
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Hours of poll uere from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Secretary Legislative Assembly of 3ammu & Kashmir
uas appointed as the Returning Officer and Additional
Secretary, 3ammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly as the
Assistant Returning Officer for the election.
There uere tuo validly nominated candidates viz.
Shri Nufti Mohd.Sayeed of INC and Shri Nooruddin of
3ammu & Kashmir Panthers Party. Shri Mufti Mohd. Sayeed
polled 38 out of 39 valid votes polled and uas declared
elected. Notification under" section 71 of the
Representation of the People Act,1951 uas published in
the Gazette of India on 22nd October,1986. 'His term
uould therefore extend upto 21st October,19S2.
(b) Bye-election to' the Counc.i.l .of States .fromWest Ben-i a, 1. . . . . • . - ' . • •
A seat in theCounci.l of.States from West Bengal, had
fallen vacant due to the death of Shri Shankar Prasad
Mitra on 9th Auiust,1986. But for his death, his term
uould have extended upto 9.7.19B7. The Commission fixed
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(b) Last date for making nominations 6.10.86(Honday)
(c) Date of scrutiny .. 7.10.66(Tuesday)
(d) Last date of uithdraual 9.1C.66(Thursday)
(e) Date of poll 27.10.66(r/tonday)
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candidate for the seat and uas declared alsctad uncontestsd.
Six vacancies uore to arise on 5th November,1986
in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, one each from
the following constituencies /to the retirement of the
members•
(1) Bareilly-Horadabad Division Graduates'
(2) Gorakhpur-Faizabad Division Graduates'
(3) Kanpur Graduates' •
.(4) <"• Hahabad-Ohansi Division Teachers'
(5) Kanpur Teachers'
(6) Garhual-Kumaon Division Teachers
The Commission fixed the following programme for
the biennial election!
(a) Date of issue of noti f ication 23.9.86(Tuesday)
(b) Last date for making nominations 3D ,9.B6(Tuesday)
(c) Date of scrutiny of nominations 1.10.86(Wednesday)
(d) Last date for withdrawal of 3.10.86(Friday)candidature.
(e) Date for pol l 26 .10.86(Sunday)
(f) Date of completion of pol l 4.11 ,86(Tuesday)
The hours of pol l were from 10 a.m. to 5.00 p.m..
The election uas held as per schedule and the following
candidates were declared elected.
S.No.Name of constituency Name of elected Partycandidate Affili-
ation.
1 .Bareil ly-f ioradabad Graduates Shri Nepal Singh INQConstituency
2.Gorakhpur-Faizabad Shri Krishna PalGraduates' Constituency Singh
3.Kanpur Graduates ConstituencyShri 3agendra
4.Allahabad-3hansi Teachers' Shri Nandhata Singh INOConstituency.
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6 .Garhual-^umaon Teachers' Smt^Indira INUConstituency Hridayesh '
Noti f icat ion under section 74 of the Representation
of the People Act,1951 uas published in the state
gazette dated 6th Novenber, 1 986. The term of these
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PRESS REPORTS ONsYSTEn_s_ or_ rORzIGN COUNT RIES^ ANO OTHER_
' MATTERS OF INTEREST.
During the month of October, 1986, press reports/
articlos/aditoriaIs on elections and political systems
of foreign countries and other matters of interest appeared
in the press. -Some of these as are considered to be of
special interest are bsing reproduced in full in the
following pages:
Date of Newspaper Topic
4.1JD.86
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The Statesman:.Delhi.
Deccan Herald:Bangalore.
The Statesman:Delhi.
Indian Express!Neu Delhi.
Dissolution of AustrianParliament.
Democracy in Argentina.
Victory of General Ershadas President in Bangladeshelections.
Assembly election in Haiti,
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•Hhe collapse o-f the Socialist-Lib,j ra l Coalition Government, re-ports DPAM Tne Austrian Chancellor, Mr
nranz Vranitz&y, hnd cancelled the•fcoalition a_?reemsnt with the Lib.j r j l s arguing that he saw no r^s-
Democracy wellset in Argentina
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By Wayne S. SmithWASHINGTON:
IN a world filled with badnews, what a pleasure to
turn to Argentina as it turns acorner. Serious problems re-main, especially economicones, but for the first time inmore than half a century Ar-gentina is establishing a stablepolitical base.
j President Raul Alfonsin will soonhave completed half of his six-yearterm. In the past, that would havemeant the opening of coup season.President Arturo Frondizi lasted justover three years in office (1958-1962)before being overthrown by the mili-tary. Arturo Elia (1963-1966) wasoverthrown before he had completedthree years. The last Peronist Gov-ernment (1973-1976) also failed tomake the midway point
There are no coup warning-bellsringing in Argentina today — even,though Alfonsin put nine senior mili-tary commanders on trial and impri-soned them. In years gone by, to havesuggested such a.thing would havemeant the end of the Government.-Not now. Alfonsin remains firmly incharge and few doubt that he willcomplete his term. If he does, that initself wifl change recent history. Gen-eral Juan D. Peron was the last Ar-gentine President to complete a termin office (his first term, 1946-1952).Even more striking, Alfonsin will bethe first civilian President to completea full term since Marcelo T. de Alvear(1922-1928), 60 years ago.
The main reason for optimism is
RAUL ALFONSINthat the military men are in no positibn to even think" to taking powerThey are likely to remain in thebarracks licking their wounds. Nomilitary coup in Argentine history hasever been carried out against the willof the' people, every coop has hap-pened because a popular majorityseemed to favour it, or was at leastwilling to. accept it. That is decidedlynot the case now. No one wants themilitary back in power, essentially fortwo reasons.
First, Alfonsin is a genuinely popu-lar President who combines the hrismaiic gift of a leader with a repu-tation for devotion to democraticprinciples and rule of law. Like President Reagan, he has a certain TeflonInsulation. Even when his Government !makes mistakes, he is not blamed for
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Second, the Argentine people arenot likely to forget disasters of the lastmilitary Government: incompetence inthe war against Great Britain, thedomestic honors of the so-called"dirty war," and the colossal economicmess the generals left behind. Theirbungling was on such a scale as tomake clear, even to the most myopic,that military rule makes matters wor-se. Argentina may have kicked thecoop habit, for good. A Buenos Airescab driver said last moitth: "To ourshame, we Argentines stood asidewhen the military moved against Ar-turo Illia. We will not do that again.Should the generals move against Al-fonsin, they wili find 25 mi'lion Ar-gentines in the streets to opposethem." •
Another reason for optimism is thatthe two major political blocs, thePeronist Party and Alfonsin's UnionCivics Radical, have put aside muchof their earlier antagonism to collabo-rate for the common good. This iscrucial for the success of Argentinedemocracy, for Alfonsin could get nomeasure through the Congress withoutPeronist votes. A consensus politicianby nature, Alfonsin has worked hardto secure Peronist co-operation. So far,he has succeeded. Conventional wis-dom suggested that Peronist labourwould reject his Austral plan — anausterity programme aimed at con-trolling inflation. A few Peronist la-bour leaders did reject it but the greatmajority, including rank-and-fikworkers, co-operated. Diego Guelar, aCongressman, has explained the posi-tion of many Peronists: "One need notfully agree with the Austral plan, orother measures Alfonsin has taken, inorder to support them. The countrywas in a desperate situation It isa matter of getting behind the Presi-dent's efforts to do something, orwatch the country collapse."
Miraculously, the Austral planworked, reducing inflation from some30 per cent per month to only threeper cent over ihe first year of itsoperation. Perhaps it worked too well,for if the Government can be givenlow marks for anything, it would befor resting too long on Austral laurels.
This was an emergency measure — bydefinition, of limited .durability. Ayear after it was instituted, it began tospring leaks. Inflation shot up to al-most seven per cent in July. TheGovernment has tried new measuresto bold the line, but what is reallyneeded is a move from inflation-control to a programme for sustainedeconomic growth, including measuresto attract foreign investment. SeniorGovernment officials say that theyunderstand this and note that no de-velopment programme could haveworked, nor could any foreign invest-ment have been attracted, withoutpolitical stability and public confid-ence. Necessarily,.these were the firstpriority. Now that things are going sowell in the political arena, more andmore attention will be focused oneconomic growth. One can only add,"and not a minute too soon."
Even with the Government's fullattention, it will not be easy to get theeconomy moving. Without new fore-ign investment, Argentina's develop-ment capita! must come from exportearnings, but because it is making anhonest effort to meet its internationalobligations, most export earnings havebeen going to service the debt Thatput Argentina in a difficult enoughposition. Then along came the UnitedStates with August's subsidised grainsale to the Soviet Union, one ofArgentina's principal markets. Suchsales further depress the price ofArgentina's export commodities,making it even more difficult to ser-vice the debt, leaving even less capitalfor domestic development
Washington was not trying to hurtArgentina; rather, it was retaliating forEuropean subsidies and trying to helpits own depressed agricultural sector.Yet such US sales, if continued, couldhave spelled economic disaster forArgentina and possibly aborted theprocess of democratisatioa Fortunate-ly, the just-completed trade meeting inMontevideo called on all countries toreduce subsidised agricultural exports.The problem may now begin to takecare of itself. The lesson for theUnited Smes nonetheless remains:Washington should more carefullyconsider all the consequences of tradedecisions. The Los Angeles Tunes /
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From MANASII GHOSHDHAKA. Oct 16—President H. M. Ershad, having
i rresiae-nt ersnad iam ^ t Bewould continue to folow thesame foreign policy laid down by
jhim since his coming to power-.. "So f*r as India is concerned• there will be no change in ourfriendly attitude. Both Bangla-desh and India are friends andboth Mr Gandhi and I are doseand have a good rapport"
He asserted that the 'armed
. secured more than 90% of the 26 million cast votes was g^V^to^toj* a*£today unofficially declared elected as Bangladesh's third c«ss. Parliament would "have to
* elected President. . ' < ^ e how woum thi, be do.-*.:j , j v «i - Thc election result has arous-The President denied having e d ] i t U e o r n o ^ ^ ^ i r U e r e s t
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•» deutial poll.One of President Ershad's first
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their tour o£ tbe poliin2yesterday.should I rig tn e election
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p p t,me mo:e an object of
than subject o! seri-political analysis. /
a Press conference" this evening ed when one of the _ reporter*at Bang* Bhavan, he said the first narrated tr.e kind of rigging that
The Statesman:*Delhi; *DatBd:17.i0,86*
task after taking oath asPresident would be to summonParliament into session for rati-fying all the actions and decisionsof past four-and-a-half years ofhis martial law regime.
He hoped that the Oppositionin Parliament would help him inlifting the martial law by passingthe ratification Bill: "1 hope theOpposition knows the difficulty
it becomes part of the Constitu-tion martial law cannot be lir'ted.
The Opposition has long beenj demanding the withdrawal of-'
martial law.. It's just the time1 for them to do this. Some of* the Opposition parties, Other than
the Awami League, have plsds^d* to support the ratification Bill.
"I hope they will do it, I wiU soto the Bangalore Ssarc summit asan elected civilian President andnot as the Chief Martial Law Ad-ministrator.
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This could not have happened atall the 24.000 polling booths. S:iliI will have to work out a systemwhich would prevent rigging butthe Opposition hers always allegesrigging after losing ia the elec-tions", lid added.
His achievement, President.Ershad said, was that he. could.
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"Even if 1 am to believe UwtOnly 3% of the voter* cast theirvotes as ciairr.ed by the Oppos-ition 1 have by toe count o: votesjot the majority. That fac-t cannot be disputed. But accordingto our OWL official estimates nio:ethan 50',; cast their votes", riesaid.
people . _boycott call tod. taken partthe poll. • . .
"1 had waited patiently loryears for the Opposition to takepart- in the presidential poll. Butthe wait became too long and Ihad to hold the poll, for an earlylifting of martial law, he said.
Asked whether he would beable to complete his full term olfive years as President consider-ing the controversial nature, ofthe presidential election, he said:"I do not know why you havesuch doubts. I will not only com-plete this term but will againbe re-elected in the next tlectionas well. I have that confidence".
The President was asked for hiscomments on the Opposition's de-mand for his resignation for hav-ing rigged the poll. "Why shouldI do that Instead they thooidresign as they could not stop mefrom holding tbe oo i. 1 havebroken ihe myih that even with-out iheir participation in elec-tions 1 csn still ho;d the poll"
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Haiti)Oct 16 (AP).
Elections for Haiti's first democra-tic constitutional assembly in at least37 years have aroused so little in-terest that most candidates don'teven have opponents.
Little mention of Sunday's electionis made in daily newspapers or radiobroadcasts, and government officialsare predicting a low turn-out.
Most residents of the poorest coun-try in the western hemisphere seemmore coiicenicd about jobs, food,shelter and other basic needs whichso many of them lack.
" I didn't know there was going tobe any such thing as an election" saidJeanfil Destouches, 19. as he leaned,in the doorway of a general store in'Croix-dcs-Bouquets. a town 24 kmoutside the capital. " I haven't seenanybody campaigning around here."
At the end of last week, only 50candidates had registered to run forthe 41 stats. Few. if any. wereactively campaigning for public sup-port.
"The candidates are not interestedin this." said Rene Theodore, leaderof the unified Haitian CommunistParty. "They said they were going todo it and they want to keep theirword. But they should think it overbecause the people are not in-terested."
The military-civilian council that
replaced ousted dictator Jean-ClaudeDuvalier eight months ago suspendedthe J983 Constitution. ,
The last relatively free Constitu-tion in this Caribbean nation wasapproved in 1950. A 1964 update by"Papa Doc" Duvalier. Jean-Claude'sfather and the founder of the familydynasty, made substantial alters-tions. including the elimination of theHaitian Stnatt.'
A constitutional assembly is one ofthe first steps to democracy in Haiti,following th ; 29-year Duvalier dicta-torship. The assembly will have twomonths to review a document draftedby the provisional government. Hai-tian voters will have a chance toapprove the assembly's documentearly next year.
'Sunday's polling comes at a timeofrelative political calm.
Some politicians still are calling onthe military ruler. Lt-Gen. HenriNamphy. to step down, and clashesbetween police and groups of youthsstill occur sporadically. But there hasbeen no serious confrontation, majoistrike or anti-government rally sinc<mid-July.
The polling itself might causeiconfusion as there are no voter rollor identification cards stating a person's age. The minimum age requirement is iS. Voting is to take place itbooths set up in government build^ings. *
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Books and articles. 4 - 15
CHAPTER-11
Notas on jud ic ia l decisionsin elect ion mattars. 16 - 28
CHAPER-III
Cases of d isqual i f ica t ions . 29 - 49
CHAPTER-IV
Disposal of election pe t i t i ons . 50 - 59
CHAPTER-!/
Vacancy statements. 60 - 70
CHAPTER- VI
Bye-elections to the House of thePeople/Legis lat ive Assetnblies . ,71— 82
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Revision of e l e c t o r a l r o l l s
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Ragis t ra t ion of Bahujan Samaj Par ty . 88 - 90
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Abolit ion of Tamil Nadu Legis la t iveCounci l . 9 1 - 9 5
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disqualification of sixmembers of the Assam LnqislativeAssembly on the oround of defection. 96 - 108
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The Documentation is intended to acquaint the
officers and staff of the Commission and the Chief
Electoral Officers and their staff uith articles on
current political issues published in periodicals/ -
newspapers received in tha Commission's Library,
development in the field of electoral lsu and
procedure, progress in the disposal of election
petitions and judicial decisions tharcon, Commission's
decisions on questions as to disqualification of
aembars to either House of Parliament or of ths State
Legislatures and bye-elections to both the -Houses
of Parliament and State Legislatures.
In addition to the usual chapters, this issue
contains the follouing special chapters.
(i) Bye-olections to the'House of the People/Legislative Assemblies. ».
(ii) Biennial elections to MaharashtraLegislative Council.
(iii)Rovision of electoral rolls in Dammu & Kashmirand Mizoram.
(iv) Registration of Bahujan Samaj Party.
(v) Abolition of Tamil Nadu LegislativeCouncil.
(vi) Alleged disqualification of six membersof ths Assam Legislative Assembly on theground of defection.
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CHAPTER-I
BOOKS AND ARTICLES
A feu books have been added to the L ib ra ry
of the Commission, The d e t a i l s of the books are given
in Annexure-I.
A number of a r t i c l e s on current p o l i t i c a l issues
and other matters of i n te res t appeared i n var ious
periodicals/neuspapers uhich uere received in the
Commission's L ib ra ry during the month of November, 1986.
A l i s t of such a r t i c l e s as are considered to be of spec ia l
i n t e r e s t i s given as Annexure- I I .
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•BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY
AUTHOR TITLE PU3LISHER
B a s u , Ourga Das Basu 's Commentary Calcutta,S.C.Sarkar,on the Constitution 1986.of India. Vol.L.
Goyle L.C, Supreme Court Gude Calcutta, Easternto Uords and Phrases. Lau House, 1986.
flay, Efskine Parliamentary Practics. London,3utteruorths,20th Edn.- "' . " 1983.
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LIST OF ARTICLES
AUTHOR TITLE REFERENCE
A. FOREIGN ELECTIONS AN3 POLITICS;
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2ibbs,Nancy
Khasru,Amir
Lamer 3r.,3acobV.
Wartz,Larry andothers.
( b )
Patra,Saral
Editorial
Editorial
Plulgaokar,S.
Australia - S t i l l Time:N0vember 10,1986,Champion on the state p.13.elections in Queensland.
Search for Legitimacy. India TodayiNovember
Regarding the outcomeof the recent presi-dential election . inBangladesh.
•Short Coattails.
1-15,1986,pp.98-99.
TimeSNovember 17,1986,pp.18-23.
•Democrats on the Spot. Neusueek:November1986,pp.18-21.
•On the outcome of therecent bye-electionsin the United Statesin which the Democratesscored a triumph andregained control of theSenate.
Bangladesh!Ershad'sdecision will prevail.
The author analyses thepolitical situation inBangladesh after thepresidential poll andlifting up the PartialLau.
*After The U.S.Vote.
Neu Delhi,November 6 ,1986,p.4.
•Setback to Reagan.
•Regarding the outcomeof November 4 bye-elections in the U.S.
The Times of IndialNeuDelhi,November 7,1986,p .8 .
«Indian ExpresssNeu Delhi,November 7,1986,p.8.
What next in Sri Lanka*? Indian Express:Neu De]hi,November 8,1986,p.8.
contd.•..
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AUTHOR TITLE REFERENCE
Editorial
Parasuram,T.\/.
Editorial
*U.S.Pouer Shi f t . The Hindustan TimesSNeu Delhi,November 8,1986,p.9.
*Qemocfatsl victory uas Patriot5Neu Delhi,Surprising.
*0n the outcome of therecent bye-elections inthe U.S. in uhich theDemocrats got 55 seatsaqainst the Republicans1
in the chamber.
Democracy In Brazil.
November 18,1986,p.4.
The Hindustan Times!Neu Delhi,November 19,1986,p.9.
B . INDIAN ELECTIONS AND POLITICS;
( a )
Badhuar,Inderjit The Politics of Black- India TodayiNovember 1-15,mail. 1986,pp.76-77. :
On the pol i t ical un-, certainty in 3ammu &
Kashmir uhich is at acrucial stage.
Badhuar,Inderjit Kashmir CoalitionlUill India Today:NOv»16-30,1986,I t Work? pp.24-25,27-31,33-34.
Balashankar, R,
Bhattacharya,Shubhabrata.
Rajasthan CM Harideo3oshi- Tottering.
OnlookeriNovember 30,1986,pp.10-11,13, 15-16,
The author says that theCongress in the State ison the brink and may uelllose the next elections.
The Tuo Aruns. Sunday!November 9-15,1986,pp.28-31,33-34.
The author analysesArun Nehru and Arun Singh'schequered careers - ameteoric rise folloued bya f a l l .
con td . , . . .
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AUTHOR TITLE REFERENCE
Blitz. Bansi La l A Certainty.
On the prospects ofbye-election to be heldfrom "fosham assemblyconstituency in Haryana..
BlitzSNov/ember 22,1986,p.5.
Cabral E Sa,Flario
Goa's current problem....9litz:N°vember 22,Too many in the run for 1986,p.7, '.CM.
Chaula,Prabhu and Li fe Uithout Power.Bhadhuar,Inderjit.
f ys t ry surrounds thecircumstances underwhich 5h. Arun.Nehru uasousted from pouer. Thepresent ar t ic le givesan analyses of his riseand f a l l .
India Today:November 30,1986,pp.97-100.
Chaula,Prabhu
Karan j
Mustafa,Seema.
Shock Tr8atment. India Today:NOvember 1-15,1986,pp.22-30.
According to the authorthe recent cabinet •reshuffle, Sh.-Rajiv's- s ixthin two years, is designed
»to give a timely j o l t tothe party's power brokers.The cutting to size thehitherto powerful men l ike 5^Arjun Singh and Sh.Arun Nehru'indicated a new phase inRajiv Bandhi's po l i t i cs .
Bo Id,Wise Stroke.
On the recent cabinetreshuffle by Rajiv
Biit2:November 1 , 1986,pp.1 & 2.
Uhy V.N.Gadgil Uardropped. SundaytNouember 9 *15,1986, pp.23-25.
Seema Mustafa outlines whySh.Rajiv Gandhi sased the
I i B minister out of thecabinet.
contd • • .»
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AUTHOR TITLE REFERENCE
On looker
Pandit Tooshar.
Ray,Anvay
Sen,AnikendraNath.
Singh,Sourabh
Sinha,MithileshK umar
Sulakshan Mohan
Pak Trained SaboteursLet Loose n Punjab. 1986,pp.20-23.
3 0 ,
J.3 the time for al l SundaytNoyembar 23-29,good* men to join the 1 986,pp.26-31 .party.
Sh.Farooq Abdullah andSh.Sharari Pauarargaliening themselves uiththe Congress(l) . Theauthors report on the.emerging.politicalalignments. :
The. Degeneration ofU.Bengal CPI(n).
QnlookerJNovember 15,1986,pp.40-41.
The art icle ponders oh' thaquestion-Uill CPl(Pl)continue to degenerateduring the next term?
Arun Nehru's HeavyFal l . 1986,pp.10-13,15.
On the fal l of 3 h r i A r u n
Nehru andshri Arun 3ingh.
GorkhalandJa communalca l l .
SuryatNovember 1986,pp.12-14.
BankaUough but George B litz:Novamber 22,1986,has the edge.
Regarding the forthcoming parliamentaryelection in the Bankaconstituency of Bihar.
Are Ue safe in theirh and s?
p.5,
Caravan I Novemberd st) ,1986,pp.15-18, 75-76.
The author says that ifPandit Nehru was borngreat, Smt. Gandhi achieved
greatness. GrBatness hasbeen thrust upon Sh.Rajiv.'Jill he follow the foot-steps of his i l lustriouspredecessors?
contd. . . .
AUTHOR REFERENCE
Sunil,K.P. Shuffling The Pack. IUI:November 9-15,1986,pp.58-59.
On the recGnt reshuffleof the Tamil Naducabinet by chief ministerFl« J .Ramachand ran •
Surendra Uhy the Hindi bel tremains ui th theCongress(l)•
Surya Indi a198.6, pp.49-51.
Teuari,Manjul W i l l Za i l Singh bag a Caravan:November(lst) ,second 1986,pp.36-40.
Thukral, Gobind
Varma,Kewal andMustafa,Seema.
Haryana-Poll Pursuits. India TodaySNovember1-15,1986,pp.17&19.
The Rise And Rise Of Sunday:November 2-8,U.P.Singh. . 1986,pp.35-40.
The writers report on . .the grouini influence , •of the finance minister.
How Strong. Is Rajiv'/ IUI:Npvember 16-22,; '••• • 1986, pp. 10-15.
The author traces- ther ise and f a l l and r iseof. the prime minister 'sof f ice in the uake of. .the recent cabinetreshuff le.
(b) Newspapers?
Sen Gupta,Bhabani Two Years As Prime .The Hindustan TimesJNeu Delhi,November 1 ,1986,p.9&10.
The author accounts forSh.Rajiv Gandhi's tuo yearsas Prime Minister .
Towards a calamity in Indian pPunjab. Oeihi,Novemberi,1986,
p.B.On the s i tuat ion inPunjab which is worseningday after day.
c o n t d . . . .
AUTHOR REFERENCE
^ukhopadhyay,Ashim,
Singh,Rahul
iJatta-Ray,Sunand a K.
Chakravartty,NifchU
Edi tor ia l
Edi tor ia l
Ed i to r ia l '
Ed i to r ia l
West 8enqal Newsletter- IndianGNLF and Heft Front. Delhi , November 1 ,
1 9 8 6 , p . 8 .
Ooes Rajiv Gandhi s t i l l Indian Expressv^agazine) Ihave anything to smile Neu O e lh i , November 1 ,about? 1986,p.1.
The author assesses Sh.Rajiv Gandhi's f i r s t tuoyears as Prime Minister.
Protector As' Offender*^r.Gandhi'-Can S ' t i l lKeep Promises.
The K i l l i ng Goes On...
The Sunday Statesman?Delhi;November 2,1986,p.6.
The author says thatPunjab has assumed thedimensions of a nationalc r i s i s . And so a neutype of conclave approachis urgently called for .Sooner the po l i t i ca lleaders recognise th i s ,the better. There isno time to lose.
The Times of India:NeuDelhi,November 3,1986,p.1 .
*Lggitimise the accord,
*Shot§un Wedding?
*Deal Uith Abdullah.
*Coalit ion for Kashmir,
Indian Express^Neu Delhi ,November 4,1986,p.8.
The Hindustan Times:Neu Delhd; November 4,1986,p.9.
The Times of IndiaSNeuOelhi;November 4,1986,p.6.
Patriot :Neu D e l h i ,November 4,1986,p.4.
Regarding the re ins ta l -lation of the populargovernment in Ogmmu &Kashmir under theleadership of Sh.FarooqAbdullah.
contd * . . . .
AUTHOR
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TITLE REFERENCE
Chakraborty,S u j i t K.
I*lenon,N #
Editor ial
Singh,Sampuran.
Sahay,3.
Rustomji,K.F.
Editorial
Editorial
Gearing up for bye-elect ions.
On the forthcoming bye-elections in T r i pu ra .
Calming The KashmirCauldron.
Patriot:Neu De lh i ,November 4,1986,p.4.
0n the i ns ta l l a t i on ofFarooq Abdullah ministryin 3ammu & Kashmir,
The Hindustan Times :Neu Oelhi;November 5,1986,p.9.
No Easy Task For
Punjab S i tua t ion - AConspectus.
Popular R uls In-Kashmir.
Touards Peace InPunjab.
•Dangerous D r i f t .
*Dangerous Debate.
*0 n the Gorkhalandaciitation discussionin Parliament.
The Hindustan Times:Neu Delhi;Movember 5,1986,p.9.
The Hindustan Times:Nsu Delhi,November 6,1986,p.9.
The Statesman:Dalhi;November 6,1986,p.6,
The Hindustan Times:Neu Delhi; November 7,1986,p.9.
The Hindustan Times:Nsu Delhi;November 7,1936,p.9.
Indian Exoress:NeuOelHijNovember 7,1936,p.8.
contd
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AUTHOR TITLE REFERENCE:
Editorial
Edi tor ia l
Barman,As his,
Tharyan,P.
Datta-Ray,Sun and a K.
3ain, G i r i l a l
G an jUjOmnath
•Starting All 0vorAgain.
• Kashmir Postsnts.
Tha Statesman:Oalhi;Novombar- 8,1996,p.8 t
Tha Hindustan Timss:N u DelhijNovambar 8,1986,p.9.*Rsqarding the i n s t a l -
lation of a coalit iongovernment in 3&K headedby.Dr.Farooq Abdullah.
Grauing angar in Stata PatriottNeu Oslhi;Congress. Novamber, 1986,p.4
Regarding, tha momtingdis t ress against fir.Gandhi's alleged:, con-fusion on the issueof Gorkhaland in •Calcutta.' . - . - ' •
Rajiv/ 5 and hi-Wheredoes he stand?
The author prssents a
The Hindustan Times!(Nag.)New Oelhi;Nov8tnber 9,1986,pp.1&2.
balance sheet of-Sh.RajivGandhi's achievement andfa i lures .
The Sunday StatesmanSDelhiNovember 9,1986,p.6.
Message For The Party!^arning Of Subhas-Indira Congress.
Secularists & Commu- The Times ofnalists-Uhy Both Are DelhijNovsmber 12,1986,Urong. P»8.
3 AndJLN-SimiettAE - The Statesman:Delhi,Sons Fulfi l uhat Their November 12,1986,p.6.Parents Promised.
A comment on the i n s t a l -lation of a coalitionministry in 3 &K headed byOr.Farooq Abdullah.
Piecemeal Approach To The StatesmantDelhi,Poll R3form. November 13,1986,p.8.
contd. . .
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AUTHOR TITLE REFERENCE
Sharma,R.D.
Singh,3agtar
3.T.
3ain, G i r i l a l
3a in ,S i r i l a l
Edi tor ia l
Reservation Poligy-Negd Ths Hindustan Times*NeuFor National Consensus. Delhi;Noveniber- 15 ,1986,
p. 9.
Uhy the la f t is underattack in Punjab.
The author reports onthe role the le f t groupsin the State have beenplaying to achievenormalcy.
The return of FarooqAbdullah.
Indian Expressing.Oelhi;November 16,1986,p.3.
The Hindustan Times(fiag):NBu L>elhi;November 16,1986,p.1.
On the formation of acoalition government in3&K under the leadershipof Dr»Farooq Abdullah.
Indira Gandhi In The Times of India:Perspective-I - Decline Neu Dalhi;November 19,Of Congress Organisa- 1986,p.B.t ion . •
rtuier And Revolutionary- The Times of IndiatNeuI I - Ind i ra Gandhi's Delhi,NOvember 20,
1986,p.8.-Indira
Dilemma.
The Statesman:Delhi,November 20,1986,p.6,
Begin Uith The Po l lCommission.
A comment on L.P.Sinqh's"Electoral Rgforms-Problems and suggestedsolutions".
Reforming Elections. The Hindustan Times?Neu Delhi; November 22,
On the discussion on the 1986,p.9.Electoral Reforms assuggested by the ElectionCommission by the Sh.Rajiv^andhi-government.
The uay out in Punjab. Indian EpDelhi;N0vember 25,1986,p.12.
contd • • • . •
AUTHOR
0 ain ,Girilal
uUha,Se'ema
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TITLE
Indo-Soviet Friend-ship - 8 i l a t e r a lFramework Suits Best,
A3P S t i l l To Find I tsFeet,
REFERENCE
Tha Times of I n d i a *Neu Delhi ,November 2 5 ,1 9 8 6 , p . 8 .
The Times of I n d i a :Ngu O0 ih i ,November 2 6 ,1 9 8 6 , p . 8 .
The AGP in Assam is aboutto complete one year inoffice but i t is s t i l lfinding i t difficult tocome over certainproblems related to
pol i t ics .
Padgaonkar ,Oileep At Home And Abroad:ABoost To Indo'-S.ovietTi es.:
Editorial
Editorial
Editorial
Editorial
Tha Times of India:Neu Delhi;November 26,1986,p.8.
Election Trends. The Hindustan Times:Neu Oelhi;f>iovember 26,
On the outcome of the 1986,p.9.recent two Lok 5abha and14 assembly bye-elections.
•^Tremors In TN Assembly,
*Crucial Ruling.
^Dubious heroics.
*0n the disqualification-of seven members of theTamil Nadu Assembly bythe, speaker Mr.P.A. :Pandian for burning the
copies of Constitution.
The Hindustan Times:New Delhi;Novemb8r 26,1986,p.9. -
The Times of Ind i a :N@u Qelhi;November 26,1986,p.8.
IndianDelhi'1986,p.8
2 6 ,
Editorial •» *L'nchanged loya l t ies .
Editorial *A Plus For Congress.
Editorial *A B0-st For Nr.Gandhi.
*0n the outcome of tharecent bye-elections to14 assembly and fauoSabha sea ts .
Indian £xpress:NeUDelhij^ovember 26,1986,p.8.
The Times of India:Neu Oeihi;November 27,1986,p.8.
The Statesman:Delhi-,November 27,1986,p.6.
contd. . . •
AUTHOR REFERENCE
S a h a y , S .
Ed i tor ia l
Edi tor ia l
Datta-Ray,Sunanda K.
3.T.
Promise And Performance.
The author urites onthe need for electoralreforms.
MergerPouer To f ' l r .
Chavan's Elbou.
Bye-el6Ction lessons.
Speaker And The House.
On the disqual i f icat ionof seven DTK PILAs forburning the Part 17 ofthe Constitut ion.
Gandhi And Gorbachov!Sound Sense On TheNeighbourhood.
Do ue have an option1?
Regarding unity ofopposition part ies.
The Statesman'.Delhi,November 27^.1986,p.6.
The Times of India!Neu Deihi'Noyember 27,1986,p.8.
Patriot:Neu Delhi;November 28,1986,p.4.
The S t a t e s m a n J jNovember 28,1986,p.6.
The Sunday Statesman!Delhi'November 30,1 986, p.6..
The Hindustan Times!Neu Delhi;Novem"ber 30,1986,pp.1&2.
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CHAPTER-II
NOTES ON 3UOICIAL DECISIONS IK ELECTION MATTERS
Under section 106 of the Representation of tha
People Act, 1951, the High Courts are required to sand
a copy each of the orders passed by tham in election
petitions. Similarly, under section 116, the Supreme
Court is required to send a copy each of the orders
passed by it in election appeals.- Gists of the
orders of respective High. Courts.and the Supreme
Court are published in this chapter uith a vieu
to acquainting readers of the salient points of these
orders. This issue contains gists of judgments in
five election petitions"*• one each relating to
Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Punjab, Maharashtra and Orissa.
All the petitions uere dismissed.
Tha gists of the above mentioned judgments are
given in the following pages.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, GAUHATI(ELECTION PETITION N O . 4 / 8 5 , 1 / 8 6 )
U . B a s a n t Kumar . . .Petitioner
Vs.
Fld.rtuhatnmudin Shah & others ...Respondents
This petition was filed by Shri U.Sasant Kumar,
a defeated candidate, calling in question the election
of the respondent No.1 Shri Pluhammudin Shah to the Nanipur
Legislative Assembly from 4-Kshetrigao assembly constituency
in the general election held in 1984 mainly on ground
of commission of corrupt practices. Ha also prayed that
Shri Shah be declared disqualified to contest the
election.
The respondent No.1 filed an application under
section 86(i) of the Representation of the People
Act, 1951 for dismissal of the petition for for non-
compliance of the provisions of section 81(3) of the Act.
He alleged that the affidavit attached to the petition
did not shou the particulars of corrupt practices*.
The annexures uere neither verified nor uere attached
uith the required affidavit. In the copy of the
petition served on the respondent No.1, there uas no
signature or verification or affidavit of tha petitioner
nor uas uas i t stated therein "attested to be true copy".
Reliance uas placed on various Supreme Court cases
including case of Azhar Hussain Vs. Rajiv Gandhi (AIR 1986
SC 1253) in which i t uas observed that an election
petition can be and must be dismissed under the provisions
of Civil Procedure Code if the mandatory requirement
contd....
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enjoined by section 83 to incorporate tha material facts
and particulars relating to alleged corrupt practice
in the election petition are not complied uith.
In view of the above findings, the High Court held
that the petition suffered from non-compliance of tha
mandatory provisions of saction 81 (3) of the'Representation
of the' People Act, 1951. It thus'dismissed in limina
without costs vide i ts order dated 3.9.1986.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DUDICATURE AT BOMBAYNAG PUR BENCH.NAG PUR
(ELECTION PETITION NO.2 OF 1985)
Vasantrao Pakiraji Khapekar Petitionerversus
Shoukat Rahmen Qureshi and8 others including the Resoondents
Returning Officer
' This petition uas filed by Shri Vasantrao Pakiraji
Khapekar, an elector calling in question the election of
the 1st respondent Shri Shoukat Rahman Qureshi to the
ftaharashtra Legislative Assembly from 136-Central Nagpur
constituency in the general election held £n March,1985
on the follouing grounds:-
(1) The nomination paper of the elected candidate uas
improperly accepted. It uas alleged that ths
resDondent uas disqualified to contest the election
because at the time of filing his nomination paper,
he uas holding an office of profit, being an employee
under the scheme know as "National fitness. Corps."
The scheme uas introduced-by the Govt. of India but
uas subsequently transferred to the.State Govt.
(2) Corrupt practices under section 123(4) of the Representation
of tho People Act,1951 uera committad by issuing
uith the knouledge and consent of the elected candidate
five pamphlets printed in Urdu creating comnunal
disharmony am3ng the voters
(3) The 1st respondent uas declared elected by the
Returning Officer on 6.3,85 uith a margin of 2116
votes. Total valid voter, polled on 6.3.85 uere 63730
uhereas the Returning Officer earlier on 4.2.85 declared
the figure as 65109. There uas a difference of
1379 votes which remained unexplained.
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Ths 1st rsspondant(tha elected candidate)also raised
an objection that the photograph of the President of Inciie.uith INC (I) :•••
Gyani Zail Sinqh^/candic;ates, attached to the petition uas
not duly signed and verified by the petitioner uhich uas
nan-compliance of sub-section(3) of section 81 of tha
Representation of the People Act,1951. The objection uas
accepted by the Courts
As regards the f i r s t allegation, the 1st respondent
denied that he uas working and holding an office of profit
on 6.2.85(dcte of f i l ing the nomination papers). But on
the basis of documentary evidence produced in the Court,
i t uas proved that ths sleeted candidate uas holding an
office Qf profit on that day but since no objection uas
raised by the petitioner or his agents at the time of
scrutiny of nomination papers, the Returning Officer had
no alternative but to accept the nomination paper and such
acceptance could never be held to be an improper acceptance
uithin the msaning of section 10n(1)(d)(i) of the
Representation of the People Act,1951.
The second al lsytt ion of issuing pamphlets uas not
proved in the court. The pamphlets uere only an apoeal
towvote for a particular candidate and did not create any
communal differences. The petitioner personally kneu•v. * * \
- not ing in respect of the pamphlets.
As regards the third allegation tha Returning Officur
denied that as total ly false. I t uas further proved in
the High Court that ths declaration of the result uas made
on 6.3.85 End valid votes polled ucre dsclarad as 65595
and there u a 8 no difference of 1379 votes.
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The election petition was dismissed uith costs by
the High Court order dated 28th October,1985.
* * * * * *
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORIS3A,CUTTACK(ELECTION P E T I T I O N MO.7 O ' S )
O a n d a p a n i P a t r a . . .Petitioner
Vs.
The R.O. for 74-Gopalpur(SC) a.c.
and others. ...Respondents
The petition was filed by Shri Dandapani Patra calling
in question the election of respondent No.3 to the Orissa
Legislative Assembly from 74-Gopalpur (SC) assembly
constituency in the' general election held in I"lar8h,1985.
He alleged that since his nomination papers uvrs improperly
rejected by the Returning Officer, fresh election should
bo held from tha aforesaid constituency.
It uss further alleged that one Shri Sarathikar,
Secretary of the District Congress(l), Ganjara urote a
letter to Shri Achari, Assistant Returning Officer of
74-Gopalpur(SC) constituency to influence respondent No.1^
the Returning Officer,for rejecting the nomination papers
of the petitioner because i t u a s apprehanded that if
the latter uould contest election from ths aforesaid
constituency, respondent No.3 uould be defeated.
