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Books and articles 3 - 13

Notes en judicial decisionsin election matters. 14 - 2?

Ces'83 of disqualifications* 28 - 43

Disposal of election petitions. 44 - . 55

Uac&ncy-statsmants. 56 - 69

Registration of "Ghartiya RepublicanPaksh" as an unracoc>niS8d pol i t icalpaxty in .the state of Maharashtra.

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Gsnsr^l Elections to the Fleghalayaand Tripura Legislative Assemblies. -73 - 86

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Press reports on elections and i-poli t ical systems of foreigncountries and othsr matters ofinteres t - . 87 - 91

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fHf^-lf . i 00 - 113

Tha Qocunentatior. is intsndod to acquaint

ths officers and staff of ths Commissien and

ths ChisF Electoral Cfficars and their staff uith'

articles on current political issues published in

periodicalc/neuspapers, received in ths Commission's

Library, development in the field of electoral lau

and procedure, progress in the disposal.of election

petitions End judicial dscisions thereon, Commission's

dscisior.s on questions as to disqualification of

members to either Hcuse of Parliament cr of the

St2te Legislatures and bye~elections to both ths

Houses of Parliament and Stats Legislatures,

Besides the usual chapters, this issue also

contains the fcllcuing tuc special chapters.

(i) Registration of "Bhartiya RepublicanPaksh" as an un-recognised politicalparty in the Stats "of Maharashtra. ••

( i i ) General Elections to the Heghalaya andTrioura Legislative Assemblies'.

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BOOKS AND ARTICLES

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 various

pariodicals/neuspapars uhich were received i n ths

Commission's Library during the month of February, 1988'.

A l i s t of such a r t i c l es as are considered to be of

specia l i n te res t is given i n the fo l lowing pages.

Two more books have been added to the Library of

the Commission. These are as fo l lows:

AUTHOR TITLE ' PUBLISHER

Basu,O. D, Commentary on the Calcutta:S.C. SarkarEonstitution of 1988.India.Vol.M.

Rao,V.Bhaskara General Elections Neu Delhi:in India. Uppal,1987.

' - 4 -LIST GF ARTICLES FOR FEBRUARY 1988

AUTHOR TITLE

(A) FOREIGN ELECTIONS AMD POLITICS

NEWSPAPERS .

Daruuala,Maja Sri Lankajnaed forelections.

REFERENCE

Indian Express:Nau Delhi,February 11,1988,p.8

Editorial Bangla poll portents, Patriot:Nou Delhi,February 12,1988,p.4

Editorial Bangladesh scenario. Rational Herald:;• - Neu Delhi,

February 12,1988,p.6

Editorial Signals to Irshad. The Hindustan Times,NBU Delhi,February 12,1988,p.11

Editorial Cyprus elections.

On the recantprasidantial electionin Cyprus,

The Hindustan Times,Neu Delhi,February 26,1988,p,11

Datta-Ray.Sunanda K.

India's Dilemma inDhaka:-.

Futile Elections'on Part ial Lau?

The Sunday Statesman,Delhi,February 28,1.988,p.6

(a) .INDIAN ELECTIONS AND POLITICS.

(a) MagazinesAbdi,S.N.n. Coming horns. IUI:February7-13,1988

On Pranab Wukherjas's p.56return to thaCongress fold.

The return of Pranab Sunday:Mukharjaa. February 21.27,1988

' pp .8-9 .

fUJTHOR

Badhuar, Indar j i tand Chaula Prabu

Chawla Prabu andAtiased Farzand

The changing face ofRajiv Gandhi.

More than threeyears after becomingprime ministerSh.Rajiv Gandhi haschanged physicallypolitically andattjtudinallyThe authois take detailedlook at the evolutionof the youngPrime Minister.

REFERENCE

India Today:February 16-29,19B8pp.22-28

ConQress(l) ChiefMinisters-Puppetson a string.

India Today,Februaryl6-29,1988pp.42-44

Chc&ula Prabhu andVertks t r a ma ni , 5. H.

Tamil Nadu:Succession struggle.

India Today:February 1-15,1988pp.84-86

Reemn Amarnath K. Andhra Pradesh:Treading places.

Rag.the outcomeof the recentassembly by electionsin Andhra Pradesh.

India Today:Februaryi-15,1988p.69

flBi»Dn Re mesh Tripura;Dramaticturn about

On the outcomeof Tripura assemblyelections uhereterrorist killingsswung the voter'smood that suept theMarxists out of power.

India Today:February 16-29,1988pp.35-38

Ram9Sh andRattan, Kama ljaet

Meghalaya:A fragilecommand.This is an analysis

of the outcome of therecent assemblyelections inMeghalaya uhors aminority Congr9ss(l)Ministry was sucrn in*

India Today:February 16-29,1988pp.39-40

AUTHOR REFERENCE:

Mustafa,Seema Captain Rajiv clears th8deck.

Tha author says thatthe recent cabinetreshuffle has onlyconfirmed uhat manyhad suspected:that •the Hindi heartlanduas swinging auayfrom the Congress(l)

Sunday:February28—narch6,1988,pp.10.12

Pachauri,Panka j

Rajasthan:An •ignominious ouster

This' is a report"by tha author on tha•ouster of Sh.Haridao3oshi, Chief Ministerof Rajasthan andinduction of Sh.S.C,Plathur in his place.

India Today:Februaryi-15,1988*pp.24-27

Sinha,Rakesh The mess in the .opposition

On the futureprospects of Congress(l)uith the curruptioncharges against5h.Rajiv Gandhiunproved and victoriesin Nagaland,Tripuraand Maghalaya to hiscredit. The oppositionon the othar hand,remains asfragmented as over,and tha divisionseems to have evendeepened.

.Onlooker:February 16-29,19S8pp.42-43

Srivastava,Sanjeav

Daposed,The uritsr reports on

the abrupt exit ofRajasthan ChiefMinister Sh.HaridaeDoshi.

IUI:February7-1?,198app.26-29

AUTHOR

Trivedi,Suamiand Ahmed,Faizan

(b)Neuspapers

Khare,Hafish

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Chief ministers ascorporate executives

This is a report on•why Sh.Rajiv Gandhichanged the ChiefMinisters of MadbyaPradosh and Bihar.

Bid to control

REFERENCE

Sunday:February 28March 6 ,1988,pp.13-15

The Times o f I n d i adissidence:Behind theOoahi affair .

Reg,the abruptreplacement of theRajasthan Chief MinisterShri Harideo Doshi.

Neu Delhi,Februaryl,1988$p.6

Editorial No other uay.On the imposition of

President's ruls inTamil Nadu.

Indian Express,Neu Delhi,Februaryl,1988,p.6

Editorial

Editorial

Editorial

*A sorely-needed step

^Disturbed Tripura

•Calumny in Trioura•Reg.the declarationof the entire Tripuraas'disturbed area' bythe centre.

National Herald:Neu Delhi;Februaryl,1988,p.6

The Hindustan times,Neu Delhi,Februaryl,1988,p.11

Patriot:Neu DelhiFebruaryl,19e8,p.4

Das Gupta, Uhat's urong with him.Amalendu Fsu disagree on

Mr.Gandhi's fail ings.

The Statesman:Delhi,February2,1988,p.6

AUTHOR

Editorial

Tharyan,P

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TITLE

Rescuing Tamil NaduRsQ.ths imposition

of President's rule inTamil Nadu after thaincidents occurradduring the vote ofconfidence*

*

Tamil Nadu:Nsu turn inpolitics.

REFERENCE

Tha Hindustan Time3f

Neu Dalhi,February 2,1988tp,11

Tha Hindustan TimassNau Delhi,February 3,1988tp,11

Saraf ,PushP Rajasthan Newsletter:Tha humiliation of

Haridoo Doshi.Reg.the dismissal

ef Sh.Harideo 3oshla3 tha Chief minister.-of Rajasthan byPrime Minister,Sh.RajivGandhi,

Indian Express:Neu Dalhi:February 3,1988,p.6

flalhotra, Indsr Political commentary.Descending ta lowestdepths.

On tha poli t icalsituation of Tamil Naduafter the death ofSh.Ft. G. Ramachandran.

The Times of India,Neu Delhi,February 4,1988,p.6

AbrahaiB,A.S. Sarkaria Panelproposals - Limits ofstructural reform.

The Times of India,Neu Delhi,February 5,1988,p,6

Editorial

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ILTJL£.

*\/ote for change

REFERENCE

The Times of India,Neu Dslhi,February 5,1988,p.6

Editorial *Blou to Harxists. The Hindustan Tines,Neu Delhi,February 5,1988,p.11

Editorial *Verdict in North-East

Editorial *Snub for ruling parties.

Editorial *Tripura end fieghalaya

* Reg.outcome of therecent assembly electionsin Tripura and Meghalaya.

Sen Gupta, Reqicnal perspectiveBhsbsni Fall out of Lanka accord.

National Herald,Neu Delhi,February 5,1988,p.6

The Statesman,DelhiFebruary 5,1988,p.6

Patriot:Neu Delhi,February 5,1988,p.4

Editorial Different verdictsOn the outcome of the

recent assembly electionsin Tripura and Fleghalaya.

Editorial Take i t gracefullyReg. same as above.

The Hindustan Times:Neu Delhi,February 5,1988,p.11

Indian Express:Neu Delhi,February 6,1988,p.8

National Herald,New Delhi,February 6,1988,p.6

Dar.A.N.

Bsdi,DoginderSinch

The danger in TamilNadu

On the pol i t ica lsituation in Tamil Naduafter the death ofSh.P..G.Ramach2ndran.

Uhsre does Akalipolity

National HeraldNeu DelhiFebruary 6,i9eep.6

National Herald,Neu Delhi,February 6,1988,p.6

Heode,Ramakrishna

Need for a nationalalternative

The Hindustan Times(Hagazine) Neu Delhi,February 7,1988,pp.1&2

AUTHOR

Datta-Ray,Sunanda,K.

Pubby,Vipin

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TITLE.

TriDura's gift to RajivNo card left foropposition?On the victory of

Congress(I) in tharecent assemblyelections in Tripura«

Assam Neusletter:AGP centra gulf ,widening ' :

&EJFJ/JE.NCE

The Sunday Statesman:Delhi,February 7,1988,p.6

Indian Express,Neu Delhi,February 8,1968,p.8

Editorial Tripura portentsThis i3 a comnent on

tha outcome of therecent assem-lyelections in Tripura.

The Hindustan Times,Neu Delhi,February 9,1988,p.11

Editorial

Editorial

Editorial

Editorial.

Editorial

Troubled MeghalayaThis isacomment on

the governor's rcle inCieghalaya, uhere i tis alleged that aminority government ha3been installed by thegovernor Sh.Bhishma :Narain Singh.

*Call the assembly.

Patriot:Neu Delhi,February 9,1988,p.4

Indian Express,Neu Delhi,•February 9,1988,p.8

•Governor in the clouds The Stateman:Delhi,February 9,1988,p.6

*Fleghalaya davelcome.nts

•Scramble in Shilling*0n the political

situation in Meghalayaafter the formation ofCongress(I) governmentheaded by Sh.P.A.Sangma.

National Herald,Neu Delhi,February11,1988,p.6

The Hindustan Times,Neu DelhiFebruary 11,1988,p.13

AUTHOR

Sahay,S

Raman,? .Sr i

Governor made a scapegoatThis is a comment on

the Tamil Nadu governor'srole in tha recenthappenings in Tamil Nadu.

Uhere Congress attemptscomeba'cks . -Reg.the Conaress attemptsfor a come back in States.uhere i t uas not a ruling"party likeTamil Nadu

REFERENCE *The Hindustan Times,Neu De lh i ,February 12,19E8,p»11

PatriottNeu Delhi*,February 13,1988,p.4

Editorial *Changes for the better.

Editorial *Jith an eye on polls

Editorial *A reshuffle at last*Reg,the recent

reshuffle of the. Union•Cabinet.

National Herald,Neu Delhi,February 15,19e8,p.1

The Hindustan Times,Neu Delhi,February 15,1988,po13

Patriot:Neu Delhi,February15,1988,p.A

GanculiAmulya

Marxists after TripuraRevealing CPI (fi) * 3feet sf clay.On the outcome o.f the

recent assemblyelections in Tripura,

The Statesman:Delhi,February 15,1988,p.4

Editorial Raj Bhavan tenants.Reg.the appointment

of neu governor of Bihar,Kerala,KarnatakaMaharashtra, Rajas thanand Haryana.

Editorial *Back to Bhopal

Editorial *Any different?* Rsg.Sh.ftrjun Singh's

third term as Chief• Plinistor of t.acihya

Pradesh.

The Hindustan Times:

Oalhi,February 16,1988,p.11

The Hindustan Times,Neu Delhi,February17,1986,p.1-1Indian Express,NGU Delhi,February17,1988,p,e

AUTHOR

Sayeed, Plohd. 3&K NeuslettorjAllianceruns into rough ueather.

Reg.the functioningof the coalition gout,in

Patriot,Neu Delhi,February 20,1988,p.4

Ra j\i v' 3 reshuf f1§_ -A calculated exorcise .

The Hindustan Times,Neu Delhi,February20,1988p. 11

Subramanian,C Prol i ferat ion of par t i es , The Hindustan Times,Neu Delhi,February 20,1988p.11

Thakur,3anardan

The a l l - too-frequantchanges.

Tha Hindustan Times,(^agazina),Neu Delhi,February 21,1988p.6

Chadha,Kumkura

The 'pack' of thirfesan The Hindustan Times,(Magazine),Neu Dalhi,February 21,1988p. 6-7

Raman, P . The old s tyle again.On the p o l i t i c a l scena

of the country.

Indian Express,Neu Delhi,February 23,1988p.8

Bhatia,R. L. Rajiv Gandhi a t mid-termOn the performance of

Sh.Gandhi as PrimeMinister of India.

The Hindustan Times,Nsu Dalhi,February 24,1988,p.11

Rangachari,K. Sarkaria repor t - Uil l The Statesman,Delhi,anyone pay any heed to i t ? February 26,1983,

p.6

AUTHOR REFERENCE

Editorial Fleghalaya manoeuvres The Hindustan Times,Neu Delhi,February 27,1988,"p.11

Plulgaokar,S, Puzzles in search of anansuar.

Rsg.th-3 persistentcall of the opnositionfar a mid-term gensralelection.

Indian Express,Neu Delhi,February 27,1988,p.8

Bhandare,P1.C, Rajiya Sabha episode -violation of rules.This is a comment on

the proceedings inRajya Sabha en Feb.,23uhich led to a situationuhera Dr.Shankar DayalSharma offered to resignas the Chairman of thaRajya Sabha.

