12 having polled the highest number of votes, namely, 1,98,390 votes as against 1,95,663 votes polled by his nearest rival the appellant, was declared elected 8,067 votes were rejected as having been invalidly cast.
12 was challenged by the appellant by filing an election petition in the Karnataka High Court on several grounds.
Election to the Lok Sabha seat from the 13th Bangalore South Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Karnataka was held on January 6, 1980.
12 was a Janata candidate respondent No.
There is numbersubstance in this election appeal which has been preferred by the defeated candidate.
In support of the appeal substantially only one companytention was urged by companynsel for the appellant.
The election of Respondent No.
The appellant was a Congress I candidate while respondent No.
Hence this appeal.