The Returning Officer had rejected his nomination
papffte on the ground that he uas not an elector of tha
"74-Gopalpur constituency but uas an elector of a different
constituency. Tha Returning Officer by his memo dated
8.2.1985 pointed out that the! petitioner had to produce
documentary evidence of his being an elector of the
67-Sorada assembly constituency as per requirement
Of section 33(5) of the Representation of tha People
contd.. . , .
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Act,1951. It uas argued by the petitioner that he had
produced a copy of the electoral roll before tha
Returning Officer on the date of scrutiny of nominations.
Houever, this uas not accepted by the Returning Officer as
this uas not a certified copy. Since the day of scrutiny
of the nomination papers uas a second Saturday, a holiday,
he uas unable to produce a certified copy of the electoral
roll.
Tha Court held that the Returning Officer uas
justified in rejecting the nomination papers because
there uas noncompliance of the mandatory provision
of section 33(5) of the Representation of the People
Act and second Saturday i.e. the date of scrutiny of the
nominations uas not a public holiday. The petition uas
thus dismissed uith costs vide High Courfs order, dated
24.1.1986.
IN THE: HICH COURT OF .PUNJAB^ AND HARYAMAAT CHf'.NpiCARH ~
(ELECTION PETITION NO.15 OF 1985)
Baldev Singh Petitionerversus
Hari flitter Resoondent
This election petition uas filed by Shri Baldly Sincjh,
a defeated candidate, calling in question the election
of the resoondent Shri Hari Flitter to .the Punjab
Legislating Assembly, from 4B-Sham Gfeaasaai (SC) constituency
in the general election held-ia 1985. -
Ths petition u&s- filed on.grounds of commission of
the following corrupt practices?
1. Ths respondent hired a large number of trucks,tempos, jeeps and taxi cars for free conveyanceof the electors on the dats of polling,
2. It uas further alleged that the respondent spentan amount exceeding Rs.40,nnr)/-, uhich uas morethan the prescribed limit,on his election compaign.
As regards the first allegation, the High Court
held on the basis of decisions of the Supreme Court
in Dashbhai Chunibhai Patxl vs. Anverbeg Hirza
(AIR 1969 SC 586) that the petitioner has to prove the
follouing three ingredients:- : :
1. that tha vehicles uare hired or procured.
2. -.ttfst wehicles uera hired or procured by thecandidate or his election aqent or by any otherparson uith the consent of the candidate orhis election agent, and
3, that those uere hired or nrocured for the purnoseof providing free conveyance to the electors.
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The High Court also referred to ths Supreme Court
decision in Ch.Razik Ram's case (suora)Rahim Khan
Vs. Khurshid Ahmad and othars( AIR1975 SC290.) in uhichm
it uas held that "a charge of corrupt practice is
substantially ;akin to a criminal charge. Dust as in a
criminal case, so in an election petition, the resoondent
against uhom the charge of corrupt practice is levelled,
is presumed to ba innocent unless proved guilty,"
In the present case, none of the allegations uas
proved by the petitioner. Truck numbers given in the
petition were urong and the petition did not contain
names of electors who usre carried free of cost to the
polling booths. Dates on uhich those vehicles uere used
uere also urongly mentioned. Since the first allsiqation
uas not proved, the other uhich uas linked with the
first allegation uas also not held'to be proved. Election
campaign expenditure uas held to be uithin the prescribed
limit.
The Court did not find any merit in the petition
and dismissed the same,uith costs, vide its order
dated 13.B.86,
* * * * *
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;N THE HIGH COURT OF DUOICATURE ATALLAHABAD
(ELECTION PETITION NO.47 OF 1 9 8 5 )
Krishna Pratap Singh &
4 others. ...«Petitioners
Vs.
Sri Narain Hari Sharma ..,»,Respondent
This election petition was filed by sn r j
Pratap Singh and .four other electors, calling in question
the election of the respondent Shri Sri Narain Hari Sharma to
the Uttar Pradesh legislative Assembly from 358-Hathras
constituency in the general election held in 1985 on
grounds of commission of corrupt practices of undue influence,
booth capturing and non-compliance uith the provisions of
Constitution, Act, Rules and orders issued by the Election
Commission.
In resDonse to the election petition, the respondent
raised a preliminary abjection to the effect that the election
petition uss liable to be dismissed under section 86(1)
road uith section 82(b) of the Act due to the reason that
Pt. Suraj Bhan, uhose name had been mentioned in the petition
by the petitioner and against whom charges of corrupt practices
ancLhfff'oth capturing had been levelled, uas not joined as a
"ico-respondont in the petition. Pt. Suraj Bhan uas also a
candidate as defined in section 79(b), though ha had uithdraun
his candidature.
The High Court noted that section 82(b) requires
that uhen a prsysr is also made by ths petitioner that he
be declared elected, a petitioner shall join as respondents
contd
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to his petition all the other contesting candidates against
uhom allegations of any corrupt practice are made. ^"^,_\^*-
Reliance uas also placed on a case in Mohan Singh Us,
Bhanuarlal (AIR 1964 SC 1366) etc. in uhich it uas hsId-that
a person who uas duly nominated as a candidata for election,
uould not cease to be a candidate after uithdraual for the
purpose of Part VI of the Act.
The High Court sustained the objection raised by
the respondent and dismissed the petition uith costs under
section 86(i) read uith section 82(b) of the Representation
of the People Act, 1951 vide its order dated 4.3.1986;
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CHAPTER-III
CASES OF PIS-QUALIFICATION
the month of &uLuLJUl'}1986, 171 persons uere
disqual i f ied under section 10A of the Representation of
the People Act,1951 for the i r f a i lu re to lodie t he i r
accounts of election expenses at a l l or ui thin the time
and/or in the manner required by lau. Out of these 171
persons, 33 persons contested the elect ion to the House
of the People and the remaining 138 p-ersons to the
Legis la t ive Assemblies or various States/Union T e r r i t o r i e s ,
The names and addresses of these persons 'are given in
the following pages.
All these persons uere disqual i f ied vide Commissions'
order dated 7.11 .86,.therefore, tneir disqualifications
will automatically stand removed on 7.11.89.
Shri S.K.Sultan,- a resident of 21, Broad Street
Calcutta-19, uas disqualified vide Commission's order
dated 7.1.86 for his failure to lod^e account of election
expenses in respect of General Election to Lok Sabha,1984
from 23-Calcutta South Parliamentary Constituency from
uhere he contested the said election* The Commission
on reconsideration of his prayer, removed his dis-
qualification imposed on him vide Commission's order
dated 7th 0anuary,1986, Thi8 took effect from
28th October,1986.
STATE: ANOHRA PRADESH
S 1 c . Particularsof election
•• • - 3 0 -
D A T E : O F DISQUALIFICATION: 7 .11 .86
S.^cand nams Kane of contest Reasons forof constituency -ing candidates disqualific-
ation
1
1 . ElectionS/3hri
o^.GuGivada Lmgara Venkata Suobaiah,AccountPradesh Legislative D.ljo. H-27VC,Gucivaaa, netAsssnljly- 1985 Krishna Dis t r ic t ,A.? . lodged
s.t a l l
2 .
*
5 *
7 *
10.
12
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
do.Hudinepalli Chaparala Venkatesv/araRao,Rudrapaka,Mandav2lli'Taluk,Krishna Distr ict , -do-4 P
-do-
-do-
103.Tadikonda(SC)
106-Gur2aia
-do-
-do-
Malireddy Raraaswamy Reddy,Janardhanapuram, Gudivad aTaluk,Krishna Cist.,A.P. -do-
Ramakrishna Rao PaladuguRudrapaka,, KandavalliTaluk, Krishna Dist.,A.P. -do-
Tenali Satyavedam,iU-th Accountline-2nd Cross Road Arun- notlodgeddelpet, Gimtur-2,A.P. within th
• time and inthe manner
Bathule Anjaneyalu,Rari AccountStudio Pained roadfNarasi not-raopet .Guntur Disc.-v.P. lodged
at a i r
Kallipeddli Satyanarayana,BrahEi^napalli PicugurallaTaluk,Guntur Mst-^-P. -do-
Rayapati. Veer~.iah,Fidugur- .al ia, Grntur Dis"D-A.P. -do-
206-Musiieerabad J avid Iqbal,1-L-735/1V,Musheerabad,Hyderabad(...P) -do-
-do-
- c i o -
-do-
gud.T.,Hyder.Vo?.d( A.?.)
Naga Bhushanain.<-!+-o^6,Bholakpur,HyderabidvA.P)
Md.Khaja Mi3a-;iuc;iir,1-7-1 35/D ,Za^ista::pur ,Risr.la-
-do- , .
-do-
-do-
_5TATE!: ANDHRA, PRADE:SH_ _ _ DATE OF a i3 iUAlIFICATIO"! :7 .11 .86
- " ' • • _ 2 3 "£ " ™ ™ — * —
S/3hri13.- General Election to • r „
Legi.3l-;U.e Ass^bly 206-:-!ush3er rrv^r"h'rl( T P ? ' n o t
-1985 abad(Gcntd) ay.or.oad^.t,). lo6ped
14, -do- 210-Khairata- M.Chandrashekar Rao,bad H.'i'Io. 1 2-2-5+60/9 ,
J eevaii K^alyannagarcolony ,Mehdii?atna3,Eyderabad-500 028.A.P. -do-
15. -do- -do- Ravinder Karuna Rao,H.No.8-3-228/575,Rahaaathn^gar Youstif-guda,Hyderabad-^ 5A.P. -do-
16» -do- -do- B.Venkatesh,H.No.6-3-i8i/2,Prem Nagar,K hai rat ab ad, Hy d e r ab adA.P. -do-
17« -do- 225.Zaheerabad Chakravarthy, H.No. 2-73,AllipoorC v) ZaheerabadTaluk,Hedak Dist . ,A.P. -do-
18. -de- -do- • Bidekanna Versangappa,• ' K.No.^-1-70,3ingtam
Mchalla.,2?.heGrabad-• . 502 220,Me dak Dist.A.P. -do-
19. --•:-•- - d o - • 3yed Kare3tn ,H.Ho.3-4~T7/Bi'iO'aixi*iiohall'i j Z a h e s r a -
• ' b a d - 5 0 2 220,Kedak D i s t -. A. P.. • - d o -
2 0 . -Co- 228-Ramayaapet L.MuralicIhar Rao,NarsingiC P. 0.) 50 22M-8, Ram ay amp etTaluk,Med-alt Dist.A.P". -do-
21. --:o- 256-Jagtial Gone Prakash Rao,P.0.&(V)Brahtnanapally Tain]-:,Peddapally Dist-Karin-na;:ar. A.?. i-do- •
22-» - - - - - 28o-Khar;:rn?.n Arvapalli Vidyasagar,H.No.3-3-68,Gandhi-nagar,Kh-miTi am Di s t ,A.P. -do-
S.No. Particularsof election
DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION: 7.11.86S,No,& Name ofthe const i tu-ency.
Name & Addressof the contes-t ing candidate
Reason fordisquali f ication.
1. General Elections 24-Purnsato Lok Sabha,1984 from Bihar.
Shri Rasik Kisku," Account of elsctionMil.& Post Baddela,expenses not lodgedDistr ict Purnea, uithin time sndBihar. manner required by
lau.
General Elections 28-Goreakothi Sh. Shyaradeo Raito Bihar Legislative Vi l l . Balua, P.O.As sembly-198$ Pratappur,(Bibar/
2 . —do— ifS-Raghopur Sh. Bhupendra NarayanYadav, Vill.Mohanpur,<3sar, P»0. Rajasan,Distt . Vaishali,3ihar,
Account ofelectionexpenses rulodged.
Account ofelectionexpenses nclodged in 1mannerrequired b}law.
3 . —do—
, — do—
Sh^hatrughan Pasvfan,•Vill. Sujawalpur,P.O. Dho|i,Distt.Muaaffarpur,Bihar.
6$-Belsand Sh.Shiv Shankar Singh,Vi l l . Bishunpur Bindi,P.O. Chhatauni,Dist t . Sitaaarhi,Bihar.
116- Sh. Eamji Rishideo,Singhashwar Vi l l . & P.O.Sonbarsa,
Distt . liadhepura,Bihar.
>.' —do--
7 . —do—
-do-
135-Kishangant1
Sh.Bijendra Singh{Vill & P.O. AurahiBkparha,Distt.K d h , B i h a r •
Account no1lodged.
--do—
—do—
-do—
Sh.Awadh Das, Account notVi l l . Bhopla Kouaura, lodged withinP.O. Altahat,Distt. time and in ttPurnea,Bihar. manner require
by law.
Contd... . .
JiTATE: 3IHAR
1 "T"
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DATE OF Q I S 1 U A L I F I C A T I O N : 7 . 1 1 . 8 6
8. —-do—
9. —do—
10. —dc—
11. — do—
12. — do—
13. — d o -
ll*. — do—
15. —do—
16. —do—
17. — do—
iU-5-Pranpur
—do—
—do—
—do—
—do—
—do—
Sh.Asarful Haque dhaudhgry,Vi l l Manobarpur, 'Eat Baraul,P.O. lengor,ESistt. Katihar,Bihar. ..
Sh. Jamuna PrasadVi l l . P.O. Boshna,KLstt. Katihar,-3ihar.
Gh. Hand I a l l M.Vi l l Khojapi Hat, P.O.Dl l l i Dowanganj,Dis t t . Katibar, Bihar.
Abdul 2-iannan,YillT-P.O. K15. s t t . liatihar,
5h. liajendra Paadey,Vi l l . Old J u ^ Mill,Dis t t . Katihar, Bihar,
Sh. Rama Hand SinghVi l l . Chandana, P.O.Rupaspur, Dls t t .Katihar, Bihar.
S h . He ge ndra Asad,V i l l . &P.0 . Asarenagar,,Dis t t . Katihar, Bihar.
187-Sura,igarh Sh. Karesh Kvunar KahtoV l l G l i 3 hGar'ai 3ishnupur,
" P.O. Gahi Bishnupur,Lathisarai ,Distt . Hunghyr,Bihar.
i89-Sikandra(SC) Ch. Rais Lakhan Pasvan,Vi l l Siltandra,P.O. Tetarhat,
Dis t t .Bihar.
Paswan192-Barbigha(BC) SVi l l . jP.O. Basbigha,Munghyr, Bihar
Account notlodged.
—do—
-do—
—do-
•do—
—do-
—do—
Failed tolodge theaccount withinthe time inthe mannerrequired by ]&?
Contd.
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STATE: BIHAR
1 . 2 . 3 .
18. Bye-election 210-tfanerto Bihar Legis-lative Assembly,1984.
19. General election 238-Auranqabadto Bihar Legis-lative Assembly,19S5.
20. -do-
21. -do-
22. -do-
259-Gobindpur
2?3-:ȣmua(SC)
283-Nirsa
5.
Prof.Surya OQO Tyagi, Failed to lodgeVil. Nathi Lota,P.O.Chhihatar,Patna,Bihar.
Sh.Surender Sinqh,Vil. Badhoi Khurd,P.O.Dosabha,Distt.&P.S.Aurangabad,Bihar.
Hd.Mukhtar,Vil.Saruni,P.0.&P.S.K.ouakole, ,.
,Bihar.
Sh.3andish Baitha,Vi l .&P.0 .3ar id ih ,Gi r id ih ,B iha r .
Sh.Yadunandan Mahto,yil.Shivallibfcri,P,-Q. Kumardhubi,Distt^Dhanbad,Bihar.
ths accountuithin the timeand in themanner requiredby lau.
s
- d o -
Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
-do~
—do-
STATE:GU3ARAT1. 2.
DAJ.E OF DISQUALIFICATION:?. 11.86
1. General election 77-Haninagarto the GujaratLegislativeAssembly,1985.
Sh.Babubhai Hariprasad, -do-Bra hambhatt Shast r i ,fl-74 ,Flat No. 563,Naranpura,Ahmedabad-13,Gujarat.
DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:7.11.P6
of election nomo of - ^ . c . w . i ^ . t e . , 1 , ^ ...ai
1 2 3 V 5
3/3hri1. General Election '^.Bel^aum 1 .£-.}.T^;a Shettcppa
to tns KaiTiataka Shiva ayak^r,217. ... AccountLegislative As^cobly • rand a-.'arii, 3 el-gaum ' no'; lodg-
. Karnatalca ^ i , ^ sC at al l
2. - J o - -do- Airani All?.;--ax Nisaksab,kt h Cross , Az&:2 Na;:ax-,B3lgau!a, Karnataka - Jo - -
3 . -do- -dp- Kamati Annappa Shivayogi,LIG 35, Kahantesh ilacar,Belgatra, Xarnataka -do-
if. " -do- -do- Kallayya Basavannaya Pu ja r i ,1V1, Tasi ldar Galli,Belgium s
Kirnataka -do-
5. -do- -do- Xagalaiar Sidd-ippa Gangaran,21 7,Hindwaai,3elgaura,Karnata-:a -do-
6. -&O- -do- . Karagi Nagapp::. Pesrappa,1135
A.Varadappa Gal l i ,Bel£a"UTn,Karnatal'a.. -oo -
-do- Khanapure Vasant Tayappa,21 7,Kindwadi,Belgaua5K,amat:ika -do-
-do- ' Khanapure Tayappa Bhinappa=21 7jKindwadi,Beigaum,Karnataka -do-
-do- Chavhannavc.r Hingappa Banappa,-332/3 ,Basavan Gal l i ,Khasabag,•Belgaus, Karnataka -do-
7.
8.
9.
- d o
- d o
- d e
1 0 . - Jo- -do- Chnnnar'^a Veer?bh?.drappaAngadi ' j^^sTan'ij i Ga l l i ,Belgium, Karnataka -do-
11. -do- -do- Chit-Tli Kashinnth Rava,787,Kcth-di,Taluka ChikodiB el g oxim 5 K am at ak a. - d o -
12. -do- -do- D^Jidgal Tavappa Chinnappa,21 7, Hinduadi }3elg;iun,Xarnat ;tl:a • ' -do-
13» -tic- -do- Dharoshv;n.r Surssh Subrao,Pr--.sh.rmt C.3.No. 1 375 r3?-dnshiv-nagar ,BelgauK,Karn?.ta!ca -do-
1lf« -do- -do- Nooli S'd?.sMv Bhin^.ppa,5A,Hosur Kulkirni G a l l i ,Belg?.ua, Karnr.t.ika. -do-
- 36 -: KARNATAKA
r " 2DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.11.86
15. General Electionto ths K.--m~.takaLegisi \tive Assembly-1985 . "
3/3hri
16.
17.
10.
19
19.
20.
21 .
22.
23.
2h.
25.
26.
27.
-do-
-do-
-do-
-dor
-dd o -
-do-
-dr.-
-de--
-do-
-de-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
'
-do-•
-do-
- ; io-
-do-
-de-
? t i l R a : - - 3 3 h . , g , m d Guyangaud ,Ku:iIi..oI^alli3r.van"ur,
F-vtil Rr.Yindr.^.1 jBjVishweshvr^.ri-VaBelgraim, Kn.matriaPed-uiekar Pr-icash Rajarnm,i628,Ansurk=>.r Gr-.lli,
ci, Karnatalca
at ni
-do-
Baddimani Gangadhar Voera-bhadrappa,UO1/1,-, B?.s^v?^iGalli,Belgaun,K-arr"tali:a. -do-
Binnikoppa Manchar 2Tagappa,31 V ,Basavan Gall i ,Bel gaum, Karnataka. -do-
Bell ad Vijayakumar Arjunrao,Belgium., Karnataka -do-
Bftandari Mc.hadev Krishna,536-1 ,Saraf Galli,3hahapur,Belgium, Karnataka -do-
Bhandarl Ranash Vithol,606/I ,3 araf Galli , Shahapur,Bolfaum, Karnataka' -do-
Rudrao ja Devendr?.T3"ca "-,,2it- -/66A,Fhulb--.g Gall i ,Balgaun, Karnataka -do-
Vija^/a Annappa Hulnani,79/A, Hagadum G-.-J.li,Belgaun, Karnataka -do-
Shivanr.nd B-alappa Pa t i l ,355/5 j>i"-h-adwr" R-ad,Bel^aua, Karnataka -60-
Scgate Prakash ilallarroa, :
577,3ar:if Galli,Belgaun,Karnatalca -do-,
Sudha Td'.mbkarao Telasxng,5^7/Kanath,Belgaum,Karnat-jca -do-
->rv 1 t Uf J13JUrtl-i.r
28. General Election to.tha Karnatak- Legis]Assembly, 1935
If
3/3hri
29.
30.
-•jo-
Sulpha! M llap-^a '6'u-x.\i-:T Acoer,?a;U-J59/2,J'-i'ig-ir Gali i , n-tBelgaun, Karnat rJ.i lo Iged
.. ,,at a l l
-de -
bidanur 193,IIni Cross,Bana-shankari 1st Stage,Bangal;:-re-50.Karnataka
2O8.Kagwacl 3h?nthinath RayappaSavaflatti - Ainapur ,Tal:Athani,3elgaua Dis t r ic t ,Karnatalca.
;TATE:NAOHYA1 .
election
2 .
PRADESH
irs of SI.No. and Nameconstituency
3-
•DATE OF DISlUALIFICATIOtv\, ffeHBe and address
of the contestingcandidate.
• * • •
•!:?.11,86Reason ofdisqualification.
» General Electionto the MadhyaPradesh VidhanSabha,1985
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-'
-do-
Sh. Iachhia,BanhoriPost-Kaneya, 5 'Distt . Chhattarpur,(M.F.)
Failure tolodge any a/eof ElectionExpenses.
80-TiBaria
-do-
-do-
Sh. Tara Chandra,Vi l l . Ifevgavar.,&>st. ^sarpur.Dis t t . Sbahdol,(MP)Sh. fkrender I&rainDizi t , C&np V&rd No.7,ttsaria, ULstt.Sbahdol(MP)Sh. Virendra KursarDis t t . Sbahdol(MP)
-do-
-do-
-do-
•(ST)
-do-
Sh. Thakurdin Karaar,At. Khada,Bost.Hupola,Distt . Shahdol(MP)Sh.Iev l&rain,Vi l l . Latori, Ibst.Distt. 3arguja(MF>Sh. Sutaer Singh,Vi l l . Keshopur,Post. Bagbavpuri.Dis t t . Sarguja(MP)
-do-
-do-
267-TJjjaln South
Shiv ,t.Post.Bisauni felan
Teh. Siwani hblwa(MP)
Sh. Iferender Kusar36-Bakhtawar Jfcrg,F (KP)
-do-
-do-
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STATE: QRISSAParticulars ofelection*
No.& Mama ofconstituency
OATE_gFJ[)I3QUA LIF_IC.4T10K :7\ 1" . Reason f
_.g_6_
Name & Addressof the contestingcan.didate,
fordisqualification.
1. 'General e lec t ionto the Legisla-t i v e Asserrbly,1985.
106-Titilaq.(SC)
r h Sh.BenamiAt & P.O. Haldi,Oistt.Balangir,Orissa.
• •"- Failed to lodgeths acccunt ofelect ion expensesui thin t ine andmanner requiredby lau.
2 . -do- -do-
3 . -do- 92-Babugam(ST)
Shri Lalu Hehar,At Sargiguda,P.Q.Titilagarh,Distt.Balangir,Orissa.
Failed to lodgeeny account ofelection expanses
Sh. Laxmidhar Santa, Failed to lodceUil.Badoliguda, tha account withiP.u.Fladana,Distt. time and in theKoraput(Orissa). manner required
. . by law.
STATE: TAMIL NADU DATE OF |DISQUALIFICATI0N:7.1J-._e6^
1. General electionto the Tamil NndLeqisla tiveAssembly,1984.
98-Tiruchengoda S'hri Ramasamy Failed to lodgeS/o Cheilao^a the account
Gounder, " ui thin time and133-ASsetharama- in the manner aspalayam,Tiruchengode required bySalem Ois t t . .(Tamil Nadu.) I a a #
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STATE:UTTAR PRADESH DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.11.86
S.No. Particulars of S.IJQ, & lame of Kimc & address '" Reason ofElection. 'Constituency.' of Candidates.. •.•"?* disquali-
A .':_ .i. ' ficationi
^* 2. .. 3. hr. 5 .
1 . ' General Elect ion 2C-Lucknov Sh. Krishna Kunar Pfiiled toto Lok Sabha, ' Aggarv;ai a l i a s Lal la lodge any
••"• 1981*. • • vv.; Bhaiya, . -account of289, Fourth C-ali, e lec t ionNisha n. ga n j , Lucknow(U. P.) e±pens e s .
2. -do- -do- Sh. Dharma I«.nd Tiwari, -do- .. h^.lhhru. Ifegar,
P.O. Raiendrs. fc-gar,: • Lucknov( U.P. ) .
3. -do- -do- Sh, S.P. Elgain, -do-B,3/8, Rajendra !£-.gar,I«cknow( U.P.) .
f. -do- -do- Sh. Rakesh Kumar Baipayee, -do-Qtlfo«H, 28-D,Huna"cbar l^gar,
. . . Alan Bagh, Lucknow(U.P.). . .
^ . -do- -do- ' Sh. Ram Pratap, -do-.Vill-Jfeubasta Kalan,•P.O.'Amraigaon, •Luoknow(U.F.).
6. -do- -do- . • Sh.Vishva Ifeth, -do-28V92,ChitrakheraAish Bagli, LuckriOw(U.P.)
7* ~do- -do- Sh. Shringi Rishi Dubey, -do-, . •• . 1 ?2,ife-griya, Thakurganj,
Lucknow( U.P.)
b . -do- -Co- Sh.Sunil Kuraar, -do-^1 A26,Ranijas Road,i a r h i , Luckr.o'./(U .P.) '
9. -do- ' -do- Sh.Syed Taqi Haider Rizvi ,Hat a Faqir i Oliariinad,Lu ckno v( U.P.)
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_ STATE:UTTAR PRADESH
1 . 2 .
'DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.11.86
10. General Election 20-Lucknovto Lok Srobha,1981*-.
1 1 . w - d o -
12.
13
1 6 .
17.
-do-
-do-
. -do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
Sh.Satish Chandra Ilishr27, Y, Gandhi Ik-gar,PanJava, Lu cknow(U #P.)
21-Mohanial-i Sh* Balrarn Pushker,* -Sani3 ' Vill-^hivdaspur j: TtO* Kasnandi Kalan,
Teh.Maliiiabad,v 2)isfct-Lu cknov(U .P)
-d«- Shi Ram Asre,. Viia-Gahru,
• P.O*AmOsi,•Qist t .Lu ckho-.;(U .P)
Sh, Bharath,Vill & P.O. Rswati,Distt-Balia(U.P.)
^-Mirzapur'.' Sh Markahdey Mishra y. Vill &.P.O. AkDdij
. D'istt^lirzapur (U.P.)
-do-
6^f-Bilhaur
-ao-
Sh. Ram Sakhi,Vill-Jaf orpura,P.O.Pasahi,
: Distt-Mirzapur(U .P.)
8h. Surendra Pandey,Vill -Mallchanpur^
. P.O.RasoolabadDis t t . Kanpur(U.P.).
Sh. Kali Shankcr,II. HO. 7/1U8,Swarupnagar, Kanpur-(U.P
bailed tolodge theaccountwithin thetiae and inthe manner.
Failed t o /lodge ^anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
-do~
Failed tolodge theaccountwithin thetime and inthe manner.
Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
-do-
-do-
Failed tolodge the
) account inthe manner.
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STATE: UTTAR PRADESH
1 . 2 .
DATS! OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.11.-86
18. General Slsction 6^-3 ilh.au rto Lok Sabha,198U
Sh.C&rgi Prasad 1-Iishr ,- " Sailed toYill-Haiich, \>;'~- lodge theP.O.Dalipnag-;.!", • account inDistt-Kanpur Dch-?,t(U«P.) the manner.
-do- •£do- Qjt.Vishaiabher Singh\Till ci P.O. iladia,Distt-Kanpur Dehat
-do-
2 0 . -do-
21. 8y8-slectionto the L'rikSabha,1985from UttarPradesh.
71-Etah
5-Bijnor(SC)
Sh. Jar.iuna Pi>asad?Viil^jipP.O. AliganJ,
-3t£>i CU.P.)
Sh.Anand SuarooD,Vil.Khanpur.P.O.Nangal(Soti),Uttat Pradesh.
Railed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
-do-
22. -do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
•Sh.Daqdish Saran, -do-' If i 1. &' P« 0 . C hu ua la---Kalan,pist t . Tluradabad,Uttar Pradesh.
Acharays Preetamdas, -do-Urf P.D.Gautam,
H.No.1,Indira Naqar, -do-(Muksrpurkhema)Bukhara,Dis t t .B i jnor ,Ut tar Pradesh.
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STATE:UTTAR PRADESH
8.Ho. Particulars of s,Kelect ion. the
DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION;?.11.86
V's ,^-"
1. General Electionto the TJ»P.LegislativeAssembly, 1 935c
3.
-ao~
-do-
If.-- • - d o -
\. - d o -
-•_•:•• C i ' • • • • ' Sh. Iqt ial ,Cantonms nt \f 6. 3a inafaya na ba cf-.-'-.-. ' Fai-lari *\
-do«
-do-.
-C -O- -
accdunt- of
Ikbaiya,,LucknowC U..?. •.
Chxttakhei- ,
Lucknow (U I' •-% -
Sir, ^ajii^s;] L«.l..Yill-Behla, ' :p . 0 ,. D ar o.i in 1 10. jar ,
.Distt-LdckncwiTJ.?).
Oh: S.unrler L-ili. Dl jjua:. .Dar:ibnaga?-;. Bgrkot'a ,•P.O.. .Tiv/ra', Distt -Lu
)
.— *" ' f •. .
•clo-
6.
8.
-dc-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-ao-
P. 0, Jiharaaahpur,. Distt-3ahraich(TJ -P.)
S;r.-'-, Shit la Devi,Vil l & P,CO Bardaha,iJistt-Baiivaich("J..'") -'
Sh, Sultan ^ i i ,Vill-Gumhirba Ba2ar,P.0-, Ilairur liisiya,Distt-Eahraicl:(l-: --P <•)
Ghs. Ash".t&hi:.ia Pra
. -do-
- d o -
-do-
- 43 -
STATE;UTTAR PRADESH DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION i 7 . 1 T . 66
2.
10. General Election 155-Tulsiwr Sh. Chhoteyto the U.P. " - - - - - -Le gislativeAssembly, 1985
£t.:\;\ed tog ,
P.O. Maheirej-rc'-nj I'?.i-3.i,acca-.i]t cf.D i s t t - Gonda^(U.P.) e lec t ion
1 1 .
12 .
13-
15..
16.
- d o -
- d o -
-do -
-do-
-do -
-do-
1.7. -do-
1 8 . -do -
-do-
-ao -
-do-
Sh. Hangre- Singh,V i B h
-do-
171 -Itwa
1 87-Sahjanv/a
196~Hata(SC)
gp,P.O. Mujehani,Distt-GondaCU.P.)Sh.Rajauant Singh,Vill-Po'oranixir,P.O. Tulsimr,Distt-GpndaCU.F.)
y.-do-
-do-
Sh.Kanal Hani -do-
Vill-Rajvapur,P.O. Dharanpar,Distt-Gonda(U.P.)
Sh. Bhau alias Abdul -do-Bahaw IChan-,
'Station Head, Tulsipur,Distt^Gonda(U.P.) '
Sh.. Lali""Karan, ' -do-Viil-Devbhariya,P.O. Gaura Bazar,Distt-Basti (U.P.)
Sh. Sant'Ham,Vill-Kanaila,P.O. Ciransi,Distt-Basti(U-P.)
Jailed tolodge theaccountwithin thetime and
' in themanner.
Sh, Dhanushdhari ^ishad, -do-Vill-Ahiroli,P.O. Basiyakhar.Dis tt-^c r iZhhiv \ "J; ?.)
Sh. Bari, -do-Vill •& P.O. Dadabujurg,Distt-Jue oria(U .P.)
STATE:UTTAR PRADESH
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DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.11.86
19. General Election 223-Chiikhar Sh. Sures-h Chauh.-,n,to the U -P • Vill-Paltupur, - J>v<. ';Legislative P.O. Isarpiya ? a t ^ s * rAssembly, 1985. Dis t t - Balia(U.P.; ' •
2 0 .
2 1 .
2 2 .
23-
_do-
-do~
-do-
-do-
25. -do-
26. -do-
27. -do-
237-Dhanapur Moh. Islam Ansari,Vill & P.O. Chandauli,Distt-Varanasi(U.P.)
238-Chandauli Sh. lend Lai Shastr i ,1 (SC) Viil^Rev/sa«
P.O. Zaiwariyabad,Teh. ChandauliDistt-Varanasi(U.P.)
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-:
-do-
Sh. 3harat,Vlli-Bakhra,P.O. Sahpuri,LUtt-Varanasi(U .P.)Sh. Laii tu,Vill & P.O. Chandauli,Dis tt-Varanas i(U.P.)
Sh. La l j i ,Vill-Mathna,.P.O. Ear ihar pur,Distt-MirzapurCu .P.)
Sh« Sanwaru Raa,Viii-Rewsa4
P.O. Zaiv/ariyapad,Dist-Varanas i(U.P.)
Sh. Sudarshan Ram,Vill-Papaura,P.O. Papaura,Dis tt-Varanas i(U.F.)
. l-ilr.esarf. Devi,Vill-Khyalgarh,Mittalike Londa,Distt-Varanasi(U.P.)
-do«
.failed tolpdge anyaccount ofelectionexpei^ses.
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
.5/-
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STATE
1 .:UTTAR
. 2 .
PRAQESH
3.DATE OF OI3QUA LIFICA flON J7 .11 .86
5. ' '
28. General II act ion 2J+3-Varanasito the U.P. EarthLegislrtivoAssenbly, 1985.
29.
30.
31
32.
33.
35.
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
260*Ducldhi(SC)
263-Qiunar
-do-
Sh.Lallan,*S 38/99, K J jPaiar.g Shahid.VaranasiCU.P.)
Sh. S_hau< .t Ali Ansari,lloh. Hasoolpura,^, 21/207, -Jetpura,Varanasl(u.P.)
Smt. Rukaani,Vxll & P.0.Badgava,Bis tt-Hirzapur(U.P.)
Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
-do-
262-Rajgarh Sh. Srilcrishan",Vill & P.OiSahsapur,plStt-Var£Lnasi(U .P.}
Sh.Banvari,Gorukhpu'r ivlafi,lie ex1 iaBistt-i-iirsapurClJ .P.)
Sli.-.Ranbabu,Raipuria,Bistt-IIirzapurCU.P.)
268-Xarchhans. Sh.Abhayp.raj Singh,Vill & P.O. RamnagarDistt-AliahabadCU.P.
273-Soraon Sh.Pcnchan LaiKatra Baya 2au,Mau A±ca.Allahabr.dCU.P.)
tolodge theaccountv/ithin thetine and inthe manner.
Jailed tolodge theaccount inthe manner.
Eailed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
I^iled tolodge theac countwithin thetime and inthe manner,
- Sailed tolodge ihyaccount ofelection
-do-
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STATE:UTTAR PRADESH
1. ' 2.
DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION .7.11.86
3.v*.
36. General Sloction 276-Allahabad Sh. Shyam Lai, Failed.toto the U.P. South 311, Bahadurgai-J, lodge anyLegislative AllahabadC U.P.) account ofAssembly, 1985. . election
. expenses.
37.
39
-do-
38. -do-
-do-
-do
-do
-do
-do
-do
Sh. Onkar Singh,B/8J, Guru- Te-g Bahadurl&gar, Kareli Yojna,Allahabad(U.P.)
Sh. Gulab Singh,Vill-Chandrabhanpur, 'P.O. Gospur, KathulaDistt-Allaha.bad(U .P. 3
Sh. Chhote lliyan,56,Karela 3 a h
277-ALlahabad. Sh-Anis Ahnad,West 29/7, Tulsipur Colony,
AllahabadCUP)
-do-
-do-
--do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
-a 0 -
-do-
-do-
Sh. /.Xiyed Iqbal Mansoori, -do-hL ITihai
Dr. Koh. Jaz l l Ansari,61 ,Dayra Shah Ajmal,AllahabadCUP)
Sh. Scitish Cimndra
j g j ,Allahabad(U.P.)
Sh. Suresh Bahadur,Vill & P.O. Ondhan,Teh. Qiai l ,Distt-Ailahabad(U.P.)
Sh. Hari RajVill & P.O. Charwa,Dist t i-llahab-adCU.P.)
-do-
-do-
-do-
STATE:UTTAR PRADESH DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.11.86
2 . I f .
V6. General Election 277-i-llalWb".d Sh. 3r.lrar;, Failed toto the U.P. W3st "tfill & P-o« Bhakanda, lodge anyLerislative Teh. Manjhcnpur, account of
Assembly, 1'98?. DistW-llahabad election( U.P. ) expenses.
- Q O - 296-Hajpui1 Sh. Kaha.de v Shankhwar,Vill Shankerpur,
. P.O. Saiempur,Dist t- I-^npur Dehad,( U.P.)
-do-
-do-
49. Bya-slectionto the Legis-lat ive AssemblyMay,1984.
335-ka^hog::.rh Sh. Ratan- Iferayan al ias • -do-Dr. Ilatnest
99-Plalibabad(SC)
Vill & P. 0. rlars hanker pur,Distt-Jalaun( U.P.)
Sh.Bhai Lai,g
P.O. Kakori,•Oistt-.'tucknou,Uttar Pradesh.
- d o -
STATE:UEST BENGAL DATE OS 0ISqUALIFICaTI0N:7.11.86
S.Uo. Particulars S.No. & Kane of ' None ft-Address Reason for"of election the Parliament- of the contest- disqualif i-
arjr Constituency ing candidate cation.
(56T7 "2"
General electionto the HOUSG oftho People,198li-
29-Panskura Shri Dubraj .. Failed toSaren, lodge anyVil l . Sitalpore, account.P . 0 . P^.tharpara,Dist t . Kidnap ore(West Bengal)
Contd.. . . .
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STATE:'JEST BANGAL OATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:?.11.86
1 . 2. 3 . 5.
2 . General election 31to the House ofthe 1
Contai
3. — do—
—do—
32-Midnapore
—do—
—do— - - Q O —
—do— —do—
—do— n (3T)
8. —do—
Sh.Arbinda Failed toV. nna, lodge any*Vil l .Ut tar account.Darua, P . 0 . '•->'"Darua,DIs t.M idnap ore(West Bengal)
..t'jfcuAshcke ChandraDay . Hunshipatna, —do—Diso, Midnariore,(West Bengal)
Sh. Abdul""Rahi3Ehobanipur,P .CuKharagpore,
st»M idiiap ore,t Bengal)
•do—
HariE:a-ttachaiya,
" 3o>:iba'zar.p .0-& D i s t t .•M idnap ore,(Vast Bengal)
' Si , Tarak DasJ
— do—
—do—
Kutanbazar,?>0. & J i s t t .M"' iiap ore,(West Bengal)
Sh.,C andraiHans dr.GpI(H) Of-ice,Ghoradhara,P.O. Jhargran?Dist . M idnap ore,(West Bengal)
Sh . ITityarianda Mura ,—do—Vil.1. Bid^l,p .0» Banspahari,Dist, Vidnapore,Christ Bengal)
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STATEIUEST BENGAL1- 2 .