The Hindustan Times,Neu Delhi,February 29,1988,p.11

Iyer,V.R.

Krishna

Iyer, V.R.Krishna

Tha Indo-Sri Lanka accordAn appraisal•An instant butinfantile response ofhistory1.

The Indo-Sri Lanka accord;An appraisal-II'SouthBlock's damp squib JRD'sd l speak.

Patriot,Neu Delhi,February 23,1988,P. 4

Patriot:Neu Delhi,February 24,1988P.4

Iyer,V.R.Kii shna

Iyer,\/. R.Kci shna

Iyer,V.R.

The Indo-Sri Lanka accord: PatriotlNeu Delhi,An appraisal-III ' A February 25,1988,misjudgement, a mis— p.4adventure1

The Indo-Sri Lanka accord: Patriot:Neu Delhi,An appraisal-IV. February 26,1988,'Unimplemanted under- p.4takings,constitutionalcards harping.

The Indc-Sri Lanka accord: PatriotlNeu Delhi,An apnraisal-V: A break February 27,1988,through or a break doun ? p.4

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CHAPTffl- I I

Undar Saction 13 6 of tha Representation of tha

People Act,1951, the High Courts ara required to sand a

copy each of orders passed by them in election petitions.*

Similarly undar section 116, the Suprsma Court is required

to sand a copy each of the orders passed by i t in election

appeals. Gists of the orders of respective High Courts

and tha 5uprom3 Court are published in this Chapter uith

a view to acquainting readers of tha salient points of these

orders* This issue contains gists of ten judgments in

election Petitions - sevan in respect of Damrau and Kashmir

and one each from the states of Grissa,Rajasthan and

Uttar Pradesh. All these petitions were dismissed by

the respactiv/a High Courts.

In addition, gist of an order of tha Supreme Court

in Civil appeal Nos.4132-4133(NCE) of 1986 against the

judgment of Rajaathan High Court(the appeal ua3 allowed

by tha Supremo Court) is also giv»sn in the following

Pages.

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In the hob Court of Jammu

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1. IiDhduTahir Us. P. L. Handoo (Election Petition Wo.1/83)

2. Mohd. Ratnzan Kuchhai Vs. Abdul Salam Deva (Election Petition

No. 4/83)

3 . G.R.'Dauan Vs. Abdul Samad Teli (Election Petition No.7/83

4. Ghulatn riohi-ud-Din Salathi Vs, Dr. Faroaqh Abdullah (Election

Petition No. 27/83)

5. G.F., .fiisgar 'Us. Mubarak Gul (Election Petition No. 28/63)

6. Abdul Qoyoom Us, Abdul Rahim Rather . (Election Petition No.53/83)

7. Gh. Jfcbi r.ircha Vs. Hakim Habib Ulla.h 4 another (Election

Peti t ion No. 59/B3)

The above mentioned seven election petitions

are taken jointly because allegations.made in these

Petitions are more or less similar. A 1.1 the petitioners: had

called in question the election-, of the respective

- respondents to the 3ammu & Kashmir • Legislcitive Assembly

from 37- Phslciam, 36— Homes"halibugh, 22-Nagin, 15-Ganderbal.

20-Idgah,' 27-Chararisharif and 10- Sopore Assembly

Constituencies respectively in the General Election

held in Oune 1983. The main allegation uas thst the

leaders of National Conference including Or. Farooqh

Abdullah, Chief Minister and Begum Akbsr Dehan uith the

help £nd supoort of respondents uore guilty of corrupt

practices within the meaning of Section 132(3) of the

Representation of People Act, 1951. Public Speeches

a t relicious places uero delivered on Communal b3sis

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by making reliciou3 appeals to the votars that Congress-1

party uas a Hindu-Communslist p=-rty uhich uas responsibla

for mass ki l l ings of Muslims in Assam and other places.

I t uas further alleged that the respondents created a

feeling of hatred amcng votars by saying thst i f Congrass—I

uas voted to pou8r muslim majority of the State of Dameu

and Kashmir w i l l be reduced to minority. I t ua3 also

propec£ted that tha muslim3 -of ths State usrc safe only i f

Naticnal Conference uas voted to ppuer.

In rtost of the election petitions, the petit icnars

.uero asked to produce witnesses and documentary evidence

in support of their allegations. Either the witnesses uero

not produced at a l l or whatever evidence and uitnesss3 uacs

produced, the High Court held them as i n . sufficient

and irrelevant shsuing no causa of action, fiost of tha

paragraphs of the election petitions uere, therefore

struck off.

A l l the above mentioned election petitions ugrs

dismissed uith costs due to lack of proof and evidence, vida

High Court's orders dated 21.2.87, 10.4.87, 11.4.67 and

18.4.87 respectivaly.

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N PETITION NO.1 OF 1985)

Rabi Ray . , .Petitioner.

; Us«

1 . LaKsnman nallick... Das and

3. Surendra Math Plishra ...Respondents

: This election petit ion uas f i led by Shri Rabi Ray*

a defeated candidate calling in question the election

of the 1st respondent Shri Lakshman Hal'lick to tha House

of the People from 7-Dagatsinghpur parliamantary consti-

tuency in the gensral election held in December, 1984.

He uon the election by a margin of 1087 votes.

The petitioner alleged commission of a number of

lxxe-0"1 ~.rlties in tha counting of votes including improper

acceptance and rejection of valid votes, incorrect and

dgliberatB accounting and total l ing of votes, undue

influence of government officers in favour of the 1st

respondent, polling of extra and spurious ballot papers

by the respondents. Due to these i r regular i t ies, the .

petitioner prayed for recount of a l l the ballot papers.

Apart from that, a numbar of charges of corrupt

practices alleged to have bsen committed by the respondent

and his election agents uerg also levelled by the. petitioner.

These charges includsd promotion of casteisra and

eornmunslism, bribery, threatening the voters to vote for

j6Wfti*2»di,-..:, No.1, spreading of terrorism by ana Shri Qharnvananda

Oehsra and his gang for supporting the 1st respondont,

organising 'Loan f.aias1, i l l ega l inauguration of certain

uslfare projects, etc. , . . •

contd..•.

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The respondent filed a uritton statemsnt denying

all tha allagationsand challenging maintainability of

the election patition- for non-compliances of sections 81,

82, 83 and 117 of the Representation of the People Act,

1951. . . • • • • .

The High Court, however, did not accept thosa pleadings

and proceeded further to decide about all the issues.

As regards the alleged charges of corrupt practicss, *.*•

it was held that the allegationsof corrupt practices ara ;

quasi criminal charges and the proof that uruld be required

in support of such allegations uould be as in criminal

charges. The petitioner failed to prove allegations levelled

by him by reliable and sufficient evidence. Material facts

relating to places, dates, times and names of persons uho

committed those corrupt practices uera not mentioned in tha

election patition. .

Oral evidence and documentary proof submitted in

support of the allegation of irregularities in the counting

of votes proved that there uas gross irregularity in

counting of votes. The High Court held that errors and

ommissions in counting of ballot papers are factors which

materially affect the result of the election. Ths

Returning Officer himself uas convinced that had it bean

pointed out to him that there ware mistakes in the result

sheet, he uould have wiada further enquiry and uould not

have declared the result. It also happened that even

aftar the declaration of result, ha corrected the figures

in tha result sheet, uheroby the margin of difference of

contd*•«.

- w -tl)t> Petihibhet anc] hi respondent uas

reduced from 1007 to 958. Thus, the High Court was

convinced that the petitioner uas able to make out a

prinia-facie case for recount of the ballot papers of the

said constituency. Ths High Court also observed that

"it is true that secrecy of tha ballot is important but

doing justice is undoubtedly more important."

Recount of the ballot papers uas ordered on 14.5.1987

to take place in the High Court premisaso After the recount,

Registrar (Judicial), reported that the petitioner secured

2,60,813 votes- and the Respondent No.1 secured 2,61,386 votes',

the difference being 573, He could not decide about '1500 ballot

papers and referred the same for Court's scrutiny. All those

ballot papers uoro scrutinised in the Court. After scrutiny,

240 ballot papers uere counted in favour of respondent No.1

who uas also entitled to the benefit of 59 postal ballots

to be counted in his favour. Thus,the petitioner finally

got 2,61,053 votes and respondent No.1 got 2,61,854 plus 59 postal

ballots. The difference uas 850 votes. The respondent No.1

uas thus declared elected after the recount. •. . •

The petitioner again filed a petition for amendment uhich

uas rejected by the Court.

The High Court noted tuo significant factors uhich came

to light during recount of ballot papers:-

(i) A large number of voters do not knou hou to cast their

votes and put the seal marks at urong places. As a result,

a large number of ballot papers are rejected. If ths

voters are a tile to cast their votss properly, in many

cases result of election uould bo different. Therefore

it is necessary to educate tho illiterate voters both

in urban and rural areas.contd. . . . .

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(ii) Carelessness of the presiding and polling officers'.

In many cases i t uas found that ths rubber seal

uas missing. On the ballot paper, just a smudged

impression of ink appeared over the election symbol.

This uas dus to removal or loss of the rubber impressions

of the seal containing the arrou mark. The officers-

in-charge of the polling stations did not notice

this aspect arid ausn if they noticed this aspect,

they did not givo any importance to i t .

Tha High. Court hoped and advised that the Election

Commission of India and the Chief Electoral Offlcsrs of

various States uould take suitable remedial measures.

In vieu cf. the above findings, ths election petition

uas dismissed with-costs vide High'Court's orders dated

18.11.1987. '

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I N THE HIGH.COURT OF 3 U D I L H T L I F > £ FOR RaJaSTlirtN

(ELECTION PETITION NO.11 OF 1985) .. '

* «•««G o p a l S i n g h ....Petitioner

VS.

fiah'adeo Singh & others . . 0. .Respondents

This election petition uas filed by Shri Gopal Singh,

a defeated candidate calling in question tha election of

the 1st respondent Shri Plahadeo Singh to the Fojasthan

Legislative Assembly from 36-Khandela assembly constituency*

The 1st respondent uas declared elected by a margin cf

519 votes.

The petition uas filed on the ground of various

irregularities alleged to have been committed by the

1st respondent and his counting agents. It uas alleged

that he raised an objection to that effect but the Returning

Officer did not take any action. Tho petitioner prayed

for recount of all the ballot papers.

The 1st respondent submitted an application that the

patiticrr uas liable to be dismissed for non-compliance

of saction 81(3) of the Representation of the People Act,

as the copy of the petition served on him uas not a true

copy of ths petition and that it uas not duly attested

and verified. The petitioner also did notfila requisite

copies of the election petition.

During the course of arguments, houevsr, the 1st

rospondsnt did not press these issues. The only issue

pressed uas that the election petition did not contain

concise statement of material facts and particulars. It

uas alleged by the petitionar that ths 1st respondent uas

contd,....

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^favoured by the counting 3taff but he did not

their names. There uas houguar no spacific statement as

to in uhat manner ha uas favoured. In his cross-examination

he stated that ha had no personal knowledge about the

irregularities alleged to have been committed by the

1st respondent and his election agents. He also alleged

that there uas some, mixing of the votes. About 3—4 vote3

of the petitioner uera mixed with the votes of tha 1st

respondent Shri /lahadeo Singh. Ha added that when he

objected to that, the votes were kept in propar bundles.

The High Court observed that the petitioner only made a general

statement that many irregularities were committed during tha

counting of votes. He did not make any specific allegations

against any of tha persons. Th3 petitioner, thus failed to

prove any of the charges o'f irregularities alleged to

have been committed by tha 1st respondent. Therefore, tha

High Court found no justification to order a recount.

Tha election petition uas thus dismissed uith costs vida

its orders dated 16.9.1987.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF 3UQICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

(ELECTION PETITION NO.12 OF 1985)

Om Prakash alias Dr.Q.P.Varma ....Petitioner

Vs.

Santosh and others ....Respondents

This slsction petition uas filed by Shri Om Prakash, a

defeated candidate calling in question the election of the

1st respondent Shri Santosh to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative

Assembly from 310-Chhibraman constituency in the general

election held in March, 1985.

Th9 petition uas filed on the sole ground that the

nomination papers of tha 1st respondent and tha other 15

candidates were improperly accepted by the Returning Officer.

All the respondents uera alleged to have takan oath before

filing their nomination papers which uas against the provisions

of sections 30, ,32 and 36 of the Representation of the People

Act, 1951.

Tha 1st respondent also filed a written statement in

which he stated that the petitioner Shri Om Prakash uas not

a candidate at all in the said election. The candidate who

contested the election uas Or.O.P.Ue^na. The Returning

'Officer uas examined in this connection* He stated that ha

received an application No.A-55 on 9.2.1985 from Shri Om Prakash

for recording his name as Dr.O.P.Verma in the list of contesting

candidates bacause hs uas more popular and knoun as Dr.O.P

in his constituency. His application uas accepted and his

name uas changed from Shri Om Prakash to Dr.oG.Po Verma in the

contd...e.

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records. The High Court found this contention of tha

Returning Officer as trua and i t was proved that the

petitioner uas the same parson uho contested the election.

As regards allegation of taking oath before filing

nomination papers by the respondents, the Returning Officer

deposed as a witness and stated that the oath had baan

subscribed in his presence and there uas no tirae lag between

filing of nomination papers and taking of oath which showad

that taking of rath and filing of the nomination papers wera

contemporaneous events. The petitioner did not claim that

he had any personal knowledge about the sequence of the

events.

In view of the above findings, tha High Court hold that

tha filing of nomination preceded the taking of oath and

found no cause of action in the election petition and

dismissed i t with costs vide i t s orders dated 25.11.1987.

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Civ i l , aD£]

Shis? Charan Singh Appellant

Vs.

Chandra Bb«n Singh Respondentsand others

These fcuo appeals uere filed under Section 116-A

of the R.P.Act, 1951 against the judgment of Rajtsthan

High Court dated 22.10.1986 setting aside the election of

the appellant Sh. Shiv Charan Singh to the Rajasthan

Legislative Assembly from 60- Karauli assembly constituency

In the general slection held in the year 1985,

The appellant and 10 other Candidates contested the

election. The Returning Officer declared the appellant

duly elected. Sh, Chandra Bhan Singh, 1st respondent filed

Election Petition No. 1. ef 1985 and another Election

Petition Mo. 9 ef 1985 uas filed by Sh. Flukand Ram,

Respondent No, 2, cclJing in question the election of the

sprelient on the ground that Sh. Kanhaiya Lai, a contesting

Candidate uas not qualified to contest the election Under

Article 173(b) of the constitution as he uas balcu 25

Years of age on the date of scrutiny of nomination papers.

