Fresh Poll Not Needed When Election With 2 Candidates Set Aside, Runner-Up Be Declared Winner : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that where only two candidates contested an election, setting aside the winning candidate’s election does not warrant a fresh poll; instead, the runner-up should be declared elected. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta set aside the Odisha High Court’s decision to direct a fresh election, after the … Read more