DATE OF DISQUALIFICATI0Ni7.11.e5
9. Bye-electionto Uast BengalLegislat iveAssembly,1985.
220-GarhbetaEast
Sh.dahar Lai Samui, .U i l .4 P.0.Ghosh<ira,Diatt .nidnapore. "*Uast Bengal.
Failed to lodge^ny account of'e lec t ion expens
UNION TERRITORY;DELHI DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION;?. 11.85
1 . Gener&l e lsc t ion 4-East Delhito the House ofthe People
Sh.Ahmed, Fai led to lodge8-226,Neu 5i lamour(4), account / j i t h i nD e ^ i . time 'and in the
manner requiredby lau»
PARTICULARS OF CANDIDATE UHOSE DISQUALIFICATIONJAS REPIOVED UNDER SECTION' 11 OF THE R. P. ACT, 1951.
Name & Addresso f candidate.
Date of disoualification Date on uhich disqua-_ ___, l i f i .cation uas removed.
Shr i S.K.Sul tan,2 i ,B ro a d S t ree t ,Ca lcu t ta -19,Usst Bengal,
7.1.1986 28.10.1986
CHAPTER - IV
DISPOSAL OF ELECTION PETITIONS
During the month of November, 1986, the Commission
received int imation about disposal of 2 elect ion pet i t ions
in d i f fe ren t High Courts. Int imation regarding f i l i n g of
7 more appeals in election matter was received from the
Supreme Court.
Details of elect ion pet i t ions f i l e d , disposed of and
pending in the High Courts and appeals in the Supreme Court
fo l lowing (a) General Elections to the Legis lat ive Assemblies
held in 1977-79, (b) General Election to the House of the
People, 1980, (c) General Elections to the Legis lat iue Assemblies,
1980, (d) General Elections to the Legislat ive Assemblies, 1983,
(e) General Election to the House of the People,1984-85/f) General
Elections to the Legislat ive Assemblies, 1984 and (g) General
Elections to the Legislat ive Assemblies, 1985 are furnished
in the eight statements ( I to U I I l ) annexed/
As on 30.11.86,285 election pet i t ions and 71 appeals
are pending in various High Courts and Supreme Court of
Ind ia respect ively. A statement (No.IX) showing the period
for which these elect ion pet i t ions in d i f fe ren t High Courts
and appeals in the Supreme Court are pending, i s also
annexed.
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SJAWIE.NT.-1.^
GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES. 1977 to 1979.
in theNumber. o£ ale_ctij3n j>_G.titions ^f i ledj pi-_sPo$_oA.S>J-*~ -r^i-jijaji. £o_urts_ pJl^^JiEBals^^XTi Jb^3wSup3r_emBr J^omrt.
. (As on 30.11 .86 ) ,
S.No, Name of $takB/~ yj^ej^Ljij^Potytl^ji^Union FileJ^ ^ Disposed* of * Ponding" Tile"d 5'i sp 5*383" o f ' PenDi.rTerr i tory. Up"to"*thV *•*"* WrTng 'Total" iTpta'"the" DuYfhglbliaT
end of the end of the- . . . , - - „ „ _ _ _ ._ ~» Aa®A- "l"nJfeK . tyPSPil*'^. w. _ A s f > i J2orith_ month
1 . Andhra Pradesh(i978)2 . Assam(i978)3 . Bihar(i977)4 . Haryana(i977)5. Himachal Pradesh(1977)6 . 3ammu & Kashmir(i977)7. Karnataka(i978) .6. Kerfila(i977)9. Madhya Pr adeshd 977)1O.naharashtra(i978)11.nBghalayal1978)12.Nagaland(1978)13.0rissa(i977)i4.Punjab(i977)15.Rajasthan(i977)16.Sikkitn(i979)17.Tamil Nadu(i977)18.Uttar Pradesh(i977)19.West Benqai(i977)UNION TERRITORIES;1 . Oelhi(i977")2 . Goa,0aman & 0iu(i977)3 . Mizoram(i979)4 . Pondicherry(i977) 2
219
3175
1974192813
196
1618
28
371
4122
219
3175
1974192813
196
1618
28
371
4122
219
3175
1974192813
196
1618
28
371
4122
6• - 3
6«' 2_ -
44662
11
104
. -
9- -
a. • •
12
6362-44662-11
104..57—
_12
6362
-44662
• -11
104
57
— -
— -12
TOTAL: 333 333 333 72 70 70
£JAW1ENT-II
GENERAL ELECTION TO THE LOK SABHA. 1980
i n theShipper of pJ-jBctJ.aj^j^etJ.tj^j\^J'iJ^edj^j:)j^p^sjij^^^High *Caurfes and appgais in ths, Supremsr Court.
(As on 30,11 .86 ) •
o.f'Jo, Na'mQ of State"/"" XXe'^^^P^T^?-P"P3,' Xn~ ]tlio Tli ih~C'our't]s'»'"Ap'p'Bg*ln"*i*n'/th'Q ~SuT>r~mB CoUrT.Union FilocT^ ~~^" piVpoVed" Vf *' * * P~Bndi ng ~ TiTed_.^ijUpj^sjj.cT'J^f "PenUinnT e r r i t o r y , Up^o'the TDb'rTricf'fot"a*l • • . *Upto' 'thV DuYingibtal
and of the - end of the__ l a s t m 'nt-.h ^ month.^ __ . . __J-ii•"'*•- j2ori'':il month ^ _ _
2 21
1 -1
1 .- ? .
3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 .9 .10111213141516
Andhra PfadeshBiharG u j at atHimachal PradeshHaryana3ammu & KashmirKarnatakaKeralaMadhya Pradesh
.Maharashtra
.Orissa
.Rajasthan
.Tamil Nadu
.Tr ipura,U t t a r Pradesh.West Bengal
UNION TERRITORIES:
1 .2 .3 -
Arunachal PradeshU B l h i
114
211211461212
142
12
Uadra & Naaar Haveli 1
111
211111451212
132
121
111
211
.111451212
132
121
.3
_
-
_1_
. _
1 '—
m.
_
41-_11_2
1113—
1
21--11-2---112m
1
112
TOTAL! 59 53 53 16 12 12
- 5 3 " -
GENERAL ELECTIONS TO LEGISLATIVE-ASSEMBLIES. 1980
UupbeTc^a^f a lec t ign J3-e.titli,°.ri.s f i l e d , disposod[a<fj_ pending i n tha
(As on. 30.11.86 ) ,
Union FXIQO Disposed of , __Ponding Fi led OispolTecr^o f __ HBritif.noTer r i t o ry . Upto1 £Vie TDur i r^ """Tot"!!. UptcT the Durincpjblal
end of the end of thelaafc mTrf.h month- _ l as t month month
IIC ~ ~ Z2Z 7, Z11III32 Z Z 5 Z Z Z'Z^Z-Z Z !l6l Z 7JZ Z Z Z 2 H I I9111. rij j I l u I I 1 UI .B i ha r 39 28 - , 28 11 4 3 3 1
2 . Gujarat 5 4 • - 4 , 1 1 1 1
3. Kerala 8 8 - 8 - 2 2 - 2
4 . Pladhya Pradesh 23 23- - 23 - 5 5 - 5
5. Manipur 4 4 - 4 - - 1 1 " 1
6 . Maharashtra 16 16 - 1 & - 2 1 1 1
7. Orissa 4 4 - 4 -8 ; Punjab 42 41 - . 41 . 1 11 9 - 9 2
9. Rajasthan 20 18 - 18 2 - - . -
10.Tamil Nadu 17 17 - 17 , - 11 10 - 10 1
H . U t t a r Pradesh 29 27 - 27 2 9 9 - 9
i2.Arunachal Pradesh 1 1 - 1 1 1 1
13.Goa, Daman & Diu 2 2 - 2 -
i4,Pondioherry . 1 1 • - • V " "*. " " ~ "
" "TOTALS "211"" " "i94 " "" . r 194 17 47 42 , - _ 42_ _ J_ _
- 54 -
tSELthAL ELECTIONS TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES. 1982
iiii£lk.a.r.Jif. -s^.e.^^°ILS.ei'J-JfJ^9J)Aj^J-J^Aj.J^PS^SlSLSSj, Pending i n tha
(As .on. 30.11.86 ) .
5, No, 'Nanio "oT StaYe"/"* X1X^iojT^Pj.tJti>on's'"i"n 'th'o Hx^^C^uji's^'fCSp^IiCj:'^ "thJLjtuprema iCotFrtUnion Filed ^ PA^Rps^i l t ; Pending"';• "Filed ~i)£sjpose^"Q f _ "Pe"nT e r r i t o r y . Upt'o' thV "*t)*LirTng"*fDtal"" . • 'LTp*to"Tthe" Du"r*ing*lbtel
ond of tha . . . end of the-^ „ ~ „ ^ » i a ^ ^ ronrrhh mo nth «._t.. ' lwnt. month month
j.. 2,. _;. : : : x ^ - - -rccI ry~ ~ ;:zi ~31-2 ~ 1 ic „ 2.1Z111 ii1. ' Himachal Pradesh 12 12 - 12 - .5 5 - 5
2. Haryana 27 27 - 27 17 14 14 3
3. Kerala 15 14 - 14 1 4 4 - 4
4 . West Bengal 8 7 - 7 1 -
5. Nagalend 4 . 3 - 3 1 2 2 - 2• « — - • — . — • - » » - — - » • - • — — — • — — " — — " — " - — — " - " — ' - " " " ' • - • ~ ~ — — —— — — — • — — — — — — • — — — — — • •
TOTAL: 66 63 - 63 3 28 .25 25 3
~ 55 -
GENERAL ELECTIONS 1 9 8 3
Number of
(As on 30.11.86 ) .
5.No. Name of State*/"* 7j-?J&iSJ±P^£±^^^ cTourT,Union Fi loJ^ # „ pi^sjDosed £>¥ ' " _Po*n*di7ig " FilVd ^Dispoie^T'o f " "*"T e r r i t o r y . ••• Up't'd"VhV"""*"b'u'rThg ""ToTal ' ITpt"? 'thV DuVing^""*
and of the end of th8-* -r. ~ T~ ~* — -~- -. —, — «w ~u Aa®.^. ""J2nfe"\ monfcfi*. ^ - ,^-iisi i2nf1''-h month
1 • Andhra Pradesh
2, Assam
3 . 3ammu & Kashmir
4 . Karnataka
5 . fleghalaya
6 . Tr ipura
7v De lh i
TOTAL:
39
6
76
22
5
4
14
166
36
6
25
22
5
2
14
11 C
36. 3
6
25 51
22 >
5
2 ; 2
14
110 56
12
1
4
1
18,1
1
2
- 56 -
GENERAL ELECTIO^TO THE HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE, 1984-85
Mumher£ourt.
i n t hB
5. No, 'Name' "of State/** T^eVti'orlAs on
- - --_L"'s^AOjl.e..jiJiOAL^Ci-'"^?-'i"«'''"i.H 'thi^ujnrbmi TTiP.isj?J°s.eA o f Pondi ng FxTid" "TTidpo^sbcTo f
Upto" the *""TDu"rTn"gToTal" . Upto''rtl:re' DuVirend of the • • • • end of thelp^&t fnrtrrht^ month-
Z Z.? 1' 2 s~ *" *" ^6 ' """?"*"__la.oj: jnon-i:^ month _
I 2 -. 9_ I _ T12 Z Z111.Andhra Pradesh2.Assam3,Bihar4'*^ u jar at5.Haryana5.3ammu 4 Kashmir7.K arnatakaB.Karala9,^adhya ^radssh
1 0,Maharashtra1 1,0rissa12>unjab13.<Jttar Pradash1,4.West 3angal1 5,Lakshadu8ap ; ,. ,' '16.Dadra & N.Haveli1 7.0elhi
525CM
22112212
156
i\ ' 1 ''fl ; 1 ' * '
4
1
212
121Ma
11•J
,' '-'113
1-212-_121__
111113
4231_21
- —- •
11245 ._-1
1_1-2----—--5——1
1
1
2
3
1
TOTAL: 54. 27 27 27 1 0
- 57 -
JAWI.J. .-JUTGENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEKBLIES. 1984
ji'imber of s
(As on 30.11.86 ) •
3«No. f'Jamo o f S t a t B / ^ Tle_ct ion^ P e t i t i o n s i n tj'ho Hioji Court 's." App'cTG*!Lo*"*i'n "t hra" ~5ufi r~om5Union ' FilodT ^ t ^ P*iAP-DS.eA i l £ l - - • - ^^p^n3i.n^ " Fttejf ^5^ijs£oj[uj^aj^~^_~' ^~™T e r r i t o r y , Upfo""tVe*""*"D'u'rXng "t 'oTal , 'upto r thV Djjr'ing^fatel
ond o f ths . •• . end o f the- ^ ~ ~. _ _ — _ . „ , - . .,. «. _ A aS^ "VCinfeK- mpjilihi.-^^ . • • ' • .
1 . Tamil Nadu
2 . Manipur
3 . Arunachal Pradesh
4 . GoafOaman * Oiu
5. Plizoratn
5
4
1
1
1
2
i1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
. : . -: 3
•• ; 3
TOTAL? 12
- 58 -
; ASSEMBLIES. 1985
Jsr of aj,action j>etitiqns >filedJ i disp^sod ,of\ pqndinq in tha
l iAsA A°.u. r$.a-..a,n i i ^JUBsh^slJ-'X J^J.1.?—Auy:.em.8 pPUTj^»
(As on. 30 .11 .86 )
5. No. Nama of State/"" X^^X^OllP^^Xt;X?jisrAri.X'"ltl Ki-^~S'9~uSjCi'~^PP^^"^B^^E-Union Fi led" Disposed o f " " PoTidiiTg" F i led ~T)i^pSs^BTerritory,
IIC ~ "". Z2Z ~ " Z1 . Andhra Pradesh
2 . Assam
3 . Bihar
47 Gujarat
5r. Himachal Pradesh
6 . Karnataka
77 Maharashtra
8 . Madhya Pradesh
9 . Orissa
10. Punjab
11.Rajasthan
12r.Sikkim
13";Uttar Pradesh
14.Pondichsrry
U p't'o"' VhVend ofl a a t
T f ]~"D'u'rThg "rTro"t"al 'iTp'to' r t tiV b*u*r*Fngt h e ' '. ' end o'f t h emonfchi-. lan_fc month month
_Cou^t-Pent/ii
17
4
45
9
12
26
26
54
8
12
24
2
74
1
8
4
5
11-
1
22
44
4
8
7
2
25
1
—4
5
11
1
22
4 4
4
8
7
2
27
4
41 .
4
1
25
4 '1°4
4
17
-
47
• —
1
7
• 7
, 15
-
-
-
1
5
1
7
7
15
1
5
TOTAL: 314 142 14 4 170 40
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STATEMENT SH0UIN3HIGH COURTS AiJO
Name of S t a t e / " Less( thanUninn T e r r i t o r y . a. ye?>r
HC1 2*
1.Andhra Pradesh -2.Assam 6
3.Bihar
4.Gujarat -
5.Haryana -6.Himachal Pradesh-7.3ammu & Kashmir -8.Karnataka -9.KeralalO.Madhya Pradesh -11 .Maharashtra12.nanipur
13.neghalaya14.Nagaland -
15.0rissa -16.Punjab -17.Rajasthan18.Sikkim19.Taroil Nadu
2O.Tripura -21.Uttar Pradesh -22,'Jest BgngalUNION TERRITORIES:
1 . Arunachai Pd, -
2 . Delhi3. Lakshadueep -4. Hizoram -5. Goa,Daman & Diu -6 . Oadra & N.Haveli -7. Pondicherry
TOTAL; _ ;_6_
SC
4
-
2
1
16
14
5
-
-
-
-
. -
-
m
-
-
7-
1
-
-
-
-
_
-
- - 4 J -
STATEMENT-IX
PERIODSAPPEALS
FORIN
B etueen1.—2, yfiara
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1
-
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1-
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1
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. - 9 .
UHICH ELECTION PETITIONS IN THETHE SUPREfiE
Betueeni 2-3 Yeflrs.
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(As on 30i
B etueen3-4 years
HC
3
-
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-
-
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. - •
-
-
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-
1
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- - 5 8 .
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-
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- 60 -CHAPTER-V
VACANCY STATEMENTS
At the and of October, 1986, there uera 3 vacancies
in the Housa of the People and there were 97 vacancies
in different Legislative Assemblies while in the
Legislative Councils of different States, there were
11? vacancies.
Details of the vacancies are shown in the
enclosed statements. Details of elections declarsd void
by concerned High Courts but uhere operations of orders
have been stayed by the Supreme Court are shoun in
Annexure-II.
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TOTAL NUHBER OF SEATS I N COUNCIL OF STATES. ANDLEGISLATIVE COUNCILS AUD VACANCIES.
(A3 on 30,11.86 ) i
's.TIo 1 *Nam8~o"f Istate/ gounciT *of~s'ta'tesi I^i£la_tTy 1 JoTInci 1Union Terri tory. Total Vacant Total Vacant
C R_ C _ JT C RI 1 I I I I I _2I I I I I - I3 i 5 JJ 7 ^1. Andhra Pradesh 13 - - . - . - -2« Assam 7 — — - - —3. Bihar 22 96 - 344. Gujarat 11 -5. Haryana . 5 - - - - -6. Himachal Pradesh 3 - - - - -7» Dammu & Kashmir 4 - - 36 1 158. Karnataka ••* ..-''• 12 - - 63 - 219. Kerala ' 9 - - - -
10. tfadhya Pradesh 16 - - - - -1 1 . Maharashtra 19 ^ - 78 . - 812. f-ianipur 1 — - - - -13. Meghalaya 1 - - - ~ ~14. Nagaland 1 - - - - «15. Orissa 10 -16. Punjab 7 - - - - -17. Rajasthan 10 - - - ~18. Sikkim 1 - - - - . -19. Tamil Nadu 18 - - - „20. Tripura 1 - . - » - -2 1 . Ut tar Pradesh 34 - - 108 - 3922. Uest Bengal 16 1 - - -UNION TERRITORIES!
1 . Andaman & N. Is lands 1 — - — - —2. Arunachal Pradesh 1 - - - - -3 . Chandigarh - - • - «. - -4 . Dadra & N. Hawaii - •* - - - . -5 . Delh i 3 - - - -•6. Goa»Daman 4 Oiu — — — -• — • ••7« Lakshadueop — - - - - —8.; flizoram . 1 - ^ - - » -9. Pondicherry 1 - . " - - - -
TOTAL: 232 1 - 381* 1 117
C = Casual vacancies.'R = Vacancies due to retirement?MB= Details of vacancies are shoun in the enclosed statement{Anne* Total seats includa members nominated by Governor concerned
i.e. 12 each for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Plaharashtra and UttarPradash and 9 for Karnataka.
" 62 "
TOTAL NUMBER OF SCATS IN. THE HOUS£ OF THEPEOPLE A,\;P STATE LEGISLATIVE AS~3"T['1B.LI;C_S
A:.Q VACANCIES,
(A3 on 30.11*1986).'
~S.7la~ "Nama~"o7 's tate/ 'iTou'3'3' 'of~t'n'8~P'so'pl'3' Zsg'i'sl^tTv'a A"s~e'mblyfUnion Territory. fotal Vacant Total Vacant
I1I I I I I I2I I I I 3 _ I I I I4I I I I5I I I I I I6I I I1 . Andhra Pradesh 42 1 294 22. Assam 14 - 1263 . Bihar 54 1 3244. Gujarat 26 182 15. Haryana 10' 90 36. Himachal Pradesh 4 - 63 -7. 3ammu 4 Kashmir . 6 — 76* 768. Karnataka '28. - 2249. Kerala 20 - 140
10. Pladhya Pradesh' 40 -. 320 21 1 . Maharashtra 48 1 288 112. Ranipur 2 - 6013. neghalaya 2 - 60 -14. fJagaland 1 - 6 0 115O Crissa 21 - 14716. Punjab 13 - 117 217. Rajasthan 25 - 200 -18. Sikkim 1 - 3 219. Tamil Nadu 39 - 23420. Tripura 2 - 60 -21. Uttar Pradesh 85 - 425 222. Uest Bengal 42 - 294 6
UNION TERRITORIES;
1. Andaman & N. Islands 1 - - •• -2. Arunachal Pradesh 2 - 30 -3. Chandigarh 1 - - -4. Dadra & N. Haveli 1 - - -5. Dalhi 7 - 56®6. Lakshadueep 1 - - -7. Goa,Daman & Oiu 2 - 3 0 -8. riizoram . 1 - ' 309. Pondicharry 1 - 30 1
TOTAL: 542 3 3997 97
* Excluding 24 seats ear-marked for Pakistan occupied Territory,© fietropolitan Council Constituencies.NB:Details of vacancies are shoun in statement anclosed(Annexure-l).
6 3 . • ANNEXURE-I
VACANCIES IN PARLIAMENT AND STATE LEGISLATURES
(AS ON 3 O . 1 I .1986)' .
Wanie~oT s'ta'te" ~" "NoT 'of ~No "& "Nan)e~o*F " ""Cau"ss~"o"f Data of Dati "of Rama7ksseats constituency." • vacancy. * vacancy'. pollvacant.
1 1 I C Z Z Z Z Z I Z Z Z Z Z Z 2 - Z Z Z Z Z Z ' Z Z Z 2 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z - Z 5 I I Z I Z ZeZ Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z7Z _COUNCIL OF STATES . . '
Uest Benyal 1 By PILAs' Death 31.10.86 29.12.86
HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE
1 . Andhra Pradoah 1 31-Secunderabad Death 19.10.86 Programme to hold bye-election under considerat
2. Bihar38-Sasaram(SC) Death 5.7.86 Election Petition
is pending inHigh Court.
3. Maharashtra 1 30-Nandad R s9 n»' 21.7.86
C o n t d . . . .
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LEGISLATIVE . COUNCILS
1 . Bihar 34 Patna L.AVrialonda L.A.Gaya L.A.Aurangabad L.A.Naunda L.A. * •Bhojpur L.A. .Rohtas L.A.Saran L.A.Siuan L.A.Copal Ganj L.A.Uost Champaran L.AVEast Champaran L.A.f'iuz3ffarpur L.A.Vaiohal i L.A.Sitam^rhi L.A.Darbhanga L.A.fadhubani L.A.Samastipur L.A. .Honghyr L.A.Begusarai-cum- ..'Khagaria L.A.Bhagalpur L:.A, .Purnoa L.A.Katihar L.A.Santhal Parganas L'.A.(2 ooata)Hazaribagh L*A'.Ciridih L.A.Palamau L.A,Ranchi L.A.(2 seats)Dhanbad L.A.Singhbhum L.A.(2 seats)PlacJhepura L.A.
Ratired 11 membersrotirad on6.5.78. 11memborsratirod on31.5.80 and13 membersrotired on6.5.82.
Information regardingconotitution of localbodies(Members of uhichconstitute the electorateof local authoritiesconstituencies)* isauaitod from the ChiefElectoral Officer.
Contd.'. .
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4 5"
2. 3ammu & .15 By MLAsKashmir (Tahsil Kargil)
(1 seat)
O Province(4 seats)
Kashmir Province(3 seats)
Tahsil Ladakh{1 seat.)
District Poonch(1 seat .)
Kashmir Province(2 seat )
Provinco(2 seats)
Doda District(1 seat )
Retired
Retired
Retired
Retired.
Retired
Retired
Retired
Retired
.5.9.84
11.9.84
11.9.84
5.3.86
•5. -3. 86
5.3.86
5.3.86
5.3.86
3ammu & Kashmir LegislatiAssembly has been dissolv
Contd...
3. Karnataka 21
4. Maharashtra 8
Bidar L.A.Gulbarga L.A,Bijapur L.A.Belgaum L.Av(2 seats)Uttara-Kannada L.Ar.Dharuad L.A:. • * .(2 seats)Raichur L'.A'.Bel lary L.A.Chitradurga L. f i .Shimoga L.A.Dakshina-Kannada L.A".Chickmagalur L.A.Hassan L.A.Tumkur L.A.Mandya L.A.Bangalore L.A,Kolar L.A".Kadagu L.A.Mysore L.Av
Thano L.A. ;
Uardha-cu.m-Chandrapur-cum-nadhchir'a l i L.Ai#
Ammwnti L.A.Raignd-cum—Rstnaqiri— -cum-Sindhudurg L.A',
Osarnanabad-cum-La tur-cum-Bood L.A'.
Nashik L.A'.Perbhani L.A1,
Retired 7 msmbersretired on1.7.78/7 membersretired on14.5.80 and7 membersretired on11.6.82.'
Aurangabad-cum-Dalna L.A', j
Ratirsd -5.12.86
Retired 27.6.84
rIJRetired 7.7.'82» • . . • .
Certain local bodiesyet to be constituted.Tha Commission hasdecided to hold electionsonly after a l l localbodies are constituted.
Prssent strsnth of theconstituent local bodiaslsss than 85/5. So i t Uasdecided not to hold elect
-do-
-do-
Contd . . .
J II39 Ratirad5. Uttar Pradaah Tehri Garhual L.A.
Garhual L.A.Kumaon L.A.Moradabad-Bijnor L.A.Rampur-Bareilloy L.A.Badaun L.fi.Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur L.AvHardoi L.A.Kheri L.A.SItapur L.A.Lunknou-Unnao L.A.Rao Baroli L.A.Pratapgarh L.A.:
Sultanpur L.A.Bara Banki L.A.Bahraich L.A.Gonda L.A.Faizabad L.AVBasti L.A.Gorakhpur L.A'Deoria L.A.Azamgarh L.A.Ball ia L.A.'Ghazlpur L.A.1
Daunpur L .A.Uaranasi L.A.:
nirzapur L.A.Allahabad L.A.1
Banda-Hamirpur L.A.3hansi- 3alaun^»Lalitpur L.A.Kanpur-Fatehpur L.A.Etauah~Farrukhabad L.A.Agra UAr«?
26 mombararetired on5.5.80 and13 mambarsretirad on5.5.82.
RaconstitutionLocal Bodia3auaitod.
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I I IIIIII I I I IUttar Pradesh(Contd.)
4
RetiredMathura-EtauaMainpuri L.A1,1
(2 seats) •Al igarh L.A.Bulandshahr L!.A'.Floorut-Ghaziabad L.AHuzaffarnagar L'.A.Saharanpur L.A.1
Reconst i tut ion ofLocal Bodiesawaited.
CASUAL .VACANCIES:
Dammu & Kashmir By Kashmir Panchayat Rogn. 11.6.83 Panchayat3 i nKashmir provincehave not beenconst i tu ted .
LEGISLATIVE-ASSEMBLIES
1 . Andhra Prado3h 2 167~Kalyandurg(SC) : Death73-Polaram(ST) Death
28.&;8611.3.86
2. Gujarat 108-Fladasa Death 17.11.86 Programme underconsiderat ion.
3. Haryana 14-Dundla (Sc)63-Bhadra79-Adampur
Regn.Rogn.Regn.
28.9.859.9.85
31.7.66
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4. Oammu 4 Kashmir 7 6 7.11.86
6 ,
3&K ssolv.
5. Maharashtra 1
,6. Madhya Pradesh 2
7. Nagaland
8. Punjab
9. Ut tsr Pradosh
lO.Uost Bangs!
1
2
11.Pondicherry
211-Nilanga
14-Lahar
274-Indore-V
1-Dimapur-I
12-Beas31-0allandur Central
16-Kashipur323-Rath
108-3adavpur106-Chinaurah18 5—Tnrakoshuar73-Chapra
212-Ramnagar270-Burduan North
13-B8hour
Ragn.
Election'
20.2.86
17.2.86void
by High Court.
Ragn. 2.5.2.86
Dsath
DaathDaath
Ragn.Death
Roqn.OaathDaathDaathDeathRogn.
Death
22.2.86
28.4.8620.2.86
1.12.852.1.86
24.1.86 J16.6.86 •6.7.86 j
17.9.86 «11.10.86 }31.10.36 |
21.12.85
Appsal is panding inSupreme Court,
Election Petition ispending,election defers t i l l i t is disposed o
Term of the Usst BepgaLegislative Assembly iduo to expires on 13.6.As the tarm le f t is Isthan a year, no actionbeing takan to f i l l thvacancies.
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STATEMENT SHOUING DETAILS OF ELECTIONS DECLARED VOID BY HIGH COURTS BUTUHERE THE ORDERS HAVE BEEN STAYED BY SUPREME COURT. . . . . ;•
"s.No. N o . i Name o f Cons t i t uency Cause , Date of vacancy Remarks
Z Z Z Z Z Z I Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z £ Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z : E Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z i E Z Z Z Z Z Z I1. Dadra 4 Nagar Haveli Election declared void 2.4.85 Appeal against High Court's
Parliamentary by Bombay High Court. order pending in SupremeConstituency. Court,stay granted by
, Supreme Court on 15.7.85.
2. 151—Armorio(ST) Election declared void 30.11.85 Appeal against High Court'sAs3ombly Constituency. by Bombay High Court. order pending in Supreme(Maharashtra.) . Court, 3tay granted by ths
Supreme Court on 30.11.85.
3. 256-Oagtial assembly Election declared void 10.6.86 Appeal against High Court'sConstituency(Andhra Pradesh)'.' by Andhra Pradesh High CourtV order pending in Supreme
Court, stay granted by thaSupreme Court on 30.6.86.
4. 135—Srikalahasti Election doclared voidAssembly Constituency. by Andhra Pradesh High Court. 18.3.86 Appeal against High Court's(Andhra Pradesh). ' order pending in Supreme
Court, stay granted by theSupreme Court on 8.4.86.
5. Maharashtra Legislative Election declared void Appeal against High Court'sCouncil(2 vacancies of by Bombay High Court. 24.10V85 ordor pending in SupremeBombay Local Authorities)'.1 Court, stay granted by the
Supreme Court on 26.11.85.
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CHAPTER - VI
BYE-ELECTIONS TO THE HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE/LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
Bye-alsction to fill 16 vacancies: 2 from Parliamentary
constituencies and 14 from Legislative Assemblies of Bihar,
Haryana, Karnataka, Pladhya Pradesh, Orissa and Tripura,
uara held uith tho date of poll in November, 1986. The
details of these vacancies are given in the table given
STATE Lok Sabha_C o_ns ti_t u.e_ncy_.
Assembly_c o_ns_t i_tu_e ncy_.
1. Bihar
2 . Haryana
3. Karnataka
4. fiadhya Pradesh
5. Orissa
6. Tripura
29-Banka
3—Raichur
100-Rosera174-Banka178-3hajha248-Konch
67—Tosham
53-Kallambeila107—SrirangapatnaT15-Chamraja
220-Sausar222-Piparia239-Bhopal South244-Bareli
4-Rairancpur(3T)
29-Teliamura
These vacancies arose due to death/resignation of.
s i t t ing members of different Legislative Assemblies and
the House of the People. Cause of vacancies and the date
Contd..,72.
- 72 -
of vacancy is given in table II boiou: -
p^An^LjAj-iErrr An Y_. .c c NST^ T;J E MC I_ES
S~. f J o • f>to.~ar[d~Narn{3 H a T e " ^ Cause o f vacancy.o_f . cons t i tuency^ ^,a£aHcZ*
_ 1 _ I 1__ 3 4~
1. 29-Banka 9.7.85 Death of ShriChander Shekhar Sir
2. 3-Raichur 4.5.85 Death of ShriB.U.Dasai.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES
1 . 1C0-Rosera . 4 .9 .86 D e atho fShr iBhola Hondar.
2. 174-Banka 23.12.65 Resignation of ShriChander ShekharSingh ahouas electsto House of the Pcoand also to BiharLegislative Asscmblfrom 174-Bankaassembly constituerHe retained Lok Satseat.
3. 178-3hajha 22.7.86 Death of Shri SheoNand Yadav.
4. 248-Konch 24.5.86 Death of ShriJanki Yadav.
5. 67-Tosham 25.7.85 Re3ignaticn of ShriSurender Singh ubouas elected toCouncil of States.
6. 53-Kallambella 13.12.85 Resignation of ShriE,L.Gouda uho usappointed member ofKarnataka P.S.C.
7. 107-Srinagapatana 14.2.86 Death of Shr iBandisiddegouda.
73/ -
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1
8 .
9 .
10.
- 2
115-Chamraja
220-Sausar
222-Piparia
" 3 '
14.
2 0 .
2 1 .
11
5 .
5 .
. 8 5
86
86
4 ~
Death of Shri K.Kampeere Gouda. i
Death of Shri _Revnath Chaure.
Death of Shri
11. 239-Bhopal South 23.S.86
12. 244-Bareli
13. 4-Rairangpur(ST) 3.3.86
14. 29-Teliamura 8.12.85
Tribhuuan Yadav.
Resignation of ShriHasnat Siddiqui.
Resignation of ShriOasuant Singh.
Death of ShriBhabendra Nath fflajhi".
Death of Smt. GeetaChoudhuri.
It may be mentioned here that in addition to one
vacancy from Tosham assembly constituency of Haryana,
.there uere 3 more vacancies'in the Haryana Legislative
Assembly but Commission in consonance uith the normal
procedure decided not to hold bye-elections from these
constituencies on the ground that the term of the Haryana
Legislative Assembly left uas less than a year. However,
the bye-election from Tosham assembly constituency of
Haryana uas held to afford an opportunity to theas under
Chief Minister of Haryana to face the electoral Article/
164(4) of the Constitution,It uas obligatory for him
to seek election to become member of Haryana Legislative
Assembly uithin 6 months from the date of assuming the
office of Chief Minister. Houever, some of the bys-
Contd....74/-
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elections had to be delayed due to administrative
difficulties faced by State Governments.
The programme of all the bye-elections held uas
mas under: -
1. Date of issue of notification. 21.10.1936(Tuesday)
2. Last date for making 28.10.1986nominations. (Tuesday)
3. Date of scrutiny of 29.10.1986nominations. (Wednesday)
4. Last date for uithdraual of 31.10.1936candidatures. . (Friday)
5. Date of poll, if necessary. 23.11.1986'
(Sunday).
The hours of poll in all the above bye-elections
uere from 8.GO A.M. to 4.00 P.M.of i ts
The Commission sent tuo /senior officers namely
Dr. R.P. Bhalla, Secretary, Election Commission of
India and Shri K.P.G.Kutty, Research 0fficar» as
Commission's observers for Banka parliamentary
constituency. Besides, 8 senior officers of the Stateparliomsntary const!tuer
Government uere also appointed as observers -four for Banka/
and four for the other 4 assembly constituencies.
In Karnataka, 9 observers uere appointed, 5 for Assembly
constituencies and 4 for parliamentary constituencies.
By and large the poll uas peaceful in all the bye-
elections except for minor incidents.
Ths detailed results of the bye-elections is given
in the annexure of this chapter.
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Name of State
Name of constituency
Electorate
Ualid votes polled
Rejected votes
Karnataka
3-Raichur parliamentaryconstituency.
7,67,433
3,69,293
12,708
1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .
6 .7 .8 .
9 .
Pl.Y.GhorpadeRaja Amarappa NaikMuthusamy Sethu fluthusamyL.G.HavanurBasanagouda AyyappaKamaladinniV.H.RasterJ/.SripadSanganna ShivappaIbrahimpurGuduri Sarvesuara Rao
INC3HPINDIND
INDINDIND
INDIND
1,69,696 (E)1,64,014
8,7048,674
6,9993,5913,569
3,059 ,950
Name of State
Name of constituency
Electorate
l/alidvotes polled
Rejected votes
Bihar
29-Banka parliamentaryconstituency.
7,83,166 -
3,60,556
7,526 --
J\lania_o_f £a£tdid£t_e Piirj:y_ ""U^lTd votes~*p"olled
1 . Planorrna Singh2 . George Fernendes3 . Sachidanand Pathak4 . S a t y e n d r a fiath Uerma5 . Oaiprakaoh Barnual6* Nagarmal Ra jo r ia7 . Shankar Pand i t
IMC3NPINDINDINDIND
1,86,237 (E)1,56,853
5629,853
5,6294,1772,9292,8811,850
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Name of State : Bihar
Name of Constituency ; 248-Kcnch assemblyconstituency.
Elsctoratg :
Valid votas polled :
Rejected votes :
Mame of candidate
1 . Rarnashray Prasad2. Stnt. Phulua Devi3. Ramashray Singh4. Rajendra Prasad5. Ram Ehandar Azad <•6. Ram DQo Arya7. DBO Handan Singh8. Lalan Singh
Name of Stata :
Name of constituency :
Electorate :
Valid votes polled :
Rejected votes :
Namo of candidate
1 . Janardan Yadav2« Tamizuddin Ansari3. Bedanand Singh4. Dinesh Chandra Singh5. Subnash Singh6. Hani Rohan Yadav7. Srimati Lata Devi
1,47,900
1,04,067
1,866
Party
I rcLKOI NOI NOI NOINDI f JOIND
Bihar
Valid votes poll i
73,263 (£)27,458
902862495439349299
174-Eanka assemblycqnstituency.
1,30,829
62,416
3,228
Party,
B3Pi r,-cI NOLKOI NOCPII NO
8. Shailendra Kumar Lakhpiria I NO9. Budhan Ram
10. Gaffar11. Udit Narayan Yadav12. P i r t h i Chandra 5ah
INDI KOIi'DI NO
Valid votes pol l
20,934 (E)19,6726,6325,5164,7113,124
809306235203183
89
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Name of Stata
Name of Constituency
Electorate •
l/alid votes polled
Rejected Votes
Bihar
178-3hajha Assemblyconstituency.
1,12,536
63,032
1,547
Name of candidate
1 . Rabindra Kumar Yadav2. Shsonandan 3ha3. Budhan Ram4. rid. Salim Anaari ,5. Drigonmesuar6. Chandramauleuar'Sharrna
Name of Stata :
Name of Constituency :
Elsctorats :
Valid votas polled :
Rgjected vota3 :
Name of candidate
1. Gajsndra Pr. Singh
Party,
IXC3HP
. IMOI NOINDIND
Bihar
100-Rosera
Valid votes polled
39,551 (E)21,2631,072
531334221
Assembly 'Cons t i t uency .
1,37,416
65,114
2,306
Party
I NO2. Satyendra liarayan Chaudhary INC3. Ramashray 8ai4. Nanda Pasuan5. Babu Narayan Singh6. fld. A r i f7. Pld. Saheb Uddin8. Ghanshyam Rai9. Sukan Sahu
10. Vindeshuari Pr. Sahani11. Ram Charitra f'landal
INDI NOI NOLKOI NOI NOI NOI HOIND
Valid votes pollod"
28,280 (E)22,4599,0731,880
925627509495385314152.
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Name of State : Haryana
Name of constituency I 67-Tosham assemblyconst i tuency.
Electorate
Va l id vote3 polled
Rejected votes
Hame oT Candidate
1 . Bansi Lai2. Ram Sarup3. Com. Bhale Bam4. Rajvasr Singh5. 3ai Pal6. Chander Bhan7. Parma Nand Sharma8. Ishuar9. Tr i lok Saini
10. Hanuman Parsad
Name of State
Name- of Constituency
Electorate
Valid votes polled
Rejectad votes
Name of candidats1. B. Ganganna2. S.Hanurnanthaiah3. S.Lingaiah4. S.G.Ramalingaiah5, B,H.Chandranna6. Siddappa7. K.Kantharaju8. Udayashankar9. Shivakumar
: 90,008
• 82,809
: 409
"Partj/
INCINDI NOINDIfJDI NOI NOIND
• IND "I ND
: Karnataka
Va l fd~~vote3 polTe"3
81,298 (E)473330211126124122
444431
: 53-Kallambella assemblyconstituency.