Both the flection Petitions uaro tried jointly by the

Rajas than High Court. By i ts order da tad 22.10.86, the

Hlgfi Court held that sines Sh. Kanhaiya La.l uas not qual i f ied.as ho had not completed

to be a candidate^25 .years of age,his nomination paper uas

improperly accspted by the fieturning Officer.

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The High Court also held that sines difference of votes

between ths votes polled by tha appellant and one Sh.

Roshan Lai uho had obtained tha next highest votss uas

only 4497 votes, ths result of tha election was materially

affected. On these findings, the High Court declared

the appellant's elscticn void.

In the present election appeal, ths appellant raised

only one submission that the finding recorded by tha High

Court that the improper acceptance of Sh. Kanhaiya Lai's

nomination papers had materially affected ti.e result of

appellant's election uas based on conjectures. There uaa

no legal evidence to prove that the election uas materially

affected.

•The Supreme Court held that improper acceptance of

nomination paper of any Contesting Candidate does not

ipso facto render the election of the returned candidate

void. It can be declared void only if it is found that

the result uas materially affected. It is impossible to

fore see uhat the result uould have been if the improperly

nominated candidate had not been in the field. The burden

Jie3 on the petitioner to prove and establish by positive

and reliable evidence that" the election result uas

affected. In the instant csss, it uas not 'proved that in

the absence of Sh. Kunh&iya Lai, Uhose nomination papers

were alJeged to have been improperly accepted any other

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Candidate (other than ths returned'candidate) Would have

polJed majority of valid votes. It was not permissible

in lau to avoid the election of the returned candidate

only on speculations relating to the manner in uhich the

uasted votes uould have been distributed amongst the

remaining velidly nominated candidates,, The Supreme Court

referred to its earlier ruling in Uashisht Narain Sharma

Vs. Dey Ch3nder and others (2) T955 SCR 508 in uhich it

uas held that the burden of proving that the result of the

election uas materially affoctad due to improper acceptance

of nomination papers lay on the petitioner.

In the present case, 5h. Shiv Charan Singh, the appellant

had polled 21443 votes and one Sn. Rosiisn Lal polled the

next highest no. of votes being 16496, Thus there uas a

difference of 4497 votes.Sh. Kanhaiya Lal polled 17841

votes uhich uere uasted. It is difficult to assutns in

what proportion the voters uho voted for Sh. Kanhaiya

Lal, uculd Ivve voted for the remaining candidates.

^ Since there uas no legal evidence produced by

the respondent No. 1, the Supreme Court held *-.haf. it

uas not possible to fore-cast the result cf the a lection.

Thus, the election of the returned candidate couJ.d not

be declared void on the basis of only assumptions, and

speculations.

The Supreme Court alJoued the appeals, Set a side

the judgment of Rajasthan High Court and dismiss ed

the election petitions uith costs vide its orders dated

19.1.1966.

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Tha Commission rgcaived a reference from the_Prasiu"a»fe

of India undor section 8A(3) of tho Representation of tha

Psopla Act, 1951 regarding tho disqualification, of Shri 3*

Vsnkatasuara Rao uho ua3 alected to tho Andhra Prada3h.

Legislative Assembly from 277-Satbupalli assembly constituency

in ths bye-slscfcion held in January, 1979 and uhose elect ion

uas declared void by the Andhra Pradash High Court vida L%&>

order dated 23.4.1980. Shri Rao fi led an appeal before ttta

Suprama Court which uas dismissed by tha Supreme Court

vida i t s orders dated.15.9.1983. Ths President sought ths

opinion of the Elaction Commission in pursuance of sub-ssetian £3}

of Section 8A of the said Act en the question whether fchs

returned candidate should be disqualified undar section 3fi£i)

of the said Met, and i f so, for how much periods

. The Election Commission gave i ts opinion that tha ratixrnsd

candidate should be disqualified for a period of six years

under section 8A(1) of the Representation of the Peopla Ac t ,

1951 to be reckoned from the 15th September, 1983 (data o f

judgment of the Supreme Court). A copy of the opinion .13

reproduced in the following pages as Annexura-I.

During the month of February, 1988, 98 persons usrs

disqualified under section 10A of the Reprassntaticn of tha

People Act, 1951 for fai lure to lodge their accounts erf

election expanses at a l l or within the time and/or i n tha

manner required by lauo Out of 98 persons, 4 persona contsstad

election to the House of tha Pgopls and 94 to tha Legislative

Assemblies of various States. Their names and addresses

givan in the follouing pages as Annexure-II.

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All these parsons were disqualified vide Commission's

orders dated 8.2.1988. Therefore, their disqualifications

ui l l automatically stand removed on 8.2.1991.

Smt. Kanij Rasul Hallick of village Bara Balidanga,

P.O. Sroo Pally* District Burduan, West Bengal uas disqualified

vide Commission's order- Ho,76/j,B-LA/87 dated 9.11.1987 under

section 1 DA of the Representation of the People Act, 1951

for her failure to lodge account of election expenses. Sha

however, lodged her account and explained tha reasons for

the default. Her disqualification was however remotfod vide

Commission's ordar NO.76/T6-LA/88 dated 23.2". 1988, in sxerciso

of i t s powers conferred by section 11 of the said Act.

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ELECT/ON COMMISSION OF INDIA

BEFORE THE ELECTION COMMISSION OFINDIA

• • • Refercncs.Cat: No. 2(RPA) of 1984

[Reference from the President of India under section8A(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951]

In. re : Disqualification cf Shri J. Venkateswara Rao,former member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative,Assembly.

• OPINION

This reference from the President under section8A(3) re?-.i with Scclior SA(1) of the Representationof tjj3 Fcrf.c Ac;, 1S51 seeks the opinion of I heElection Coniiunsion v.-. the question whether ShriJ. \'cnka:--.v-.:u-.-i Rac, f:::::::• number of the Ar.dhraPradesh Legislative Assembly, may be disqualifiedand, if so. for wlir.t period for committing-the corruptpractice under section 123(6) of. the said Act.

2. The relevant facts of the case may bo rnifjysfated as under :— - . - • ' • •

(i) The election of Shri J. Venkatcsvan Raoto the Andhra Pradesh Legislative As;.;nib-ly from 277-Sathupalli assembly ccn-iitu-ency at a bye-election in January, 1979was declared void by the Andhra Pr.ieshHigh Court bv its judgement and ccderdated 23-4-80'in E.I'. No..2 of 197S-- TheHigh Court found Shri Rao guilty c: cor-rupt practict under section 123(6) c: theRepresentation of the People Act, 1951for incurring or authorising the elect:" ex-penditure in excess of the1 then presirbedmaximum limit of Rs. 10,500.

(1) Rs. 58b'.35 on the purchase of fee: fsomRatnam Oil Company, Aswararacz-Sr.

(2) Expenditure on large quantities cc feeldrawn from Ravi Auto Service, SrJiai-pai!i, but of which only a negligible S a c -tion was shown in the account of clicsios.e.xp.;us.\s;

(3) Expenditure on 465 Litres of petrri f w -chased nom Shri Gcpala Krishna Busted

- Pump, Jagareddjgudcm;

(4) Estimated expenditure of Rs. 2,~Z3 onthe rent of 3 jeeps and a car used raring

• the campaign period and the drivers rstta ;

(5) Estimated expenditure of Rs. 425 e s thehire charges and petrol for 4 G i 3 forone day; .

(6) Rs. 7,300 on the printing of banntrs andflags from Shri Dhanalakshmi Tenljj I n -dustries, Rajahmundry;

(7) Rs. 628.75 on the piinting of pa s t e s. from Kumari Lithos, Vijaywada;" ssad

(8) Rs. 4,000 by his Chief Elsctioa. Ar=at o nthe election campaign.

(iii) Against the aforesaid order and* p f ^ s s a tdated 23-4-19S0 of the High CcSrS' SkdRr.o filed sn sppcal befcr: the frrrsaneCcurt and the Svp-ci\^ Court by ::? zzsskn.order dated 20-5-1y£0. stayed the .'-r^rasiaaof the High Court's order pending~ Li'pzsslof that appeal. The Supreme Cc^r. »Jd-niafely disniiisod Oic afores?.id crczM c a15-9-1983.

(ii) Shri Rao had shewn an expenditure of7,952.02 in the account of his dec;::- ex-penses lodged with the District Ei-t^ionOfficer, Khammam, as required unct: sec- .tion 78 of the said Act. The High Ccurt,however, found on evidence that Str. Rao_had incuired or auhorised the fO'vingexpenditure? also which he had not ;:ownin his account of election expenses, vr. :—

Ccmtd,

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White .dismissing the appeal, the Supreme. O x a i t'Verwd in its judgment dated

J5-9-19SJ as ieiljws :—

"Tiv i f ch Court by its iudymc-ii set aside thec£&^*oa <a ihe ground thai th electedcaa«3idate had imiuJgecl in corrupt prac-icss and furiher directed that the appel-Jaat who was'the returned candidatewwild be dc-Darrcd from contesting anyelection for a period of six years fromfc date.

In

Il appears thai after the appeal had been pre-ferred, this Court granted conditionalstay of ti;e operation of the judgment. Thegeneral election to the Assembly has

held k: the meantime on 5-1-1983.appellant in spite of the order of .

stay sianted by th's Court has not beenin a position to contest the said election. •In As normal course I here is no possi-biS*v of any election being held before1983. By the time next election is heldthe. disHuaiificatioD imposed on theapgeiiant would have lapsed.

that *fcw of the matter we are satisfied- that the appeal has become academic and

frooa that point of view really infri;ctuous.We, therefore, do not propels to go intothe jsieriis of this appeal and accordingly

•we tiirect di-posal of the appeal ,\vithoutexararnation on merit."

1=3 Ths Efest-ofi Commission, by its letter dated6-12-I9S3, brought to the notice of theSuprestt: Court !hat under the existing pro-

' visioss of secion SA of the Representationof-tine People Act, 1951, Shri J. Venkates-.wara Rao had net automatically incurreeddisqiraMkMiuri for six years as a- result•of the High Court's order dated 23-4-19S0•and- t fet 'h-c question whether Shri Raoshould fc -disqualified and. if so, for whatperiod .still remained to be determined bythe President in terms of sub-section (1) and(3) of the said section 8A.

C"sfJ In. reply iothc Commission's aforesaid letterdated 6-12-19S3, the Supreme Court in-forms*! as follows in its letter dated14-12-1983 :—

-""The abase Civil Appeal was filed under sec-tion: 116A of the Representation of thePeooae Act, 1951 against the decision ofthe Andhra Pradesh High Court in anEkeoru ret'*icn. setting aside the elec-tion of J. Venkateswara Rao on thegrousads o[ corrupt practices. On thearucjdment of the Act in 1976, the periodof dS'itinalificati'.'n has to be determinedby fibs President of India under Section8A ef the Act and the maximum period.can fee 6 years from the date from whichthe disqualification would be operative.In view of the stay order of this Court,actiWD as co.';(t.TiipIatcd under sec-lion S(A)had wot been initiated. When the appeal

.came up for hcariny on 15-9-1983, couri-se-1 for both the ap~-jll^::i {Mr. J. Vcnka-tesw^ra Rao) ami the Respondent werepresent in the Court: ar.d i:\ iiicir presencethe appe-il has i?c-,:n d>r.i::sed withoutexamination on rneriis, in consideration

. of tl.e fact that there has been a freshelection to'the Legislative Assembly on5-1-1983 and in spile of ihc conditionalstay of the opcratkia of tivc decision of theHigh Court, the appellant did net con-test the election. This -Court took theview that before 19SS, co election is duein normal course and by then the dis-qualification that may be fixed underthe Act may run cjrt. It was for thecounsel for the appellant to contest thatthe disqualification, if any, incurred byShri J. Venkateswara Rao, also be setaside. Koweer, sines no such stand wastaken, on the considerations mentionedabove, the Court passed the Order dismis-sing . the appeal in -terms oi the signedorder." - . . . . -

3. As a sequel to the judgment and" order dated•23-4-1930-'of the Anahra Pradesh Hich Court andthe interim crder dated 20-5-iy^O aad final orderdated 15-9-1983 of the Supreme Court as clarified bytheir letter daed 1.4-12-53, referred to above, thequestion has now been raised before the President bythe- Secretary to the Andhra Pradesh LegislativeAssembly in terms of section 8A(1) cf the Represen-tation, of the People Act,- 1951, whether Shri J.Venkateswara R.ao may be disqualified and, if so, forwhat period for contesting future elections to Parlia-ment and State Legislature.

4. Before deciding the abev; question the Presi- 'dent has referred the matter to the Commission for

• its opinion under Section SA(3> of the said Act. •Under the proviso to section 8A{1), the period ofdisqualification shall in no case exceed six yea.rs fromthe date the High Court's order took effect i.e.15-9'1983 in the present case, when the SupremeCourt's stay order dated .2O-5-19SO got vacated withits final order dated 15-9-1983.

5. Before tendering its opinion, to the President,the Commission decided to j.fi'ord Shri VcnkafeswaraRao an opportunity of being heard in the matter.Shri Rao, however, did not appear before the Com-mission in spite of the service of repealed notices onhim. In order to give full opporfc-.ity to Shri Rao, theCommission adjourned the hearing several times as,somehow, the Commission's riolices for such hearingwere received by him on some occasions even after (hedate of hearing was over, though such notices hadbeen sent to him sufficiently in advance. His only re's-"ponse to those, notices was a lacca-'c repry in his appli-cation dt. 3-9-84 in which he s:.'ateed that had therebeen a hearing of his appeal by the Supreme Courton merits, he would have succeeded in the appealas he had a very irnod case or, men!*;. He also statedti'.at 'lie had already suffered c's^v.'tuif/'-a'.ioi'! fur morethan 4 years and 5 month;: from 23-4-80, i.e., the

contd. . . .

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rials of High Court's order, and drsircd that the Com-mission might send a report (o the President exone-rating hint from "the disqualification. He also desi-red in that application that'ho may be given anopportunity of personal hearing if the Commission

- desired to proceed with the matter further. However,as already stated, he. again, did not appear at thshearing fixed for the purpose on the 24th November,1984 "for which a notice was duly received by himon the 5th November, 1984.

