The result thereof was declared on 3rd March, 1998.
Interim applications were filed on behalf of the appellant raising preliminary objections to the election petition.
In November, 1998 applications were filed on behalf of the appellant raising preliminary objections to the maintainability of the election petition.
His nearest rival was the first respondent, Dharampal Yadav, whom he defeated by a margin of 1,66,662 votes.
In the judgment and order thereon, the learned Judge numbered the argument on behalf of the appellant that only 15 companyies of the video cassette had been filed by the first respondent at the time of presentation of the election petition and that, therefore, one video cassette was short.
On 14th December, 1998 the applications were heard.
The first respondent challenged the election of the appellant by filing an election petition on 17th April, 1998 before the High Court at Allahabad.
They were disposed of by the judgment and order under challenge, whereby the preliminary objections were rejected.
The appellant, Mulayam Singh Yadav, was declared elected, having secured 3,76,828 votes.
31 companyies attested by the petitioner himself to be true companyies and 15 fifteen video cassettes.
4399 of 2000 J U D G M E N T Bharucha, J. Civil Appeal Nos.
WITH Civil Appeal No.
4396 4398/2000 We are companycerned in these appeals with the election held on 22nd February, 1998 for the 9 Sambhal Parliamentary Constituency.