: 89,618
: 64,327
: 1,178
PartyClfJPINCINDINDIND"INDINDI NDIND
Valid votes _p_oT.led28,314 (E)13,45211,1363,415
914351261225223
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Name of State :
Name of constituency :
Electorate :
Valid votes polled :
Rejected votes :
Karnataka
1G7-Srirangapatna assemblyconstituency.
98,178
74,880
1,150
1 . Vijayalaxmamrna
2 . A.C.Srikantaiah
3. B.Doddaboregouda
DNP 3 8 , 8 5 5 (E)
INC 34,241
IND 1 ,743
Name of State :
Name of constituency :
Electorate :
Ualid votes polled :
Rejected votes :
Karnataka
115-Chamaraja assemblyconstituency,
1,04,623
47,531
948
1. P.M.Chikkaboraiah2. B.N .Kengegouda3 . K. Nadegouda4. H. Prabudeva5. Mugur Nanjunda6. F1.8 .8asr appa7. N.B.Qoddegouda8. Khaleel Bebak9. Doresuamsgouda
10. Shivanna1 1 , Mohamed Hamsed Al i Khan
DNPINCINDINDINDINDIND
INDINDIND
25,58318,7242,171
244159151132122102
8434
(£)
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N ama of 5 tata
N ama of Constituency
Elactorata
Valid votes polled
Rejected votes
Madhya Pradssh
220- Sausar assemblyconstituency.
36,003
53,143
1,673
1 . Kamla 8a i Revnath Choure' INC
2 . Ram Rao. Man.ale.
3 . Vasudeo Rao Bagde .
4 . Basant Kumar Dburve
28,136 (E)
19,768
RPI 3,672(KHOBARGODE)
WO 1,549
Name of State :
Name of constituency :
Fladhya Pradesh
222-Pipariya .assemblycons t i tuency.
Elsctorats :
Ualid votes polled :
Rejected votes :
Name of Candidate
1 , Flurlidhar Flahashuary
2. Ganpatsingh Rajput
3 . R . 5.Gupta
93
50
2
,026
,333
,056
Party
B3P
INC
INO
Valid
2 4 ,
2 3 ,
2 ,
votes Polled
879 (£ )
427
016
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Name of State : fisdhya Pradesh
Name of constituency : 239-Bhopal South assembly
constituency.
Electorate : 1,51,052
Valid votes polled : 73,296
Rejected votes : 928
E a58Z°Z "B.^E.^T.^'E^E. Z Z Z Z Z Z ZPEriyZ Zu5*lArv°.te[s~po_i_iec[1. Hasnat Siddiqui INC 36,878 (E)2 . Kailash ^arayan Sarang3. Gulab Raut4» Ram Krishna5. Madhukar Gaikwad6. Sultan Ahmad7. qamar Khan8. flahdi Hasan9. Anant Shankar
10. Hukumchand1 1 . Pandit 3abulal Plalviya12. Tiehmood Raza
Name of State : Pladhya Pradash
Name of const i tuency : 244-Barel i assembly
const i tuericy •
Electorate : 89,974
Valid votes polled : 64,434
Rejected votes : 1,955
FTarne_oT ^ s ^ X ^ ^ E Z Z Z Z ~" Z 5aL^Z Z i(aZ^5 X°iBS. 2P^^^P
1 . Dasuant Singh INC 33,704 (£ )2 . Bhaguat Singh BDP 29 ,2143. Bhaguan Singh IND 1,1854. Shambhu Dayal T iuar i IND 1545. Krishna (u) IND 152
INCB3PINDINDINDINDINDINDINDINDINDIND
36,87835,120
384238192113
715952494336
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Name of State ;
Kama of constituency :
tlactorats :
Valid uotss polled :
Rejectad votss :
Orissa
4-Rairangpur(5T) assemblyconsti tusncy,
85,948
52,755
2,116
1 .2»3 ,4 .0 a6 ,7 .
Chaitanya Prasad MajhiRasabati f ia jh i^adhusudan 5orenSudarsan flurmuBasanta Kumar Najhi •Ooman i'lajhiDabi Prasan riarndi
DHVIMCINDBDP
3AGRAT 0R...I5SAINO
ALL IMOIAFORWARD BLOC.
22,528 (E)18,8246,3472,7041,256
735361
Name of State ' :
Name of Constituency :
Electorata :
Valid votes polled :
Rejsctsd votss :
Tripura
29-Teliamura assemblycons titusncy »
20,965
16,560
160
Nameaf C<*ndTdats
1o 3 i tsndra Sarkar2 . Ashok Kumar Saidya3. Gouranga Rudrapal4 . ^ahendra Oebnath5. Prabod Chandra Roy
CPI (n)INCINDINOIND
951
,211,829,29115174
(E)
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CHAPTER- VII
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS TO MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATIVECOUNCIL.
Biennial elections to fill 11 seats in ths Legislative
Council of Maharashtra uere held,during the month of
November, 1986. Out of these, 5 uare from Graduates'
and Teachers' constitusncies and the remaining 6 uere
from Local Authorities constituencies. There uere 8 vacancies
in the Local Authorities constituencies uhich aross in 1982
and 1984 but biennial elections to fill these vacancies
could not be held due to non-existencs of local bodies
in these constituencies. 11 vacancies uere due to fall
vacant in the Legislative Council of Maharashtra on 5.12.1986.
So in all 19 vacancies existed as on 5.12.1986 and out of
these, biennial elections for only 11 vacancies wore held
as in some constituencies . ZULa ParishadE/Flunicipal
Corporations are not functioning as yet.. Details of these
constituencies from, uhers biennial elections were, he Id'
are as under:-c
Name of constituency Numberto be
1 .
I.Amravati Division Graduates
2.Nashik Division Graduates
3.!<onkan Division Teachers
4.Nagpur Division Teachers
5.Aurangabad Division Teachers
6.Pune Local Authorities
7.5ongli-cum-Satara LocalAuthorities
8.3algaon Local Authorities
9.Handed Local Authorities
lO.Ynvatmal Local Authorities .
H.Bhandara Local Authorities
of member(elected
2 .
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
s) Date ofretirement
3 .
5.12.8S
5.12.86
5.12.86
5.12.86
5.12.86 .
7.7.62
27.6.84
5.12.86
5.12.86
5.12.86
5.12.86
Contd....*
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The programme of biennial elections uas as
under:-
Ca) tha 7th November,1986(Friday), as the last date formaking nominations;
(b) the 8th November,19B6(Saturday), as the date for thascrutiny of nominations;
(c) the 10th November,1985(Monday), &£ the last date forthe withdrawal of candidatures;
(d) ths 30th November,1986(Sunday), as tha date on uhlcha poll shal l , if necessary, ba taken;
(o) the 4th Qecembsr,1986(Thursriay), as ths date beforewhich the election shall be completed.
Hours of Doll in the Graduates'and Teachers'
constituencies mentioned at ser ia l number 1 to 5 of the tab
uere Prom 9.0D a.m. to 4.00 p.m. uhil-B in the remaining
Local Authorities Constituencies , hours of poll uare,
from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Elections usre held as scheduled. Names of elected
candidates and their party affil iations are given as
under:- •
Name of Constituency Name of member Party a f f i l i a t ioi _. eJLected. _ _ .
1 . 2 . 3 .
1. Amravati Division Prof.Deshmukh,B.T. INOGraduates
2. Nashik Division Prof.Pharanda,N.S. B3PGraduates
3. Konkan Division Sn.Bapat,\/asant 8hargav. ,IN0Teachers
4. Nagpur Division Sh.3oshi,0iuakar Sitaram. INOTeachers
5. Aurangabad Division Sh.Udgirkar,RajabhauTeachers Hanmantrao. INO
6. Pune Local Sh.Bhosale,Sivaji Dagannath INCAuthorities
7. Sangli-cum-Satarsi Sh.Dagdale,Rajabhau INCLocal Authorities Haribhau.
contd. . .
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8 . Dalgaon Loca l Sh.Bhole ,Devidas ICSA u t h o r i t i e s Namdeo
9 . Nanded Loca l Sh.Rathod Kishanrao INCAuthor i t ies Makaji.
lO.Yavatmal Local Dr.Deshmukh,Panjabrao ICSAuthor i t ies Gunuantrao
11.Bhandara Local Sh.Gupta,Chhsdila 1 ICSAuthor i t ies Budhandas,
No t i f i ca t ion under section 74 of the Representation
of the People Act, 1951 uas published i n the gazette
of Maharashtra dated 6th December, 1986 and so the term
of these neuly sleeted members u i l l commence from 6th
December,.1986 and u i l l end on 5th' December, 1992.
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CHAPTER- V IT I
REVISION OF ELECTORAL ROLLS
(a) Revision of electoral rolls in 3arnr-u & Kashmir*.
As in other States (excapt Assam) the rolls in
3anmu 4 Kashmir unre revised summarily uith 1.1.86 as the
qualifying data. The rolls of a l l the assembly constituenc
except Lah and Kargil usro finally published on 30.5.1986
and'that of Leh and Kargil on 22.8.1986. Howaver, th« •_
Legislative Assembly of 3amnu & Kashmir was dissolved
on 7.9.1986. As a preluda to tha holding of gsneral
elections sormjtimas in 1987 and in order to afford an
opportunity to those uho would be attaining 21 years of
age on 1.1.1987 to get themselves enrolled, the Commission
ordered summary revision of electoral rolls of a l l the
assembly constituencios in 3ammu & Kashmir uith 1.1.1987
as the qualifying date. The programme for the summary
revision of rolls ua3 as under:
Draft publication of ro l l3 . 24.11,1S86(Ftonday)
Last date for filing claims
and objections. 24.12.1986(Uednesday)
Final publication of ro l l s . 19.1.1937 (f.onday)
(b) Revision of electoral rolls in Flizoram,
The present chief minister Shri Laldenga, assumed
office on 21st August, 1986. Ha is not a member of Mizoram
Assembly. Under section 45(5) of the Union Territories Act
1963, he cannot continue in that office for mora than six
months. Uith a vieu to be in readina3s to hold general
election before 20th Fabruary, 1987, tha Commission decid.d
that electoral rolls of a l l assambly constituencies In
contd...
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riizoram, which uere summarily revised in the early part
of 1986 uith reference to 1.1.1986 as the qualifying date
be revised again summarily uith 1.1.1987 as the qualifying
date on the basis of the existing polling stations as
per follouing programme:
1.Dr&ft publication of electoral rol ls . 15.10.86(Uednesday)
2. Last date for filing claims and
objections. 14.11,86(Friday)
3.Disposal of claims and objections. ' 29.11,66(Sunday)
4.Printing of supplements. 30.12.86(Thursday)
5.Final publication of ro l l s . 2.1.87 (Friday)
In the meantime, Mizoratn is to become a State
and the neu Plizoram Assembly mill have 40 seats. The
Commission has already taken steps to delimit the
constituencies. The Commission directed that revised rolls
be collated by 7.1.1987(Wednesday) according,to neuly delimited
constituent ies. It also directed that age of electors be
updated uith reference to 1.1.1987.
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CHAPTER-IX
REGISTRATION OF BAHU3AN.5AHA3 PARTY
Bahujan Samaj Party, an unregistered p o l i t i c a l
assoc ia t ion , sat up i t s candidates a t the general e l ec t i on
to the House of ths People 1984 i n the States of Madhya
Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and Union T a r r i t o r y of Dadra &
Nagar Have l i and also s t the general slect ' ions t o ths
Leg is la t i ve Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar PratJesh
held i n 1985. I t securad 1.02^, 1.63/i end 1.71^ votes i n
fladhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
respec t i ve ly i n the Lok Sabha e l e c t i o n s . I t secured
2,39^ votes i n the general e l e c t i o n to the Uttsr Pradesh
Legis la t ive Assembly held i n 1985. I t uas thus e l i g i b l e
to be reg is te red as a p o l i t i c a l par ty and uas therefore
registered as a pol i t ical party in tha said States/Union
Territory vide the Commission's notification dated
13th Novembar, 1986.
A copy of the notification issued in this regard
is reproduced as annexura. :
;T0 BE PUELISH3D iG'-ffl-CTTE OF INDliLEXTRJORDIH'ffCf. 'PJ^T I I ,.SSECT IOE 3 ( i l i ) fi$L&>% J2SLT*
ELECTION cOMi'lliciOlJ OF.
f -ri^th'-Ifovember. 1986.•- 22 Kar t ' ika , • Iyo8 C £aka)
1 •S/5»:\:'-' ^ fiersas. the ."Slecxipnr Cgm^ssion nfi Indda. has
considered th^^^ll'cfation-or''r3ah"ui an Samaj Paxtyi'^for i t s
jpegi'sW'atietf'und'tey '-D£T=I.,''3 of.' rffa'e. :E3,e l6nl5yrrife6l"S '(Seserfvation
arid -iliotnient) :0vdsv\''"\96t, "'as "a"political party and the
documents''produced-in support of the -prater, contained in •the--"-
said application, and has decided'to register that assocication
under the name and; style "Bahujan ^c.naj. Party" as an un-
recognised'political party in .respect-of the. States of
1.' Mad by a Pradesh, .2. Uttar Pradesh and 3.. the Union. Territory
of Dadra and.*,Nagar'Haveli under. tho:. provisions 'of paragraph
>3-of''the said, symbols'order, subject.to .the following:. . . .
cohdltiohs:-
' (i-)/ ,:The: party shall conTaunicate to the Commission .:-. .-.-. without -delay any changi in i t s naae, head office,
office boarc-rs and their address, political-principles, p.olicies, ..aims and objectives and anyother material matters."-
( i i ) The party spall intimate the Commission'immediatelyvnene'-'rur any a;nendriOnts are issued to.party .•" •constitution alongv;ith the relevant documents,like th*- notice for the rnoeting to consideramend-.ients, . agundc for the meeting, minutes ofthe meeting,where the a^eninentCs) has/have bcen.carried. " •
( i i i ) The• party shall maintain all records like minutesbook, accounts boclc. r.crrbership register,
-books t tc . pro l ^
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( iv) The said iY:ccrds shal l be opon for inspection at atime by the authorised r e p r e s e n t a t i v e ^ ) of theCommission. • -• •. • . .
(v) The rogis t ra ion granted sha l l to reviewed by theCommission from t i n e to tirae.
Now, therefore , in pursuance of the provisions contained
in/brause- (c) of ; sub -paragraph (1) and sub-paragraph (2) of ;
paragraph 17 of the Election Symbols {Reservation and «*Llotraent)
Order, 1968, the Election Commission of India hereby makes the
following amendment in i t s no t i f i ca t ion Ho. ^6/&h— I , d^tod the
13th November. 'lyQh-.ds t ended from- t in3 to t i n e : -
... . In Table 3 appended to the said no t i f i ca t ion , under
columns 1 and 2 af ter the entry "16,Indian Farmers :and To i l e r s
Party. - Teai l Nadu"' the entry "17.Bahujan Samaa Party - 1 . Madhy a
Pradesh, -2. Uttar Pradesh and 3 . : Dadra.. and Nagar Haveli" sha l l
be added.
By t^
Sd/-R.5-. "BILiLLA >'•
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CHAPTER-X
ABOLITION OF TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE
A reso lu t ion uas moved i n the Tamil Nadu Lagis la t iva
Assembly by S h r i V.R.Nedunchezhiyan, Finance Minister
on behalf of the Chief Min is ter of Tamil Nadu, Shri M.G.
Ramachandran on 14th of May, 1986 regarding abo l i t i on of§
Upper House of the Tamil Nadu Legislature. The resolution
uas passed by a majority of the total membership of the
Assembly and by a majority of not less than tuo thirds
of members of the Assembly present and voting required under
article 169(i) of the Constitution. Thereafter the-Tamil
Nadu Government took up the matter uith the Union Ministry
of Lau and Justice for the enactment of a lau by Parliament
providino for abolition of the Tamil Nadu Legislative
Council. In pursuance df this, the Parliamentpasssd
the Tamil Nadu Legislative C O U R C H (Abolition) Act, 1986
(40 of 1986) uhich became effective from 1st November,
1986. The central government's notification to this effect
uas published ib thB Gazette of Tamil Nadu on 23rd October,
1986.
A copy each of the Act and Notification is reproduced
balou.
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THE TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ABOLITION) ACT
1986
AN
ACT
to provide for the abolition of the Legislative Council of the State ofTamil Nadu and jor Plotters supplemental, incidental and consequen-tial thereto.
B E it enacted by parliament in the Thirty-seventh Year of theRepublic of India as follows:— • > .
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council(Abolition) Act, 1986.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Governmentmay, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. In this Aci, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "appropriate Government'' means, as respects a law relatingto a matter enumerated in List I in the Seventh Schedule to the
0 Constitution, the Central Government, and as respects any otherlaw, the State Government;
(b) "article" means an article of the Constitution;
(c) "Council" means the Legislative Council of the State ofTamil Nadu;
Shorttitle andcommence-ment.
Defini-tions.
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Abolitionof theCouncil.
Amend-ment ofarticle 168.
Amend-ment ofAct 43 of1950.
Repeal ofthe Delimi-tation ofCouncilConstituen-cies(Madras.)Order,1951.
(d) "law" includes any enactment, 'ordinance, regulation, order,bye-law, rule, scheme, notification or other instrument having theforce of law in the whole or any part of the State of Tamil Nadu;
(e) "Legislative Assembly" means the Legislative Assembly ofthe State of Tamil Nadu. 5
3. (1) The Legislative Council of the State of Tamil Nadu is herebyabolished. • •
(2) On the abolition of the Council, every member thereof shall ceaseto be such member.
4. In sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 168, the words "Tamil toNadu," shall be omitted.
5. In the Representation of the People Act, 1950,—
(a) in the Third Schedule, entry No. 4 relating to Tamil Nadushall be omitted; • * ' " -
(b) in the Fourth Schedule, the heading "Tamil Nadu" and the 15entries thereunder shall be omitted. • ' • . • ' . • •
6- The Delimitation of Council Constituencies (Madras) Order, 1951,is nerehy repealed. •
Provisionas topendingBills.
Power toadapt laws.
7. (J) A Bill pending in the Council immediately before the com-mencement of this Act which has'hot been passed by the Legislative 2 0
Ass&mbly shall lapse on the abolition, of the Council.
(2) A Bill pending in the Council immediately before the commence-ment of. this Act which has been passed by the Legislative Assemblyshall not lapse on the abolition of the Council, but on such abolitionshall be deemed to have been passed before such commencement by 2cboth Houses of the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the formin which it was passed by the Legislative Assembly.
(3) If a Bill which having been passed by the Legislative Assemblyis, befcre the commencement of this Act, either rejected by the Councilor passed by the Council with amendments, the Legislative Assembly 30may, after such commencement, pass the Bill again with or without suchamendments, if any, as have been made by the Council and the Bill sopassed shall be deemed to be a Bill introduced in and passed by theLegislative Assembly after the commencement of this Act.
8. The appropriate Government may, before the expiration of one year 35 .from the commencement of this Act, by order, published in the OfficialGazette, make such adaptations end modifications of any law made beforesuch commencement whether by way of repeal or amendment as maybe necessary or expedient in consequence of the abolition oi the Council
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under section 3, and thereupon every such law shall have effect subjectto the adaptations and modifications so made.
9. -Notwithstanding that no provision or insufficient provision has Power tobeen made under section S for the adaptation or modification of a law construe
lflWS
made before the commencement of this Act, any court, tribunal orauthority required or empowered to enforce such law may construe thelaw in such manner, without affecting the substance, as may be neces-sary or proper on account of the abolition of the Council, in regard tothe matter before the court, tribunal or authority.
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TAMIL NADU
GOVERNMENT ..GAZETTE jE X T R A O R D I N A R Y PUSHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 633] MADRAS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1986AIPPASI 7, ATC.HAYA, TKIRUV^LLUVAR AANDU-MI7
Part V—Section 1' Koti£ca*io2s by Govcrsxsaeat, PJILI-C (Electioas)
APPOINTMENT OF DATE OF COMING INTO FORCE OF THE TAMIL NADULEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ABOLITION) ACT, I9£6 (CENTRAL ACT 40 OF 1936).
Fort St. George, October li, 1986.
No. SROD-13,'86.
The following notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Lawand Justice (Legislative Department), New Delhi, dated the 20th. October,1986, is republished::— ' • ' >
GSR. H54(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (Ifof section 1 of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1985 (40^if1986), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of November,1986, as the date on which the said Act shall come into force.
• [P. No. 7 (7)]S6-Lcg. II]
S. RAMAIAH,Secretary to the Government of India.
D. K. OZA,Second Secretary to Government and
Chief Electoral Officer.
AXD PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR 0 ? STATIONERY AKD PBINTU'O, MADBAS
OS EEHALP OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NAIKJ
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ALLEGED DISQUALIFICATIOM OF SIX FIEN8ERS OFTHE ASSAtf LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ON THE GROUNDOF DEFECTION. ._,
Shri Shanti Ranjan Das Gupta and 14 other members
belonging to United Minor i ty Front f i l e d a complaint on
30th Danuary, 1986, against 6 independent members of the
Assam Legis la t ive Assembly praying to d i squa l i f y them
under sect ion 6 of the 10th Schedule of the Cons t i tu t ion
(52nd Amendment) Act , 19B5. The a l leged ground of
d i s q u a l i f i c a t i o n uas tha t the said members uere e lected
to Assam Legis la t ive Assembly i n the l a s t general e l ec t i on
to the Assam Legis la t ive Assembly, 1985 as independent
candidate and a f te r t h e i r e l e c t i o n , they jo ined Assam
Gana Parishad i n December, 1985. The p e t i t i o n uas
dismissed by the Speaker of the assembly on the ground
that Assam Gana Parishad uas not a reg is te red or recognised
party uhen those members jo ined i t in. December, 1985. The
status of the Assam Gana Par.ishad"at tha t time uas simply
tha t of an associat ion and candida-tes set up by i t uere
t rsa ted as independent candidates,» I t uas held that
tha 6 independent members d id not j o i n Assam Gana Parishad
as a recognised par ty . (The party uas subsequently
recognised on 24th February, 1986). I t uas also held
that the members uere not g u i l t y of defect ion under
paragraph 2(2) of the 52nd amendment to the Cons t i t u t i on .
The decision of the Spsaker of Assam Leg is la t ive
Assembly i s published i n f u l l i n succeeding paqes.
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GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
ASSAD LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT
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NOTIFICATION
Tha 1st April , 1986
No.29390/LA.- Following decision of the Hon'ble
Speaker, Assam Legislative Assembly on the complaint
pet i t ion dated 30tti Danuary, 1986 filed by Hon'bla Member
Shri Santi Ranjan Das Gupta and 14 other Hon'bla Members
belonging to tha United 'Minorities Fronts, Assam"
Legislative Assembly against six independent Hon'bla
Members of' the Assam Legislative Assembly on ground of
defection for joining the Asom Gana Parishad after the i r
election published for information of the general public.
Decision of
tha Hon'ble Shri Pulakesh Baruah, SpeakerAssam Legislative Assembly
on 'the Complaint Petition, datad 30th January,1986
filed by
Hon'ble nambar 5hri Santi Ranjan Das Gupta and14 other Hon'bls Members belonging to the United MinoritiesFront, Assam Legislature Party*
against
Six Independent Hon'bla Members of the AssamLegislative Assembly on ground of defection.
Hon'ble Member Shri Santi Ranjan Das Gupta and
fourteen other Hon'ble Members belonging to the United
Minorities Front, Assam Legislature Party had submitted a
petition in tha form of a letter to me on 30th January, -
1986 as follows I
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"Us the undersigned signatories (Clambers of AssamLegislative Assembly) belonging to U.tt.F. party dohereby claim that as oer Section 2(2) of the 10thSchedule of 52 Amendment Act of the Constitution,1985 the undernotsd Members though elected as Inde-pendent candidates to the Assam Legislative Assemblyfrom the constituencies noted horeunder have joinedA.G.P. party and thereby they tovs been disqualifiedfor being Members of the Assam Legislative Assembly:
1. Shri Sahidul Alam Choudhury - Alcapur
2. Shri Sirajul Haqua Choudhury - Karimganj (fd)
3. Shri 3oy Prakash Tewari - Udarbandh
4. Shri Khorsing Engti - Houraghat
5. Shri Haliram Tarrang - Baithalangso
6. Shri Samsing Hanse - Diphu
They shall, therefore, be declared, under Section 6of the 10th Schedule of 52nd Amendment of theConstitution Act, 1985 to have been discualifiedfor being fiembors of this August House under abovereferred Act."
Tha Constitution (52nd Amendment) Act, 1985 is a
memorable document in that i t has removed the evilj
of political defection. It has coma into fcrce uith effect
from 15th February 1985. .The disqualification on ground
of defection has been defined in para 2 of the Tenth
Scheduls to the Constitution and covers an elected msmbsr
of Parliament or a Stats Legislature uho has been elected
as a candidate set up by a political party or a nominated
member of Psrlia ment or a State Legislature uho is a member
of a political party at the time he takes his seat or- uho
becomes a member of a Political Party within six months after
ho takes his seat uould be disqualified on the ground of
defection if he voluntarily relinquishes his membership of
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such Political Party or votes or abstain from voting in
such House contrary to any direction of such party or
is expelled from such party. Similarly, an independent
member of Par ljamant or^ State. Lgujfilature shall also
bs disqualified if ha joins any Political Party after
his sloction,.
Since in the prssent petition complaint has bean
made about the independent members allegedly joining a
Political Party after elaction, I shall not n.ake any
reference to other provisions governing cases of other
category of members.
Ft is a fact that the six candidates against uhora
complaint has been made contested ths General Election hold
to the State Legislative Assembly on December, 1985 as
independents on free symbol. Subsequent to their election
they applied for and became members of the Asom Gana
Parishad on diffsrant dates but before the Asom Gana
Parishad uas registered by the Election Commission of
India as a Political Party. Ths question to bs decided
is uhethar thasa six independent members uho had contested
the General Election on Dacembor 16, 1985 on free symbol
uould bB subject to tha disqualification under paragraph 2(2]
qf the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution for becoming
members of Asom Gana Parishad uhich uas not a Political
Party but an Association of independent members at the
time uhen these six candidates joined it.
before I make any reference to the uritten as uell as
oral submissions made by Hon'ble member Shri Santi Ranjan
Gupta on behalf of all other signatories to the petition,
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I should like to mention ;'a feu facts uhich are relevant
for the purpose of understanding the question in issuB
and there ars —
The Asorn Gana Parishad uas formed on 14th October,1985 at the Golaghat convention. The Asom GanaParishad uas not granted registration by theElection Commission of India as a Political Partyunder para 3 of the Election Symbols (Reservationand Allotment) Order, 1968, hereinafter called the'Symbol Order1 at the time of election in December,1985. The Asom Gana Parishad uas accordingly nota 'Political Party1 as defined in para 2(D(h)of the Symbols Order at the time of Election inDecember, 1985. The result uas that the membersuho had bean put up by the Asom Gana Parishadcontested as independents by reason of ths SymbolsOrder and they obtained the free symbol of "Elephant".Tha six candidates uhose alleged disqualificationis nou in question also contested the election asindependent candidates and they also obtaineddifferent free symbols. The Asom Gana Parishadhad extended supoort to these six candidates andhad not set up any candidate in these constituenciesuith ths 'Elephant' symbol. After the declarationof the. results of tha General Election at uhichthese six candidates uere also declared to bssuccessful candidates, they applied for admissionto ths membership of the Asom Gana Parishad and
' uere duly admitted as members. At ths tima uhansix persons joined the-Ason Gana'-Parishad, the saidAsom Gana Parishad uas not registered as a politicalparty undsr tha Symbols ordsr. In fact* ths ElactionCommission of India granted registration to theAsom Gana Parishad only on 25th February,1986.
The question on uhich my decision is sought is
uhathar the stand of the members of the United Minorities
Front is correct or not.
Hon'ble Member Shri Santi Ranjan Das Gupta and
other Complainants subnitted a petition on 30th January,
1966 in the fcrm of a letter. The complaint petition has
not bsen supported by any verification or affidavit. I am
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therefore, not bound to accept the contention and act
on the letter in absence of such verification or an
affidavit, Jhsn Shri Santi Ranjan Das Gupta uas asked
as to uhy they did not comply uith the requirement he
replied "it is not necessary. Para 6 of Tenth Schedule
says the matter should be referred to Speaker. So, this
is a simple matter of referring. As -per rule it is
not cur duty to file a petition". But it is most
essential that every complaint petition should ba
signed by the petitioner/petitioners and verified in
the same manner as the petition." But as mentioned abova
nothing has been done by the .petitioner to comply uith
the requirements. T.her&fcre, the complaint petition
filed in the form of a letter by uhich the complainants
are going to take auay the rights of six hon'ble members
is not legally maintainable*.
Shri Santi Ranjan Das Gupta in reply to a question
as to the definition of political party said that a
political party has bean defined in the Hanual of
Election Lau in paragraph 2(1} (h). Here "Political Party"
means an association cr body of individual citizens of
India registered uith the Commission as a political
party under paragraph 3 and includes a political party
deemed to be registered uith the Commission under the
proviso to 3ub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph.
" i He also stated that classification of political
parties has been made in the same order and said that
political parties might be either recognised political
parties or unrecognised political parties. In this
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connection he had read out relevant provisions of-tha
Reservation of Symbols Order as follows:
"A political party shall be treated as a recognised
political party in a State, if and only if either the
conditions specified in Clause (A) are, or the condition
specified in Clause (e) is, fulfilled by that party
and not otheruise, that is to say -
(A) that such party -
(a) has been encaged in political activity for a
continuous period of five years; and
(b) has, at the general election in that State to
the House of the People, or, as the case may be to the
Legislative Assembly, for the time being in existence and
functioning returned, —
either (i) at least one member to the HOLE e of
the People fcr every tuenty-five members of that House or any
fraction of that number elected from that State:
or (ii) at least one .member to the Legislative
Assembly of that State for every thirty members of that
Assembly or any fraction of that number"«
Similarly, Shri Das Gupta has also rsfsrred tc
page No. 292 of the Practice and Procedure of Parliament
by Kaul and Shakdher and referred to different facilities
provided to the political parties. He also contended that
according to this provisions the members of the Asom Gana
Parishad uere given a block of seats inside the Chamber,
Legislature Party roon and Office room in the Assam
Legislatiua Assembly Building. All these facilities have
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been provided to the Asora Gana Parishad because it is
a recognised political party. Therefore the Asom Gana
Parishad Party is a political party according to the
•Manual of Election Lau and Practice and Procedure of
Parliament by Kaul and Shakdhsr Including the Asom Gana
Parishad "HUKHA PATRA".
In this connection the following extract from the
proceedings may be set out belou;
Rr. SPEAKER: - Whether an/definition is there aboutthe political party in the Constitution(52-nd Amendment) Act ?
Shri SANTI RWANDAN DAS GUPTA: -The uord "Political Party"is there," In this i-lannual of Election Lau,there arc tuo types of Political Parties-ons is recognised and the other isunrecognised.
MR. SPEAKER: - As per provision of Election SymbolsReserved Order, 1968, uhether accordingto this ordar, the Asom Gana Parishaduas a political party on the date offiling nomination and on the date ofpoll and also on the date of declarationof results?
Shri SANTI RANJAN DAS GUPTA: - From that point that uasa political party from the date uhen thesymbol uas allotted to them and accordingto Rule 6(2) (A) and (B) on the date ofelection they have automatically becomepolitical party by obtaining 63 seats andmore than 4 % votes.
Plr. SPEAKER: - You have shoun the gazette. As per gazettenotification uhat is the status of AsomGana Parishad including these six IndependentMembers?
Shri SANTI RANDAN DAS GUPTA:— As per direction of ElectionCommission they fought, as Independentmembers uith Common Symbol 'Elephant1* Thsirstatus uas Independent.
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The six hon'ble members uho had joined the Asom
Gana Parishad after their election and against whom the
present complaint petition has bean filed appeared before
me and each of them had submitted a written statement
alonguith a copy of notification dated 25th February,
1986 issued by the Election Commission according recognition
to the Asom Gana Parishad and resarving the symbol
"Elephant" to Asom Gana Parishad and delating the said
symbol "elephant" from the list of free sytabols. All of
them have also submitted a copy of letter issued by the
Pr.esident-in-chief of the Asom Gana Parishad admitting
them into the Asom Gana Parishad. From the records
they supplied to ma it appears ail of them had joined the
Asom Gana Parishad in the month of December, 1935
immediately after the results of the election uere
announced. All of them have admitted that they contested
the 1985 election as independents but .supported by the
Asom Gana Parishad and that uhen they joined the Asom
Gana Parishad it uas an association of persons and not
a political party as defined in Para 2(1) (h) of the
Election Symbols(Reservation and Allotment)Order,1963.
All of them have also assarted that the complaint petition
in the form of the letter is not legally maintainable;
and is liable to be rejected.
As regards tha contention of Shri Das Gupta that
a 'political party1 may be a recognised political party
or unrecognised political party it may be stated tnat
the answer to this point: is very much obvious in the
Election Syrnbols(Ressrvation and Allotment) Order,1953."
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Para 6(1) of tha order deals uith classification
of political partias and states that "political parties are
either recognised political parties or unrecognised political
partias". Again uhat is a recognised political party ha3
been defined in para 6(2) of the order uhich I have already
referred to. Para 6 of the Symbols order deals uith
Political Parties. Tha expression •political party' is
defined in para 2(l)(h) of the said order and it, inter
alia, means as Association or body of individual citizens
of India registered uith the Commission as political party
under para 3. Para 3 of the Symbols order lays doun tha
procedure for obtaining registration as a political party
from the Election Commission of India and the Commission
is empouered to dacida either to register the Association
or Body as a Political Party, or not to register it and
the decision of the Commission has been made final. No
order has been placed to shou that the Commission had
registered the Asom Gana Parishad as a Political Party
under para 3 of the Symbols order either at the tima of
the election or at the time uhen these six persons joined
the Asam Gana Parishad^ That being the position
reliance on para 6 of the Symbols order does not advance
the case of Shri Das Guptar»
Similarly reliance on certain passages from
'Ppactice and 'Procedure of Parliament' by Kaul and
Shakdher also does not advance the case of Shri Das Gupta
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and on the basis of the said passages it is difficult to
hold that the Asom Gana Parishad uas a political party at
the time uhen these six members joined the said party
so as to attract the disqualification under para 2(2)
of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution.
I nou come to the question of definition of
Political Party. The phrase "Political Party" occurs
in the Tenth Schedule to th8 Constitution uhich deals
with elections and disqualification of members. The
Scheme of the Tenth Schedule adheres to a great extent
to the scheme of the Symbols Order as the question of
registering a political party, recognising a political
party and allocating a symbol thereto and dealing with
the question of a split in a Political party are all
matters dealt with in the Symbols Order. The phrase
"Political Party*c is defined in para 2(1)(h) of the
Symbols Order and read as follous: - '* • • ' . •
"Political party" means an association or bodyof individual citizens of India registereduith the Commission as a political party underparagraph 3 and includes a political partydeemed to be registered uith the Commissionunder the proviso to sub-paragraph(2) of thatparagraph".
Thus a political party for the purpose of
Election is only a political party uhich is registered
by the Election Commission of India and thereafter.
recognised for the purpose of election.
Any attempt to give a meaning to the phrase
•Political Party1 other than as understood in the
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Symbols Order uould ba contrary to the Rules of
construction and may also lay open tha constitutional
•amendment to challenge on the ground that it may
affect the basic structure of ths Constitution. It
has to ba remembered that the phrase occurs in provisions
of the Constitution and that too provisions mada by
amending the Constitution long after the making of tha
Symbols Order. It has also to be remembered that tha
consequence caused by the Tenth Schedule to tha
Constitution on a membsr of the Legislature is drastic*
Considering the mischisf sought to be eliminated and
having regard to the consequence that may follou, I am
inclined to construe the phrase 'p°3.ii;ical party1 in
para 2(2) of the Tenth Schedule not in a uide sense
but as a political party uhich is registered by the
Election Commission of India and thereafter recognised
for the purpose of election.
In this background, I am sure that any attempt
to give a meaning to the phrase "Political Party" other
than as defined in para 2(i)(h) of the Symbols Order
uould be contrary to the rules of construction. Therefore,
ths meaning to be attributed to the phrase "Political
Party" uould be the meaning in which it is understood
in the Symbols Order, i.e., a party uhich has been
registered or recognised for the purpose of an election.
The Asoni Gana Parishad uas not a party uhich has been
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re istered on the date of poll, namely 16th 0ecembar,1985.
It uas not a party uhich uas registered or recognised on
the date uhen the six independent members applied for
membership of the Asom Gana Parishad and became members
thereof. Uhen they became members of the Asom Gana Parishad,
they did not become members of a political party uithin
the meaning of paragraph 2(2) of the Tenth Schedule to
the Constitution. I, therefore, declare that these six
members uho had been elected as Independents and sub-
sequently joined the As°ni Gana Parishad before 24th
February, 1986 are not subject to the disqualification
under paragraph 2(2) of the Tenth Schedule and are not
guilty of defection as contemplated by the Tenth Schedule
to the Constitution.
Accordingly, the petition is .dismissed,'
Sd/r
. ; Dr. P.N. HAZARIKA,Secretary,.
Assam Legislative Assembly.
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CHAPTER-XT I
PRESS REPORTS ON ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL SYSTEMSOF FOREIGN COUNTRIES flND OTHER [•JATTERS OF INTEREST
During tha month of November, 1986, press-reports/
articles/editorials on elections and political systems
of foreign countries and other matters of interest
appeared in tha press. Some of these a3.are:considered
to be of special interest, are being reproduced in full
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Date Name of Newspaper Topic
13.11.86 The Statesman,Delhi
13.11.86 Hindustan Times,Delhi
ie.11.86 The Hindu, Delhi.
19.11.86 The Hindu, Delhi.
19.11.86 Hindustan Timss,Neu Delhi.
21.11.86 Indian ETxpre3s:Neu Dalhi.
28.11.86 PatriotrDalhiV
Electoral reforms in Indii
Brazilian elections^
Brazilian elections.
Electoral reforms inIndia.
Brazilian elections..
Language hurdle incampaigning of bye-election from Orissa.
Formation of neuGovernment in Austria,
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• r A CLOSE LOOK 7-fo* Piecemeal Approach To. Poll. Reform* M . BV. S. SAHAY
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IT has been abundantly clear Ifrom the questions and
answers in the Lok tiaona on :electoral reforms last week thatthe Rajiv Gandhi Governmentdoes not have in mind a com-prehensive .piece of reforms be-«ue». t i l e c e x i ^ne ra l Election.AH tnat it has been consideringare tne proposals submitted toit by the Election Commission.The Law Minister, Mr A. K. Sen,iaid< that the Election Commis-sion s proposals, seme of themcontroversial, required deepthought and that one by one deci-sions would be taken and anno-unced.
There Is more to electoral re-forms than has occurred to theElection Commission, and it is ap:ty that the Government, ratherthan initiate a full-length dis-cussion wiih the Opposition part-
ties and others, has chosen toconsider the issue according to
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Much water has flown down the* Jamuna since the Constituent* Assemoly considered the issue
,U is crystal clear that, if elec--» tons are to be free and fair„ both procedural and substantive
reforms are essential .Money* power and muscle power iru<t be
controlled. What is needed is a* national consensus on electoral^ reforms. Rather than the Govern-
ment taking preliminao1 deci-* 6:ons and then discussing them* ' u u'.1 1 6 Political parties, it^ shou ld be the other way round..