6. It will be observed from the above that Shri Raohas been found guilty of' corrupt practice under sec-tion 123(6) of '.he- Representation of the People Act,195/ by the H<vh Court of Acdhra Pradesh and thatfinding has not been upset by the Supreme Court inthe appeal filed bv Shri Rao. The Commission is

• bound by the finding; of the High Court. The rele-vant facts of the case as given in paragraph 2 he re-in above would show that Shri Rao incurred or autho- 'rised an election expenditure far in excess of- thethen prescribed maximum limit of Rs. "10,500. Ithardly needs to be stressed that the incurring or autho-.rising of election expenditure in excess of the' pres-

•cribed limit is a matter which ought to be viewedwith all seriousness, In this conext, it would be' aptto cite the- fo'Irwing observations of the SupremeCourt in Kanwar Lai Gupta Versus Amar NathChawla (AIR 1975 SC 308) :

"The object of the provision limiting theexpenditure is two-fold. I n the first place,it should be open to any individual or anypolitical party, howsoever small. to beable to contest an election on a footing ofeauaiity with any other individual or poli-tical party, howsoever rich and well fin-anced it iray be, and no individual orpolitical party should be able to securean pdv'aniage over others by reason of itssuperior financial strength. It can hardlybe disputed that the way elections are heldin our country, money is bound to play '

an important part in the successful zoasrecution of an electica campaignThe other objective of limioag expendi-ture is to eliminate, its far as possibii. t&c*influence of big money in #se eieirotalprocess."

7. Shri Rao has not • shown any ssfilgatinr cir-cumstances why he should not be disqutt&sd-for having committed t&e abcroe-menLcaedcorrupt practice of incurring and airtSsorisine Jtfeeelection expenditure far in excess of fee prescriaedlimit. His contention that lie fcas already stzsc&disqualification from 23-4-80 is . obviously *7tm%.because the very question whether he shocii feedisqualified or not forms the subject-nsatier o ; thepresent proceeding?. In view of the above, I c: aotsee any reason why any leniency sbcaM be n o wtowards .Shri Rao and why the penal gzovisiczs *fsection SA(1) of the Representation of Pecpk -Acs.1951 should not apply in rclai'on to iam v.iti fellrigour,

.. &. Therefor;, I am of the opinion and hoIJ tfeatShri Venkates'.vara Rao should be disqualified i^&rsection 8A(1) o: the Represeatntica of the TtapSaAct, 1951 for. the full period of 6 yeras frcr. tftc15th September, 1983, i.e. the date ef SurcsaisCourt's order and from which date the- High Ciiirfisorder toot effect, for committing the cxarupt nac -tice under section 123(6) of the said Act. I, a b i d -ingly, tender my opinion to the above effect u tliePresident in 'erms of section SA(3) of Repre^ata-tion of the People Act, 1951.

• • - (R. K>TRIVEI3!>,CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER. O F IN3IA.

New; Delhi,Tne November 23, 1984.

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• LIST OF PERSONS DISQUALIFIED UNDER SECTION 1OAOF THE R.P.ACT,1951 A NO SECTION 24-E OF THE3&K R . P . ACT, 1957 IN RESPECT OF JANliU & KASHMIRSTATE.

STATE; BIHRRS.No. ParticuTars

of election

DATES.Wo.4 Name ofconstituency

FICATION: 8.2.1988Name & address ofthe candidate

1. General electionto ths House oftha Peopla -Bihar Stats. •

25-Katihar Sh.Abu Nairn Chand,Uillofialickpur,Balrampur,P.O.UalKola,Distt•Katihar, Bihar

Reason fordisquali fi-cation« •

Failad to lodgeany account ofelection expenses'

2. -do-

3 . -do-

4 . - d o -

25-Katihar 'Shri Bhaguan Choudhary, -do-Balthi f'laheshpur,DisttoKatihar,Bihar.

25-Katihar Sh.Mohammed Ibrahim, -do-Vill.Dhenabandho, . •P.O.Kurum,Oistt.Katihar,Bihar.

25-Katihar Shri Raghunath HemraJ, -do-Uill . & P.O.Saria,P.S. Dandkhara,Distt.Katihar, Bihar.

'6. G®ieral Electicato B5iiarLegislative

' AssesatOy , 198?

8 .

170-BJBipur

-do-

10. -do-

Han Julaas tadav Failed toViil. Ihepwa, . lodgeP.O. *2iak».r via, ary account ofEa^&uli, h is electionDistt. Hadhubaai,

yVill ft P»O. Babangama,Distt . Hiagalpur,Bihar,

Biaal Kumar¥1UL ^ P.O. Harayanpur,

Distt .

-do-

-do-

Vill . 'Yishwaspup,P.O. GhiDistt.Biliar.

2 . &ivi Brahmd&o Tadav.? m . Bela,P.0# Bslsira,Distt. Hiagalpup,

»do-

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STATE: HARYANADATE-OF DISQUALIFICATION: 8.2.1988

S.No. Particularsof election.

S.No. and name Name and audressof constituency of the Candidate

Reason fordisqualif i-cation.

1. 2. 3i _

22-Thanesar

- d o -

-do—

-do-

-do -

75-GhiTax

-do -

- d o -

4, b.

1. General Electionto HaryanaLegislativeAssembly,1987. ,

2. -do-

3.

5.

6.

7.

8.

-do—

4 . -•- - d o -

-do-

-do-

-do-

-do-

Shri Ami Chand,Vill.& P.O.Dabkheri,-Kurukshetra- •

Shri Babu Ram,iVard No. 5/i33,Ladwa,Kurukshetra.Shri RaghbirVill. Sirsma,P.O. BirMathana, Kurukshetra.

Shri Ram Singh Umri,Vill .& P.O. Umri,Kurukshetra.

Shri Surinder Singh,S/o Madan Lai.,Mahavir Colony, Ladwa,Kurukshetra*

Shri Anand,phani S]iamlal,Disc t . rixssar,

Shri Umec "j.ngh,Di,ani Raipv.r,Teh., & DiVit, Hissar .Shri Ualipa,V:.il. Pabra,Teh. & b i s t t . Hissar .

Failed to lodg-.any account ofelectionexpenses.

-do-

-ao-

9.

10.

1 1.

12.

-do-.

-do—

• - d o -

-do-

-do-

_-do-

70-Barwala

-do-

'3hri-

Teh-°

ShriVill.Teh.

.S'.-iri

. Shri

3alra.i,

}J,3nsi. i istt. Hissar,

Rai Pal,

& uistt. Hissar,

Kr"sb;r. Kum.ir,ila, uistt. Hissar.

Zile Sinqh,gRakhi Khas,Distt,. Hissar.

—do-

-do—

-do-

~do-

-do-

-do-

-do—

-do-

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SYATE: HARYANA

1 . 2 .

DATE'OF DISQUALIFICATION: 8 .2 .1988

3 0 v • 4 . ••-•• 5 .

13vGt;neralto .Har-y;Legis.- a

Election 77-Ratia, (SC) Shri Bahal :Singh,:ria • ' .'• •• Vill.& P.O.Sadhanwas,

Teh.Tbhana',-vc-

.14'.

1 8 .

-do-

15. —do-

1.7. -do-

-do -

T9v -do-

20. -do-

2 1 . -do-

22. - d o -

23. -do-

24. -do-

25. -do-

73 •BhattuKalan

-20-Shahabad

-do-

-do-

•— do-

-do-

23-Pehowa

-do-

-do-

-do-

-do~

Distt. Hissar.

Shri Ashok'Kumar,Vill. Sarangpur,Teh. Adarapur,Distt.^ Hissar.

Account not -. •lodged in themanner requiredby law. , - - C •

Failed to lodgeany account ofelection -'expenses.

Shri Tej Parkash Singh,Vill. Dakala.P.O.Tigri, -do-Kurukshetra. . -.

Shri Baljinder Singh,Vill, Kahangarh, —do-'P.O. Kharindwa, .• --Teh. Thanesar,Kurukshetya*

Shri Bhura, ' - --.---. ~^-

V i l l . S a m a l k h i , • -..--.-• — d o - . •-*Teh. Thanesar,Kurukshetra.-:' : •- : • . - i - ••-. .• txC c o u n t n o t

Shri Makhan Lai, • • ' •"'; 1 ":;: I?, th ..Vill. Bazidpur, '••'-Teh. Thanesar,Kurukshetra.

Shri Ram Kumar, : : '. ?-• i I -- '•-. Vill.S. P.O. Thol, -.-do-Teh.' Thanesar,Kurukshetra. ;

•Shri Ser Singh,H.No. 2187Shahabad,-Kurukshetra. - . •'.-'-

-do-

Shri Jagan Nath,Vill. Kheri Shish Garan, -do~Kurukshetra., . . . -,-;•--

Shri Prithi Singh, . .v .v-Vill. Jhinwar Heri, ' -do-Teh ,Thanesar,Kuxukshetra^

Shri Parmod Kumar, .-.•:•:.;•-,Khara Kuan,Pehowa, . -do-Kurukshetra. ..• - •

Shri Fagttria Ram, i --... . :

Vill . Cheeka,Teh,Guhla, -do-Kurukshetra. . • -

Shri Bhagwan Singh. ' ' .-,:"Gandhi Nsgar,Pehowa, • -do-

• • • * * • •'

- 36 •*STATE: HARYANA DATE OF OISSUatlFIUHTION: 8.2.1988

1 .

26. General Electionto HaryanaLegislativeAssembly,1987.

27. -do-

28.

29.

30.

3 1 .

32.

33.

34.

35., .

36.

-do-

-do-

-do-

-do-

~do-

-do-

-do-

-do-

-do-

37. -do-

23-Pehowa

~do-

-do-

-do-

25-Kaithal

-do-

-do-

44-Kalayat(SC)

48-Jind

-do~-

10-Naggal-

47-Rajound

Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelection .expenses,

-do-

Shri Mehar Singh.jVill. Sandhola, .Teh. Pehowa,Kurukshetra.

Shri Ram Chander,,Kill. Sarswati KSaera,Teh. Pehowa,Kurukhetra.

Shri Vikrarajit,Vill. Mchanpur, - -do-Teh- Pehowa,Kurukshetra.

Shri Harnam Singia,Vill. Bharian, -do-Teh. Pehowa,Kurukshetra.Shri Bal Mukand*H.No. 110,Karnal Road, -do-Kai thai, Kurukshetra.

Shri Yashvir 5in«qh,H.No. 926/9, . ~ . -do-Moh. Kharadian,Kaiithal,"Kurukshetra.

Shri Ram Lai,346/9,Chandana Gate, -do-Kaithal ,Kurukshe tra.

Shri Bhagat Ram,Vill. & P.O. Batta, " -do-Teh. Narwana, Distt.Jind.

Shri Sunil,H.No.222, Ward Ho. 4, -do-Bahadurg arh ,Rohtak.Shrimati Janki,Vill . & P.O. Brals Kalan,-do-Dist t . Jind.

Shri Raii Karan,Vill . & P.O.. Bar a.,Teh.& Dist t . Cabala.

Shri J-og Dhian,Vill. & P.O.Nagusran,Tehl & Distt. Jiiad,(Kalka-V.Bie Ghaggar)

Account notlodged inthe mannerrequired bylaw.

Failed tolodge anyaccount ofelectionexp_ens_es_. _

. D 3Annj,*.KASHraR. ^JJ'l I1!.**!:111 ^TI0_N: 0.2.S.Mo. Particulars S.No. and Name and address Reason for

of election. name of of the candidates d;isc;ualii.i-assembly . cation.constituency^^ _ . _ _ „ _ _ _ , , „ _ _ _ «

U _ _ 2 . 3j, - _ _/k _ _ > - ~ 5£. -

1. General Election 31-Wachi Shri Pran Nath Bhat Failed toto Jammu and S/o Shri Aftab Ram, lodge anyKashmir Legis- R/o Chakoora, account oflat ive Assembly, DisttoPulwama (J&K) election19«7. expenses,

2 , - do - - 32-Shopian Shri Ayub Malik 'R/o Chowgan,Shopian. •- do ~Dis t t . Puiwama (J&K)

3^ «. do - -do— S h r i Dawlat Hussa in ,. . . . ' • • • •'- ' S/o S h r i Mohd Hussa in , — do —

Saidpora ,Shopian ,D i s t t , Puiwama (J8.K)

Am — do - . 52-Reasi • S h r i Ashwani Kumar Sharma. . . . . ' • . R/o Vi l l age Axnas,- - . d o -

. . . . . Tehs i l Ma^ore, O i s t t . • • -• " - ; ' .. ' • Udhampur, (J&K)

5 . - do - 68-Billawar S h r i Abdullah Bhat ,' . • • R/o Thai Lohaiy... ' - do -

.-. • ... .. . •. • ' • . ' • • T e h s i l B i l l a w a i ; -; • - ••

' , ' - • • • ' . . - . D i s t t o • Ka thua ( J&K) .

6* - do - . ' 76-Haveli . Shri Bashir Ahmad Bhatt,Villo & PoO= Sawjian, - do -

. .•••".•'--- . . ' T e h s i l H a v e l i ,: . • • ' • • • . . • - • • • • " • •;.-• ' • D i s - . t t * P o o n c h ( J & K ) . •

T« - do - 27-Chari- Shri Gnu lam QadirSharief S/o Shri Khaliq l a t h e r ,

• R/o Bachroo - do -. ' ' Teh Chadoora,

Distto- Badgam (J&K).

8 . - " do ~ ' - do - Shri Fayaz Ahmad,. . - • - . . S/o Shri Abdul Ah ad,

—^ P, o Kanzan,Teh-.-Chadoora — do —D'istt0 Badgam (J&K)-

" 9 . - - - do - . 43-Leh . • Shri Lobzang StanzlnC/o Hotel K, Sar, - do -Leh, (J&K)

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STATE OF OAPli'iU & KASHMIR. DATE OF DISQUALIFICATIONS.2.1 988

10, General Election 57-Bari Shri Bhagat Ram Shag at }Failed toto Jammu and Brahmana(SC)Vi.ll. Chak Mian, lodge anyKashmir Legis- . Sukha Singh, account ofl a t i v e Assembly, Tehsil B.lshnah ' e.'^r'\Lon1987. D i s t t . Jamma <J&iC) elpenaes.

11. . - do - ' 61-Jammu Wost Shri Rattan L a i ,Geli Noc 11,Talai» T i l l o , -do-Jammu (j&K.)

12, - do - «-<lo- Shri Subhash Cha-iider,299-Krishan Magax, - do -

. Janmu (J&K)

13. - d o - • - d o - Shri Suhhash Chander'. . ' Shaxma,

••'••'• • . G u r a h B a k s h i K a g a x , • - d o -. ' • • • • ' ' Jammu (J8JK.) •' .'•

14. - do - . • • . - do - - -Shri Sushil Bali-.,"' . • . • • • . 149-Rajpura Mangotrian, >-(io—

• • . ' 'Jammu (J&K)

1 5 , —do— ' —do~ Shri Shanti Sarup Sharma,' • • • • ' . ' - : . ^ ' • ' HoNo» 2 9 3 f E x c h a n g e R o a d , «-do-

' ' . Jaminu ( )

16, -do~ . .—do- Shri Farakh Javed,• . • 316-Mohalla J u l i a n a , —do—

Jammu (J&K). ;. • •

17. -do— • - d o - Shr i Kulvindex S i n g h ,F-355,Ghana Magex, -do—

' Jammu (J&K.).