EXCUSEMr Sens deputy. Mr H. R.
Bhardwaj, let it be known inthe Lok\Sabha that the Govern-ment was giving no thought to
; proportional representation, eith-er in its unadulterated form orwith suitable variation. H:s ex-cuse was that the Election Com-mission had never.recommendedit, that even the Constituent As-sembly had considered it butopt recommended it for generalelections.
~ It is heartening to know thatthe Government ha3 decided onintroduction of the electronicvoting machine. The ElectionCommission, it will be recalled,experimented with it in a Keralaconstituency but the SupremeCourt declared it illegal on tech-nical grounds. Since there is aconsensus on the electronic vot-ing machine, introduction shouldnot cause problems. Whetherit will eliminate booth capturingor bogus voting wiii depend onthe fairness and integrity ofbooth officials.
Much more remains to be cone.In recent months there havebeen seminars and studies onthe subject. In April this year,the Rajaji International Instituteof Parliamentary Affairs held ateminar on the subject. Later,Mr L. P. Singh, former Home .Secretary, did a very comprehen-,sive study for the Centre for:Policy Research, which has been;published in book form. Andnow Mr Ramakrisbna Hegde h i s .come out with a tract on elec-toral reforms.
It would be useful to confine <this article, for the sake of con-,venience, to last week's repliesin Parliament and to the RajajiSeminar, both of which suggestpiecemeal reforms. The othertwo studies will be discussed inthe next artiile.
The written answers given inthe Lok Sasaa indicate the driftof the Election Commission'ssuggestions. These include stepsto el.minate non-serious candi-dates. Those who fail to secure20/o of the valid votes wouldstand disqualified from contest-ing polls. The minimum numbercf vctes required for refund ofdeposits would increase and thedisqualified candidates would bedenied facilities such as priorityallotment of telephones and sub-sidized supply of printing pap-ers. Mo candidate can contestflections from more than twoconstituencies.
The Commission has proposeddisqualiiicat.on of persons withproven criminal records, a shadypast, or those who have beendetained or exteraed under spe-
{c 'al l a w s - l ' n e ' e r m "criminalrecords" will have to be definedin consultation with the politicalparties. A person convicted foran offence involving moral turpi-
tude too would" stand "disquali-fied. Those indulging in violenceduring an election campaignwould.be summarily tried, andif convicted, disqualified.
In order to prevent fraudulentfiling of nomination papers, theCommission has suggested that.in a parliamentary election, theremust be a proposer from eachAssembly segment, and in thecase of an Assembly election,from each electoral part. Photo-graphs of proposers must be sub-mitted.
In order to prevent booth-cap-turing, the Commission has sug-gested an amendment of thePeople's Representation Act. Aperson would be guilty of booth-capturing if he armed himselfwith lethal weapons, seized apolling booth or station, madethe polling party surrender the.ballot papers and then used themin favour of h~is candidate. Inau->encing, corrupting or intimidat-ing polling officials too wouldamount to bootn^capturing andbe punishable with' up to twoyears' sentence and fine. Thoseindulging in • booth-capturingwould stand disqualified for sixyears.
It is thus clear from the sum-mary of the Election Commis-sion's recommendations that theCommission's aim has been mod-est: to tackle the minimum prac-tical aspects of holding an elec-tion. There is no recommendationen proportional representation.State financing of elections, orexpansion of the Election Com-mission.
The seminar held in Delhi bythe P.ajaji International Institutetoo dealt with the practical as-pects but did not hesitate to .tackle more fundamental issues.It noted the Pres.dent's commit-ment, while addressing the jointsession of Parliament in January1985. to a clean public life andthe Government's intention toinitiate a widc-ransing discussionon electoral reforms. It furthernoted that, duriM the CentenarySession of the Congress in Bom-bay, the Prime Minister hadpromised to charge the electorallaws so that political parties weremade accountable for the funds
' they received.
The seminar pointed out thatelectoral reforms were being dis-
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cussed ever since 1972. These]iel: ,n t.nree caissons: those ou •wh.cn tture was already a con-'sc-nsas amoas i-ie various pout-}icii pari.es and aad &»reauy oeentr.ed o-jt oa a ta i led scale;thOie v.a.ch were 12 tne nature:«£ iiglnen.ng up the provisions:of the exjt_ng e.cctoral iav.s 'and procJG'jrei; and taose which 'were design td to ma&e the elec-toral process :deaL
• Under the first category camethe introduction o£ tne electro-nic \oting machine. Ihe seminarfelt that a simpie amendment ofthe electoral law was needed to
: introduce t ie machine. S:ncethe idea has aow been accepted
•^by the Government, its ad\ act-ages need not be dwelt on. ex-cept to £sy that it will eliminatemany evils and ensure quickerannouncement oJ results. Thenthere was the question o£ issuing .identity cards. The jeciinar zdg.- feejtei that the-e be iisuoc- to Jbegja withi in the urban areas. |
Under the second categoiyjcame State funding of eieci.ons. jThe seminar feit ihat money1
power in elections had to be:curbed. Toe way out 'ass to ac-cept the idea of Slate fundixg.It pointed out that the practicealready prevailed in Argentina,Australia, Canada, the FederalRepublic of Germany, France,Israel, Norway. Sweden, theU.K. and the USA.
Since State funding of elec-tions necessitated legal resu-
. lation of the functioning of polit-ical parties, steps had 10 be takento ensure thit, a political party.had a constitution of its owa,
. was registered -with the ElectionConanUsicn and maintained pro-
" per accounts. The total psrmiis-ible expenditure of a candidatehad to be within a rei'i^ticaHyfixed ceiiiog. In the seminar'sview, the law enacted as 1974 toexclude the expenditure of •*
. political party in an election wasa retrograde step and must bemodified in accordance with theruling o' the Supreme Court oathe subject
STATURE '* \Kelt came the stattire of the
Elect.on Commission. It musthave a be;ter constitutional sta-t'is. It must have the authorityand t ie means to get its ordersexecuted. Its iBtegr.iy and inde-pendence 1531st be maintained.The Chief Ejection Commission-er man not be held out lisa carrot of. assignment after retire-ment. The instance 01 Mr Tri>ved: being made Governor wasa. bad one, the seminar felt.
In the last category came pro.]portioaal representation. The •seminar suggested proportional 1representation somewhat on theWest German model. This irnp'ied sett:ng apart a percentageU sea's to be filled by nomin-ytion by the political parties onthe bai> of the number ofvotes polled by them. This wouldenable induction into the legis-lature of emiEe.it men. However,tir.ee the issye was complicated.an wrpert committee should makeconcrete puggestior^.
How much should be attempt-ed within what time-frame in-rolves s poliiical dec;<;ion whichthe Government should turn intoa consensus rather than arrogat*'to itself. S
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* lJose Sarney party wins Brazil poll ** ' BRASILIA, Nov.' 17 (DPA>- Mr Saraey's victory became all the ** Brazilian President Jose Sarney's more dear as his main rival, Leonel #* democratic alliance won an over- Brizola, clearly lost in the state of Rio #
„ Whelming victor)' in the Congressional de Janeiro. .and Gubernatorial elections, accord- The alliance is made up of the *
* ing to first results today. Democratic Movement Party (PMDB, #j . Centre-Left) and the Liberal Front ^
Although only some of the votes Party '(PFL, Conservative) and ** from 69 million registered Brazilian appeared to have won a dear majority #* voters had been counted, the trend in the new Congress in Brasilia as well „
i was dear, reports said. as in 23 State Parliaments. . *
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* ^Po\\ victory jj* BRASILIA: The Brazilian President. Mr. Jose *^. Sarney's Democratic Alliance is on its way. to t
an overwhelming victory in the congressional. -*•* and gubernatorial elections, according to first f* results today: Although only some of the votes j .
from 6y million 'registered Brazilian voters had T* been counted, the trend was clear. Mr. Sarney's ' f^ vtctory became atl the more clear as his main ' 1„ rival. Mr. Leonel Brizola, clearfy lost in the State . 1
of Rio de Janeiro. The alliance is made up of ** f the Democratic Movement Party (centre —• • »^ . left) and the Liberal Front Party (conservative) ; 1
and appeared to have won a clear majority in ** the new Congress in Brasilia as well as in 23 i4t State parliaments. The Congress will draw up a- f
•new constitution for Brazil which saw the end T* of 21 years of military rule only 20 months ago. 4* Mr. Samey took power unexpectedly in March •u 1985 after their President-elect. Tancredo %
Neves, was robbed of office by illness and #* death leaving the Vice-President-elect. Mr. Sar- . J .* ney to be sworn in instead. — DPA y' A'
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•Section reforms at thegrassroot level
IT was in 1960 when Nehru, the then PrimeMinister, acceded to the demand of the
Naga leaders for Nagaland to be a Statewithin the Indian Union" The question of elec-tions came up and Nehru asked the Nagaleaders why they could not retain their an-cient custom of election from villages up-wards. ..
In the tribal areas of the north eastern re-gion, particularly in the Naga-inhabitedareas. some of the tribes had a democratical-ly elected village council that looked afterall their administrative and judicial pro-
• btems. the council acted as the police andmagistracy. It decided when to start the culti-vating season, which land to cultivate, andwhen to harvest. It fixed the festival datestoo. All disputes over marriages and divor-ces were resolved by the council. In factfrom time immemorial theirs, were the vil-lage republics.
But what Nehru found interesting was thesystem of election of these village representa-tives. When an election fell due. mainly to fillup vacancies in the village council for vari-ous reasons, all the male members gatheredat a meeting place, usually the highest point
i in the vii!age. Accompanied by much feas-ting, they discussed the prospective candi-dates. There was no custom of proposingand seconding any candidate. Any onecould suggest a candidate. All the good andbad points of the candidates were discus-sed frankly and in detail. There were no pun-ches barred. These meetings could drag onfor hours and even days. But finally theycame to a consensus, there was no voting
• by show of hands. Once the election wascompleted, there was no question of major-ity and minority..In fact all the opposition tothe elected person was forgotten. He be-came the leader of the village.
During the election of the interim body forthe administration of Nagaland before theformation of the State in 1961. the villages;first elected their representatives. All the re-presentatives of the villages of a range sattogether and elected the range representati-ves. Each tribal area had a few ranges. All
' the. representatives of the ranges then met •and decided on who should represent thetribe at trie interim body.
. These were indirect elections and un-animous. Decisions were arrived at by con-sensus. There were no political parties as •such, and no ill-feeling was left behind.Above all the unity of the villages was kept'in tact and no conflicts arose in the age-oldvillage republic. In 1957, 1958 and 1959when the Naga People's Convention met todecide on their future, the representativeswere elected according to their tradition.
Nehru was thinking of such a system tobe continued when the State was formedand elections to the Assembly were to take,place. In fact he had said during his talkswith the Naga leaders that the rest of Indiacould help Nagaland to come up economi-cally and educationally. But there was much 'that the Nagas could contribute to the restof India. Some of their traditions and cus-toms were worth emulating.
But the Naga leaders, particularly the.younger ones who met Nehru in 1960. werein favour of the modern system of direct elec-tion and adult franchise.
After facing a series of genera! electionsto their Assembly and Parliament S'nce 1964,the people of Nagaland seem to have be-come subject to all the evils of the electionsystem that plague the other parts of India.
From ancient times. Nagas had a systemof feasts in their villages. When one family
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accumulated wealth thanks to a good harve-s t it held a feast for all the villagers. Thiswas an elaborate affair and the wife andhusband together carried out certain tradi-tional rites, almost similar to Vedic rites.Only those who conducted such feastscould wear special clothes. They had spe-cial status, but financially they came downto the levels of others by spending lavishlyon the feast
But in recent times the 'feasts' were heldby another kind of leaders, the prospective
i. candidates in the present day elections." Money spent was not earned by them like
the old-time leaders. Elections only helpedto corrupt the villagers also.
While the Union Law Minister has an-nounced election reforms in Parliament, theNaga people have chosen to initiate local re-forms which, according to them, will go along way to end corruption in elections.
in Kohima under the chairmanship of Mr. K.,L. Chishi. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs,to consider election reforms at the Statelevel. All the State legislators, representativ-es of all political parties, the Naga Mother'sAssociation representatives. Church lead-ers, election department officials and Depu-ty Commissioners of the districts were pre-'sent .. • .
Detailed discussions were held on en-umeration. A large number of non-Nagasfrom other parts of India reside in Nagaland.It was decided to check the records of in-dividuals before their'names are included inthe electoral roll. These documents will havetheir photographs attested by a magistrate.
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It was decided to maintain a register lis-ting the names of citizens who have attainedthe age of 21 years and more. The registerwould be given official status for other pur-poses like admission to educational insti-tutions, employment and other faculties.
The second aspect that was consideredwas more important. Feasting in connectionwith elections was banned. Distribution ofmaterials, either movable or immovable, andmoney by contesting candidates or theiragents from the time elections are announ-,ced by the election commission will also beprohibited.
Local vigilance committees were to beconstituted in all towns and villages. Thesecommittees would consist of representativ-es of village or town committees, one re-presentative of each candidate and re-presentatives of the church. Any adverse re- .port by the committee against any con-testing candidate of malpractices or viola-tion of any of the local procedures of thecode of conduct will have a bearing in any
. election petition filed in a competent courtof law.
These procedures, particularly banningpresents in cash or goods are important in tri-bal-arete where the electorate is much smal-ler than in the plains constituencies.
Nagaland seems to have given a lead inelectoral reforms at the grassroot level.They are practicable in a region where thevillage organisation is strong and the peopteare disciplined.
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Democracy in BrazilSouth America's largest and most populous State, Brazil,
which emerged last year from 21 years of military rule when itelected a civilian president — and moreover one who defeatedthe military-backed candidate — took another step on thedemocratic path when it went to the polls for the mostimportant elections since the military coup-of 1964 (thepresidential election last year was an indirect one). Thousandsof candidates from 39 parties participated in the polls for thetwo Houses^of Congress and for 23 state assemblies andgovernorships in which 85 per cent of the 69 million registeredvoters participated. As widely expected the democratic alliance-of President Jose Saraey, consisting of his Liberal Front (PFL)and the major partner, the Democratic Movement Party(PMDB), has won an overwhelming victory.
Sarney came to power in an uausual manner when thecharismatic Tancredo Neves who headed the PMDB diedbefore he could be sworn in. But the modest Sarney, who is inhis mid-fifties, after a halting start has succeeded in establishinga rapport with the people as his high 80 per cent popularityratings testify. This he has done by showing the common manthat he cares what happens to him. He has thus veered back tothe social awareness of his youth from the rightist tilt he hadacquired.
The elections are also significant in that the 559representatives in Parliament will also comprise a ConstituentAssembly which will draw up the country's eighth constitutionsince independence in 1825. The constitution-makers will beweighed down with proposals which even after a government.'committee's weeding out process still number 438. And thisdoes not mean that they cannot introduce any new ones of their
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RAIRANGPUR. (Orissa). N o 20For once, politicians have found
that the gift of the gap is net enough,.scores of ejection campaigners in-ducting the Ornsa Chief Minister. MrJ. B. Patnaik and the Janata leader,.Mr Biju Patnaik have been in a fix asthe SKnpte tribal* of Rairangpur do-not understanding their chaste Oriya.
The communication gap has alsoled to embarrassing situations. The•Chief Minister had to cat short hisspeech and hurriedly disappear fromthe scene of a public meeting atvillage Tamulbandh on Friday.• After a young girl garlanded hin,the chief minister took the garlandand put it around the girl's neck. Thegirl grew furious, tore away the gar-land and threw it on Mr Patnaik'sface. She took exception to Mr Pat-oaik's action as exchange of garlandsis considered to be an offer formarriage in the tribal community,something the chief minister did no!know about.
* Sevemyfive per cent population ofRairangpur belong to the HO andSanthal tribal communities, will seean assembly by-election on Novem-ber 23.
Barring the Jharkhand Mukti Mor-cha whose appeal has warned inrecent years, campaigners of all otherpolitical parties. Congress (I). Jana-ta. BJP, Jagrat Orissa, and non-
' tribals.• These parties have few tribal lead-ers and campaigners, neirher havethey many women campaigners whoarc needed to directly contact thewotrien voters also ho!d the key tothe outcome of this election.
Fleets of cars and jeeps fitted withloud-speakers have been traversing,
the sleepy forest villages and scoresof speeches are being made everyday. But most tribais do not makehead or tail of it.
Despite the flre-sprmng speeches,the adivasis have remained indiffe-rent to the election. The campaignershave been forced to defer the timings'for holding public meetings after-noon when they return home forlunch. -
During public speeches, the adiva-sis merely gape at the khadi-dadleaders, and giggle among them-selves, only on few occasions politicalparries do employ campaigners whospeak the Santhali or HO languages,"even Mrs Rasabati Majhi herself aSanthal, who is contesting on Con-gress (I) ticket, speaks chaste Oriya.
Campaigners of all the parties facean uphill task as there are very fewcommitted voters. Two minor seg-ments of electorate, harijans and thelandlord community of Mahantos arecommited vote-banks for the Con-gress (I> and Janata Party respec-tively. . •
The Rairangpur town area is astronghold of the Congress (I) but
• allegations of goondaism against loc-al ruling party leaders has tarnished1
the party's image and the educatedand well-off sections in the town arelikely to lend their support lo the .Janata Party. - ' v'"a
Tn; Santhal and HO communities-;"have not yet saken a dear s tand/In-most villages that this corresponder.i,.\isifed, the tribah said that they*!would decide their line of support?after holding village meetings i
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C O N T E N T S
Paqa(s)
CHAPTER-1
Books and a r t i c l a s . 3 - 1 5
CHAPTER-!!
Notes on j u d i c i a l decisionsi n alect ion matters. 16 - 31
CHAPTER-III
Cases of d i squa l i f i ca t i ons . 32 - 42
CHAPTER-IV
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Assembly on grounds of defect ion. 66 - 81
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CHAPTER-VIII
Press reports on elect ions andp o l i t i c a l systems of foreigncountries and other matters ofinterest. 92 - 98
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Tha Documentation is intended to acquaint the
officers and 3taff of tha Commission and ths Chiaf
Electoral Officers and their staff uith articles on
currant pol i t ical issues published in periodicals/
newspapers received in tha Commission's Library,
development in the f ield of electoral lau and
procedure, progress in the disposal of election
patitiops and judicial decisions thereon, Commission's
decisions, on questions as to disqualification .of
members to either House of Parliament or of tha
State Legislatures and bye-elections to both the
Houses of Parliament and State Legislatures.
In addition to the usual chapters, this issue also
contains the following tuo special chapters.
( i) Disqualification of tuo members of the PondicharryLegislative Assembly on grounds of defection.
( i i ) Amendments in the Conduct of ElectionsRules, 1961.
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BOOKS AND ARTICLES
A number of articles on current political
issues and other matters of interest appeared in
various Periodicals/neuspapars uhich uare
received in the Commission's Library during the
month of December, 1986^ A list of such articles
as are considered to be of special interest is
given in the following pages."
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AUTHOR TITLE,. l i
A. FOREIGN ELECTIONS AND POLITICS.
Chopra, V..D.
Hasan, A r i f
Hasan,
Hasan,Arif
Rikhi Jaipal-
Genesis of athnicconflict in Sindh,
Ethnic strife inKarachi-IRegime of dalals.
Partiat:Neu Dsihi,December 22,1986,p. 4'.
Indian Express:f.'eu Delhi, DQc»24,1986, p.8.
Ethnic .strife in •K.arachi-IIThe narcotics connect- 1986, p.6.ion.
Indian Express:Meu Delhi, Oec.25,
Ethnic strife inKarachi-IllThe Tasks ahead.
Indian Express:f.'eu Delhi,Dae.26,1986, p .6 .
Trouble At The UN:Uhy The Times of India:The U.S.Turned Against lieu Qslhi:Oec. 27,I t s Creation. 1986,' p .6 .
B. INDIAN ELECTIONS 'ANO POLITICS..
(a) fiagazines
Abdi,S.N.f1. Sayonara. I'JI:Dec. 21-27,Mr. Abdi reports from 1 9 8 6 ' p?' 26"29'Orissa on the po l i t i ca lfuture of Chief MinisterJ .S.Patnaik.
Ajay Kumar and A Cold Homa-coming. India Today!Raman, M. , Decembsr 16-31,
Tha merqar of Shri 1936, pp. 32-33,Sharad Pauar's 35.Congross(S) u i thCongress(I;.
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Badhuar,Inderjitand Chaw la,
Prabhu.
Bhandari,Romesh
Bhattacharya,Shubhabrata
Chaula, Prabhu
Dutt,Vijay
Gandhi, F.aneka
Punjab:Uhat Can BeDona?
India Today:Dec.16-31,1-986,po.22-30.The ar t ic le is a report
by th8 authors uhocanvassed a uida rangeof opinions in Delhi andPunjab in order to compilea compendium of measuresnecessary to lay the basisfor a solution to the.Punjab c r i s i s .
India and the Superpowers. SundayiOacamber14-20,1986,pp.12-15.
Regarding India'srelations uith thesuperpowers.
Master of the game. Sunday:Dec. 29-
The uriter analyses t h e ^ V ? ' 1 9 8 6 P P - 1 2 ~achievements as UB.11 ^ . T ? - 1 6 5 *as the drawbacks of-thaPrime Minister duringhis tuo year re^gn.
Ultimately a Drau. ; India Today:Dsc. 6>
Rsg. the outcome of t h e 1 9 8 6 " p p * 2 1 ~ 2 2 ' '14 Assembly and 2 LokSabha- seats in six Statesheld in November, 1986.
Betueen The Lies AndLove.
Probe India:Dec.,1986,po. 49-51.
ThB author analyses whetherDr. Abdullah will changesides again and thatwhat led to his alliancewith avoued opponent,Congrsss(i)?
The Fray,Sharad3oshi.
Reg. the joining of theCongrass(l) by ShriSharad Pauar.
Onlooker:Dec. 16—31,1985, pp.24-25.
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Khandakar,Sr3ekantand Ahmad,Farzand.
K.P.Sunil
Venu
P!ustafa,Seema,
Mustafa,Seema
Unfair Advantage. IUI:Oecombar
These are the excerpts lj~^lf 11B6>pp*from the People's Uninn 5*for civ/il l ibert iesinvestigation into theLak Sahha election in BankaBihar.
On a Slippery Slooa. India Today:This is a report by tha°9C«- 1-15,1986,writers uho visited P D # 24-25,27.Orissa to find out uhytha tide is relentlesslyturning against Patnaik.
Raging Bull. IUI: DecemberThe author profiles Shri ?-13»1936,p.57.
P.H.Pandian,Spsakar of thaTamil Nadu Legislativ/sAssembly uho is in the nauspresently for disqualifying7 DNK, NLA f ' ~Nadu assembly,
OMK, NUs of the Tamil
For •Uhom The Bell Tolls.IUI:Oec. 21-27,A yaar'after banishing " 3 6 , pp.44-47.Electr ic i ty MinisterR.Oalakrishna Pi l la i fromthe cabinet, Chief MinisterKarunakaran has rsinstatadhim. rThe author r^Dorts onthe poli t ician's rehabilitationand tha ensuing controversy.
A Ministry in Drift. Sunday:0Qc. 14-20,. , _ , . , 1936, p-3.16-18.
The author takes a ' H
look at the functioningof tha ministry ofprogramme implementationheaded by Shri A.S.ft.GhaniKhan Choudhury.Tha PFl-riP Chasm.The uri tsr analyses-tha recant out burstof Cong(l) WPs inParliament against thagovsrnmentte handling of thaPunjab situation uhich showsthat the party' leaders ara
losing patiencs uith thegovarnmsnt.
Sunday:0ec. 21-27,1936,pp.14-15.
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AUTHOR
Nanda,Prakash
Nanda,Sarada P.
Pandey.O.P.
Poornima .
Raghavan,A.
Sahay,Anand K,
Sen,Anikondra
Nath.
The Opposition. Probe India:Dec.,
Is the opposition 1 9 8 6 ' P^26-29.heading for extinction?Uill th8y ever unite?An in-depth analysis.
A Chief Minister inCrisis.
SundaytDec. 21-27,1986, op.16-18.
The author finds out uhyseventy Cong(l) f!LAs fromOrissa including members ofShri D.P.Patnaik's ouncabinet have sent a memorandumto Shri Rajiv Gandhi demandinga change in tha leadership ofthe State.
The Crumbling edifice ofIndian Polity.
Caravan:Dec._(2nd),1986,pp.23-
9 ftThe author says that todaythe democratic politicalsystem constituted by India'sconstitution-makers is undersiege. Forty years afterindopandsnes, the questionassumes a.nagging urgency —can the. Indian polity survive?
•Jill Lok Dal. Survive >. Caravan:Dec". (1st)Charan, Singh? " . 1986,pp,23-25.
Punjab May Shake Delhi Blitz:Oec. 13,1986,Throne. . p. 9.
Separate State or armedrebellion.
Reg. the Gorkhalandagitation.
BlitzrDec. 27,1986,po, 1 & 22.
Gorbachev's Sear-hug. Onlooker ".Dec.16-31 ,1986,00.25-2.9.
Reg. Mr. Gorbachov's fourday good-uill vis i t toIndia.
Contd...
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A UT HQR
Sin ha,NithlnshKumar
Shastr i ,Padma
SulakshanNohan
SulakshanMohan
Surendranohan.
Uarsha Rani
Uaslckar,Sundsep
TITLE
Oihar Polls rigged.
Teg, tha r^cont hys-alactionin Banka parliamentaryconstituency in Bihar.
Zail Singh, Tha Sikh Verdict.The author states as to uhat
•tha Sikhs expect of PresidentZail Singh? Should he ret ireto his village,Sandhuan? Uillha ba safe?
Tho Discordant Accord.
Ths author dsals uith the3ammu and Kashmir accord andwonders hou long i t u i l l las t .
Gorbachov's passage to India:An er^oty hurrah?
1 3 , 1 5 0 6 , p . 8 .
Probs India:Oac. 1986,pp. 38-39.
Caravan:Oec.,(1st),1986, op.1518.
Caravan:f)ec.(2nd),1986,pp.
Ths author says that no effort 1 6 - l a » 8 9 'uas soared to make the recentvis i t of tha Gorbachov's agrand affair . After a l l thafunfare, houevsr, doubts persistregarding the uisdom of India'sSoviet .connection, .
Why So Many Cabinet Reshuffles. Surya India:Dac'.,198S,op.60-61.
Marriage of Convenience.
The uritsr deals uith thaquestion uhathsr the coalitionin 3 & K of antagonistic forcespull through the scheduledelections?
Caravan:Dec..(1st), 1986,pp.20-22.
A Breakthrough?
The author traces the latestdeveloomsnt in Indo-Pakrelation and the prospects fora neu ora of peace and friendly
relations batueen tha tuoneighbours.
IUI:December7-13,1986,pp.32-33.
Contd..•
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fl UT HOR
(b) Nauspapers
TITLE:
Gadkari,3.P. No casa for Danata Cheer.Reg. the victory of theJanata Party in the threeAssembly bye-elections.
Editorial
REFERENCE
Part i ot :Nsu Delhi $,Dec.1,1986,p.4.
Partiot:Neu Delhi,D
Slide-back in T.N. .
Reg. the disqualification of D e c * 1»1986»D«4»seven DPIK, FiLAs by theSpeaker of the Tamil Naduassembly.
Padgaonkar,Dileep.
At Home And Abroad-GreeningOf Gandhi And Gorbachov.The author in this articlediscusses the extent to uhichIndia's ties uith the SoviatUnion have strengthened as aresult of fir. Gobachov's fourday visit to this country.
Dang,Satyapa1 Political Couardice(•leans Disaster.Reg. the political as uellas general situation inPunjab^
The Times of India:Neu Delhi,Dec. 21 9 8 6 » p # 8 '
The Times of India:Neu Delhi,Dae. 3 ,1986,. p .6 .
Rasgotra,MaharajaKrishna
3ha, PremShankar
Editorial
Editorial
Gorbachov visit and "after. .Indian ExpressNeu Delhi,Dec.4,1986, p.7 6.
Punjab:Sack To The Brink. The Hindustan Times:Reg. the situation in Punjabuhich is getting uorse dayafter d3y,'
*The Threat In Assam.
1986, p .9 .
The Statesman:Delhi, Dec. 4,1986, p.6.
*Assam accord in danger?
*Reg. the unrest in Assamover the delay in the imolementationof the Assam accord.
Pafcriot:f.'ou Delhi,Dec. 4,1986,0.4.
Barman.Ashish Gorkhaland agitat ion:Foreign dimensions.
Patriot:Neu Delhi,Dec. 4,1986,p.4.
Contd...
AUTHOR
3ain,Sumitra K.
Mitra,Chajidan
Editorial
Irri tants of Centre-Statsre Ictions.
Changing The Actors:Barnala's Days flay 8aIMumbsrad.
A Tenporary Gain.
Ths edi tor ia l discussesthe oros and cons of thsmerger of the Cong(S) andOr. Chenna Reddy's NationalDsmocratic Party uith thaCongress-I.-
Patriot:Nau Delhi,Dec. 4,1985,p,4,
Tha Statesman:Qolhi,Dae. 5,1986,p.6.
The Hindustan Times:Neu D3lhi,0ec. 5,1986,p.9.
Mukhopadhyay,Ashim, Gorkhaland Shadow Over CPI-M Indian Express:
Editoria1
Singh,Patuant
poll campaign.
Nau he re Else To Go.
Reg. tho merger of Cong(S)uith Cong(l).
Punjab And Mr. Tohra.
Editorial Electoral Reform.
Reg. the GoVsrnmsnt's
Sau Delhi, Dec. 51935, p.6.
The Times of India:Nau Delhi,Dec. 51986, p.6.
The Hindustan Times:Neu Dslhi,0sc.- 6,1986, p.9.
The Hindustan Times:Mow Oelhi, Dec. 6,
- " * ^J » W • • " * ~— * ^ 1 * »»* *•• I f i l l »** I • ^ * ^ - ^ — ^y
decision to hold discussions iy8B» p # 9 "uith the pol i t ical oarties ina bid to Qvolva a consensusoh electoral raforms.
Patriot:Nsu Dalhi,Den. 6,1986,p.4.
Raman,3.Sri Regionalism: At Uar Uithi t se l f .
Ths ar t ic le is on the currentsituations in Punjab, Assam andTamil Nadu-there is a dividedopposition government that hascontributed to the problem andis compounding i t .
Chakravartty, The Crisis Deepens. Tna Times of India:
Nikhil T h Q a u thar analyses the l i k e l y ^ " f iD s l h i » D ? 0 * . , 7'
response to the Rajjiv Govt. ' b ) p p # i * X *against tho present backgroundof the grouing imbecility oftha Barnala ministry and themounting affonsivo.of thaKhalistani s
AUTHOR
Rajappa,S.
Editorial
Kerala fleusletter-f-Tr.Karunakaran Runs intoHaavy Ueather.
Reg. the political climate inKerala is the assemblyelections ara dua in thenear future.
Need For Revieu.
This is a comment over thedisqualification of 7 QMK NIAsby the Speaker.
REFERENCE
Ths Statesman;Delhi,QQc. 8,1986, p.6.
The Hindustan Times:Neu Delhi, Bec. 9,1985,p.9.
Chopra,V.D. Neu features of extremism in Patriot:Neu Delhi,Punjab. 'DeC» 9,1936,p.4.
Editorial Mr. Pauar R3turns.
Reg. the merqer of Cong(S)uith Cong. ( i ) .
The Times of India:Neu Delhi, 0ec. 9,.1985, p.6.
Kakati,Satis, Autonomy Is Mo Answer:Need• The Statesman:Delhi,C. For Consensus On
Gorkhaland.
Editorial Patnaik In Trouble.
Reg. the dissidents1
campaign, for the ouster ofOrissa Chief Minister Shri3.B.'Patnaik. . :
Flalhotra,Inder
Gandhi,Rajmohan
Pol i t i ca l Comtnentary-AnInstructive Scenario.
Dec. 10,1986,p.6.
The Hindustan Times:.Neu Delhi, Dec. 11,1986 ,p .9 .
The Times of India:11,Neu Delhi, D e c
R?g. the merger of Congress{s)1 9 0 5 ' P # 8 #
uith the Congress(l).
Unity For Uhat ? Indian Express:
The a r t i c l e discusses as 1 g 6
uhat Congress(l) has gain8d D>
by joining hands uith Congrcss(s),and National ConferencejDr.Farooq Abdullah in 3 & K,
Abraham,A.S. Congress Dominant AtCentro:Grouing ChallengeIn The Sta tes .
The Times of India:Neu Dolhi, D8c. 12,1986, p .8 .
Contd...
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jUJTHIOR_
fiulgaokar,5.
Chakrayartty,Nikhil
Saksena,N.S,
Editorial
3 i ng h,Amrinder
This thing Called Congressculture.
RQQ. the merocr of Cong(5)uith Cong.(I;.
Are there stormy daysahead for the ruling party?
Indian Express:I!eu OalhijOac. 13,1936, p.6.
Tho Timas of India:Kan Qolhi,Dec 14,1906, pp. I & IV.
Price To Be Paid For Lau And The Times of India:Order. lieu Deihi, Oec. 15,
1936, p.8.
Focus f'loves To Haryana. The Statesman: Delhi,• .. c i.- • Ope, 15,1936, p.6.ReQ. tne fortn-commg . u
assembly elections-in Haryana.
Back 'To Square One? The Hindustan Times:
The article; is on the "Punjab ' ^ ^ f ' ° e C* 1 5'problGm. The author say3 thatthe position today is similarto-what it stood prior to thesigning of the Punjab accord.
Chopra,V.O.
Rajappa,S.
Rajiv Gandhi's freshperspectives.
Patriot:Neu Delhi,Dec. 15,1986,p.4.
Waiting For Governor ToRestore Propristy.
Reg. the disqualification ofTamil Nadu DP/, RLAs for burningthe pages of the Constitution.
The Statesman:Oelhi,Dec. 16,1905, p.6.
Karlekar,Hiranmay
Sadhu,Arui)
TheGTiLF Blitzkrieg.
The Homecoming of SharadPauar.
On the mcrqer of Cong(s) uithCong(l).
Telang,G.P1. Managing the Congress(l),
Indian Express:Neu Delhi,DQc. 18,1935, p.6.
The Statesman:Oelhi,Dec. 18,1986, p .6 .
Raman,3.Sri Congress In Opposition.
Reg. the performance ofCongress as the Opposition inthe non-congross(l) ruledStates .
Indian Express:N'GU Delhi; DGc. 19,1936, p.O.
Patriot:Neu DGlhi,DQc. 20,1986,p.4.
Contd...
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AUTHOR TITLE
Editorial PR's Darjeeling visit.
REFERENCE
Patriot:Neu DGlhi,Dec. 22,1985, p.4.
Das Gupta,Amalendu
Nearinn A Uatershed?-TuoYears After The Heady Uin.
Reg. the performance of ShriRajiv Gandhi during the 2 yearsof his office as prime minister.
The Statesman:Delhi,Dec. 24,1986,p. 6.
Editorial *Harsh Panalty.
Editorial *An Unuise Move.
*Rec. the disqualificationof'DMK, ML As in Tamil Nadufor burning the pages of theConstitution.
The Indian Express:,Neu Delhi, December24,1986, p.8.
The Hindustan Times::Neu Delhi, Dgc. 24,1986, p.9.
Barman, Ashish,Rajiv's visit: An OverView. Patriot:Neu Delhi,., . ... <, Dec. 24,1936, p.4.Re9. the recent visit of
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhito L/Qst Bengal,
Editorial Advantage Mr, Patnaik.~
Reg. the dissident activity . y [ J ,in Orissa against the Chief ° ' - p
Minister, Fir. Patnaik.
The Times of India:DBc. 24,
Uu ivedi,Oevendra Assessing Rajiv Gandhi.Nath. I Uithin Nehru-Indira
Frameuork.• .
Duivedi,Devandra II~Rajiv PragmatioNotNath Pragmatist.
The Times of India:Neu Delhi, Dec. 24,1-986, p.8."
The Times of India:Neu Delhi,Dae. 25,1986, p .8.
Malhotra,Inder Poli t ical Commentary-After The Times of India:The Darjeeling Drama. Neu D3lhi,Ooc, 25,
1985, p .8.
Editorial
Editorial
First Salvo,
R8g. Rajiv Gandhi's threeday v is i t to Uest Bengal.
What Price Stabi l i ty .
The Times of India:Neu Delhi, Dec.25,1986,p.8.
The Hindustan Timos:
Reg. the dissident activity ! ; !£ rD eJ ; h j ' 0 B C ' 2 5 '
in n-ri"t-e-3 i you, p .y .
in urissaContd.•.
AUTHOR
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TITLE REFERENCE
Patriot Bombs In Tamil Nadu,
Reg. the disqualification of7 QFK, flLAs by tha Tamil Naduassembly speaker for burningthe pages of the Constitution.
Patriot:Meu Delhi*
Editorial *ACP»s Anniversary.
Editorial *0ne Year of AGP rule.
*Reg. tho one year perof AGP govarnment in Assam,
Chakravartty, Governing Is Serious .
The Times of India:New Delhi,Dec. 26,1386, p,8.
Indian Express:
Nikhil.
Thakur,Janardan"
Sexena,N.S.
Business.
Tho author says that uhatthe Rajiv Gandhi governmentlacks today is serious .thinking and a uell-thought-out policy perspective on major
2G'
The Times of India:Flew Qelhi, 08c. 28,1986, p.I.
issus'.. ;
Tha games parties play. The Hindustan Times(Magazine) .\'eu -Delhi,D3c. 28,1936,p.2.
The uriter foals that therejects of the one becomethe darlings of tha other.If the Cong-I has its designson say, Ranakrishna lisgdaor Eiju Patnaik or ChimanbhaiPatel, the Janata too canconsort uith Pranab r'tikhorjeeor Gundu Rao or OagannathFlishra.
uiho is roooonsible for The Hindustan Timescommunal violence? (Magazine)Neu Oelhi,Despite technical resources, D G C * 20,1936,p.5.legal pouers and a trainedpolice force, us have not beenable to curb communal violence.This, says tha author, is becauseit suits the political interestsof most groups to keep members ofvarious communities at loggerheads.
Contd...
AUTHOR
Chopra, I/.9.
Bhandari,Rakesh
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TITLE
Ominous developments inAkali Pol i t ics .
REFERENCE
Patriot;Neu DDlhi,Dec. 29,1936,p.4.
Orissa Jleusletter: Dissidents Tha Hindustanlearn a bitter lesson.
Reg. the dropping of threeministers from the 0ris3acabinet.
Meu Delhi,Dec.1985, p.3.
30,
Editorial Uhy Tho DGlay,
Guha,Samar
Reg. holding of els ctionsto the State assemblies ofUsst Bongal, 3ammu & Kashmir,Haryana, Mizoram and Kerala,
Agitation In The Hills:CPI(H) Using It ForPolitical Gain.
The Hindustan Times:F!eu Dalhi, 0Qc.' 30,1986, p.9.
The Statesman: Oslhi,December 31,1965,p.5.
Re9« the Gbrkhaland agitation.
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CHAPTER-II
NOTES ON JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN ELECTION MATTERS
Undaf sect ion 106 of the Rapresentation of the People
Act , 1951, the High Courts are required to send a copy
each of orders passed by them i n e lec t i on p e t i t i o n s .
S im i l a r l y under sect ion 116, the Suprema Court i s required
to send a copy each of the orders passed by i t i n e lec t ion
appeals. Gists of the orders of respect ive High Courts
and Supreme Court are published i n t h i s Chapter w i th a
view to acquainting readers of tho sa l i en t points of these
orders. This issue contains g i s t s of judgments i n s i x
e lec t i on pe t i t ions - one each from Punjab,
Rajasthan and Sikkim and three ffcow Ut tar Pradesh.
A l l the e lec t ion pe t i t ions usre dismissed by the
respect ive High Courts.
Gists of t he above mentioned judgments are given
i n the fo l lowing pages.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUN3AB AND HARYANAAT CHANDIGARH
(ELECTION PETITION NO.. 13 OP 1985)
Sital Singh ...Petitioner
Vs.
Gurdev Sitich Gill and 4 others. ...Respondents
This election potition uas filsd by Shri Sital Singh,
a defeated candidate, calling in question the election
of Shri Gurdav Singh Gill to tha Punjab State Legislative
Assembly from Oharatnkot constituency on tho ground of
improper recaption and rejection of votes. The patitionor
prayed for a recount of ballot papars, sotting, aside
the alBction of 1st respondent, Shri Gill, and declaring
him as duly electsd,
Ths High Court noted that at the tima of counting
of votas, a counting agent of ovary candidate uas allowed
to be present as required undar tha Conduct of Elections
Rules, 1961. The agents uere allouad a raasonabla
opportunity to inspect tha ballot papars. At that time
only tha Election agent could apply in writing to tho
Returning Officer for recounting if he had specific
grounds for recounting of votes.
The elected candidate, Shri Gill piaaded that tha
allegations mads in the petition uere vague and uera
liable to be struck off.
contd.•.*..
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Relying on Belirani Bhalaik Vs. 3ai Behari Lai
Khachi and another (AIR 1975 Supreme Court 283) etc.
in uhich it uas held that the allegations must be precise
and clear and should not be vagua floating on suspicions
and beliefs but rather should be resting on terra firma of
material facts, the High Court held that mere giving
the number of rejected votes uas not sufficient. The
petitioner mentioned that before the declaration of
result he moved an application for recount uhich uas
rejected by th» AssietantiRaturning Officer. No copy
of any such application uas annexed uith the election
petition.
The High Court ordered striking out of certain
paragraphs after uhich nothing survived for trial.
It uas thus dismissed uith costs, by the High Court
vide its order dated 2nd April, 198&.
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IN THE HIGH CCURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RA3ASTHA:!,3AIPUR
(S.B.ELECTION PETITION HO. 3 CF 1985)
Rohitash Kumar Sharma . . . . Petitioner
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3agat Singh Dayma . . . . Respondent
This election petition uas filed by Shri Rohitash
Kumar Sharma, .a defeated candidate calling in question
the election of respondent No* 1 Shri 3agat Singh Dayrna
to the Rajasthan Legislative. Asssmbly from 57~3ansur
constituency in the general election held in Rarch, 1985.
The main ground for challenging the election uas
the alleged booth capturing by the 1st respondent or
his agents. An application uas filed on behalf *of tha
1st respondent seeking dismissal of the election petition
on the ground that it did not comply uith the provisions
of section 81, 82, 83, 86, 87 and 117 of the Representation
of the People Act, 1951 read uith order 6 Rule 15 of Civil
Procedure Code . The application uas partly alloued
by the High Court. Though the dismissal of tha petition
uas not alloued, yet it ua3 ordered that the names of
respondent f.'os. 2 to 4, including Election Commission
uere to be struck off from the array of respondents,
flatter contained in paragraph N'os. 4 to 7, 8 and 11 to 14
ua3 also struck off under order 6 Rule 16 of Civil
Procedure Code and the petitioner uas directed to file
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amended paragraphs uithin seven days.
Tha case for evidence uas fixed on 12th August,
1986 on uhich the petitioner uas not present. The
list of uitnesss3 uas not filed nor any uitnesses
summoned. Tha case uas adjourned for 17.9.1386. Tha
petitioner and his uitnesses did not appear on that
day also. Due to lack of evidence and material
facts and non-appearanca of the patitioner, the
petition uas dismissed uith costs vide High Court
order dated 17.9.1986V '
IN THE HIGH COURT OP SIKKIM.GANGTOK(ELECTION PETITION NO.1 OF 1985)
Daua Latau . . .Pa t i t i onar
Salchand Sarda 4 13 others
including tha Raturning Of f icer . ....Raspondanta
This s lsc t ion pe t i t i on was f i l e d by Smt.Oaua Latnu,
an e lector , ca l l ing i n question the elect ion of Shri Salchand
Sarda, 1st rsspondant, to tha Sikkim Legislat ive Assembly
from 31-Gangtok Assembly Constituancy i n tha gensral e lect ion
held i n March, 1985, on tha ground that the nomination papers
of respondent No.2 Shri Abhay Singh usra improperly rajacted
by the Returning Qfficar and th is ra jec t ion matsr ia l ly affected
the resu l t of tha e lec t ion .
I t uas statad i n tha pa t i t i on that the Raturning
Off icer rajactad the nomination paper of Shri Abhay Singh
on ths ground that his ags indicated in tha nomination paper
did not ta l ly uith that indicated in the electoral r o l l in
as much as there uas a difference of 9 years betuean tha
tuo.
Objections uora raised in ragard to tha maintainability
of tha petition on tha ground that thsre uas non-complianca
uith section 117 of tha Raprasentation of tho Paopla Act,
1951 according to which the security amount of Rs.2000/- uasIB
to be dapositad by the pet i t ioner on the sama day uhen the
pe t i t i on uas f i l e d . Tha pet i t ioner deposited tha amount on
19.4.1985 uharaas tha pa t i t i on uas f i l e d on 18.4.85. The
High Court notsrf that i f dua to any reason tha pe t i t i ona r
uas not ablo to deposit the amount on 18.4.1985, sha could
f i l e ths pa t i t i on on 19.4.1985 uhan shs deposited tha monay.
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The Court decided the issue against the petitioner and held
that there uas non-compliance of section 117 of th"e Representation
of the People Act, 1951, by the petitioner. It held:-
nSo, the question for determination is uhatherthe late deposit, late in ths sense that it did.notaccompany the presentation of the petition though uasmade uithin tha period of limitation prescribsd forpresentation of petitions, makes so substantial adifference in lau from non-deposit as to exclude thaapplicability of these three authorities to tha presentcase. Expeditious disposal of an election petition uasone of tha objectives of the Act and, therefore, theLegislature made all the safeguards against delay.Section 86(6) provides that trial of an election petitionshall, so far as is practicable consistently uith theinterests of justice in respect of the trial, becontinued from day to day until its conclusion, unlessthe High Court finds the adjournment of the trialbeyond the following day to be necessary for reasons tobe recorded. Sub-section (7) of Section 86 says that everyelection petition shall be tried as expsditiously aspossible and endeavour shall bs made to conclude thetrial uithin six months from the date on uhich theelection petition is presented to the High Court fortrial. Expeditious disposal is not merely a pious uishof the Legislature but a clear legislative mandate.This very objective of expeditious trial uill ba.defeated if tha presentation of the election petitionshould bs treated casually and the mandate of theLegislature is left at tha option of the petitionerto be fulfiled. It is uith a vieu to ensure expeditiousdisposal that sub-section (3) of section 81 providesthat every election petition shall be accompanied by asmany cooios thereof as there are respondents mentionedin tha petition and every such copy shall ba attestedby the pstitionsr under his oun signature to be a truecopy. The purpose is that there is no delay in the trialat the initial stage. It is again ths sama purpose thatsub-section (1) of section 117 provides that thn depositshall bs mads at the time of presenting an election
contd,.....
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petition. It uould be incongruous to hold that the pariodof 6 months uill start running from tha data of thopresentation of tha petition but tha Court uould uaitfor tha dsposit till ths axpiry of tha period oflimitation. It is open to the patitionar to uaittill the last day of limitation; but it is not opento him or hor to do the sauoral acts connected uithths presentation of the petition piscameal till thalast day of limitation. The power conferred on th8Court by sub-section (2) of section 117 to call uponthe petitioner to give additional security, docs notantitlo the patitioner to disobey tha legislativecommand to mako the*initial deposit, as requiredunder sub-section (i), at the time of the presentationof ths petition. To hold that the security depositcan be mads subsequant to the presentation of petitionuould be inconsistent, uith the clear provision of section86(i) according to uhich the petition is liable to bedismissed in limina for non-cor.ipii-tsncE uith-thaprovisions of section.117; since othsruisa it uouldmean that tha Court uill hava to uait for dismissaltill tha last day of limitation.
Furthermore, section 117 requires tha amount ofRs.2000/- to bs deposited as security of tha costsof the petition.' It is no compliance if the depositis made indicating it to be for any other purpose',Tha purpose of election lau is that needless confusionshould be avoided in order to avoid unnecessary delay.When lau says that money should bo daposited assecurity for the costs of the petition but thepetitioner deposits ths amount as Court feos, themandate of lau is not complied uith. Deposit ofsecurity amount is not tha same thina as the depositof Court fees. Court fees amalgamate uith thegensral revenue of the Stctn, uhGrc=£S the securityamounts do not so amalgamate, uith ths result that ontha former deposits, the High Court doss not-havethe sema control as it has on the latter."
As regards the allagation regarding rejection of 2nd
respondent's nomination paper, the Court held that tha
Returning Officer uas not at a fault because tha 3acond
respondent uas given time and opoortunity to submit E. proof
contd....
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of his age. The Returning Officer uas doubtful uhsther he uas
25 years old uhich is one of the essantial requirements
to contest a legislative assembly election. Since the "
2nd respondent failed to produce any proof of his age
and satisfy the Returning Officer, his nomination paper uas
rightly rejected by him.
In vieu of the above findings, the petition uas
dismissed uith costs vide High Court's order dated
10th October, 1985.
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IN THE HIGH COURT DF 3UDICATURE AT AUAHA3A0,UTTAR PRAOESH
(ELECTION PETITION MO.7 OF 1985)
Ram Autar Shastri ...Petitioner
Vs.
Khurshid Alam Khan & another .. .Respondsnti.
This election petition uas filad by Shri Ram Autar
Shastri, a dgftsetod candidate, calling in question ths election
of Shr'i Khurshid Alam Khan to the House of the People
from 68-Farrukhabad Constituancy in the general elections
held in December, 1984.
Tha petition was filed on tha following grounds:—
T. The respondent filled up the nomination form and showed
his party affiliation as "Akhil Bhartiya Congress Committee(i)"
and mentioned the symbol 'Hand'. The petitioner alleged that
thsr.e uas no such political party and the symbol 'Hand'
uss not reseruad for the above said party. When the
respondent came to knou about the mistake, he requested the
Returning Officer to return his nomination paper fcr
correcting that. The Returning Officer uas at fault and
acted against the provisions of section 33 and 36 of the
Reoresentation of the People Act, 1951 by returning the
nomination paper to tha respondent and enabling him to
correct his mistake. As such the respondent obtained tha
assistance of Returning Officer uho uas a State government
officer.
2. The symbol 'Hand1 uas allotted to the respondant only
because the Returning Officer permitted ths correction
of the nama of the political party. Tha respondent
contd.....
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uon tha Blection only dua to that symbol. The result of thethus
Blection had/been materially affected.
3. It uas also alleged that the respondent asked ths
petitioner to withdraw his candidature and threatened him of
arrest if he did not do so, uhich uas a corrupt practice within*
the meaning of section 123(2) of the Representation of the
People Act, 1951. The petitioner uent to the police station to
lodge an F.I.R. but he uas not alloued to do that. Police uas
also helping the respondent and the petitioner uas beaten up
at the police station. The petitioner alr-o sent a uritten
information by registered post on 19.12.1984 about the incident
to the Chief Election Commissioner, Nau Delhi, Though he uas
provided uith security, the security men also colluded uith
tha uorkers and agetnts of tho respondent.
4. The respondent and his agents published statements that the
petitioner uas an insane person. He uas described as'Robin Hood1
of Farrukhabad in a newspaper 'Vikas Sheel Bharat1 on 13.12.84.
Such type of statements uere also published in the neuspaper
'AA31 of Agra on 17.12.1984, uhich uas a corrupt practice undsr
section 123(4) of the Rapresentation of ths Paople Act, 1951.
Tha respondent submittod an application under section 86
of the Representation of tha Psople Act, 1951, denying a l l the
allegations. As regards the first allegation, ths High Court
noted that sub-section (4) of section 33 lays down:-"On the presentation of a nomination papor, the ReturningOfficer shall satisfy himself that tha names and electoralroll numbars of the Candidate and his proposer vs enteredin tho nomination pa par are th9 same as those entered inths electoral rol ls , provided that no misnomer,
contd
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inaccurata description or clerical, technical or printingorror in regard to tho name of ths candidate or hispropossr,or any other parson and the ReturningOfficer shall permit any such misnannr or inaccuratadescription.. . . . . t o be corrsctod and uherenscsssary direct that any such misnamgr, inaccuratedescription, clerical, technical or printing error inthe electoral rol l or in the nomination paper shall baovarlooksd,"
Thus the Court held that this Returning Officer was not
at ff3u.lt and ha acted uithin th9 meaning of sections 33 and 36
of tho Reprssentation of the Peopla Act, 1951. As such ha had
to al lot ths symbol 'Hand1 uhich was a symbol of the political
party to uhich the respondent belonged.
As regards othsr allegations, i t uas noted that the
patitionar had not pleaded his case under saction 100(i)(d)(ii).
If that uas dons, the element of consent uould have been ;
dispensed with. For purposes of section 130(i)(d) read uith
saction 123(b) consent of the candidate is of vital importance
It uas not mentioned in the petition in whose presence the
threats uare given by tha respondent.
In the absence of material facts a petition uas liable to
be dismissed. Tha names of agents and uorkers uho got published
objectionable state(r,ant3 in tha neuspapsrs uara not mentioned
in tha petition. The issue of 'AAD1 dated 17.12.1964 uas not
appended to the petition.
Since ths petition did not disclose any cause of action
i t uas dismissed under order 7 rula 11 of Code of Civil
Procedure read uith section 87 of tho Representation of the
Peopla Act, 1951, on 13.8.1986.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DUOICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
(ELECTION PETITION NO. 17 OF 1985)
Raifaqat Hussain . * . . Peti.ti.onsr
— Versus -
Rama Shankor Kaushik and others . . . . Respondents
This election Petition uas filed by Shri
Raifaqat Hussain, calling in question the election
of tha 1st respondent Shri Rama ShankBr Kaushik to
the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 26-Hasanpur
assembly constituency in the general election held in
March, 1985.
The petition uas filed on the following grounds:
1; Improper reception and rejection of votes;
2. Irregularities committed during the course ofcounting of ballot papers; and
3; Non-compliancB with th.e provisions of theRepresentation of tha People Act, 1951 and theconduct of Election Rules, 1361.
The respondent No. 1 submitted an application
under order VI rule 16 of Civil Procedure Code for
striking off paragraphs 6 to 34 relating to "the
first ground because those paragraphs did not contain
material facts and were vague as the petitioner failed
to disclose the names of the counting agents uho objected
at the time of counting, the number of counting tables,
number of tho round, serial number of ballot papars
improperly accepted or rejectad and names of the
counting supervisors.
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Reliance uas placed on Harduari Lai.Us.
Manual Singh ( AIR 1972 5.C, 515) in uhich the Supreme
Court uhila dealing'uith tha charge of corrupt
practice undar section 123(7) of tha Act had
observed: - •
"An election petition uhich mersly allegedcorrupt practice against successful candidateof obtaining tha assistance of certainnamed Government servants for tha furtherance .of the prospects of his election by writingletters under his- bun signature uithcut givingthe material fasts and the necessary . 'particulars as to the nature of the assistance,the tirns and place Where it uas sought .froneach of the persons mentioned does not furnishany cause of action and it is not electionpetition in the eye of lau".
Tha High Court accepted the application. Since
most of paragraphs had boen struck off and nothing
remained for trial in the petition, the election
petition uas dismissed uith costs vide the order
dated 21.8.1986 of the High Court.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
(ELECTION PETITION NO. 19 OF 1985)
Hari Pra3ad , . . . Petitioner
- Versus —•
Sunder Lai and 9 others . . . . Respondents"
This election petition uas filed by Shri Hari
Pra3ad, a-defeated candidate calling in question the
election of Shri Sundar Lai to the Uttar Pradesh
Legislative Assembly from 93-Safipur (Scheduled Ceate)
constituency in the general election held in P1arch,19G5
on the following grounds: - "
1. Shri Vishnu Kant Gaur uho uas appointedelection agent by Shri Sunder Lai,respondent No. 1» being a teacher in anIntarmidiate College uas holding an officeof profit. He uas thus not qualified.tobe appointed as election agent.
2. Corrupt practices uere committed by the .election agont and the counting agent of the1 st, respondent.
3. There uas improper reception and rejectionof votes.
4. There uas unlauful interference by the1st respondent Shri Sunder Lai and hisagents uith the free exercise of theelectoral rights by the voters and thereuas also shifting of polling centres dueto uhich several voters could not cast votesin favour of the petitioner.
Tlie 1st respondent moved an application under
section 33 of the Representation of the People Act
road uith ordar 6 rule 15 and order 7 rule 11 Civil
Parocedure Codo for striking off the allegations made
in the petition uhich uore vague, indefinite and did
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not disclose complete cause of action. The application
uas favourably considered by the Court and it uaa held
that tha allegations did not contain material facts and
thus most of the paragraphs of ths petition uere struck
off.
A3 far as the first allegation uas concerned, it
uas proved that the election agent uas an employee of tha
Government aided institution and not the State Government.
Ha thus did not bslong to any of the classes mentioned in
sub-section (7) of section 123 of tha Representation of
the People Act, 1951.
•As regards improper reception and rejection of votes,
the High Court noted that even if it uas assumed that the
forty votes cast through impersonation uere to the votBS
polled by the petitioner, the latter uas not able to cover
the margin of 898 vqtss by which he uas defeated, Material
facts regarding the urongful rejection/acceptance of votes
uore not given. .
Other allegations uore held as vague, indefinite and
lacked material facts.
The petition did not contain material fact3 and as
such did not disclose any cause of action. It uas dismissed
uith costs vide High Court order dated -28.8.1 986.:
CHAPTER-III
CASES Or DISQUALIFICATIONS
During the month of December, 1986, 66 persons were
d isqua l i f ied under section 10A of the Representation
of the People Act, 1951 for the i r f a i l u re to lodge the i r
accounts of e lect ion expanses at a l l or u i t h i n the time
and/or i n the manner required by lau. Out of thase 66 persons,
ons person contested the general elect ion to the House
of the People and the remaining 65 parsons to the Legislat ive
Assemblies of various States. The names and addresses
of these persons are given in the fol lowing pages.
A l l these persons uere d isqua l i f ied vide Commission's
order dated 8.12.1986 (except Karnataka). Therefore, the i r
d isqual i f i ca t ions u i l l automatical ly.stand removed on
8,12.1989. In Karnatakc, one person uas d isqua l i f ied vide
Commission's order dated 7.12,1986 and therefore, his
d isqua l i f i ca t ion u i l l automatically stand removed on 7,12.1989.
In addit ion to t h i s , the Corrigendums uere issued by
the Commission. These are reproduced as Annexures-I & I I .
SL.No. Particularsof election
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Sl.?b.& r.or.e !;are of Reasonsof constituency cor.te sting disquali-
car.didida- fictionste ^address
X.. General Elec- 61-«chanta'tion to theAndhra PradeshLegi3iativeAy,1985.
;2V <3o 181-Dhor.e
Sh.Eabu Bhujan- Accountga Rao tocher?1 of elect-Achanta, Fodur ion expen-Taluk,'West Goda- ses notvari District lodged at*»ndhra Pradesh. A l l
S.Kamal Saheb do21/44 Kondapeta
rnool Distt.Pradesh)
STATE:1
ASSAM2 -..
DATE: OF 0IS1UALIF. . 4
ICATicr::e.12.86,. .5
4 .A» Genjrjl o l jct ion 11-OholsiL
to Lfio lagial-^ti-•• (5C)ve 3sS3riily of -Assam, :19S5-.
3 i r i Vohan Qgs,yill.-lP.O." Pratippur,Cocn^r (Assam).
Failad tolodgo theaccount with"in the tineand in thenanncr
.required byl
'. 2"»" - d o - 44-Jsnia
' :3«. - do - '
4 i . -do-
6;" ' - d o -
- d o -
airi Abciur Rashidf-u.3> Viiis fedhiftgry,PO G i>P.O. Gajia,jOistts C3rpata,
•(isaam).
Failad to. 'lodgs 'anyaccount ofhis electionexpanses.
i Indr.2 Prosed aordoloi, ~do-o4-fi3tadro-ba
B3-Sa.Ti3guri Shri ^khesuar Bada,V i l l : 6h-3luguri,P.O. ,n3dactoli,#Distts (bg-on, Assam
y,(Nbar Gopal KirshnaSnw ra i l ) ,P.O. Nig^an,
(\ssam)«
.Vi Us Rihdhola,P.O. Bnngena Ati»Oistts tiig^on, Assam. „
89-Kslial-.or Shri Bhjirib T 3 t i ,Vi lls .dagori,P.O. d ^ j r i ,District Nag3on,( iss
Vilis G jr'.O. Gunjan 3izir,Oistt: N]g.ion (Assam).
-do—
~do~
- d o -
-do~
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STATE: ASSAM OF 0ISrjUALIFICATI0!!:8-12.86
18. Election 123-Oigboi 3\C. ;ta
9.
to tha Ug is l c -civo assiniDlyof rtssani,19B5.
-do-
10.'. -do-. Cbonui
Ponikhc .vr»Doom DQ i s l l *Assist.
Shri DuniranO00T3 Knkajin ti.C.
Do on QOO.TT,Distr ict Dibrugarh,
Failed tolodge rjnyacicount ofhise lsctioriexpanses.
-do-
atn Borah, —do—3ai S id ing .
Doom Ouomrs;O i s t t ' D ibrug- rh }.•\5sr.iTi.
• _ STATe": 3IHAR . _ DATE DF DIS-)UALIFICATIG^;8.12.6i
1. General Elections ^5-Ranhopur Sh.OaVahar LalEai»" '" ' Account ofto ttLhar Assembly Vil l u P.O. electionLegislative Constituency EiaantpuTi TA^.1** ^^lyS'^oxoensesAssfsa-bly 1935. Dis t t .Vei ihali, not lodged.
Bibar.
2. -do~ —do—
—do—
. . s o —
—do—
—do-
—do—
—'do—•
£h. liarib E a i , - -Vill.-Bishu.nsur,Said Al i , P.O. HanlarpurCbandpuraf •
•do-—
iaukar f
U i s t t . VaishaU (Sihar)
Sh. DbusbaaV i U .fiduouBihar.
Vaisbal i ,
-dp—
Sb. Batnesb Kunar,Vi l l . Gobindpur, i'.O.Chandiura, naukar,Disfct. Vaiohali, i>lhar.
Sh. Robindar Hath Singh, - do—Vil l . Chechar, P ^ .Bidupur, 'Uott. Vaichali,Bihar.
Vir Chandra Dhac^t, — d o -T i l l . . Uih-./ar;ur.P.O. J'atlhurpaf,P.5. Eiouv-or, Cir t t .
ftLl
Foilct! toDh. Dhsjrat Ifegat,ViU.-'-j^ara I'ari-Jpur
S&tCTa( Dictt.;iisafi^r;ur,JiUiur *
accour-.t i athe n^nnorrequired byl
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STATE: <Ut«3
1 2
8. — do—
9. —do—
10.—do—
3
—do—
12Wupauli
•--do--
DATE T OISTUA LI r IC" iTIC>! :9 .1 2,
k
Sh. HarihJy Singh, -txf-ViU. & i'.u. . ^fiidupur, Distt . nrY-Vais'naU, Bihar. ^
Sh. Krishna Kr.Hahta, ViU. & P.O.Gariar, via-Ayodbyaganj Bazar,Cis t t . i'xirnsa, Bihar.
Eh. Sahr.co llandai,P.O. Kithanganj,Panchayat Municipality,anchal and PS*
.86
5
A/c ofelectionexpensesnot lodged
—do—
Kishanganj, Dist t . Purnea.3ihar.
11—
12.—do—
13»~do—
1V.—do—
15.—do—5
16.—do—
•17—do—
• iV2-Xati.bar
—do—
—do—
—do—
Sh. Kailagh Kahto,Yi l l . l^ya Tola,Detiaria, P.O. Coharia,Dis t t . Katihar, Sihar.
Gh. Shola Hahto,Daliiyarganj, Gargana,P.O. Hasaii£a.aJ,Dis t t . Katihar.
—do—
— do—
G Singh,Dur|asthan Colory,So. 1, Katihar, Bihar.
Sh. Radha Prasad Mahto, —do—V i l l . JtJhawara, P.O.Dalaa, Dist t . Katihar,JSihar.
6h. Sher ib
Katihar.
Shri Sagiruddin Ahaed, — do—Vill . -P.O. Uowria T'oana,Canukhora, Katihar,Bihar.
Sh. Hani K=nt Pandit,Vi l l . Tetariya,V.O. BanasinrajDis t t . Godda, iJihar.
Contd.
A/c ofoLoctionexpensesnot lodgedwithin th«tlao andin thenannar
by^lav.
t 2
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18.—do— -Jehanabad
20.—do—
—do*
272 - Bagodar
21 .—do—
Sh.Lalit KohaaSin-h A/c ofV1H. & PO.tiagarpur, electionPmi, Kakhduapur,Dis t t . Gaya, liihar.
Sh. Ea^ : J r i t SinghT i l l . i>alkhirai3£an^,i).0Jadava, Distt^i'atnaBihar.
notlodged.
a»«adO****
FrasadSingh,T i l l . Ktusiahra, F.O,Dondlo, Dls t t . Giridih,Bihar.
Bh. Dili Ravida3,V l l l . c< .P.O.Bangrakala,Dls t t . Giridih,Bihar.
—do*
A/C Ofelectionexpensesnot lodgedwithinthetime'T
mannerrequiredby law.
STATE: KARNATAKA DATE OF DISQUALiriCATIDM:7.12.86
1.General Election 26-Chikkodi(SC) Shri Ka la Dundappato House of thePeopls f1984.
Tipnanna,P.O.Halyal,Talu&Athani,Distt.Be lgaum,K^rnataks.
Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
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STATE: HADHYA. PRADESH - DATE OF DI3TJALIFICATIDN:8.12.86
3.No. Particulars of. 3.1k. and n-.rro Narc and ^-ddross cf Reason ofelection of constituency fee Contesting disquali-
Ca .did-tos. fication.
1. 2 .
General Electionto the K.P.LegislativeAssembly, 1935-
Shri Ehogi Rar,<Ta jrr.ap ura Ko. 2 ?Ioharandi,
(M.F.)
Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses.
2 . -do- Shri Balkisan,Birlanagar,Gwilior,(K.P.)
-do-
-do- -do- •- Shri Shiv Math. .Kuriyana Kohalla,
G hGwalior,CM.r.)
-do-
i f . -do- ,-3hri BhagoleTill- Kotarkala,P.G. cS: District Sidhi,(M.P.)
-do-
-do- -co- Shri Ranjani,Vill. Chauranha,P.C. AEiliya,Distt. Sidhi, '(M.P.)
-do-
6 . -do- -do- Shri RaradhaniVill 3c P.O. SidhiDistt. Sidhi,(M.P.)
-do-
-do- 78-3inghrauli(SC) Shri Shiv lasVill. Dhoti,F.C . -^idhan,Dlntt. Sidhi(K.P.)
-do-
8. -do- -dc- Shri Shothnath,Vill. Teldah,P.O. Fondi.
Eistt, Sidhi,(M.P.)
-do-
STATE: HADHYA PRADESH DATE DF DISQUALIFICATIONS.12.86
1 , • 2 . i f .
9. General Electionto the M.P.Legislative
b l , 1985*
79-3ootari 3hri Babu Lai,' ' FatlPrt toVill & P.O. Dhari lfo.2, fj1^.^r . , ^ ^hahr'ni • lodge anyI f ^ndol, .. account of
' . electionexpenses.
-dc- -do- Shri Hibu Ial Vyohari,l i s t t , Shahdol,
. (M.P.)-do-
1 1 . &6-Pushaprd;igarh Shri Shanbhu SinghVil l . Saral,P.O. Kharrrov,Distt . Shahdol,(M.P.)
-do-
12. -do- -do- Shri Shor SinghVill & P.O. Shivrichandas, -do-Distt. Shahdol,(M.P.)
13 . -do- -do- ' 3b r i rh~z?.'r i S in gh',V i l l . Kirgi , .P.O. RG. fendragram,(M.P.).
- d o -
STATE: PUNDAB DATE DF
S.No. Particulars S.No. "arid .- 'name-' of .
Namesand aduress Reasons forof the candidate, disqualifica-
tion,T . 2 .
1 . General Electionto PunjabLegislativeAssenbly,1 98f.
29-JalsndherCantt.
2 . - do - 52-Mukerian
STATE: TAMIL NADU
Shri Jatinder Pal Failed toSingh Dhillon, lodge any10-Radic Colony, account ofJalandhar(Punjab).election
expenses.
Shri Ravinder Failed toSingh, Vi l l . Dhade lodge the»<atv/al,Toh.Dasuya, account inDii,tt- Hcshiarpur, time andPunjab. in the manne
required bylaw,
DATE DF DISqi'ALIFICATI0N;8.12.8.6
1 . General E l ec t i ont o T e n i l KeduLeois l£iti VBAsssnblyt1984.
163-Andimand3m 5h.E.3usubalan Failed to lodeS/o Sh.Erudhyasamy, any account ofUdayar Street. faction expo
feluk Udayarnalayam,Tiruchira-.alli,tT.fJ.)
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STATE:: UTTAR PRAOESH OATE 0ISQUALinCATIC":8.12.86
. J b . P a r t i c u l a r s of S . i b . & lane of Ihne & address of theelection. the constituency, contesting candidate. Itcascn for
disccUi-fication.1 .
1. Gerseral KLection 52-Ssreilly City', "sh. Kenarayan Singh,to tha U.P. • 5^1-jB, Hanpur Bagh,Legislative Bareilly, IU.F.)..
'Acseably, 1985.
3.'
5.-
6.
7.
8.
_(3o-
"6a-
-do-
-do- '
-do-
-do-
-do--
-do-
157-tTtraula
-do—'
-do-
- *296-Bajpur
" 336-Shogaoi
-do-
-do-
-do-
Failed tolodge theaccoiirtvithix thetime c inthe
Sh. Abdul Htoid,Furainiya Talab
i rnpur .Distt.- Gonda(D.P.)
Chaudhary Irshad Ahead,Vill-Ahiraula,Post- Utraula.Distt- GondaCu.P.).
Sh. Tula Bam,Vill & Post-Gumari,
•Distt- Gonda(U.P.)
Sh. Ran Prakash Tripathi,Vill-Badagaon,P.O. Keenapur,Distt-fenpur DehatOJ.P.).
Sh. Ashyanl Kunar,Vill a P.O. Kadhpuri,l>istt-l-lainpuri(U.P.) .
Sh. Makhan Lai,Vill-Kerapur Gujarati,P.O. Ratanpur^bra,Distt-i:ainpuri(U.P.).
ed tolodge anyaccour: ofele ctionexpenses.
-do- '
-do-
• - d o -
-do-
Sh. lladho cYill-lhglagarh,P.O. Garhia,Distt-liainpuriCU .P.)
Sh. Ran Sinch',Vill-2hojpura,Distt-JIainpuriCU.P.)
-co-
Contd.
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-STATE: .UTTAR PRADESH DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION:^ .^ .86—II • ' "
< \ * '
1 0 .
1 1 .
1 2 .
13«
2 .
General Electionto the U.P.Le gislative•Assembly, 198?.
, . ...
—do—
-do-•
-do-
' 3-336-3hosaon '
j?*8-Etah
'379-Khurja
387-Dadri
• h.
" Sh. Shiv Sahay,• • Vil l - I taura ,
P.O. Ajitganj,Distt-Mainpuri(U.P.)
- • • • ' - . -
" Sh. Ranbaboo, 'Kch. Caravan iiigaEtah(U.P.).
. Sh. 'Srinivas,lloh. Kedarpuri,Bhupender Modinagar,Dis t t - .GaziabadCU .P. ) .
Sh. Anil Kunar,Vill & Post-Govir.dpura,Teh. Dadri, 'Distt-Ga2iabad(U.P.).
5.•• Polled to
lodg° ac7 •accxnt ofele ction
' eiperses.
' - 3 0 -
S^iled tolod?s the .account
" within the• ' t i re & i n
the ranndr.
Polled tolods anyaccocnt ofelection.experses.
15.
-do -
•do- ,
16, -do-
- d o -
-do-.
Sh.' Chhuttan Singh,' Vill-Kora jaykarar?,Teh. Ita-taganjDistt-Du tiimn(U. P.)
Sh. Mohamad,'Vill-Jetvarpur,-P.O. Pyawali,Distt-GazialsadCU .P . ) .
Sh. Shyanbaboo,Vill-Jetvarpur,.P.O. Pya-vTali,' Distt-Gaziabad(U .P.)«
- co -
-ao -
-2a-
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i-: OP
han Sadan,Read,
New Delhl-110001.
the 11th Seoacber.20 Ag ralrAyana, 19O8(Saka)
CCRRIGEI:DUK
U).-' In the Connission's • ii-der
(Hindi version) 1IO.7V^F-IA/85(>+) dated 10-6-1 ?£<<, containing
the names of persons disqualified unaer Section 10'i- of the •
Representation of the People -->-ct, 1951» the following correctionsshall be irade in the lable appended thereto :-
"In column h against entry No.23 for the words" v i l l and Post - Nrwari, District Tikangarh
(Madhya- Pradesh), the words'" Vill & Fost Iteharka,Tehsil Xiwari, District Tikatngarh (Ifedhya Pradesh)"shall be substituted.
By order,
S d/-SINGH)UlII-EEi SLCRETaRY.
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\Tev T!r1 M -1
Mo. 76/UP-LA/85/ Dated 30i.l1 H^ceir'pr,
CCMjGliNDUM
In t h e E lec t ion Commission's Order No. 76AJP-LA/35(5)
dated 8 th J u l y , 1986 . the fol lowing amendments sha l l t~e tiaie
( i ) i n the t ab l e nelov; t h e Crder , tbe> r>ntri •s ap;a1s e r i a l number 79 s h a l l he d e l e t e d ; and
( i i ) the e x i s t i n g s e r i a l numVers 80 to 277 s h a l l -->ere-numbered d3 79 and 276,resp•^c.t\vcly..
sha l l "r e cleen.ed to ': e ef:~ectivr
from 8th J u l y , 1986.
Py o r d e r ,
Sd / -( S.O. Pr^^H\C )
OOK-nlSSICN CF
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CHAPTER - IV
DISPOSAL OF ELECTION PETITIONS
During the month of Oacember, 1986, the Commission
received int imation about disposal of 15 elect ion pet i t ions
in d i f fe ren t High Courts^ Int imation regarding f i l i n g of
7 more appeals in elect ion matter uas received from the
Supreme Court.
Details of elect ion pet i t ions f i l e d , disposed of and
pending in the High Courts and appeals in the Supreme Court
fol lowing (a) General Elections to the Legis lat ive Assemblies
held in 1977-79, (b) General Election to the House of the
People, 1980, (c) General Elections to the Legis lat ive Assemblies,
1980, (d) General Elections to the Legislat ive Assemblies, 1983,
(e) General Election to the House of the' People, 1984-85^f) General
Elections to the Legislat ive Assemblies, 1984 and (g) General
Elections to th8 Legislat ive Assemblies, 1985 are furnished
in the eight statements ( I to VII I ) ' annexed.
As on 31.12.86,270 elect.ion pet i t ions and 77 appeals
are pending in various High Courts and Supreme. Court of
India respect ively. A statement (No.IX) showing the period
for which these elect ion pet i t ions in d i f fe ren t High Courts
and appeals in the Supreme Court are pending, is also
annexed.
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S.IA.TEr-lENT-I_
GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES. 1977 1979,
Number, oj a lec t igr i pat i t io .ns f i l e d , disposod pfj^ pending in_tharlio,^ jt ourTjs_ .and^ *a.fl8^XC J-Jl J^^^^C8 .1 7 1 .8 , A°HrvV.
(As on 31.12 .86 ) .
5.No. Nam'a of State/** *"*AX£ \"LrCP*et ^ T~o"jr"tUnion F*"i 1 ocT\ ~~~ " [DispjaVecfJD? *T e r r i t o r y , Up't'o" "the" ' *"D'u'r*rng*"T'ota
and of . the
Ponding, frile.cL..ili.5P,0,s^eHlilt_ .'ilpta 'thV * ~ DlJr'i rig fc"calend of the
last, m 'n-hh^ moj^th. -'-f:'fli J2Onttl month
DUJ* r»Q
1 . Andhra Pradesh(i978)2 . Assam(i978)3 . Bihar( i977)4 . Haryana(i977)5 . Himachal Pradeshd977)6 . Dammu 4 Kashmir(1977)7. Karnataka(i978)8. Karnla(i977)9. Hadhya Pradeshd 977)1O.F!ahar ash t r a d 978)11 .mQghalaya(i978)12,Nagaland(i978)13.Crissa(i977)14. Pun jab (1977) ~15.Rajasthan(i977)16.Sikkim(i979)17.Tamil Nadu(i977)18.Uttar Pradesh(1977)19.lu'est Bengal(i977)UNION TERRITORIES:1 . Uelhi(i977)2 . Goa^Oaman 4 Oiu(i977)3 . lylizoramd979)4 . Pondicherry(i977) 2
"" TOTAL: ,333.
219
3175
1974192813
196
1618
28
371
412
219
3175
1974192813
196
1618
28
371
4122
333
219
3175
1974192813
196
1618
28
371
4122
333
6362
44662
11
104
59
12
6362
44662
11
104
57
M
12
72 70
6362
44662.
11
104
57
12
70
'12
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STATEMENT-II
GENERAL ELECTION TO THE LDK 3ABHAf 1980
pgndinq i n the
(As on 31.12.86 )•
's . ' io . 'f-Ja'm'o "o'f State*/** X \ % ^ i " c u { j ^ ^Union F i l e J _ _ __ ^" p'iyp'osed a£* * * * * ____Pondi ng~" FiTFd^^^i^sp^s^cr^c^f _ *~" "PeruTerr i to ry . Upt'd"VhV "Du'rThg ' f o ta l ITp'to' the* Dur*ingHblal
and of ; the end of thel aa t nirirrfch month. lunf. month month
- f - ~ - -7r z:: - .;: z ~s~ ~"; "# z': :x:" " "6 7"" ~ ~ •* 's 9" ~ -10 - ^ I T - -<1 . Andhra Pradesh2. Bihar3. Gujarat4. Himachal Pradesh5. Haryana6. Z) ammu 4 Kashmir7. Karnataka8. Kerala9. Cladhya Pradesh10.Maharashtra11 .Orissa12.Rajasthan13.Tamil Nadui4.Tr ipura15.Uttar Pradesh16.West BengalUNION TERRITORIES!