18* «do~ - - d o - ' • £:r.tc Pushap Lata . ,' ' • 333,Gurah Qasixn Sfegar, . - ~do-

. , • • (Bakshi Nagar) Jammu (J&K).

19 . - d o - •• - d o - Sh r i /gay Shsriaa,H"oNo. 141-Rehaxi Colonyj ,- . . - d o -Jararau (J&K)a

20e . -do- • ' 62-Jammu East 3nrx Ashv;ani•• . 9 1 ,Street Malhotrian, -do

Jammu Tawi, (J&K), . •

21 . -do- -do- ' Chr.l Pawan ,30,Puran.i Mandi, —do—

. . . .Tanimu ( )

2 2 , —do— —do— - Shri Sanjay Kishore Gupta,• 263,Pratap Ghar., ,-dp-

Jemmu. Tawi (j&K/-

•STATE : DAMi'iU AND .KASHMIR

' i » - - £ • - - - - - - - - ' \s

DATE OF DISQUALIFICATIONS.2.1988

23. General Eloction 62-Jammu Eastto Jammu end

Shri Ram Sarup Chaudhary Failed toc • Kashmir Legis-

l a t i v e Assembly,1 987.

24.

2 5 .

2 6 .

27.

2 8 .

29.

30.

31 .

3 2 .

3 3 .

3 4 .

—do-

—do—

- d o -

-do -

r-do—

-do.

-do-

-do—

-do—

—do~

-do—

- d o -

64-Marh(SC)

- d o - -

65—Akhnoor

- d o -

—do-

—do—

66-Chhamb

-do— . . ' 3—Langate

—do-

Bakshi Nagar,Jammu Tawi, (J&K).

Shri Hari On Raina,262,Masat Ghar,Jammu.Tawi-180001.(J&K)

• Shri Bhushan Lai Gupta,Near Raghunath Mandir,Jammu Tawi (J&K).

Shri Dewan Chand,V i l l . Pinjor Chack Kana,Teh.& D i s t t , Jammu (J&K).

Shri Krishan Lai , '. Mohalla Parian,.Jammu Tawi, (j&KJ« •

Shri Jagdish Dat t ,: Ward No.' 6, Akhnoor

D i s t t , Jammu-(J&K)

Shri JagdishVill . Ganjyal, P.O.Choki,Teh. Akhoor,Pistt, Jammu.

lodge anyaccount ofelectionexpenses

—do—

- d o -

—do-

'—do—

- d o -

—do—

Shri Sat Pa l , .5/84, Akhnoor, D i s t t . Jammu*.. -do—

Shri Shyam Lai,V i l l . Chack Singa,P.O.G audy a l ,Teh.& D i s t t . Jammu (J&K). -do-. ,

Shri Ved Vyas, •8-AyGandhi Nagar,Jammu Tawi, - d c -

S ^ u a ,S/o Shri Gh.Ahmad Mochi, ' . .Rf/o Sherhama,Bistt.Xupwaxa. r-do-

Shri Mohd. Sultan,S/o Shxi Haji Ahad Ganai,Panditpora,P.O.KaralgundD i s t t . Kupwara (J&K).

-do-

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STATE: KERALA DATE OF DISQUALIFICATION: 8,2.1988

S.*.o. Particulars S.No.and Name .«f. .Reasons forof election name of contesting disqualification

constituenoy_ candidates _

_A_ 2 _3 }t_, •.!...__„.._.S/Shri

1. General Electionto the Kerala 52-CoyalmannaTn P.Thayankan Account notLegislative ' (SC) s/o Pazhani, lodged at a l lAssembly- 1987 Kulakkad Harijan

Colony, CoyalmaKaam'Di-stt. Palghat,Kerala.

2. -do- 91+-Palai T.R. Karunakaran,ThattathuparafflbH, -do-Palai . P.O. , Dis t t . Kottayam,Kerala.

3. -do~ -do- Joseph,• A lick a ret hu,Keezhoor P.O^Distt. -do-

Kcttayem, Kerala,

5#_ -clo- 91 -Sttumanoor Pa ray i l Kut t iappan,Pa ray i l House,4rppookara E a s t , -do-Di st \ .• Kot ta yam,Kera la .

6 r -do- -do- P.S.Vijayan ParEEbunchayi-l •,Pe rumbunchayil,Thiruvampad i ,Neezhur, '" n ^ . . -do-D i s t t . Kottayam9

Kerala.

STATE: UE3T BENGAL DATE OF OISQUALI FICATIO'N: 8.2.1988

S. Pa r t i cu l a r s of S.No, & Name Nn £ Address. :-v.>r-' c.'. ^No. e lect ion , of Assembly of Gcr.zz-s-,-.• _•' .r... • , : ; ...

• . . . . '" Constituency candidate ,'• I ;_i '..,

111111: i z: z i z i3i i z 1111511: i.::; x - ~1 . General e lect ion I^f-Madarihat ' • • - • , " •

to West Bengal (GT) • Shri Subhash Fai led •?•>•Legislat ive . "• Karjee, lodgeAssembly^ 1987 • Uttar Hangalib- account

azna, P»Ca Hang- in tte ' '•• alibazna," manner. Dist-o, J a l p a i - required

gur i , West Bengal by law,.2* ~do~ 30-Karandighi Shri Cnowdhuiy Failed to

Ha tan Kuniar, lodge any•- • P . 0 .Haiganj ace cun t

Ukilpara. • of e l ec t -• Dxs t . >/e s t Dinajpu r, . iOn'West Bengal. expenses.

J * - d o - . -.-do- ,:Shri lid. Faruqe »do~A d i l - , . .-•.•: La :..-'*.Vi l l . J l u rh i l , - ' .. ..,_.;•P.O. Ma-dargachi,D i s t , v/est r :naj"pur,-West Bengal. , • - , - .

^' . - d o ~ = - d o - s h r i Easibur Hah am an ,V i l l . Ut tar . Dalkhola,

P ,0, Qi.lkhola, _do-.Dis-t, V.'est Dinajpur,

' West Bengal, '.

-&v~ 33-Kushmandi S b r i Ananda HQr , - d oCSC) Vill, Sialkhair,

P oO.SibKrishnapur,..jJist, v.'est Din a j pur,-.West Bengal.

6 * - d c ^ 3^-Itahar Sh ri Jitsndra Nath -do-Sarkar,Vill . Banbole,P ,C, Sonapur,Dist : West Dxnajpur,

. • • ' A c ."-. v- D c . . ^ d _v_ s

36-Tapar.fST) .5hri Jaoan Hasda , . -do~Vill . Hangarati,P.O. Telighata.Dist, VJest Dinajpur,West' Bengal.

Contd..

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STATE: WEST BEjNGAL OATE CF DISCUA:O:FICATICNJ8.2.1988

1 3

9 .

General election 36-Tapan (ST)to West BengalLegislativeAssembly ,1987-

_do-

Failed tolodge anyaccountof elect-

ionexpenses

-do-

1 0 . -do-

Shri BholaHembran,Vil l . BaraDurgapur,p.G. Ramkristeaa-pur, Dist. WestDinajpur,West Bengal.

8*+-_Bagdaha(SC) Shri AshutosfeMajuEdar,Vill . Purba Enda,P.G. 'Baliadasga,Dist. Noth 2%-parganas,West Bengal.. -

89-Aadanga Shri Santosh - Failed toKumar Ghosh, lodge -Vill . Chan'drapn r , account

• p .O.DuttapukBT, with, in

1 1 . -do-

Dist.North2^-Parganas,.West Bengal.

• 97-Haroa (SC) Shri SubodhKumar Tikader-Vill . Bakchara,P .O.Baikara,Dist. North2l+-Parganas,V/est Bengal.

12. -do- 135-Panihati Shri -DargesJj• Bandopadhy ay a .Sun it* Banerj ©aHd

time andin themannerrequiredby law.

Failed tolodge anyaccountof elect ,ionexpenses.

-do-

1 3 . "_do- 157-Vidyasagar

P ,0North aPin 74-3 .170,West Bengal.

Shri Chedhi LaiPoddar,153 A, KuktarasBabu Street,.Calcutta-7 ,V/est Bengal..

n o o

Failed tolodgeaccountwithin thetine andin thematterrequiredby 'law.

Contd....

PARTICULARS OF CANDIDATE UHOS£ OISQUALIFICATION* HAS REriouED'uNog? s DJTI ON ..-n .or .THE/? . P . ACTVI 951_.

Warns & address of Nama of Date of Date on1 whichcandidate constituency d isqual i - . disqualification

i fication» - uas_ d

Smt.Kanij Rasul 27©-ivlontesuar 9.11.1397 23,2.1988-f ia l l ick,

I / i l l . Bara Balidanga,P.O. Sree Pally,Dist r ic t Gurduan,Uest Bengal.

- 44 -

DISPOSAL OF ELECTION PETITIQFJS

During the month of February, 1968, tha

Commission raceiueci intimation about dlspcasal of

3 election petitions in the various High Courts.

Intimation regarding disposal of 1 appeal in

election matbers uas received from tha Stiprems

Court. Intimation regarding filing of 3 siora

appeals in election matter .uas also recalled

from tha Supreme Court.

Details of election petitions filed, disposed

of and pending in ths High Courts and appeals in tha

Supreme Court following (a) General ClectJ.cn to the

Legislative Assemblies held in 1377-79, ("h) General'

Election to tha House of the People, 19SS»-

(c) General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies,

1980, (d) General Election to the Legislative

Assemblies, 1933, (a) General Election to tha

House of the People, 1984-85, (f) General. Elections

to tha Legislative Assemblies, 1934, (g) Eenaral

Elections to tha Legislative Assemblies, 1935 and

(h) General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies,

1987 are furnished in the nine statemgnts (i to IX)

annexed.

- 45 -

As on 29.2.88, 207 election petitions and 92'

appeals are pending in various High Courts and

Supreme Court of India respectively. A statement

(No.X) showing the period for which thess. election

petitions in different High Courts and appaals in

the Supreme Court are pending is also annexed.

- 4.6 -

.SJAJSM.N1 -1GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE LSGISLATI UE ASSEMBLIES, 1977-79

jJumber, of &J-eS^J-J?JlJ^J3J:jJ-SSSl?, f i l e d , disposed ^qf^ pending i n theHigh Courts and appeals i n the Supreme Court . ~"

(As on 29 . 2.1988 ) .

.'S.'N'O. Wnio V f State"/" Xi^jS.\°CLJ^.^XtXiPA Xr1.3;A!C HfJQ]II£^yJ^J3>*'*i!^Union Filed_ _ P.iAR03.8.^ i i . f . - ^Pending Filed JDisposed__o_f ~ ^ ^Pe'ndingTerr i tory . • UpV6"We"'"'^*'^urTn*g*Total • 'Uptd"ttTe DurTng "fetal

end of the ' end of thelast month "Filth. • __ i ^ s i £!°nth month

ZX1 Z"'. .'•€-1".".." I J 1IC I Z I Z 1 1 -5~ I Z J°Z „ _C 11 - 11 _ ~9_ I _ I'ijp".'" I 1 ! I I^J"I . f lndhra Pradesh (1978) 21 21 - 21 - 6 6 62.Assam <1978) 9 9 - 9 - - 3 3 - 3 -3.Bihar (1977) 31 31 - 31 - 6 6 64.Haryana (1977) 7 7 - 7 .• 2 * 2 - 25.Hirnachal Pradesh (1977) 5 5 - 5 - - -e.Oammu & Kashmir (197?) 19 19 - 19 - ' 4 4 - 4 -7.Karnataka (1978) 74 74 - 74 • - . 4 4 48 .Kera la {1977) 19 19 - .19 - 6 6 - 6 -g.fiadhya Pradesh (1977) 28 28 28 - 6 6 6TO.Maharashtra (1978) 13 13 - 13 2 v 2 - 2II.Maghalaya (1978) 1 1 - . 1 , • - • • - ' -i2.Nagaland (1978) 9 9 - 9 - 1 1 - 1i3.Cr issa (1977) 6 6 - 6 - 1 1 - 1 . -14.Punjab (1977) 16 16 • - 16 - 10 10 10T5.Rajasthan (1977) 18 18 - 1 8 - 4 4 - 4 -^6,Sikkim (1979) 2 2 - 2 - - - _ _ _-17. Tamil Nadu (197?) a 0 _ 8 ~ 5 5 - 5 -- IS .U t ta r Pradash (1977) 37 37 - 37 9 7 7 2- |9 .Ues t Bengal (197?) I- • 1 - 1 - ' - . . - - -

•_J*1W N TERR I TO RIES;- 2&10.08lhi (19777^ 4 4 - 4 - - - - - «!T4__S22 1.Goa,0aman & OiU (197?) 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 -

S2-2.rii2oram (1979) "2 2 - 2 2 2 2SZ 3,Pondicharry (1977) 2 2 . 2 «. M . „ « „ ,

Toiirr*B3**'^r"^^ , xn '# Go a granted Stat ihoodl i .a, fV30.5.87 " ' " ' '**Grliir>te'd Sta'tehgod w.a.f,20,2,1987, "

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.SJAIEJIENT-XJ

GENERAL ELECTION TO THE LOK 3ABHA. 1980

Nrnnbar o f .eAeiSJ^JLO. J?J?jy^i^^ pending in^ the

(As on 29.2.1988 ) .