1 . Arunachal Pradesh2 . U B i h i"K . Dndrn & Naoar Havt
114
2112114612
• 12
142
12
?li 1
111
211111451212
132
121
111
211111451212
132
121
41
1113
21
112
21
112
TOTAL: 59 53 53 16 12 12
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GENERAL ELECTIONS TO LEGISLATIVE*ASSEMBLIES, 1980
of _.?_lectijan i n thia
(As on. 31V12.86 ) ,
5. No. 'Na'nio ~o? State'/""* j ^ AUi Fild
:rno or state/ £j-jl£££°jU3QtJj^ CoTirT,U nion Filed_ , ^ Disposed a f * * " * * __Pondi ng TATFCT J^i^jioiecT'oT " P'erriOi: noT e r r i t o r y . Upto' the * * "D'u'rThg 'ToTal ifpt'o' the" ''T^VFricpiblal
End o f - the • • end of the_ _ _ :m _ _w _ .I0-*?.*' "ITi'i^A.. WvpJ'h.'^ • _--kSRi jnnnth month
10
1 .
2 .
3 .
4 .
5 .
6 .
7 .
8 .
9 .
10
11
12
13
14
Bihar
Gujarat
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh "
Manipur
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
.Tamil Nadu
.Uttar Pradesh
.Arunachal Pradesh
.Goa»^aman & Oiu
.Pondicherry
39
5
8
23
4
16 "
4
42
20
17
29
1
2
1
28
4
8
23
4
16
•" 4
41
18
17
27
1
2
1
28
4
8
23
4
16
4
41
18
17
27
1
2
1
11
1
-
-
• -
' -
1
2
-
2
-
-
M l
41
2
5
1
2
-
11
-
11
9
1
-
3
1
2
5
1
1
-
•9
10
9
1M
mm
3
1
2
5
1
1
10
9
1
1
2
1
TOTAL: 211 194 - 194 17 47 42 . - 42.
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ELECTlOteTO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES. 1982
ar o f e lec t i on jJet i t icms f i l e d , disposod. j3_fj^ pending i n tha'AJLnj\ Couiba .a_nd a_p_peaJLs i n the Sup^ema"*Cour*t*.
(As on 31.12.86 ) .
5. No. Marrio o'f State/" X^^pJ^X^^^AXtX^X Xd_X'i° }I^^3CUnion FilocT* ' 'D*iVpo"s*e"d* "o*f Piri-rdiTm""" TiTe'd'^O'isposacro f ~"~ Venposed of ^Ponding F i led Oisjposeu o f __ _P erxJj.noT e r r i t o r y . Up to" The * * * TDUrXng* "Tota l uVtcT rthV QI7rTng*Tblal
end of the ' end o f the_ _ . — . _ - . .- _ ~. ;La-<?A- m.?.n^"-'\ rno_nlih_.. ^ _ _ ___ _Asp> i ^ " i ^ iL m o n t h ^. _ _
12 5 5 5
27 - 17 14 14 3
14 1 4 4 4
7 1 - - - -
3 1 2 2 2 -
63 3 28 25 - 25 3
1 .
2 .
3 .
4 .
5 .
Himachal Pradesh
Haryana
Kerala
West Bengal
Nagaland
TOTAL:
12
27
15
8
4
66
12
27
14
7
3
63
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STATEMENT "^_
GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
'§.'No. 'Mania' 'of "StaYa*/** X1Ji^X^lP^.Xt ;XELnX iA3AUnion FilocT^ __ ^ * pYspoVed" *o~f ' "Terr i tory, Up'i:a"€he "burTnVf
and of tha__ laet innrrht -.months
~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ '' 71 ZZ IZ ~ 1 ? I 3 C I
P^J-ilSSiS.SJ^X!Z!l>~Jlk!?J:SJlPJLj?Sx. Pending i n tha
(As on
PeKidTng" TiT¥d~ jSiJp9sed^oT J'llpto' "th'a"~ Du"rTng*t3TaIend of thel f i s i jnorrfch month
2 Z 9 1 1 Z1S 1 Z 1 I1 • Andhra Pradesh
2. A3sam
3. 3ammu & Kashmir
4 . Karnataka
5. Meghalaya
6. Tripura
7; Delhi
39
6
76
22
5 '
4
14
36
6
25
- 22
5
2
14
36
6
28
22
5
2
14
3
• -
48
-.
2
12
-
1
4
1
6
M
1
2
M
am
1
2
TOTAL: 166 . 110- 113 ,53 1.8 ,i .,.
• 1
9
- 4 9 -
GENERAL ELECTl'Ofi-'TO THE HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE, 1984-85
I lumber^ of sj.e^ctij3n Se^J-J^j^S!BSJLX^^^i3PS^PASjj Pending i n that
(As on 3 1 # 1 2 ; 8 6 ' . ) •
3. No. 'f'ia'mo *oT State"/"* XlXi^-RJO^ATtL^^Union FLladm _ ^ Disposed^ ajF'" _/ ^Ponding" File.cJ 'Cispos^cT^o f "PonTerr i to ry . Upt'6"'th¥ "Du'rTng ToTal u"pto'"the" fJurTng^j'S
end of ' : the end of thal a s t flinrrfch month. . l f in t month month
~c ~ ~ "K. z'.". z z z ~3i ~ z nz z z 'yz z z ~c ~ ZJZ ~ n 2 ~ i i 9 i i z . IIIS .'i Z1I—1^I.Andhra PradBsh 5 1 2 3 2 1 1 1
2.Assam 2 - " " , 7 " T•3.Bihar 5 2 - 2 3 1 " 1S.Haryana 2 2 - 2 - 2 - - - . 26.3ammu & Kashmir 2 - • - . ~ 2 " "* " „ -7.K.arnataka 1 - " ~ 1 - "S.Kerala 1 1 ~ 1 ~ " " ' .9.^adhya ^raaesh 2 2 - Z' - -
10.Maharashtra 2 1 - * \H . O r i s s a 1 - " " A ~ " - -12.Punjab 2 - - - . 2 " • ' " 7 ^ 913.<-<ttar Pradesh 15 11 1 12 3 5 2 1 3 214.'Jest Bengal 6 1 - 1 5 - - I I I15 .Lakshadusep 1 1 -• 1 - - ~ "* " i16.Dadra & N.Haveli 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - .... - •17.DB lhi • 4 3 - 3 1 - , . " ' . , " . . " . "
_ _ _ — — J» — — J « — — »- — • — - • — - » — — — — — — - * " - ' " " — • " " " " " " " • " " " •
^ T " " " " " " ~ 54~ " " l " 3. , 30 24 10 . 3 . 1 4 _ 6
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GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES. 1904
fr ijn bar of pJ.ectj.^j^jDjstJJ^J^jis^ile^jl^pji^^jiJJ 'pending in_ th_a
(A.s on' 3I .12' . 86 )•
3.No, f'.'amo of S t a t e / " X^P^Yo^n^l^.tXtX?!^^^^Union' FilocT _ j a PAXR0"*3*8.^ iLJTI * *" * P^ncffng "*• F^\C,.^A?J?J?A?jCjlCZ 7-. Pa'nDf .Territory, Up"t6"VhV *""*"D'u'rTng •""Tota 1 ., . ITpto" ^hV" DiTr*ing^blal
end of the - • * ' " • ' end of thal o s t mr>njkh month. . . w •' Lnnh month month
1 .
2 .
3 .
4 .
5 .
T a mi l Nadu
flanipur
Arunachal
Goa,Daman
Mizoram
Pradash
& Diu
5
4 r.
1
1
1
2
i1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
TOTAL: 12.
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S.TATME.N.T., -_yi±*
1 .
2 .
3 .
4 V
5';
6 .
r.8 .
9 .
10
11
12
13
14
Number of sleetHigh Cour
5. No. Mania of-' Stats/"*UnionTerr i tory.
_ 1 2 _. -
Andhra Pradesh
AssamBihar
GujaratHimachal PradashK arnatakaMaharashtraMadhya PradeshOrissa
.Punjab
.Rajasthan
.Sikkim
.Ut tar Pradesh
.Pondicherry
TOTAL:
i o nt}s a
T i e
nd apj:
Filed"
~ 3 ~
17
4
45
9
12
26
26
54
8
12
24
2
741
314
Upto'end cl a s t'" "' 3
8
-
4
5.
11
1
22
44
48
7
2
271
144
spos d of D Hi>eals in tha Supreme Court.
Petition's in iDisposed of
'the ""D'u'rfng*if the
;ha
T o t
' 5 £
• - • '
11
-
- .
1
-
-
-
4
7
8
-
5
6
111
22
45
48
7
2
31
y151
(As
Tlioji Courts*Ponding
a T "
. ?_ _ «
9
4
40
3
1 '
25
4
9
4
4
. 17
43
-
163
nq in tha
on
6
1
1
7
-
7
16
1
21
5
-
31.12.86 )
sals in €hj_e d DisposeUpto theend of-^-iisi iSni1'':il
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
mm
-
-
*
'Su'Kt'BniBa'oT "During'^t h emonth ^
"
•*
-
-
-
-
•
-
-
-
-
-
-
17 - ~i? -6
1
1
- ' 7-
7
16
1-
21
- 5-
47
- 5 2 -
STATEMENT-IX1 " " " " • " ' ' •
i£L_sjiQ.' ?Jl::l._Pi:•?IP^S_XO_R_U]JJ_CH_ EJ^E:CT_IO;J PETITIONS. IN_THE__LLjJL-£9ii3l§--.AJ £ . . iEL£-jy_ JJIJQILJ-UP .RETr-iE: "COURT A RE P E NDI NG
(As on 31 .12.86)
Name of S t a t e / " Less than Betuean Between Between Over 4Union T e r r i t o r y . a ya?»r 1,-2, yogr.3. 2-5 Yeacg., .3-4 ye^rs. Years
. ; .HC J5C HC SC _ HC J3C HC SC _ IHC j>C_
I .Andhra Pradesh - 6 11 1 - 4 3 1 -2.Assam 6 - - - - - - - - -
3 .B iha r - 3 . 43 - - 2 - - 1 4
4 . G u j a r a t - 1 4 - - - - - f -
5 ,H a ryana - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1
6.Himachal Pradesh- ' 6 1 1 - - - v - "
7.3ammu & Kashmir - - . 2 - - - 4S - . 1 -
8 .K a rna taka ' - - 26 - ' - 2 . , - " .' "
9 .Ka ra la . ' - - . ' • " • ~ - - - - 1
lO.^adhya Pradesh - 15 . 9 1 . - - - - • . - -
11 .Maharashtra ' - ' 5 .5 2 - - - - 1 1
13.neghalaya - - ' ' - - - - - - - -
14. Nag aland - . — - - - - 1 - - -
15.0 r issa 1 5 - - - - - -
16.Punjab - - 6 - - 1 1 - - 1
17.Rajasthan - 2 17 - - _ - _ 2 1
i8oSikkim - . . i - . - - - -
19.Tamil Nadu - - - j " - - 1 - _ -
2O.Tripura - , - - - - _ 2 - -
21.Uttar Pradesh - 6 46 1 - - - 1 3 2
22.'Jest Bengal - - 5 - - - - - 1 -
U»ION TERRITORIES;
1 . Arunachal Pd. - 1 - - - - - - - -
2. Oelhi - - 1 - - " - 1
3. Lakshadueep - - - - - - - - - -
4 . r-lizoram ~ - " * - - - - - - -
5. Goa, Daman & Diu - - - - - - - - - -
6. Dadra 4 N.Havali - - - 1 - - - - - -
7. Pondicherry - - - . - - - . r . - . - . . -
TOTAL: 6 47 1J5 9 12 55 4 24 _ 5-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ ' ^T _ ^ ..- . ^ ^ ___ . TT I ^ _!_ W_. W ^ _ _ _ _ _ • "_ ,_ • _.__ .. - ——_ —_A _ _ • __m • t^^ __m ^ _ _ * — _ • _ _ b ——M __> i tt_*
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CHAPTER-V
VACANCY STflTEPOTS
At the end of Dscarnber,198f)t there uers 4 vacancies
I n the House of the People and there were 97 vacancies
in different Legislative Assemblies uhile in the
Legislative Councils of different States, thers were
119 vacancies.
Details of the vacancies are shoun in the
enclosed statements. Details of elections declared void
by concerned High Courts but where operations of orders
have been stayed by the Supreme Court are shoun in
Annexure-II.
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TOTAL NUMBER 0F SEATS IM COUNCIL OF STATES ANDL E G I S L H T I V E COUNCILS VACANCIES,
(As on 3U12.86 ) i :
^."NQ & Na"me of Istate/ poTTnciT of~s'ta'ta¥ Ilaqisi'l'ativ'a* CouncilUnion T e r r i t o r y . Tota l Vacant Total Vacant
C R_ C ZK. _ c R
~ 1 2_ ~ ~ 3_ ~ i 5 Z £ I7 J1. Andhra Pradesh 13 - — - - -2. Assam 7 — — - — —3. Bihar 22 - - 96 - 364. Gujarat 11 - - • - - -5. Haryana 5 — - - - —6. Himachal Pradesh 3 - - - - -7. Dammu & Kashmir 4 - - 36 1 158. Karnataka 12 63 219. Kerala * . 9 - - - . -
10. Madhya Pradesh 16 - - - -1 1 . Maharashtra 19 - - 78 • '— 812. fianipur 1 - - - -13. fleghalaya 1 - - _. - -14. Nagaland 1 • — — — — —15. Orissa 10 — — — — -16. Punjab 7 - -17. Rajasthan 10 - - - - -18. Sikkim 1 - - - -19. Tamil Nadu 18 - - - - „,20. Tripura 1 - - - - «21. Uttar Pradesh 34 - - 108 3922. Uest Bengal 16 1 - - -UNION TERRITORIES; -
1. Andaman & N. Islands 1 - - - «- " -2. Mrunachal Pradesh 1 — — — — ; —3. Chandigarh - - - - - ' -4. Oadra & N. Haueli - - - - ~ -5. Delhi 36. Goa,0aman & Oiu — - — - - —7. Lakshadueep — — - - — -8.' Mizoram 1 - -, „ » -.9 . Pondicherry 1 - " — - - -
TOTAL: 232 1 - 381* 1 119
C = Casual vacanciosVR = Vacancies due to retirement*N'B= Details of vacancies are shoun in the enclosed statement(Anne>* Total seats include members nominated by Governor concerned
i.e. 12 each for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Plaharashtra and UttarPradesh and 9 for Karnataka.
TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS IN THE HOUSE OF THEPEOPLE AMD STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
AJO VACANCIES,
(As on 31.1 2*1986)«
S"«"NOT Tfa<ma""o"f "stata/ HoLTsgi 'of""t'n'e~P'e'o'pl¥ r e g u l a t i v e A's's'eTfibTyUnion Territory. Total Vacant Total Vacant
Z 1 Z 1 1 1 1 Z 2 Z Z Z - Z Z Z 2 Z Z Z Z Z4Z Z Z Z ^ Z Z Z Z Z6Z Z Z1. Andhra Pradesh 42 t 294 22. Assam 14 - 126 13. Bihar 54 1 3244. Gujarat 26 - 182 15 . Haryana 10 1 90 46 . Himachal Pradesh 4 — 6 8 -7 . Jammu 4 Kashmir 6 - 76* 768 . Karnataka 28 - 22497 Kera la 20 - 140 -
10 . Nadhya Pradesh 40 - 3201 1 . Maharashtra 48 1 288 11 2 . M a n i p u r 2 - 6 0 -13. rieghalaya 2 - 60 -14. Nagaland 1 - 60 115. Orissa 21 - 147 ^~16. Punjab 13 - 117 -217. Rajasthan 25 - 200 ?-18; Sikkim 1 - 32 -19. Tamil Nadu 39 «• 234 -20. Tr ipura 2 - 6021. Uttar Pradesh 85 - 425 ~222. Uest Bengal 42 - 294 * 6
UNION TERRITORIES;
1* Andaman & N. Islands 1 — — -2. Arunachal Pradesh 2 •• 30 —3. Chandigarh 1 - - • -4. Oadra & N. Haveli 1 - - -5. Delhi 7 - 56®6. Lakshadueep 1 - - -7. Goa,Daman & Diu 2 - 3 0 -8V flizoram 1 i 309. Pondicherry 1 J. 30 1
TOTAL: 542 4 3997 97
* Excluding 24 seats ear-marked for Pakistan occupied T e r r i t o r y .© Metropol i tan Council Const i tuencies.NB:Details o f vacancies are shown i n statement anclosad(Annexure-l)
5 7 ANNEXURE-I
VACANCIES IN PARLIAMENT ANO STATE LEGISLATURES
(AS ON 3 i ! . i 2 . " l 9 a 6 ) «
Nanie~o7 s"ta"te" "" TJoT "of No" &" Na"mQ~"o7 Causa~"c"f DaVa "of ~" "Oat's "of"" ~* "" Remarksseats conatituancy. vacancy." vacancy'.' po l lvacant.
11IC IIIIIJIIIIIII*IIIIIZIIIIIIIIIII Is! 111 _ IC111111117I -
COUNCIL OF STATES
- N i l -
1. Andhra Pradash
2. Bihar
3 .
4.Maharashtra 1
HOUSE OF THE-PEOPLE
31-Secunderabad Death
33-Sasaram(SC) Death
8-Bhiuani Regn.
30-Nandad RQgn'»"
19.10.86
5.7.86
10.12.86
21.7.86
Programme to hold bye-election under considerat
Election Petitionis pending inHigh Court.
Contd.•».
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS
1 . Bihar 36 Patna L.A.Nalanda L.A.Gaya L.A.Aurangabad L.A.Mauada L.A.Bhojpur L.A.Rohtas L.A.Saran L.A.Siuan L.A.Copal Ganj L.A.West Champaran L.A'i*East Champaran L.A.f'luzaffarpur L.A.Vaishal i L.A.Sitamarhi L.A.Darbhanga L.A.Pladhubani L.A.Samastipur L.A«Monghyr L.A.Begusarai—cufn—Khagaria L.A.Bhagalpur L.A.Purnaa L.A.Katihar L.A.Santhal Parganas L.A.(2 scats)Hazaribagh L.A'.Gi r id ih L.A.Palamau L.A.Ranchi L.A.(2 soato)Dhanbad L.A.Singhbhum L.A.(2 ssats)
L.A.
Rstired
Gaya Graduates'South Chotanagpur
RetiradRetirad
11 membersretirad on6.5.78. 11memborsretired on .31.5.80 and13 memborsratired on6.5.82.
Information regardingconstitution of localbodiesCnombors of whichconstitute the electorateof local authoritiesconstituencies), isauaitod from tha ChiefElectoral Officer.
3.10.86Contd . . .
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2. Oammu &Kashmir
15 By flLAs(Tahsil Kargil)(1 seat)
Oammu Province(4 seats)
Kashmir Province(3 seats)
Tahsil Ladakh(1 seat.)
District Poonch(1 3eat ,)
Kashmir Province(2 seat )
Dammu Province(2 seats)
Doda District(1 seat )
Retired
Retired
Retired
Retired
Retired
Retired
Retired
Retired
5.9*84
11.9*84
11.9.84
5*3.86
5.3*86
5*3.86
5*3*86
5.3.86
Dammu A Kashmir LegisiativaAssambly has beep dissolved
Cohtd««*
3 . Karnataka 21
4 . Maharashtra 8
Bidar'L.A. Retired 7 membersGulbarga L.'A, re t i red onBijapur L.A'. 1.7.78,' •Bolgaum L.A.1 7 members .(2 3eat3) re t i red onUttara-Kannada LVAV 14.3.80 nndOharuad L.A. 7 mombora(2 oeat3) ratir&d onRaichur L'.AV 1V.6.Q2V-..Bollnry L.A.'Chitradurga L.A.Shimoga L.A.Oakshina-Kannada L.'A?Chickrnagalur L.A..Hassan L.A,Turnkur L.A.1Mandya L.A.Bangaloro L.'A'i'Kolar L.A;Kadagu L.A.Mysore L.A.1
Thono L.A. )Unrdhn-cum-Chnndrapur- ) Ratirad . -5.12.86cum-fiadhchiroli L.A. )Amrtumti L.A. •Roiqnd-cum-F)ntnnc)irii-. ] Retired 27.6.84cum-SindhudurQ L.A'. , '•'Oaamanabad-cum- , iUJtur-cum-Soad L..A'. j
Nashi.k L.A'. . . . . Ratirod 7.7.'82Psrbhani L.A'. !Aurangnbad-cum-Dalna L.A1.!
Certain local bodioayot to bo conatitutod.Tho Com.Tii3oion naadecided to hold electionsonly aftar a l l localbodies are constituted.
Present atronth of thaconotituont locnl bodiaa isloss than 85^. So i t Uaadecided not to hold elections,
-do-
-do-
Contd...
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II39
_ 4
Retired5. Uttar Pradesh Tehri Garhual L.A.Garhual L.A.Kumaon L.A.Horadabad-Bijnor L.A.Rampur-Bareilloy L.A.Badaun L.A.'Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur L.A.Hardoi L.A.Kheri L.A.Sitapur L.A,Lunknou-Unnao L.A.Rae Bareli L.A.Pratapgarh L.A.Sultanpur L.A.Bara Banki L.A.Bahraich L.A;Gonda L.A.Faizabad L.A.1
Baoti L.A.Gorakhpur L.A,1
Deoria L.A.Azaingarh L.A.Bal l ia L.A.'Ghazipur L.A.Zlaunpur L.A.Uarana3i L.A.Mirzapur L.A.Allahabad L.A.1 •Banda-Hamirpur L.A.3hanai— 3alaun-»Lali tpur L.A.Kanpur-Fatehpur L.A.Etauah-Farrukhabad L'.'A.Agra L.A.1
25 membersretired on5.5.80 and13 membersretired on5.5.82.
Raconstitution ofLocal Bodiesawaited.
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Ut ta r Prada3h(Contd.)
4
Retired
CASUAL VACANCIES:
3ammu & Kashmir
1 . Andhra Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Gujarat
4 . Haryana
Mathura-EtauaHainpuri L.A1.(2 soats)Al igarh L.A.Bulandshahr L.A.Moorut-Ghaziabad L.A.Pluzaffarnagar L.A.Saharanpur L.A.
By Kashmir Panohayat Regn.
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
11.5.83
167-Kalyandurg(SC)73-Polaram(sT)
104-Nazira
108-fladasa
14—Jundla (SC)63-Bhadra79-Adnmpur"'• Hissar
DeathDeathRegn.
Death
Regn.Regn.Regn.Ragn.
28.3.8611.3.869.12.86
17.11.86
28.9.859.9.85
31.7.663.12.86
Roconstitution ofLocal Bodiesauaitad.
Panchayat3 inKa3hmir provincehave not beanconstituted.
ProgrHinma undarconsideration.
Programme underconsideration.
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6.1Oommu A Kashmir 76 D&K Assembly dissolved,
on 7.11.1986.
6'. Flaharoshtra 1
7'. flodhya Pradesh 2
8", Nag a land 1
g. , Punjab 2
10'. Uttar Pradesh 3
11.West Bengal 6
211-Nilanga
14-La hot
274-Indoro-V
1-0lmapur-I
Ragn. 20.2f86
17.2.86Electiondoclarod v/oidby High Court.Rogn. 25.2.B6
Dea th
Pondlcherry
12-Beas31-Oallandur Central
16-Knnhipur323-Hnth120-Patti10n-3adnvpur '106-Chinaureh185-Tarake3huar73-Chapra
21 2-RamnHQnr.270-Burduan North
13-Buhour(SC\
DeathDeath
Roqn.DeathDeathRegn.DeathDeathDoathDna thRegn,
Death
22.2,86
28.4.86' 2.S.86
1.12.852.1.0623.12.9624.1.86 !16.6.86 }6.7.8 6 j
17.9.86 •11.10.86 J31.10.86 j
21.12.85
- Programme under consideration.
- Appeal is pending inSupreme Court.
Election Petition ispending,election deferredstill it is disposed of.
Programme under consideration.
Term of the Uest BengalLegislative Assembly isdue to expire on 13.6.B7.As tho term left is lessthnn a yo'ir, no action isbeing taken to fill thesev/acancies.
Programme under consideration.
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STATEMENT SHOWING OETAILS_DF_ELECTIONS DECLARED VOID BYHIGH COURTS ANO WHERE T*H£ QROERS.-^^.^ .3£e~N~"^TAY£D 8.Y..SUPREOE COUR*T~
ANNEKDRE-II
1 . Dadrs & NQgar Havali
ANDHRA PRADESH
2. 256-Dagtial
3. 135-Srikalahasti
ASS AW
4. 22~-ialmara (South)
rOAHARASHTRA
5. i51-Armorio(ST)
PIADHYA PRADESH
6. 14-Lahar
HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE
Elect ion daclarod void.
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
Election declared void
Election declared void
2.4.8G
TO.6.86
18.3.86
Election declared void 2,12.86
Election declared void. 30.11.85
Election doclarod void. 17.2.86
Supreme Court orr.ntedStay aqninst Hinh Court'sorder on 15.7.85.
Supreme Court grantedStay against High Court'sorder on 30.6.R6.
Suprsma Court nrantcdStay against High Court'sorder on 8.4.86.
Stay granted by HighCourt for 2 months.
Suprems Court qrantedstay againat Hich Court'sjudgment on 30.11.85.
Supreme Court grantedstay against High Court'sjudgment..n
contd . . . . .
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TAMIL NADU
2 , 3 . 5 .
7 . 1-Royapuram
B. 2-Harbour
9 . 4-Park Toun
1C1. 5-P8rambur(SC)
1 1 . 7-Egmora(SC)
12 . 19-Alandur
13. 23-Maduranthakam
14. 32-Arakkonam(SC)
1 5. 82-Dharmapuri
16 . 105-Coimbatore Uest
Fix pu Is ion from thaTamil Nadu Leg is la t iveAssembly as parreso lu t i on passed byAssembly.
22.11.1986 Ca3« ponding inHigh Court.
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CHAPTER-VI
DISQUALIFICATION OF TUO MEMBERS OF PONOICHERRYLEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ON GROUNDS OF DEFECTION.
The speaker of the Pohdicherry Leg i s l a t i ve Assembly
vido No t i f i ca t i on No.12-i/86-LA(2) dated 18th December,
1986, issued under r u l e 8(3) of th s Members of Pondicherry
Leg i s l a t ive Assembly ( D i s q u a l i f i c a t i o n on ground of
Defection) Rules, 1986 d i s q u a l i f i e d Shr i K.Anbalagan and
Dr.M.A.S.Subramanian, members e l e c t e d from 10-Embalom(SC)
and 6- Orleampoth Assembly Cons t i tuenc ies r s s p s c t i v e l y
in the Union T e r r i t o r y of Pondicherry .
The dec i s ion of the speaker i s based on the p e t i t i o n
f i l e d by Shri P.K.Loganathan, leader of A.I ,A. D.F1.K. and
three others. The brief contents of the petition- are as
follous:-
According to the Press Report issued by Shri K.
Anbalagan and Dr.M.A.S.Suhramanian, they had left the
AIADNK party and joined D.M.K. on 14.10.1986; Latsr on
they stated that they did not join D.M.K., but had only
sought permission of the leader to obtain his'blessing
for formation of a party called 'Dravida Tyakkamtf. The
petitioner also quoted another report issusd by defecting
M.L.As in which both of them maintained that their action
amounted to split t ing A.I.A.D.M.K* and there uas no
neceesity for them to communicate their decision to the
High Command.
The copies of the petition were forwarded to
Shri Anbalagan and Dr.fl.A.S.Subramanian and also to the
contd. . . .
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leader of A.1..A.D.M.K. for their comments. Tho ADTIK leader
did not forward any commants. The speaker received letters
from Shri Anba lagan and Dr.ft.A.S.Subramanian. The leader
of the opoosition (O.F1.K.) had also raqusstad the speaker
to allot separate seats to Sh.Anbalagan and Dr.FuA.S.
Subramanian. On tha request mada by the defecting FlLAs,
tha speaker alloued extension of time for their replies.
After extensive arguments from both tha parties
and- taking into consideration a l l tha facts and
circumstances of the case, the speaker ruled that
Shri K.Anbalagan and Dr.R.A.S.Subramanian have incurred
disqualification under the provisions of para 6(i) of
tha Tenth Schedule of the Constitution. Tha decision
of ths Speaker is reproduced in full in tha follouing
pages.
Tha ruling of the Speaker has been stayed by the
High Court and tha latest position of the case is
being ascertained from the Chiaf Electoral Officer,
Pondicharry.
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GOVERNMENT OF PONOICHERRYLEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY DEPARTMENT
V W y w
N O . 1 2 - 1 - / B 6 - L A ( 2 ) . Pondicherry,tha 13th Dcc8tnbor,1986
NOTIFICATION
The following dec is ion of the Speaker given under
paragraph 6 (1) of the Tenth Schedule t o the Cons t i t u t i on
of Ind i a as incorporated by sec t ion I'+A of the Government
of Unicn T e r r i t o r i e s Act, 1,963 i s hereby no t i f i ed i n
pursuance cf sub-rule (3) of ru le "8 of the Members of •
Pondicherry Leg i s la t ive Assembly ( D i s q u a l i f i c a t i o n on
ground of Defection) Ru les , 1986 : -
DECISIO?? 0? TH5 SPEAKER, LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY." PONPICHEBRYUNDER RULE 8 OF THE I-SMBEB.S- OF PONDICESKP.Y LEGISLATIVEASSEMBLY (DISQUALIFICATION ON GROUND OF DEFECTION) .PJJLES, 1936
This case i s under the Tenth Schedule to the
Cons t i tu t ion of Ind ia as incorporated i n the Government-
of Union T e r r i t o r i e s Act, i'963 by the Governrr.ent of
Union T e r r i t o r i e s (Amendment) Act, 1935.
.The cas.e ha s - a r i s en on the p e t i t i o n s cf
( D . T h i r u P.K. Logan?than, Member'of L e g i s l a t i v e As-seEbly
e lec ted from Oupp-laE Leg i s l a t ive Assembly"Constituency
and Leader of All Ind ia Anna Dravida Kunnetra Kazhagsn
Legis la ture Pa r ty , (2) Thiru P . Purushothairan, Kenber of
Legis la t ive Assembly e lec ted from Ariankupp?J3 Leg i s l a t i ve
Assembly Consti tuency, (3) • Th i r j S . Ramassatiy, Kerber of_
•Legislat ive Asse-bly "elected frcn; Kcraikal (South) L e g i s -
l a t i v e Asserbly Consti tuency, and (1+) Thiru K. Goras
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Neu.ber of Legislative Ajsecbly elected froc Oulgaret
Legislative Arsertsly Constituency. All these four
pet i t ions have been irade under rule 6 of the Merbers of
Pcr.dicherry Legislative Assembly (Disqualification on
ground of Defection) Rules, 1986. On scrutiny i t vas
found that the peti t ions were found to be in compliance
with the ru les .
The question vh'ich.has arisen from these petit ions
i s vh.eth.er Thiru K. Ahbalagan and.Dr. M.A.S. Subramanian,
Members cf Pondicherry'Legislative Assembly have become -
•subject t c disqualification for being the members of .
Pondicherry Legislative Assenbly.
Thiru P.K. Loganathan has stated in his peti t ion
that Thiru' K. Aribalagan and Dr.' M.A.S. Subramanian have
been elected as Kenbefs of Pordicherry Legislative Assembly
.as belonging to the All Ir.llz. ijina Dravid^ Kunnetra
Kazhagar: and on the synbol allotted to then as such.
Certain Press reports have been quoted in the petit ions of
Thiruvalargal P .5 . LcgE.nathEn,.P. Purushothaman and
R. Soxr.aEund?;ran- to prove that Thiru Y... Aribalagan and
1>T. M.A.S. Subrairanioi have lef t the All India Anna Dravida
iy5unnetra Kazhagaa and joined the Dravida Kunnetra Kazhagam
on iVth October, 1986. Thiru S. Raniassa=y has quoted one
Press report 'dated 15th October, 1986 which states that
Dr. id.A.S. Subramanian and ..Thiru K. Aribalagan had joined
Drtivida Kunnetra Kazhagarw* He again quoted one Press report
dated 17th October 1-966 vhich centions their claim that they
did not join the Dravida Kunnetra Kazhagaa but Eeti l tsHeader
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to 3btain his blessing and their annou-icement on
the formation of a party called 'Dravida Iyakkam';
Thiru S. Ramassaray has quoted another Press report
'dated 17th October, 1986 according to which both of
them maintain that the i r action amounts to sp l i t t ing
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and so there'
was no necessity for then to'communicate to the All
India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, High Command.
Thiruvalargal P.K. Loganathan, P.' Puru sho thaman
and R. Scmasundaram have prayed in thei r peti t ions
to direct that both Thiru K. Anbalagan and
Dr. M.A.3. Subractnian have become subject to
disqualification under the Tenth Schedule to the
Constitution whereas.Thixu S. Ranassaiay.has stated i n .
•,hi3 petition that 'cert _in acts committed'by both
.these persons e.-re l ike ly : to a t t rac t the Tenth Schedule
' to tae_Constitution vhich has been made .part.of the.
Government of Union Terri tories Act, -1963 by the
- Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act,* ' • - ' . . ' •
and also the Kembers of Pondicherry Legislative
Assembly (Disqualification on ground of Defection)
. Rules, 1986 and raised the issue whether both these
perscr.s were liable to be disqualified by giving
contradictory stater^ents and also from facts
elicited in those statements.
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Copies of a l l tnesu petit ions vere forwarded
to Thiru K. Aribalagan end Dr. M.A.S. Subrazanian in
pursuance of sub' rale ( j) of rule 7 of the Members
of Pondicberry Ls£isistive Assembly (Distjuslification
on -ground of Defection) Rules, 1986. Copies of the
peti t ions excepting to that of Thiru P.K. Loganathan
vere forwarded to Thiru P.K. Loganathan, Leader of
All India Anna Drr.vidc. Munnetra Kazhagan Legislature
Party a lso. They v^re a l l directed to forward
their cotanents. in writing thereon to me..
Thiru ?.K. Loganathan did.not forward any
coiments on the,copies of, the petit ions forwarded .
to him.
I have also received l e t t e r s dated •
16th October, 1986 frois Thiru K. Anbalagan and
Dr. K.A.S. Subrananian, M.L.As. asking for separate
allotment of sea t s . Thiru D. Ramachandran, M.L.A.
and Leader of the Dravida Kunnetra Kazhagam '
Legislature Party and Thiru R.V. Janalaraman, M.L.A.
and Whip of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagani Legislature
party stated that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagani
should be recognised as the opposition party and
seats be a l lo t ted accordingly in view of the fact
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that Dr. M.A.S. au-jL-su-i^^sn and- Thiru K. Anbalagan
had sp l i t from the All India Anna D ravida Kunrietra
Thiru K. Anbalagan and Dr. K.A.S. Subrarranian
ested for extension cf .time for filing their
replies. I allowed further time for forwarding
their comments. I personally heard then: -2.1sa»
They requested that certain witnesses cited'by''
then.cay be- suinroned and examined as witnesses
'on their side and -permission to cross-examine
them. It was explained to then; that unless they
are able to shovr or explain .to me the specific
relevance and necessity, the question of examining
or cross-examining any of the witnesses' does not
arise for consideration.' The inspection of records
as requested "by the said members in their petition
dated 29th" October 1S3o> was complied with. Their
request to be represented.by the counsel was also
agreed to. Neither -their Advocate (Thiru C.P.
Thirunavukarasu) nor the irenbers argued or repre-
sented anything core than wh't they have put
forward in writing. But, on 27th November 1986,
they rade'another written request asking for oral
examination of Thiru D. Rar.achandran, leader
of the Dravida hunnetra Kazharam Legislature Party
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and ThiruiVenugopal, an ax-M.L.A. ar.d the so-called .
leader of '-Dravida Iyakkos', a po l i t i ca l party alleged
tc.have been formed by then. This request was not
acceded to because, i t vas fe l t to be irrelevant for
the reasons the.t wi l l be apparent hereinafter .
On 28th Nov=-ber 1986, the Advocate and the parties
were heasd' and the proceedings vere closed.
Both Thiru K.Anbalagan and Dr. K.A.S.- Eubramanian
have contended in thei r reply that they have not joined
the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagaa party as reported in
the Press . According to them,-due to po l i t i ca l and_
policy difference they had with All India Anna Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagan: i t was. decided to develop a new
party called 'Dravida Iyakkam1, and they becacs
Members and executive mtmber of 'DravitLa Iyakkam1»
They have argue4 that there i s no disqualification
according to the- provision contained in paragraph 3
of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution. According
to theEj since they are not . less than one-third of
-the Members of -the Legislature party they forn'a
faction in the Assenbly, i t amounts to a sp l i t and
i t has to be recognised by the Speaker as per
' paragraph 3 abovenentioned.
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The points for consideration are: .'
(i) Whether th-3 tvo H.L.As.. vis. Tbiiru IC. Anbalagan
and Dr. M.A.S. SutrainwLsn, harre volunterily
given up ^heir membership cf the pc l i t ied
party to vhich the/ belonged, and therefore
becone subject to dis^uaiificition under ths
Tenth Schedule to' the Constitution as
incorporated in.the Government of Union
.Territories Act, 1963 "by section. 1'f-A of
the said Act? and
(i i) Whether the claim made by the said two
Members under paragraph 3 of the Tenth
Schedule to the Constitution that they
constitute a grou;? representing c faction
and that the said group, consists not. less
than one-third of the Merctiers of a
legislature party are sufficient to take
them out of the mischief of the disqualifi-
cation under paragraph 2 of. the Tenth
Schedule to the Constitution?
. In order to appreciate the points involved,
paragraph 2 and'paragraph 3 of the Tenth Schedule
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to the Constitution hsve-to be considered. . Under
paregrnph 2 z Berber would incur disqualification
if he voluntarily gives up hi's r-iirbtrship of the
political pcrty to vhich he belongs. " Paragraph 3
provides thatparagraph 2 will not apply where a
Member rakes- a claim that he end other members of
his-Legislature Party constitute the group• . • • - • * . ' ' • • • *
representing a faction which has arisen cis a
result of a split in his original politicrJ party'
and such group consists of not less than one-third
of the members of such Legislature Party.
I t is unequivocally on record that the two
Members left the All India Anna Dravida Hunnetra
Kazhagan political party to which they belonged-
by virtue of explanation (a) of paragraph 2 of tl
Tenth Schedule to.the Constitution. The Kembers
themselves have adn&tted in their letter dated
1.6th. October, 1986 and in their explanation
letter dated 3rd Hovecber, 1986 that they had differences
with their original political party', viz. I l l India
Anna Dravida Munnetra- Kazhagam with respect .-to
Hindi issue and due to political and policy
differences, they become mecbers of the 'Dravida "
Iyalckani1 alleged to have been forced into a party
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Nothing core seems to be required to prove that/ . . .
the said, tvo Members have voluntarily given un
their, mesbsrship of the All India Anna Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagar. which was their original
political party. Hence there is no dispute that
the two iceEber.s concerned have voluntarily left
their original party which, vas declared to be •
All India Anna Dravida iiunrietra Kazhagan.
The question is.whether paragraph 3 is. '
attracted or not.
In the instant case, hoth the Menbers only
claim that "they constifcyte a group and represents
.a faction, which resulted to the.split in the
AIAD^". Tnis obviously is riot what is. meant in •
the statute to get the protection under paragraph 3.
Prica facie, the said two Members have no case that
their faction/group • came into existence as a result
of a split in their original political party, even
though numerically they constituted not less than
one-third of the members of the.Legislature party.
The onus is very n:uch or. the Members to prove
that they squarely come under the ambit of
paragraph 3 of the Tenth Schedule, that there
vas a split in the original*political party,
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viz. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kachagaui and
th~t the group representing th-,- faction has arisen
as a result of such split. The Members have
neither pleaded nor proved these aspects. In vieu
of this, it is neither necessary nor relevant for
mo to go' into tho other factual matters or
contentions raised by the petitioner M.L.As. or
the claimant M.L.As.' 3ven the specific request
of the claimant.M.L.As. to examine Thiru D. Ramachandran,
M.L.'A. and Thiru Venugopal, ex-M.L.A. becomes
irrelevant in this context, apart from the.fact
that they are interested persons and their-evidence
cannot be relied upon-"to take a fair decision in
the matter. Ifor h?.ve any specific documents been
produced by th3 claimant M.L.As. to show that*
their case' fits in vith the requirements of
paragraph 3 of the Tenth Schedule.
The conditions in paragraph 3 -which have to be
fulfilled if the tvjo members concerned vant to
take advantage of paragraph 3 are as follows s-
(i) that there vas a split in the All India
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party,
(ii) that as a result of the split a faction
has arisen, and
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(i l l) that this faction resulted in a group in
the Legislature Party whose strength vas
not' less than one third of the members of
•the Legislature Party.
In.order to satisfy"that there was a split ,
there must be an allegation and proof that there
vas a split in Jill India Anna Dravida Munnetra
Ka"zhagaa party. This has not been done. A split
does not occur simply'because a member leaves
the party concerned "voluntarily. I t only occurs
where a substantial chunk or segment of a party
-causes a division of the party which leads to a.
faction in the collective cause of being a well
knit and integrated group based on certain
objectives and" principles. I t is now w=H. settled
that to constitute- s. split there sust be a split
from top to bottom creating two different
segments each closely"tr.it snd comprising of
several nsabers subscribing to. certain principles
and policies which will bs,regarded as a faction.
In this case there is no evidence or material to
lead to. ths. inference thr.t there vas any split of
All India Anna Dravida Murmetra Xa hagaa from top
to bottom resulting in the creation of two factions
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one comprising of two rentiers concerned. In my
viev, therefore, the .two ^an conditions required
under paragraph 3 ars nut satisfied and therefore .
the two testers concerned rrast be held to hsve
incurred the disqualification under the Tenth
Schedule to the Constitution. The contention of
the claimant MLAs that they nave formed into a
new faction or a party is nothing but an after—
thought which is not proved. Accordingly the-
elaliiMpa&e by the said two M.L.As. "vizv
Thiru K. Anbalagan and Dr.,M.A.S. Subramanian "are-
not substantiated. Both the points are answered;
accordingly;
I therefore hold that both Thini K. Anbalagair.
and Dr. K.A^« Subrainanian have voluntarily givert*
up their s SEbersfcip of their original political
party whi»>i set up them as "its candidates in thet
general election and that their action would amount:
to defection and I decide that their case attracts-
the provision of paragraph 2(1) of the Tenth
Schedule to the ^Constitution of India and that
they are disqualified for "being members of the
Legislative A-.seEbly...
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Taking into consideration a l l the facts
and the circumstances of the case, I hereby decide,
declare and order as follows:-
•-.I," Kanichetty Sri Parassourana Varaprassada
$ao Uaidou, the Speaker of'Pohdicherry Legislative
Assembly, hereby decide under paragraph- 6(1) of •
the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India'-as.-.
incorporated by section 1 -A of the Government of.
Union Terri tories Act, 1963, that Thiru K. Anbalagan,
who was elected as Member of Pondicherry. Legislative .
Assembly from 10 - Embalom (S.C.) Legislative Assembly
Constituency and Dr. M.A.'S. Subramanian, vho was
elected as Mecbef cf Pondicherry Legislative Assembly
fron 6-0rleaEpe.th Legislative Assembly Constituency
have become subject to disquslificatlb'ii 'uhaer the
Tenth Schedule for being neuters of Pondicherry
Legislative Assembly -ri.th inEediate effect and
declare accordingly under rule '8(1) of the Members of
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Pondicherry l e g i s l a t i v e Assembly (Disqual i f ica t ion on
ground of Defection) Rules, 1986.
Dated a t Pondicherry, t h i s Thursday,
the Eighteenth day of Deceirber, 1986.
S d / -
(K/J-HCHETK SRI P HASSCUJRAMAV;JR.'J?RAS3ADA RAO IJAIDOU"),
• Speaker,- "Leg i s l a t ive Assembly, Pondicherry.
—— r v ~ "
(By. order" of the Speaker)
( S . VAITHY^ATHAN) ,Secre tary . •
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CHAPTER-VII
CONDUCT OF ELECTION"RULES.
The Commission racommanded to the GovBrnmant
of India that Forms 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E appended
to tho Conduct of Elections Rules,1961, uhich providan
for nominations at elections to the Housa of the Peopls,
Legislative Assembly, Council of States and Legislative
Council, be amended so as to incorporate the declaration
by the candidate "that to the best of my knowledge and
belief I am qualified and not also disqualified for being
chosen to f i l l tho seat in the. "
I t uas also suggested that Forms 3A , 3B,-3C and 4 should
contain a column for declaration of party affil iation
of the candidate.
It- uas further recommended that Form 130 relating
to instructions for guidance to electors for use at ths
elections to the House of the People/Lsgisiativs Assembly- * • • • - . i
and Council of Statss/Legislative Council be made more
exhaustive, simpler and clearer.
Tha Government of India accepted the recommendation
of ths Commission and issued tha Conduct of Elections
(2nd Amendnent) Rules, 1986 on 29th Oecember,1986 uhich
is reproduced in full in the following pages.
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GOVERNMENT 0 ? I N D I AMIKISTrCT OF I W . \ r o J U S T I C E
S.O.^ In exercise of the powers conferred by section 169 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1951 ( 43 of 19C1)/ the Central
Government, after consulting the Election Con-mission, hereby makes
the following rules further to amend the 'Conduct of Election
Rules, 1961, namely:-'
1. Short-title, end ocmmencenient'-- (1)-,These rules may be called
• Lhe Conduct of Elections" (Second Amendment) Rules, 1995.:
(2) 'They shall cprrie into force on the date cf their publication
in the Official Gazette. .
2. Ir. "he Conduct of Elections Rules, "1961,-
(1> in -Forig 2A, after the words..- brach^ts nd l e t t e r
"(d) that xrr/ name and my father's/husband's name have been
correctly spelt out above in.-, • , . , . . . . . . . . ' (name of the
lsnguaoe)" the following shall be inserted, namely:—
"(e) that to the best of my knowledge and belief, I am
qualified and not also disqualified for being chosen to f i l l
the seat in the House of the reople.";
(2) in Form 23, after the wordsj bracket end le t t e r
"(d) that my name and my father's/husband's name have been
correctly spelt out above in . . ...(name of the
language).", the folloivinq shall be inserted, namely:-
"(e) that to the best of my knowledge and belief, I am
qualified end not also disqualified for being chosen to f i l l
t1"15 seat in the Leqislative Assembly of 5 . » . * . » . . . . . . . " ;
(3) in Form 2C, after the words, brackets snd le t rer
" (c) thet TV r.anfi a:v-3 vr-' ^•'.•h^r'sAiushar.d's name hsva been
correctly rpn.lt out. abov^ i r , , , , , ; . , , . , „,. . 'nsrrus of *-he.
lanr.'iaz^Y't i:he fxiliovrinq shrll be inf-ercec", nnnely:-
contd..
M(d) that to the best of my knowledge and belief, I am
qualified and riot also disqualified for being chosen t o - f i l l
the seat in the Council of States ." ;
(4) in Form 2D, after the words, brackets and l e t t e r
"(c) that my name and my father's/husband's name have been
correctly spelt out abo^e in (name of the language)"
the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"(d) that to the best of my knowledge and belief, I am
qualified and not also disqualified for being chosen to
f i l l the seat in the Legislative Council o f . . . . (S ta te ) by _
the members- of• the Legislative Assembly.";
(5) in Form 2E, after the words, brackets and l e t t e r
" (c) that my name and my father's/husband's name have been
correctly spelt out above in (name of the language)"
the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"(d) that to the best of my knowledge and belief, I am
qualified and not also disqualified for being chosen to
f i l l the.seat in the Legislative Council o f . . . . . (S ta t e )
from Council Constituency.";
(6) in Form 3A, in the Table,, after column 5 , -
(i) the following heading and column'number shall be
inseted, namely:-
"Party affi l iat ion
6"; and
(i i ) existing columns ' 6 ' , ' 7 ' , ' 8 ' and ' 9 ' shall be
re-aumbered as columns "!.'t 18', '9'.and ' 10 ' . " ;
(7) in Form 3B, in the Table, after column 5 , -
(i) the following heading and column number shall be
inserted, namely:-
"Party affi l iat ion
6"; and
(i i ) existing columns '6 1 , '71 and ' 8 1 , shall be re-
numbered as columns '7 1 , ' 8 ' and ' 9 ' . " ;
(8) in Form 3C_. in the Table, after column 5,
• (i) the following heading and column number shall be
inserted, na.nely:-
"Party aff i l iat ion
6." a-.d
( i i ) the existing columns " ' 6 ' , ' 7 ' and ' 8 ' shall be
re-numbered as columns ' 7 ' , *8' and ' 9 ' " ;contd. . .
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(9) in Form 4, in the Table, the following heading and
column number shall be added at the end, namely:-11 Party' affiliation
c. » .
(10) f o r Forms 13D, t h e following Forms s h a l l be s u b s t i t u t e d ,
name ly : -
"FORM 13D
INSTRUCTIONS FOR GUIDANCE OF ELECTORS
/"See rule 23(l) (d)J7
(To be used at an'election to the House of the People or to the
Legislative Assembly of a State)
Election to the * . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . from t h e . . . . . . .
The persons whose names are printed on the ballot paper
sent 'herewith are candidates, at the above election. Record your
vote by placing clearly a mark opposite the name of the candidate
to whom YGU wish to give your vote. The mark should be so placed
as to indicate clearly and beyond doubt to which candidate you are
giving your vote. If the mark is so placed as to make i t doubtful
to which candidate you have given your vote, your vote will be
invalid.
The number of members to be elected is one. Please remember
that you have only one vote. Accordingly you should not vote for
more than one candidate. If you do so, your ballot paper will be
rejected.
Do not put your signature or write any word or make any mark,
sign or writing whatsoever on the ballot paper other than the mark
required to record your vote.
After you have recorded your vote on the ballot paper, place
the ballot paper in the smaller cover marked 'A' sent herewith.
Close the cover and secure i t by seal or "otherwise.
(1) You may then sign the declaration in Form 13A also sent
herewith in the presence of a stipendiary maqistrate and obtain
the attestation of your signature by such stipendiary magistrate.
(2) If you are a member of the armed forces of the Union or of an
armed police force of a State but is servina outside that State,
the attestation may be obtained by such officer as may be appointed
in this behalf by the Commanding Officer of the Unit, ship or estab-
lishment In which you or your husband, as- the case may be, are
ejTtployed,
* Appropriate -particulars of the election contd... 'to be inserted here.
(3) If you are employed under the Government of India in a
post outside India the attestation may be obtained by such officer
as may be appointed in this behalf by the diplomatic or consular
representative of India in the country in which you are resident.
(4) If you hold an office like the office of the (i) President,
(ii) Vice-President, (iii) Governors of States, (iv) Cabinet
Ministers of the Union or of any State, (v) The Deputy Chairman and
Members of the Planning Commission, (vl) The Ministers of State of
the Union or of any State, (vii) Deputy Ministers of the Union or
of any State, (viii) The Speaker of the House of the People or of
any State Legislative Assembly, (ix) The Chairman of any State
Legislative Council, (x) Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories,
(xi) The Deputy Sneaker of the House of the People or of any State
Legislative Assembly, (xii) The Deputy Chairman of the Council of
States or of any State Legislative Council, (xiii) Parliamentary
Secretaries of the Union or of any State, the attestation may be
obtained by an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to
the Government of the Union or the Stste as the case may be.
(5) If you are on an election duty, attestation may ba obtained
by any <7azetted officer or by the Presiding Officer of the polling
station in which you are on election duty.
(6) If you are under preventive detention, the attestation
may be obtained by the Superintendent of the jail or the Commandant
of the detention camp in which you are- under detention.
In all the above cases you may take the declaration to the
authorised officer and sign it in his. presence after he has
satisfied himself about your identity. ' The officer will attest
your signature and return the declaration to you. 'You must not
show your ballot paper to the attesting officer nor tell him how you
havo voted.
If you are unable to mark the ballot paper and sign the
declaration yourself in the manner indicated above by reason of
illiteracy, blindness or other infirmity, you are entitled to
have your vote marked and declaration signed on your behalf by
any of v'ne authorised officer mentioned ?>v?. Such an officer
\^ill, M. your rerrutct mrrk the bcllct -ocinZ-r in your presence
and in iccordrnce with your wishes. He-- vu 11 also complete the
necessary certificate in chis behalf-
contd... ,'-
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After your declaration has been signed and your signature
has been attested, piece the declaration in Form 13A as also the
• smaller cover marked /A1 containing the ballot paper in the larger
cover marked '73'.. After closing the larger cover, send i t to the
returning officer by post or by rnessencer. /~Yqu have to give your
full signature in the space provided on the cover marked 'B1. No
postage stamp need be affixed by you, if the' cover is posted in
India. If, hov/ever, you are an elector "'employed under the Government
of India in a post outside India/ you should return the cover to the
returning officer concerned direct by air mail service after the
requisite postage 'stamp .is duly affixed thereon by the office in
which you are serving except .where i t is sent by diplomatic
You must ensure that the cover reaches the returning officer
before * . . . , . . . . , -
* on, / «
Please note that;-
(i) if you fail to get your declaration attested or certified
in the manner indicated pbove, your bel3ot paper will be
rejected; and
(ii) if the cover reaches the returning officer after * . . . . . .
on the * , . . your vote will
no.t be counted.
* (Here specify the hour and date fixed for thecommencement of counting of votes).
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FORM 13D
Instructions for the guidance of electors
/"see rule 23(1) (d)_7
(To be used at an election to the Council of States or to the
Legislative Council of a State)
Election tc the Council- of States. .«Legislative Council
The persons whose names are printed en the ballot paper sent
herewith are candidates at the above election. Record your vote by
placing the figure 1 in the space opposite the name of the candidate
to whom you want to vote. Place the figure 1 opposite the name of
one candidate only *(although there are more members than one to be
elected), You may indicate your relative preference for the other
candidates by placing in the spaces opporite their names the figures
2, 3, 4 etc. in order of such preference. Do not place more than one
figure onposite the name of any candidate and do not place the same
figure o-oposite the names of more candidates than one.
The number of members to be elected is,
After, you have recorded your vote on the ballot paper,, place
the ballot paper in the smaller cover marked 'A1 sent herewith. Close
the cover and secure i t by seal or otherwise.
. You have then to sign the declaration in Form 13A also sent
herewith in the presence of an officer competent to, attest your
signature. If you are under preventive detention the attestation
of your signature on the declaration in Form 12A shall be obtained
by tbe Superintendent of the jail or the Commandant: of the detention
camp in which ycu ere under such detention. If you are not under
preventive detention, the attestation mav be obtained by a stipendiary
magistrate to whom you are •personally knewn or to whose satisfaction
you have been identified, or in the case of an election to a Qouncil
Constituency by ery of the following categories of officers who have
been notified in this behalf by th-=s Election Commission, namely:-
c be deleted when only cne member i s to be elected.
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Take the declaration to any such officer and sign i t
in his presence after he has been satisfied about ycur identity.
The officer will attest your signature and return the declaration
to you. You must not shew your ballot paper to the attesting
officer nor tel l him how you have voted.
If you are unable to mark the ballot paper an<i sign the
declaration yourself in the manner indicated above by reason cf
illiteracy, blindness or other infirmity, you are entitled to
have your vote marked and the declaration signed on your behalf
by an officer competent to ar.test your signature. Such an officer
will., . at your request, mark the ballot- paper in your presence
and in accordance with .your wishes.- He will also complete the
necessary certificate in this behalf..
After the declaration has been signed and your signature? has
been attested, place the declaration in Form 13A as also the
smaller cover marked 'A1 containing the ballot paper in the larger
cover marked ' 8 ' . After closing the larger cover, send i t to the
Returning Officer by registered post or by messenger.
* You must ensure that the cover reaches the re-.urning officer
before * , . . . , . . . . % « . - • -
on the. * .
Please note that -
(i) if you fail t.o get your declaration attested or
certified in the manner indicated above your ballot
paper will be rejected? end
(iiV if the cover reaches the returning officer after^
en t h e . . . , . , . . . . *ycur vote will not be covorted.
*Here specify the hour snd date fixed for the commencement of
counting of votes.
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Any bal?.ot paper on which tha figure 1 is not marked cr
en which the figure I i s set opposi-cc the name of ncrs than
cne candidate, or is so placed as to render i t doubtful to which
candidate i t is intended to apply, cr on which the figure 1 and
some other figures ere set opposite the name of the same candidate
or on which the sane figure is set opposite the name of _ more
candidates than me, or on which the sic;nature of the elector is
net duly attested cr the number of which does not acroe with the
number of the ballot paper entered on the cover in vhj.ch i t i s
placed, will be rejected."';
(11) In Fen 22, after words "Sh r i . . . , . . - , , . . "of.. " ,
the following words and brackets shall be inserted, namely
"Sponsored b y . , . . . , . . . . . , , . - . (name of the reccgni sed/
registered political party)";
(12) in Form 233, after the brackets and word "(Address)"' at. both
the places where they occur.- the following words and brackets
shall be inserted, namely "Sponsored by... , .-. . . . . . . ^ . . . (name
of the recognised/registered poli t ical party)";
(13) in Form 24.. after the word- "Shri-...,.,<„ „", the fcl.Wirg
words and brackets shall be inserted, namely:- "Sponsored toy,.
. . . . . . . . (name of the recognised/registered'political party)".
/~F.7 (1) /84--Leg'. II_7
Sd/-( K. SU3RA14ANIAN )
JOINT SECRKTAPiT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
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NOTE:- The principal rules were published vide S.0.859doted 15,4,1961 r>nd subsequently pm.ir.ded by:-
3.0.No. data
59729-1236623450387515421433152045422 362479A
5573505(E)286(E)22.Q(E)795(E)518(E)767(E)846(E)565(E)671(S)340(E)
27,2,.19622L.B.196412.10.19649,11.196615.12,195625. 4.196719.4.196825.4.196820,12„19663.7B1970
27.1,197123c12.1971- 18.9.1973
e»5.197426.5.197514.12,19767.9.1979
29.11.197917.12.19794,8O19845.9.19844.6.198S
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CHAPTER- VI11
PRESS REPORTS ON ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL SYSTEMSOF FOREIGN COUNTRIES flfJD OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST
During the month of December, 1986,
press reports/articles/oditorials on elections and
political systems of forsign countries and othar
matters of intsrast apoeared in the press. Tuo
press-clipoincs as ars considered to be of special
interest, are being reproduced in full in the
following pages:
Pats Nans of neuspansr Topic
4.12.1986 Hindu,Neu Delhi Regarding expulsion ofD.P..K. legislators bythe Speaker of Tamil NaduLegislating Assembly.
30.11.85 Doccan Herald, Regarding expulsion ofBangalore. D.FU K. legislators by the
Speaker of.Tamil MaduLegislative Assembly.
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THE recent ruling of the Speaker of theTamil Nadu Assembly declaring seven
DMK legislates to be disqualified from mem-bership of the House on the ground thatthey had violated the oath taken by them byburning copies of the Constitution as part ofthe anti-Hindi agitation raises important con-stitutional issues of a far reaching nature. Aclose study of various aspects is called for.
The conduct of the seven disqualified legis-lators was disrespectful, unpatriotic and re-prehensible. In a sense, they had committeda fraud on the Constitution to which they ple-dged true faith and allegiance, No wordsare strong enough to condemn their behavi-our. The indignation shown by the Speaker'is quite understandable and natural. It re- *fleets the feeling of enlightened adult citi- •iens who are entitled to expect high rec-titude and decent behaviour from their re-presentatives: It is an irony that the DMKcalls democratic principles to its aid to pro-test against the Speaker's action when thewayward legislators themselves threw thoseprinciples to the wind and followed a peril-ous and undemocratic path.
The actual course followed by the Speak-er leading to the imposition of the peremp-tory disqualification is slippery and of doubt-ful constitutional and legal validity. One ofthe basic tenets of our Constitution, and forthat matter any democratic Constitution, isthe well-recognised division and demarca-tion of governmental powers and functionsamong the three organs, namely, the execu-tive, the legislature and the judiciary. This di-vision is designed to ensure the necessary1
checks and balances and to contribute to-wards the smooth functioning of thoseorgans, free from friction, arbitrariness andconfrontation. It is essential that theseorgans are kept within their respectivedomain and not allowed or tempted to strayinto others' territory.
Constitutional provisionsArticle 102(1) of the Constitution in rela-
tion to the membership of Parliament andArtic'e 191(1) in relation to the membershipof the legislature of a State list out commondisqualifications both for being elected as,and for continuance as, a member. Article191(1) runs as follows:
, "191 Disqualification tor member-ship. (1) A persoi shall be disqualifiedfor being chosen as, and for being, amember of the Legislative Assembly exLegislative Courx ] of a State (a) if heholds any office c' profit under the Gov-ernment of India or the Government ofany State speeded in the First Sche-dule other than en office declared by •the Legislature of '.he State by law notto disqualify its holder: (b) if he is of un-sound mirid and so declared- by a com-petent court: (c) .' he is an undischarg-ed'insolvent: (d> "' he is not a Citizen ofIndia, or has voluntarily acquired the citi-zenship of a fore gn State or is underany acknowledgement of allegiance oradherence to a fceign State: and le) ifhe is so disquali'.ed by or under anylaw made by Parliament"
In exercise of the powers under residuaryciause (e) quoted abo.e. Parliament has en-acted provisions in Chapter III of Part II ofthe Representation o' r.e People Act. 1951,adding to the above g-ounds of disqualifica-tions. In terms of thesestatutory provisions,a person would incur C:squaiification for (1)conviction for various types of criminal of-fences for specified periods: (2) a corruptpractice committed at the election, (3) dis-missal—if he is a Government officer—forcorruption or disloyalty: (4) subsisting con-tract with the approp'.ate Government (5)holding specified offices in Government com-panies: and (6) failure to lodge account ofelection expenses.
The established and recognised legal posi-tion is that a question es to any of those dis-qua'ifications incurred and subsisting at thetime of the election of a candidate, i.e. pre-election disqualification, can be raised onlyby means of an election petition filed in aHgh Court within 45 days of the election.Similarly, a question o* disqual<'ication of amember oi the legislate assembly after he-has become such mernoer, i.e. post-electiondisqualification, can be raised only beforethe Governor of the State.
Hi terms of Artic'e 192 of the Constitution,the Governor is required to refer the ques-
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tion to the Electxxi Commission for its opi-nion and act according to such opinion. Heis bound by the opinion and has no choiceor discretion of his own. The courts are bar-red from any interference with the decisionb l y Governor. The above are the only re-
S f ' ^ j T 1 ^ ead!T? t0 the irrv
f t l S 0 ' 1 ^Article 190(3) of the Constitution makes
the above position clear by laying downthat a member's seat shall become vacanton his becoming subject to any of the dis-qualifications mentioned in Article 191(1) oron "his resignation written under his handand the same being accepted by the Speak-er. Death of a member of course automati-cally terminates the membership.
There are two other extreme contingenc-ies in which the seat of a member could berendered or declared vacant, namely (1) hisabsence from all n-^etings of the House with-out permission for a period of 60 days; and(2) his expulsion for the full term of the ex-isting House for grave misconduct Whilethe subject matter of the absence of a mem-ber is specifically covered under Article190(4) of the Constitution, that of expulsionis impliedly covered under Article 194 deal-ing with the powers, privileges, etc.. of theHouse.
Any departure from these methods to im-port into the constitutional system any imp-lied or innovative power or jurisdiction todeprive a duly elected member of his mem-bership of the House by imposing disqualifica-tion would run counter to the mandate ofthe Constitution, especially when such apower or jurisdiction falls within the purviewof other authorities. Such a course wouldalso lower the'credibility and prestige of theHouse and bring it into disrepute. The faith5f the people in the institutions charged with
the duty of upholding high democratic prirtci-pies and rule of law is already eroded and *any further damage should be scrupulously $fravoided.
Having regard to the above considera-tions, the declaration made by the Speakeras to the disqualification of the seven MLAsis outside his' realm and jurisdiction. In suchan event, on proper motion being made,appropriate courts will be within their com-petence to step in and set right the matterand enforce the rule of law. The general im-munity attached to the proceedings andfunctioning of legislature and the inviolabi-lity of its decisions cannot be claimed ormade available where they suffer not fromthe irregularity of procedure but from an il-legality. If the proceedings or the acts of alegislature are illegal, unconstitutional or suf-fer from lack of jurisdiction, they would beopen to scrutiny in a court of law.
Court rulingsThe legislature, being itself a creature of
the Constitution, cannot be above the basiclaw, i.e. the Constitution. This rationale getssupport from the opinion of the Supreme .Court in the Presidential Reference Case of1965 (AIR-1965-SC-745). Again in 1963. inan appeal from Punjab questioning certainacts of the Speaker, the Supreme Courtheld that the Speaker's action without any juri-sdiction is null and void and of no effect andthat "the question which is to be decided bythe Speaker must be within his cognisance."It is therefore advisable not to take a rigid at- .titude and force the issue to the extent itmay bring about avoidable conflicts and re-criminations between tne judiciary and thelegislature.
The Speaker based his'ruling on Rule 312of the Rules of Procedure of the Tamil NaduLegislative Assembly framed under Article208 of the Constitution. This article permitsthe framing of rules for regulating, subject to
The Constitution has set out the pro-cedure by which a seat in a legislaturecan become vacant. Any departure fromthese methods to disqualify a duly elect-ed member would run counter to the man-date of the Constitution.
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The subject-matter of disqualification formembership of the House cannot be said tobe "a matter not specifically provided for inthe Constitution. As we have seen above, ithas been specifically dealt with in the Con-stitution and the Representation of thePeople Act. 1951. No doubt, the scope foradding to the grounds of disqualification isnot exhausted and certainly Parliament isembowered to provide for new. groundsunder clause (e) of.Article 191(1).
In the second place; .the Speaker cannotoust the jurisdiction of the courts, the Gover-nor and the Election Commission and dealhimself with the question^ of disqualificationof a member not falling within his jurisdic-tion. In the third place, provisions in theRules of-' Procedure cannot be so invokedby the Speaker as to override the provisionsin the Constitution and create a serious dis-ability for an elected member. The Rules aremeant for regulating the procedure, proceed-ings and the conduct of business in theHouse and do not confer on the Speaker un-chartered power or jurisdiction of a substan-tive nature.
The Speaker hgs. forwarded a copy .of, hisruling along with the proceedings of theHouse to the Governor as well as to the Elec-tion Commission for appropriate follow-upaction. He is also reported to have clarifiedlater that the disqualification would toke im-mediate effect His ruling is therefore un-ambiguous. The Commission has no choiceexcept to treat the seven seats vacant as en-
visaged in Section 150 of the Representa-tion of the People Act 1951. for the purposeof holding by elections. The Commission can-not treat the matter in any other manner and .examine the ruling to test its lega! ;y and cor-rectness. That would create avoidable con- ;flict with the legislature.
In the case of the expulsion of IndiraGandhi from the Lok Sabha after her elec-tion from Kamataka through a by election,the Commission considered the questionbrought before it in all its aspects and cameto the conclusion that it had to treat the ex-pulsion and the declaration made throughthe notif'cation issued by the Lok Sabha Sec-reianat as creating a vacancy in the Houseof the People. There are quite a few othercases of this nature from legislative assembl-ies, similarly dealt with.
The Commission would be within its com-1
petence to allow the communication fromthe Speaker in the present case to lie overfor a considerable time without ordering
' by-elections so as to give the Governor suf-ficient time to apply his mind and an op-portunity to the aggrieved parties to movethe appropriate courts for remedy. In the alter-native, the Commission may seek a clarifica-tion from the Speaker whether the ruling it-self (presumably no formal notification de-claring the seats vacant or cessation of mem-bership in the seven cases has been forwar-ded to the Commission) should be taken assuch declaration.
Governor's roleThe Governor does not stand in the same
helpless position as the Election Comm&-sion. Article 168 of the Constitution re-cognises the Governor as an integral part ofthe legislature for many purposes. Under Arti-cle 159. before entering upon his office, theGovernor takes an oath undertaking interalia to preserve, protect and defend the Con-stitution and the law. Article 163(2) says that
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if any question arises whether any matter isor is not one as respects which the Gover-nor is by or under the Constitution requiredto act in hcs discretion, the decision of theGovernor shall be final. It cannot be calledin question. Under Article 165(2), it is theduty of the Advocate-General to give ad-vice upon legal matters whenever called ,upon to do so.
Under Article 17K2). the Governor may '.send messages to the House of legislaturewith respect to a Bill then pending in the legi-slature or otherwise and the House shallwith all convenient dispatch consider anymatter required by the message to be' takeninto consideration.
In the light of these provisions, the Gover-nor is empowered to return the communica-tion to the legislative assembly for reconsi-deration with a message to that effect Be-fore adopting this course, he may consultthe Advocate-General. While sending themessage, the Governor may also suggest tothe Speaker that having regard to the doubt-ful validity of his ruling and the peremptoryprocedure fo .'owed by him, he should placethe matter before the House for its con-sideration and decision.
The Speaker is then certainly within hispowers to refer the issue to the Privi'egesCommittee as the acts of the seven mem-bers amourt to gross misconduct un-becoming of their status as members. In thealternative, tre matter may be straightwayplaced, after due notice to the members, be-fore the House itself for its consideration. Ifit is so considered and advised, a substan-tive motion or resolution can be moved for
' the expulsion of the members for the fullterm of the existing House.
Cases of expulsion can justifiably be trea- ;ted as falling within the scope of the pro-
• visions dea'"xj with the breach of privileges.in Article 19^ Past cases, starting from thatof Mudgal in the Lok Sabha indicate this posi-tion. In the Haridwarilal case, however, thePunjab and Haryana High Court held thatthe power of expulsion is not enjoyed by thelegislature. T>e last word has not. however.been said on this issue as the SupremeCourt has had no chance so far to lay down
• the law in tris respect. Another High Court'took a view contrary to the one held by thePunjab and Haryana High Court. The U.K.
> House of Ca-irnons has enjoyed this power• for a long tir"e. The case before the Punjab
and Haryana High Court is easily distinguisha-ble from the present case before the TamilNadu Assembly.
Expulsion is not so much disciplinary asremedial, not so much to punish membersas to rid the House of persons who are unfitfor membership. These members have com-.mitted a breach of their pledae to bear truefaith and allegiance to the Constitution. Inthis view, expulsion of the seven membersin the present case can be considered as apossible step and it will be within the com-petence of the Assembly. By following theabove course, the constitutional crisis canbe overcome.
Codification neededIt is most unfortunate that even after 36
years of the adoption of our Constitution.we observe and follow the privileges asobtained in the House of Commons in 1950.Such a system does not speak well of our'capacity and comprehension. It does notprove to be ideal to Indian conditions. Thepowers and privileges should be evolved asto clothe them in a native garb and also tomeet various local challenges in the legisla-tive arena. From these points of view, weshould take up urgently the codification bylaw the privileges, powers, etc.. of Parlia-ment State Legislatures, members thereofand of their committees as envisaged in Arti-
| cle 194 of the Constitution.
In the ultimate analysis, the shock treat-ment given by the Speaker is refreshing andbold though it may or may not serve the pur-pose of arresting misadventures to gaincheap popularity at the cost of the sanctityof the Constitution. The law also requires tobe amended to meet such situations and im-pose a disqualification. ' . • '
K. GanesanRetired Secretary,
Election Commission of India
Hindu:Nau Delh i :4.12.1986
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is jealous of his rights, hassparked off another controversyby disqualifying seven DMK.members. for publicly burningthe Constitution during the par-ty's anti-Hindi agitation. TheSpeaker has held their action asviolative of their oath of allegi-ance to the' Constitution, debar-red them forthwith and sent acopy of his ruling to the Gover-nor and the. Election Commis-sion for "information andfollow-up action" before ad-journing the House sine die. AsGovernor S. L. Khurana himselfput it the other day, the ball is inhis court and he has indicatedthat the last word has not yetbeen said. He will take a decision
only after examining all aspectsZ and after consulting constitutio-
nal experts.
Far from killing the agitation which* any way had not been showing any* Kins of picking up, the Speaker'sJ ruling has given it a fresh impetus.
The DMK Executive, which met in an* emergency session in Salem after the*• ruling, resolved to continue the agita-„ UM. Party President M. Kaninanidhi
• said legislators would continue to take* part, "undaunted by the vindictive,#. premeditated and wanton" action of
tae Speaker. The month-long agitation* is due to end on December 17 when* Mr Karunanidhi himself will symbo-* bcaily bum Part 17 of the Constitu-„ tion.* The ruling has come in for wides-* pread and scathing criticism. Leaders- cutting across party lines have con-
dsmned it as undemocratic, unconsti-* orjonal and autocratic. Even Congress* (T) leader M.P. Subramaniam has saidj . the Speaker is only the custodian of
the rights of the House and he has noauthority to take cognisance of hap-penings outside it In an indirect cri-ticism of Mr. N.S.V. Chithan, DeputyLeader of the Congress (1) in theAssembly, whose point of order led tothe ruling. Mr. Subramaniam has saidthe party should have met the DMK'santi-Hindi agitation politically iasteadof resorting to such devious methods.
The Speaker concedes that there isno provision for dealing with membersviolating the oath. This, he says, isbecause the fouding fathers could nothave visualised MPs or State legisla-tors burning the Constitution publicly.However, though the Constitution hasbeen amended 48 times in the last 36years, no such provision has beenwritten into it. This despite the factthat the Constitution has, been burntduring several agitations and by suchleaders as Mr. E.V. RamaswamyNaicker of the Dravida Kazhagamand Mr. C.N. Annadurai of the un-divided DMK. .
Moreover, the power to disqualify amember has been conferred only onthe President in the case of an MP andthe Governor in the case of an MLA.They are bound to consult the Elec-tion Commission an.1 act according toits opinion. The question is whetherthe Speaker can assume this powerand disqualify a member, that too forreasons not specified in the Constitu-tion. ,
According to the Speaker, in theabsence of an express provision in the ,Constitution for dealing with such 'members, "I have no other option !
encept to invoke my residuary powersunder Rule 312 of the Tamil NaduLegislative Assembly Rules (framedunder Article 208) to preserve andprotect the Constitution.'" Article 208provides that a State legislature may,subject to the provisions of the Con-stitution, make rules for regulating itsprocedure and conduct its business.Rule 312 reads "All matters notspecifically provided for in the Con-
stitution or in the Assembly Rules andall questions relating to the detailedworking of these rules shall be regu-lated in such a manner as the Speakermay from time to time direct."
The Speaker has gone on recordthat as regards his residuary powers,"the sky is the limit"
It is this tendency to exercise thaipower in a manner claiming the powerto be unfettered which led Mr. Pan-dian on a collision course with thejudiciary twice in the last two years. Inthe middle of last year, he awardedimprisonment to Vaniga OttrumaiEditor Paul Raj for contempt on thebasis of the findings of the PrivilegesCommittee of the previous Assembly.The matter went up to the SupremeCourt. The court refused to interferewith the Speaker's order because Mr.Paul Raj practised "the worst type ofyellow journalism". The court also saidthe question whether a subsequentAssembly can act on the recommen-dations of the Privileges Committee of
the previous Assembly may have to beconsidered some day "but not in thiscase".
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Earl)' this year, jMr. Pandian set atliberty two convicted forgers because,in his view, there had been a "gravemiscarriage of justice". A confronta-tion with the judiciary was averted bythe Government which persuaded theSpeaker to revoke the ruling the verynext day.
In defence of his present action, theSpeaker contends that he cannot re-main a silent spectator to the burningof the Constitution by members. Thefact is that the DMK launched theanti-Hindi agitation on November 17and since then members had beencourting arrest by burning Article343(1) in Part 17, which says theofficial language of the Lsion shall beHindi in the Devanagri script OnNovember 18, the Speaker duly readout in the House a message that theleader of the DMK in the AssemblyK. Anbazhagan and four other partyMLAs had been arrested.
When Mr. N.S.V. " Chithan(Congress-I) raised a point of order onthe issue on November 2 1 six MLAshad been arrested. The Speaker thenconcurred with the view of the Leaderof the House, Mr. V.R. Nedunchez-hiyan, that the House swan the out-come of the criminal proceedings.When the House reconvened on No-
vember 24, Mr. Chithan again raisedthe issue after Mr. Pandian informedthe members of the arrest of one moreMLA. It was then that Mr. Pandianhanded down his unprecedented rul-ing. In other words, Mr. Pandian badremained a "silent spectator" to thepublic burning of the Constitution andthe "gross volation" of the oath bymembers for a week.
After the DMK, CPI and CPMmembers staged a walkout in protestagainst the ruling, members of theIndian Union Muslim League and theGandhi Karraraj National Congress,which are allies of the1 rulingAIADMK, pleaded for a review in theinterest of the smooth running oC theHouse. Mr. Pandian stuck to hisposition, sayi-Tg that it was not asudden decision but one taken after agreat deal of deliberation.
What happened between Novemb-er 22 and 24 to bring about the rolteface? On November 23, Chief Min-ister M.G. Raniachandran announcedin Coimbatore that he intended todrop some mere Ministers. Mr. Nc-dunchezhiyan r-ituraly developed coldfeet and his wise counsel was, there-fore, not available, as DMK leader M.Karunanidhi put it.
A defiant Mr. Karunanidhi hasannounced that the agiu:ion will go onand more MLAs will follow suit. Hehas also said "We will take the issueright up to the Supreme Court."
Ironically, the ruling has given afresh impetus to the DMK's agitation-which, otherwise, was showing nosigns of picking up. It was mainly totake the sting out of the agitation thatthe Chief Minister himself broughtforward a resolution in the Assemblyon November 14 demanding an im-mediate constitutional amendment tomake English the sole official iaiigu-.age until such time as all the nationallanguages gained that status. The res-olution was supported by all sectionssave the Congress (1). In fact, Mr.Anbazhagan and Law Minister C.Ponnaiyan spoke with one voice v»ienthey said that there was nothing sac-rosanct about a Constitution whichhad been amended 40 times. Theresolution itself was a carbon copy ofthe one adopted by the House in 196$when Mr. Annadurai •*•& the ChiefMinister. The DMK went ahead »iththe agitation, saying that mere resolu-tions would not do.
If the Government's strategy was tooutmanoeuvre the DMK. the ruHnghas produced just the opposite result.The ruling came on the pcnultirrateday of the morcwon session. Now '.heAssembly has adjourned sine die. Bythe time it meets again, the issuewould have died down. H is Mr.Karunanidhi's hope that the ElecjonCommission would by then reverse
I the ruling. In the meantime, his cam-paign line will be that the All-IndiaAnna DMK has given a go-by toAnna's policies to please the masters inDlhi — S. M u m i .
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