's.*No. 'Na'rrie Vf State"/"" EJ-^esSjJ*Jl~P.e.^J-JQRSX3* A"13Ae.. Jt^iOlJL^J^J!.** ARBH^*^.J-^'n..TK£ Juprinia ? oU r"t^Union Filod_^ _ ^ PiAP[0S.eA \PS. *.' ,—. __Pending Fi ied ^i,sposod__o_f ___ Pe'ndingT e r r i t o r y . Upt'o" VhV ' * * "D"u rTng* "ToTal . Upto"*th'e'" " DurTng iblaT

end of the ' end of the__ l a s t month ]no_nth. l_as_t _rnont_ month

Z1Z 1''". "*2- Z.ZZ.ZZ. I3Z II I.-.? 1 1 1 _5_ ". Z'_6 7Z Z Z Z I Z ., ...9_ Z „ Z12 !, Z1J"" Z1^.T1 . Andhra Pradesh 1 - | . _ 1 - _ - _ _ _2 . Bihar 14 11 - . 1 1 3 4 2 - 2 23 . Gujarat . 2 2 2 - 1 1 - 14. Himachal Pradesh 1 1 - 1 - - - _ _ _5. Haryana 1 - 1 - 1 _ _ _ _ - -6. Oammu & Kashmir 2 | _ 1 1 1 1 - 1 -7. Karnataka 1 1 - 1 _ 1 1 - - 18. Kerala 1 . 1 '.- - ' : -j . «. ' - - - - . -9. Hadhya Pradesh 4 4 - 4 - 2 2 - 2lO.Mahar ashtra 6 6 ; -. 6 - - - • - - -i i . O r i s s a 1 1 .. - ...... 1 - -iS.Rajasthan 2 2 - 2 - 1 - - 113.Tamil Nadu • • 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 114.Tripura 2 2 - 2 - . 1 1 - • 1 „i5 .Ut ta r Pradesh 14 13 - 13 1 3 2 - 2 1iS.Usst Bengal 2 2 - 2 - _UNION TERRITORIES; . .if.Ar'unacEal Pradesh 1 1 - 1 . — 1 1 - 11 8 . D e l h i 2 2 - 2 - - • - " . . - - -i9.Dadra i Nagar Haveli 1 1 - ' 1 - - - _ _ „

ToTaTS : ' 5gi §4 - 54 5 T6 ' 12 ^~~ 12 4" ~ [

a Granted Statehood u.e.T. 20.2.1987.

. - 4B -

GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES, 1980

Mte §f si set! on mMiiQrm filed* diseased 05. PtMiQaiJlJto •High p>ouri^3_.jJ.nd. .s.fi£L£Si?^i.D. Atl0.. Jl^Rr.e,m.B, A°M.rA*.

(As on 29.2.1988 ) t

'S.'N'O. 'Na'nis' Vf Stats"/"* Xii^^ACLil^XtX^nA'Xd.X*T£ K^Shl&yiX^.* "^^3^2"AsJ§hi^M^^J^S^S%KUnion 'FTIBCT " " * * "pXApp^pA.'pS.'/ 3_L1 ^sncfi"ng File*d_ AsP,0-.?-?."!^^-.—* , . Je 'ndihgTer r i to ry , Upt'o"'*t'he" **'*"Dl/rTrfg'"Tota 1 LTptTb' *thV DurThg'toteT

end of the •. end of thel a s t month month_« ^ £ s i i2°nt^[ month

'ji~ ~"" "2~ i\ z.z.'1'i i 3 i z". 'a "i z i Z5Z... ~ i c . . . _7i' z z z i Z" _ ...g_ z „ z%is z Z1J z z^-r1 . Bihar - 3 9 28 - 28 11 4' ' 3 - 3 1

2 . Gujarat . 5 4 - " 4 1 1 ' . 1 - 13. 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 15 - . 16 - 2 1 .. " - 1 1

7 . 0 r i s 3 a 4 4 - - 4 -

8 . Punjab 42 41 - • 41 1 11 9 - 9 2

9 . Rajasthan 20 18 18 2 . r , - - -

10 .Tami l Nadu 17 17 - 17 - 11 10 ' - 1 0 * 1

l i . U t t a r Pradesh , 2 9 2 7 - 2 7 2 9 9 ' - 9

i2 .A runacha l Pradesh 1 1 - . 1 - 1 1 - 1

i3 .Goa, Daman & Oiu ' 2 2 - 2 - • - - " - - -

14.Pond icher ry 1 1 - 1 - - ' - - _ _

TOTAL? 211 194 , - 1S4 17 47 . 42 42 5

* Granted statehood u.e.f. 20.2.1987.O t.aci i j i '« i | l .e i tJ d t a U o h u u d U . a . f . :M). G. 1UO7.

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GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE 1EGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES, 1982 :

iiujnbBr^^f.^J-P^^S^S^SJfjSJl^^J-J^^^^J^.PSMS^SSj Pending in theJii-St1. ,C,c\ur _s_ _a^n^ ja*(3£^Ts_ YtT JjTa^SujTrjsrn^ J^ouYtV

(As on 29 . 2.1988 ) .

's.'No.. 'Nanie of "State/" X^?JL\°IL^PX^Union Fi led * .^ PXsJ?.cs.eA p_7y^ _*PQndiVig~ Filed "TJisposecfo f~_~ ^^endttiQ . ,Te r r i t o ry . UptVfh'e "D'u'rTrig*Total '[Tpta "the '" SLTr'ing fotal : '"\

end of the end of the_ l as t rnonj-.h. rnojrth., .'. las t month month

™C Z ~ "X, Z ZI"_ I ~3I ~ „ 1 Z « "~ Z5~ _ I I 6 I " ZXl ZZZ"iZZZfZZZ. I11 !Z I u IIJIJ*1 . Himachal Pradesh 12 12 - 12 - 5 5 - 5 -

2 . Haryana 27 27 - 2 7 - 17 17 17 -

3. Kerala 15 14 - 14 1 4 4 4

4 . Uast Bengal . 8 8 - 8 - - ' - - - -

5. Nagaland 4 3 - 3 1 2 2 - 2

TOTAL: 66 64 - 64 2 28 28 28

" 5 0 "

j§.TAX?^NT..-:,iLGENERAL ELECTIONS TD THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES, 1983

Number .of sj.ectipj}__p_eti_tioji3__fil.edJL___cjj.3loosed _qf>i panding i_n_ tjhja,HigJ"). £.°Hr.t.?.. j3.™-!.. j3££eajLs_ ji.n_ J?_h.3_jSupjceme,£our]t«

(As on.29 .2.1988 ) •

3. No. Na'nie' 'o f StaVe/" X^^A^oTlP^Jt i "? ln ' s ' ~in* #th"e ^ i j h ^ ^ y r t s V " , ^ ^ ^ ! " ^ " ! } ! ^ ^ ! ^ s"uprjm"i jTourT.Union Filed_ ^ _ ^ A & R ^ X C *°X' * 1!"" mP~Qndfi'ig"' FjQed_ "K\sJ?osecTjDf_~" " ^'e'ndtno .T e r r i t o r y . • Up'to"*t'hV"*'*"D'ijrTng*"*fro'tral ' 'LTpTo"th'e" Du r*i ngTotal

snd of the . end o f the " ._ _ _ _ _ ^ l a s t rnoath month.. . l ^ i ^nnrith month

~J3'S..... . "X. " Z Z Z Z JC Z Z .? I L . Z 'ZPZ Z ~ Z6^. 117~ ~ 1 1 2 H _ ...9_ I _ Ijlq I iT ~ Ii iJ1 . Andhra Pradesh . 39 - 39 ..•' 39 - 14 9 - 9 5

2 . Assam 6 6 . - 6 — - - T . ' — —

3« Dammu & Kashmi r 76 48 . - 48 : 28 1 1 - 1

4 . K a r n a t a k a . 22 22 - . 2 2 - 4 3 - 3 1

5 . r l s g h a l a y a 5 5 - 5 - _ _ - - -

6 . T r i p u r a 4 4 . ^ 4 - - . . _ - „ ' - .

7 . D e l h i 14 14 - 1 4 . - 1 1 1 - '

TOTAL: 166 138 _ , 138 28 20 14 - 14 6

. -si - ;

GENERAL ELECTION TO THE HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE. 1984-85

Number pf slectiojijietj.tj^jis^__f yj?ji>_J^J19jm^j?jj,_ J?JLD^hS3-JJLihS.

(As on '29.2.1988 ) .

"S.'NO. 'Na'nie'Vf S't'aVe/" X\X?ltX^3{^XtX?lnX X ^Union Filod_ ^ _ pi^sposed o_F """ ___Pandirig Tile^d Pisp"°sed~jD_f'__ ^_Penutt>Q:.T e r r i t o r y . Up'to"Vh'e "D'u'rXng """Total U~p't'o'*th"s* Dur*ir^nfotel

end of the . end of the__ l a s t roorrhh. montfi^ lasj: month month

ZSI..... ""*. ~2Z ~ " Z Z Z ~ 3 I Z Z '1 Z Z Z ~JfZ I s ! IZJZ Z Z Z I Z ., ...9_ I Z. II1P" Z Z111111-T1 . Andhra Pradesh 5 4 - 4 1 4 1 - 1 32 . Assam 2 1 - 1 1 - - _ . _3 . Bihar 5 2 , - ' 2 3 1 - - - 14. Gujarat 2 i ' - 1 15. Haryana 2 2 . - 2 - 2 1 1 15. Jammu & Kashmir 2 1 _ 1 1 _ - - - -7. Karnataka • 1 « * » . . ' - • - 1 - - - - -8. Kerala 1 1 • - 19. fiadhya Pradesh 2 2 - 2 - - - -10.Maharashtra 2 1 ' . - 1 1 - - . • - - - .11.0rissa 1 1 _ ' 1 - - - -12.Pun jab 2 - - - . • _ 2 - - - _ . -i3 .Ut tar Pradesh 15 13 « 13 2 6 5 1 6 -14.Uest Bengal 6 2 ' ' - . 2 4 - - _ . - . . _UNION TERRITORIES: • •TS.Llskshadue ep 1 1 — 1 . ' - — — — — —16.Dadra & Nagar Haval i 1 1 - 1 _ 1 1 _ 1 _17.Delh i 4 3 - 3 1 - -

TOTAL: 54 36 - 36 18 14 8 1 9 5

• , - 5 2 -

GENERAL' ELECTIONS TO THE IE GISLA TI !/£„ ASSEMBLIES, 1984

Number ^of _slecticm J^ey.tji-.o.riri.S.hk^Slt*JjLLVPSJZPjLjULr ,pQ.nd_iinQL'X0_'.Jrile

(As on 29.2.1988 ) •

'S.No. 'f'j'a'me V f S t a t e / " j ^ e V t T ^ n ^ t ^ t ^ " X " \ ^ . ^ ) H . . ^ ^Union FilecT^, M v .Pimp'sed* J3_f .* * " "^PoTidi fig " F i led _^i^J??secTpT_~ ^^Pending .Ter r i to ry . Up'to'*tVe^ "*'* WrTng'^oTal . 'upTcT 'th'e* * * DuVi rig*Tbi2l

end of the . end of the__ last^ (nonth moph^h.^ . __ _ > _ ' J_li! s i _mon4;_t month __ __

II1!".... *~ "X~ " .",".'" "2 "2 ~3!I Z 1'.? 1* 1 1 " H5 2'_.._ Z6:- >.. '2J2~~ ^ 2 '§. ~, _ ...9_ Z _. I^S .'I Z11 „ Z1?.Z"1 . Tamil Nadu 5 4 - 4 1 2 - - - 2

2 . nanipur 4 1 - 1 3 - - - - _

* * 3 , Arunachal Pradesh 1 1 - . 1 - ' 1 - - - 1© 4 . Go a, Daman & D i u 1 1 - . 1 - - r- - - -

* * 5 . Plizoram 1 1 . - 1 - - - _ - . - .

TOTAL: 12 8 - 8 4 3- •-_ _ - . 3

* * Granted Statehood u . s . f . 2 0 . 2 . 1 9 8 7 .

@ Goa g ran ted s ta tehood u . e . f . 30 .5 .1987 .

• . " - 5 3 -

GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE: ASSEMBLIES, 1985

Hicjji, ~Cpur~£s_ ja.nd_ sj^aaJLs^xp^ thja^upxjsme^ Cpuvt^

(As on.29.2.1988 )•

Union FiJLocT* t ^ * OiVpoVed* JOlI* ~S~ _Pending . File.d ffi.s£>o¥e72o_f__ ^^Penuiiy^^T e r r i t o r y . U*p"to*"th'e* D'urXng TbTal U*pto" th'e During'total

end of the end of thelaet; rnnrrhh month. -^iisi i!!011''' . rnonth

~i"* ~ *". ~2z ~, Z~L 11 i3z - 1 2 1 1 ~" ryi i z re z z*c I z z 2 _. 9_ 1«. i is .1 zxi z z^iz1 . A n d h r a P r a d e s h . 1 7 17 • . . ' . • - 1 7 — 8 2 - 2 6

2 . A s s a m 4 T - 1 3 1 1 - 1 -

3 . B i h a r 4 5 15 \ 16 2 9 ' " . . 2 - - - 2

4 . G u j a r a t 9 6 , - ' 6 3 1 - " ' - ' • - 1

5 . H imacha l Pradesh 12 12 - 1 2 - 8 2 - 2 6

6 . K a r n a t a k a 26 19 - 19 7 . .3 - - - 3 •

7 . M a h a r a s h t r a 26 22 * ; - 22 • 4 9 2 2 7

8 . Madhya Pradesh 54 47 - 47 7 20 - - - 20

9 . O r i s s a 8 8 : : - . 8 : - 2 - . - - 2

10.Pun j a b 12 10 / • - 10 2 . * - - - - . ' -

1 1 . R a j a s t h a n 24 15 - 15 9 7 2 - 2 5

i 2 . S i k k i m 2 2 " ' - 2 - 1 - - ' - • 1

i 3 . U t t a r P radesh 74 40 -» 4 0 ' 34 15 2 - 2 13

1 4 . P o n d i c h a r r y 1 1 - 1 ' - ' - - - - « .

TOTAL: 314 215 1 216 98 77 11 m 11 66

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: £.CMfi_AL EJECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES, 1987

.HADA ,Ro.u.i%.?...a.iii .a£RS3Js^. i n J-ii.?_,.?.u.p,r,8.rfie,w^0u.rA#,

(As on 29.2.1988 )«.

S.No. Name of State/" J^J-JLP^jJij^J?jij^tl[^^^ '.Union Filed_ r 4 A A pi-s"p"oVed" _of ~Jl^_r__PQridLi~ig~' Fxie_cl_."jPfsp^sjecT^oT _ raPend£no .T e r r i t o r y . Up't'o""*t*hV D'urTng*"l'ot'a 1 'ifp't'o*'lih'e* DtTrTngTotal

end o f the end o f the^ l a s t mfn-hh. mojrhh... . . , _iMsjb jnnnttj month

~"C .... "". ~2.- ~ " ~ '- - I 3 - - 1.? I Z ~ ~5 ~ Z6Z.. ~7l ~ ~'~ 2" .J 9_ I „ IT15 Z H1! Z Z1ir* '

1 . Haryana . 1 3 1 1 2 11 - - - - _

2 . Jammu & Kajh mir 21 1 - ' 1 20 - - - -

3 . Ke ra l a . 17 12 1 13 4 1 - . - - 1

4 . West Bengal ' - - - - - • - , - _ _ -

TDTALi 51 14 2 16 35 1 - 1 ,

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STATEMENT - X

STATEMENT SHOWING PERIODS FOR UHICH ELECTIONPETITIONS IN THE HIGH COURTS AND APPEALS INTHE SUPREf-iE COURT OF INDIA ARE PENDING. '

(As on 29*2 «19B8 )

S.No. Kama o f S t a t e / LeSs than -"Between Between Betueen Ouac "~Union T e r r i t o r y 1 year 1-2 years 2-3 Yrs . 3-4 Y rs . 4 years

' HC SC HC SC HC SC HC SC HC SCU 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 6 ^ 9 . 1Q. 1 1 .

1 . Andhra Pradesh - 6 - 3 - 2 f 32 . Assam - - _ _ _ 4 _ _ _ _ _3 . Bihar _ 1 _ 3 2 9 - 3 2 144 . G u j a r a t - _ _ 1 3 _ # ,_ 1 _5. Haryana 11 _ _ 1 _ _ _ . _ _ '6. Himachal Pradesh - 1 _ 5 _ - - - • _ • «7 . Dammu & Kashmir 20 - 1 - - - 298 . K a r n a t a k a - 3 — — 7 — 1 1 - -9 . K e r a l a 4 1 - - - - ' - - 1I D . M a d h y a P r a d e s h - 3 - 1 6 7 1 -1 1 . M a h a r a s h t r a - 2 - 5 ' 4 - 1 - - 11 2 . F l a n i p u r - » - - - - 3 " - - -1 3 . R e g h a l a y a - ^ _ _ _ _ _ _ <j, _1 4 . N a g a l a n d ._ _ _ - _ . _ . _ _ _ _1 5 . 0 r i s s a - 1 _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ -1 6 . P u n j a b - _ _ _ 2 _ 2 1 1 11 7 . R a j a s t h a n - 5 _ _ 9 - - - 2 11 8 . 3 i k k i m _ - - _ _ 11 9 . T a m i l N a d u - 2 - - - - 1 12 O . T r i p u r a - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _2 1 . U t t a r P r a d e s , i _ 8 - 3 3 4 1 2 ' 1 3 ' 3

2 2 . U e a t B e n g a l _ _ _ _ _ _ - 4 _

U N I O N T E R R I T O R I E S ;

1 . A r u n a c h a l P r a d e s h _ — — 1 — — — - — - .2 . D e l h i - _ _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ -3 . L a k s h a d u e e p _ - _ - - ' _ ' - . „ _ _

* * 4 . N i z o r a m _ - _ _ _ _ - . _ _ _@ 5 . G o a , D a m a n & D i u - _ _ _ _ _ « _ _ _

6 . D a d r a & N a g a r H a u e l i _ - . - . - . - - _ _ - _7 . P o n d i c h a r r y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

TOTAL: 35 33 - 39 10/0 5 20 9 52 6

* * Granted Statehood u.e.f. 20.2.1987.® Goa granted Statehood u.e.f. 30.5.1987.

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At the end of February, 1988, thora usre three

vacancies in ths Council of States. There usre 13

vacancies in the Hcuss of the People and 20 vacancies

in the different Legislative Assemblies, Thesa

vacancies do not include 22 vacancies arising out

of the disqualification of ClLAs of Punjab Legislative

Assembly and 2 vacancies arising out of expulsion

of tuo members of Pcndichsrry Legislative Assembly.

There usre 104 vacancies in the Legislativa

Councils of different States.

Details of ths vacancies are shoun in the

Hnnsxure (Annexure-l). Details of elections

declared void by thE concerned High Courts and

cases of expulsions/ disqualifications pending

in the High Courts/Supreme Court are shoun in"

ths Annsxure-II.

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TOTAL NUMBERAND LEGISLAT

S.No.& Name of S t a t e /Union Territory

I.Andhra Pradesh2.Arunachal Pradesh3.Assam4.Bihar5.Gujarat6. Goa7.Haryana8.Himachal Pradesh9.3ammu&Kashmir

lO.Karnataka11.Kerala12.Madhya Pradesh13.Maharashtra14.ManipurIS.Meghalaya

17.Nagaland18.0rissa19.Punjab20.Rajasthan21.Sikkim22.Tamil Nadu23.Tripura24.Uttar Pradesh25.Uest BengalUNION TERRITORIES1.AndamaniN.Islands2.Chandigarh3.Dadra & N.Have l i4.Dalhi5.Lakshdueep6.Pondicherry7.Daman & Oiu

OF SEATSIVE COUHCI

Counc i lT o t a l

1817 '

2211

1534

129

1619

1111

1107

101

18 *1

3416

1

—3

-1

«•

233

IN COUNCIL OF STATEL3 AND VACAN

(As on

of StatesVacant

C R-

- -1-

— —- -- •- -

-,— —

. - --• —

-. -- —•» -mm »

. ' _

- 1

- 1 • '. •

_ _

— -

3

CIES.

29/2/1

5

988)

LeqislativQTotal

-

96-—-—3663--78-••

-—

-- _

108

-_

-——

3 8 1 *

CouncilVacantC--

1-—-—-1

--

—• « . -

-

—

-

2

R—

_34-

-

621

-2

—

_-_ -

39

-

102

C=Casual vacancies.R=Vacancies due to ret i ramsnt .NB:Oetails of vacancies ave shown in the enclosed statement

{Ann9xure-I)

* Total seats include members nominated by Governor concerned*.

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TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS IN THE HOUSE OF THE PEOPLEAND STAT£_l£ GISLAYHJE ASSEMBLIES AND VACANCIES

(As on 29 * 2.1938 )

5".FTo7 ~*Nartier o"f"~St"at'e7 "HoUsa of the ^People L e g i s l a t i v e AssemblyUnion T e r r i t o r y Total Vacant Total _ __ \_ __

Z\L Z. Z11Z !•! ZZZZZ2CZ I- Z I' - 11. Andhra Pradesh 42 - 2942. arunachal Pradesh 2 - 303 . Assam 14 - 126 %A. Bihar 54 2. 324 35. Gujarat 26 1 182 16 . Go a 2 - 28 - •7 . Haryana 10 2 90 -8 . Himachal Pradesh 4 . - • 63 -9.'Dammu & Kashmir 6- f 76* —lO.Karnataka 28 - 224 . -11.Kerala 20 1 14012.Madhya Pradesh 40 ' - 320 413.Maharashtra 48 - 288 -14.Manipur 2 - 60 -IS.Meghalaya 2 1- 60 —16.Mizoram 1 - 40 -17.Nagaland 1 1 60 -18.0rissa 21 - 14719.Pun jab 13 - 117 32O.Rajasthan 25 1 200 12i.Sikkim 1 - 3222.Tamil Nadu 39 1 234**23.Tripura 2 - 60 t2 4.Uttar Pradean 85 2 425 225.Jest Bengal 42 - 294 2UNION TERRITORIES^

1. Andaman & N.Island3 1 - - —2. Chandigarh 1 - - —3. Daman & Diu 1 - - - •4. Dadra 4 Nagar Haveli 1 - - - -5. Delhi 7 - 56<t 16» Lakshadueap 1 - - —7. Pondicharry 1 30 1

_ _ ™ _ . _ _ _ _ ^ —g- ^p~

* Excluding 24 seats earmarked for Pakistan occupied ter r i to ry ,* * Assembly dissolved.d Metropolitan Council Constituencies.NOTE; Details of vacancies are sho^n in the statement

enclosed (Annaxure-I),

- 59 -ANNEXURE-I

VACANCIES IN PARLIAMENT AND STATE LEGISLATURES

(As on 29.2.88)

"Na"me~~aT S'ta'te'/"" "~No.~"of "" "NO*7 "& Name"of ~" "" "CaUse "of "Data""of ~~ "~Data of " " " " " " "~" "~ ""Uni_on T e r r i t o r y Sea_ts Const i tuency vacancy vaca_ncy £ ° i l Z. __ __

COUNCIL OF STATES . ( ,

1 . Bihar 1 By PILAs Death 16.1.87 28.3.88

2. West Bsngal 1 By MLAa Death 22.8.87 - Tha Commission decidednot to f i l l thosa saats

3. Uttar Pradesh 1 By MLAs Regn. 16.2.88 - as the tarm expireson 2.4.88.

HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE

1» Bihar 2 38-Sasaram(SC) .'- Death 31.7.86 - Election Petition pending.i . ' • • Houeuer,summary r e v i s i o n

ordered w i t h 7 .3 .88 as theejate of f i na l publication. '

12-Sheohar Ragn. 24,2.88 - Electoral ro l l s under' . revis ion.

2. Gujarat 1 - 18-Godhra Death 20.11.87 )

3. Haryana 2 10-Sirsa(SC) Death 30.10.87 ! - d ° -. • , „ . . . 6-Faridabad Death 18.12.87 ' '" ~4. Jammu i Kashmir 1 5-Udhampur Death < 27.11.87 • \

contd. . . .

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5. Kerala 1 4-Caiicut Death 22.10.87 '!

6. Neghalaya 1 2-Tura Regn. 16.2.88 \ —'.« " electoral, rolls, undsr

7. Nagaland . 1 Nagaland Regn. 3.12.87 » • rauision. "'

8. Rajasthan - 1 21-Pali Death 10.3.87 "S

9. Tamil Nadu 1 24-Fladurai Death 7.2.88 .. - Election to be held- uithAssembly election.

10. Uttar Pradesh 2 56-Aliahabad Regn. 23.7.87 r; Electoral rolls undsr revision.81-Baghpat -Death 29.5.87 . ' Election petition panding.

Housuer electoral rolls are. ' ' under revision.

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I i 2 3 4 5 6 7

Legislative Councils

1 .Bihar 34 .All the , following 34 seats Retired 11 members - Biennial electionst ° be f i l l e d from local ret i red on to be held only af ter

authorities*•constituencies 6.4.78. 11 local bodiesare vacant. ? members are.* reconstituted*_ . , . ret i red onPatnaL.A. _,, ,. R n nnHNalanda L.A. ?1.5.80 andGaya L.A. 12 membersAurangabad L.A. ^ £o " "Nauada L.A. o.t>.«^.Bhojpur L.A.Rohtas L.A.Saran L.A.Siuan L.A.Gopal Ganj L.A.Uest Champaran L.A.East Champaran L.A.Fiuzaffarpur L.A,Vaishali' L.A.Sitamarhi L.A.Darbhanga L.A,Hadhubani L.A.-.Samastipur L.A.Plonghyr L.A.Begusarai-cum-Khagaria L.A,Bhanalpur L.A.Purnea L.A.Katihar L.A.Santhal Parganas L.A.(2 seats)Hazaribagh L.ft.Gir id ih L.A.Pa la ma u L.A.Ranchi L.A.(2 seats).Dhanbad L.A.Singhbhum L.A.(2 seats)Madhepura L.A,

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J 2 3 4 5 6 7

2.Karnataka 21 ( .All tha 21 seats to ba Retired 7 members - Certain local bodiesfilled from local ratired on yet to ba constituted.outhcri ".los1 constituencies 1.7,78, 7 the Commission hasare vacant.) members . decided to hold_. , g . retired on > election only afterbiciar I .M. • 14.5.80 and a l l local bodies areGulbarga L.A. ? , , e m b a r s • c o n 3 t i t u t e d .

lllTul ['.til szzts) ?? t^8 n

Uttara-Kannada UA.P I I # D ' " 'Dharuad L.A.(2 seats)Raichur L.A.Bellary L.A,Chitradurga L.A,Sbimoga L.A.Dakshina-Kannada L.A.Chickmagalur L.A.Hassan L4A. *Tumkur L.A.tnandya L.A.Bangalore L.A,Kolar L.A.Kadagu L.A.Mysore L.A.

3,Plahareshtra 2 Aurangabad-cum—3alna L.A, Retired 7.7.8-2 ) - The programme to holdThana L.A. Retired 5.12.86 ) the election has not

(Both the seats to.be * e t b e e n f i x 8 d *filled from localauthorities.)

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1 2 3 4 5 , 6 7

4.Uttar Pradesh 39 (&11 the 39 seats to netir^d 26 members retired - Reconst i tu teauthorili8 3!;comnsTftu3nci8 3 on 5.5.80 and 13 of local bodiesare vacant.) . members retired auaite'dV

on 5.5.82.Tahri Garhual L.A.GarhvJal C.A. ' ; .Kurnaon L.A.floradabad-Bijnor L.A.Rampur-Dareilley L.A.Badaun L.A.Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur L.A.Hardoi L.A.Kheri L.A.Sitapur L.A.Lucknou—Unnao L.A.Rae Bareli L.A.Pratapgarh L.A.Sultanpur L.A.Bara Banki L.A.Gonda L.A.Faizabad L.A.Basti L.A.Gorakhpur L.A.Deoria L.A.Azamgarh L.A.Ball ia L.A.Ghazipur- L.A.' 'Daunpur L.A. .Varanasi L.A.Flir2apur L.A.Allahabed L.A.Banda-Hamirpur L.A.Dhansi-Oalaun-Lalitpur L.A.Kanpur-Fatehpur L.A.Etauah-Farrukhabad L.A.Agra L.A.

, - 6 4 -

Uttar Pradash(Contd.) f!athura-*Etaua Retired - - , Raconstitufcion of 'Mainpuri L.A.(2 seats) local bodies auai tad.Aligarh L.A.Bulands hehr L.A.Meerut-Ghaziabad L.A,fluzaf farnagar L.A.Saharanpur L.A.

5 . Dammu & Kashmir 6' 2 By Kashmir Panchayat 28.10.87 - " '2 By Dammu Panchayat 22.10.8? - / •»1 3ammu L.A. 20.11.871 Kashmir L.ft . 23.11.37 - '-,

CASUAL VACANCIES^.

1 . Bihar . 1 By members Death . '25.1.88 29.<3.88

2 . Karnataka 1 By members Daath 13.11.87 28.3.88

LEGISLATIVE ASSEP1BLICS

1 . Assam 1 22-Salmara(South) Election 15.12.8? - CEO has been requested to send' • " declared . programme for summary revision of

void. electoral ro l ls . •

2 . Bihar 3 70~Sonbarsa Death 17.2.88 - ) Electoral rol ls undar revision.

295-Chaibassa(ST) Election 9.12.87declared void. <

324-Hussainabad 'Oo th 13.2.88 - <

3 . Gujarat I 41-fOaliya , \ Dsatb 1*1.88

cor , .

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4. Nadhya Pradash 4 9-Gohad(SC) Death 18.7.87Electoral rol ls under

16-Lashkai: East Death 3.6.87 - • ': revision. •

274-Indora-V Regn. 25.2.87 - . Election petition pending.

104-Kharsia Ragn. 22,2.88 - Electoral rol ls under> • : rouision.

5. Punjab 3 12-Beas Death 28.4.86 - ) . *t has be5n4e. :idQd not31-3allandhur Death 2.5.86 - ) to hold bye-election nou

Central ) in vieu of prsvaillng law63-Samrala Death 15.3.87 - ) and order situation in the

. :. State.

6. Rajasthan 1 25-Khetri Death 22.5.87 - Electoral rol ls undgr

• revision..

7. Tamil Nadu > - -—--Assembly dissolved on 30.1.1988 - — —

8. Tripura 1 51-Fetikroy Election - , -cduntarmanded,

contd.. . . .

- ..' 6 -

9. Uttar Pr-desh 2 133-Tanda Death 13.1.87 - '403-Chaprauli . Death 24.10.B7 - ,

lO.Ueat Bsngal 2 10-Kumargram • Death 4.12.87 v -258-Oarabani Death .14.12.87 - . Final publication of

11. Delhi 1 11-Pialviya Nagar Death 30.7.87 - ro l ls , on 7.3.1988.(fiatropolitan

Counc i l ) . •'

12. Pondicharry 1 25-Naravy Grand Death 9.11.87 - )Adles. \

STATEMENT 3H0UING DETAILS OF ELECTIONS DECLARED VOIDBY THE" HIGH COURTS" AND WHERE THE";'ORDERS' HAVE BEEN]5,TAYEP BY' SUPREME. COURT.

S.No. & Name o f Cons t i t uency Caiii&a Data o f i Remarks

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ vacancy _ „ _ _ _ , _ _ « . „ « _ _ _ - . _ _ - .

2 3_ 4 _ _-.'_' • _5 -

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIESANDHRA PRADESH1 . 2 5 6 - 3 a g t i a l Election doclarod void. 10.6.86 Supreme Court granted

stay against High Court'sorder on 30.6.06^

fiP.HARASHTRA . ,2 . 151~Armorio(ST) Election dBclared void, 30,11.85 Supreme Court grantad stay

• against High Court's order

MADHYA PRAOES'H ° n 3 0 - 1 l ' 8 5 «

3. 14-Lah'ar-' : ; Death 17.2.86 Stay granted by •Supreme Courts

contd. . . .

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"" ' 1 '' '" ~ ^ 3 4 ; - n t - - 5 ' . * " « . J ' • ? , - I - •.'•-• { y - ,; -..:•'••

P U K 3 P '• , , ' 'V. 23- , aran Taran , )5.35-,'akodar ,6.54-'.aikot , '

Li funam J D i » q « " " ^ • 2.5.1987 ,9.89-Lsbra , ,

10.102-Panjgrain (3Cj( ,11.103-Kot Kapura , ' „ . . .. . e „ .12.106-Gidderbaha ' t " a t t e r Pending in Suprema Court13.110-Pakka Kalan(SC) '14.117-Sardulgarh ' '

i

15.56-Uila Raipur '16.69-Kharar ' '

lei'^sLa'na1 ' Disqualified 4.5.1987 ,19.7 2-Ghanaur '20. l12-Natharu(SC) ' '21.79-Sirhind ,22.20-Ajnala . «23.74-Shutranan(SC) ',24.64-Khanna(5C) , •25. 66-f inandpur Sahab t

RA3ASTHAN26.E0-Karouli Election declared 22.10.86 j Mattsr; pending'in Supreme Court.

void - • - : \

27.183-Dodhpur Election declared 18.2.87 ) ,void '

contd.••••

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— ~~ T — " — zz c 1 " i " "cr ~i irnc iinziiii-i~~ LTTTATT FRADE3H ~ - - - . . . *. . .

28. 31O-Chhihramua Election declared 12.8.07 Appoal f i l «d • .uoid. in the Supreme Court*

29. 309-Umarda Eloction dsclared 14.5.87 ^do-void.

30 . 251-Flananu Elsction declared 21.1.87 Appeal f i l l e d invoid. . 13.1.87 Supreme Court.Stay

31 • 345-Sakit Election declared orderad by Court.void,

PONDICHERRY •3 2 . 6-0r leampBth Expelled 18.12.86 } Stay granted by33. iO-£mbalam{SC) Expelled 18.12.86 5 High Court

••• LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

34. 2 seats from $ Elections declared 24.10.85 Appeal f i l e d i nBombay l o c a l jj v o i d . Supreme Court*,a u t h o r i t i e s . V

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CHAPTER- VI

REGISTRATION OF "BHARTIYM REPUBLICAN PAKSH" AS ANUSREC0GKI3EU rOLITICrtL PARTY IN RESPECT OF THESTATE CF RAHAR.-oHTKA.

"Bhart iya Republican Paksh" uhich contested

the General Elect ion to the Maharashtra Lsg is la t i vs

Assembly held i n 1985 applied for r e g i s t r a t i o n

as a p o l i t i c a l par ty . On being s a t i s f i e d about

fche genuineness of tha request and tha e lec to ra l

support i t anjoyed( i t had sscured 279248 out of

21334742 va l i d votes)Elect ion Commission of India*

Wide i t s No t i f i ca t i on dated 22.2.1988 regis tered

tt8hartiya Republican -Paksh11 associat ion under

paragraph 3 of tha Elect ion symbols (Reservation

and Allotment) order, 1958 as an unrecognised

Pol i t ica l Party i n respsct of the Stats of

ISaftarashtra under tha name and Stylo of "Bhartiya

Republican Paksh."

Commission's Notification is reproduced in

f u l l in the following pages.

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TO BE PUBLISHED Iff ELECIIOK COI-iMISSION OF INDIA.TKS GAZETTE OF I N D ^EXTRiOBDIN.-yRY I 3 S J B , NEW DELHI. 11OOO1.PART-n.SBCl'ION^jU^gpi^ZBT,!. Dated the 22nd February, 1-988.

»-J" *—~- -Phalguna3, 1909(3)

Whereas the Election Commission of India has considered

the application of ""Bharatiya Republican Paksh"for registrat ion

of that association under paragraph 3 of the Election Symbols

(Reservation and Allotment) Order, -1968, as a pol i t ical party, a n d

the documents produced in support of thQ prayer contained in the

said application and has decided to regis ter . that association

under the name and style of "Bharatiya Republican Paksh" as an

un-recognised . poli t ical party in respect of the State of

.Maharashtra under the provisions of paragraph 3 of the said Symbols

Order,- subject to.the following conditions:-./

( i ) t'he'partylshall communicate to thjiJJoEHKUs.ien_wit.hoat'delay, any change in itff-rraSeT Head Office. Office>earers and their address, pol i t ical principles,policies, ..a jjns and objectives and any change m anyether material matters; • _ • .

(11) ?he p a r t y ' • s h a l l in t imate , t h e Cosjmission immediate ly• Whenever any amendments are Issued" t o party; c o n s t i -

tution a W v a i h the - r e l c y . a n i . - ^ u m ^ l ik^t feenotico ro r the meeting, minutes °£ ^vviere the amendments-have ceen. carried,

•receipt books etc. proyerlj *,

ConuBission;

?ha-rcglstration granted shall be reviewed byshO^ommi^siDn from tino x,o time.

n granted s h lfrom tino x,o time.

Contd# » »t

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Now, therefore.,, in'pursuance of the provisions

contained in clause ;(-o),..of .sub«-paragraph (1) and'• sub-paragraph (2)

of paragraph 17 of thp-Election.Symbols (Reservation and-Allotment)

0rde3,1968, "the El.oo.tion'_.Ogininission • of. India hereby makes the fo l l -

owing amendments in i ts ' notification No. 56/SV-1, dated the 13th

November, 19&1- published;in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,

Par t - I I , Section 3 ( i i i ) , dated the 16th..November, 198^, and as.',

amended from time to t ine, namely ^ '* —-

In Table 3 appended to the' said notification,

under columns 1 and 2, after the entry "2QA0J- Party Hill Leadersf

Conference"(Armison Marak Group) ....... Moghalaya" the entry1121.Bharatiya Republican JPaksh ' Maharashtra" shall be

added.

Sy

Sd/-

The term of t*'isnha.laya Legislative Assembly constituted

in 1983 was due to expirs on 7th March,19C8, Tharef cvra,

a ponsral election uas required to be held to constitute

a neu legislative assembly before the expiration of i t s

term, -' •*""

55 out of 60 seats 'Jers reserv&d"Tor -STs: after

rsde limitaticn of con3-tituenci.es in pursuancs of

Constitution (5Bth Amendnsnt) Act,1987.

As a prsludo to the holding of general election,

the e^.sctarsl rolls us re revised intensively with

reference to 1,1.1987 as the qualifying 'date. The

Commission in i t ia l ly approved a pragr£m:r:Q uith draft

public&ticn on 1.5.1D37 an'd final publication on

30.5.E7. The progrsmroG of intensive revision uas however

rescheduled following a request from the Chief Electoral

Of f icer ,f"ieghalaya , The revised pr oaramrne as sur.nested

by Chief Electoral Officer and opprovsd by the Commission

uas 3s Pollou:-

i) House tc house enumeration 16,, 2.87 to 16.3,37

i i ) Draft publication of electoral 1.G.87rolls

i i l ) Last date for filing of claims/ 30.6.?7cbiscti ens;

iv) Lunt :'-ita for disposal of claims/ ",7.e?objections:

— ' 7 4 —

v) Print ing of smendinan'ts/supleniontS . - •• r' 15,7,8?& f ina l publ ica t ion cf res ' i s .

Due to unusual r a ins and d i f f i c u l t ccmmuniGation,

ths Chief E lec tora l Officer,r.eghal3ya requested for

extending l a s t data for f i l ing of claims/objections upto

15.7.1987 and tha t of f i na l publ icat ion to 31.7.1987.

The Commission u l t ima te ly extended the ptsriod for claims

and object ions upto 14.8.87 as was requested by the

Chief E l e - t o r a l Officer , Qua to lau and order s i t u a t i o n

and imposit ion of curfou in West Garo Hills d i s t r i c t , the

date for the f i na l publ ica t ion of the e l e c t o r a l r o l l s in

respect of cons t i tuenc ies Nos, 45 to 60 uss further

extendgd upto 18*9.19B7. Tote 1 number of e lec to r s uas

8Q5387 a f t e r f i na l publ ica t ion of r o l l s . Out of thasa

4,03,593 uere men &nd 402794 uere uoman e l e c t o r s .

MEETING 'JITH SENIOR OFFICERS TO.. ASSESS POLL PREPfiHAT!D^

The Chief Elacblcn Coirrrissicner held a meeting on

26.11.19G7 u i th the Chief Elec tora l Officar,Chief Secretary

and Inspector General of Police of Meg ha la ya to ETSSRSS cho

Sts ta of preparadnsss for the general e lec t ion and a l s o to

i d e n t i t y the l i k s l y problems and s i t ua t i ons uhich may

ar i . s s . Shri R. yasudE-y£n,3c-int Secretary,P. inis t ry of

Hcme Affairs and Spnior Officers cf the Commission uere

a lso present in the maetj.rg,

£l^TJ^^£nOGRA]^r£;

After consul ta t ion u i t h the Chief Elec tora l Officer ,

tho Co'mnis??ion fix-id tr.n follouing procrenuns for '.molding tha

cans ra l Elect ions

i) Issue cf. Notification :2«'i. EG (Saturday)

«• I.1 «.

I I ) U-Bi data for nuking nor,:ln; tl ons . •? S, 1.6B (Saturday)

i i i )Dste of scrutiny cf nominations i l l .1 .SB (tiondsy)

it?) Lsst date of withdrawal cf j13»/;. GO (/Jarinesday)

v) Date cf poll ? 2,» 2,88 (Tuesday)

•vl) Date of completion of pall t 5,2*88 (Friday)

(extended to 15.2.EE)

Fours cf poll ware 8,00 A,:';, to 4.00P.M.

POLLITING STATI:N5:•A icta.l of 1310 polling stations were set vp. for

ths pol l .

if UPgrPOj..Lj:; G STATIONS IN PJJPUTED ARE/;S

The dispute between Govts. of ftssam and I'-'eohalaya

over claim on sonie bordering areas of the States uas

ing for sattlsnent in the Fiinistiy cf Hosna:Af-f:sirs. Th9

of us^ha.Vjya has set up four polling stationsMb PilIanghdta,Uncbih,K.amphaduli and HuKemari a t theelsct lnns held in 19?8,19£:0,lSe3 and 1985 in the

disputed araas. For tha general elnctions in 1968tGovt,

of Assam objected to ths setting up of poll ing stations

in those areas and requested the Commission-'to taks steps

to prevent Meghalaya frcm setting uv polling stations in

Assaja. Home f'iinistera of Assam and He 3 ha la ya held a

meeting on 13,1.80 a t Dispur to discuss about ths setting

up of polling stations in disputed arecs. Chief Electoral

. Officer,Fieghalaya requested ths Conniesien to r ive '

approval for setting up of seven polling stations in the

above mentioned fcur disputed areas to maintain status

quo ante* The Commission uas not in favour of giving

approval unless concurrence of the Govt» of Assam uas

The Gout, of Assam requested Conris&icn not to

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proposed to be set up in fcur vilL'-gss namely, Pillonc ha to,

Langhib,KamphadcjiI and Hukamari L\- Assembly Constitusncies

Nos. 11 and 34 and withdraw ar,( -.1 already conveyed for

setting up of polling stations ;,o.20 of sss"ombly"co:ristituRncy

No.2, polling stations Nca, 1 ano 18 of assombly

canstituancy Nc,4 and polling stations Nos4 5 and 15 of

assombly constituency No,5,, Pending approval of the

polling stations, polling parties could net ba sent to

these polling stations. After pursuasian, tha Assam Gout,

assured to provide a l l assistance to the Govt, cf

Fleghalaya for shifting of nolling stations. On 1,2.88,

the Commission informed ths Heghalaya Gcvt» that in vieu

of the .optimism expressed about psscoful p '1 and

cooperation of ths Assam Govt«, the Commission approved

despatch of polling parties and taking steps fix setting

up disputed polling stations at tha places indicated •

earlier or at seme other nsarly suitable places subjsct

to the conditions that before actually satting up ths

polling stations and permitting polling, proper liasicn

should ba established uith thf? concerned local Assam

officials and in tha event of any apprehension of "breach

of peace, the polling station concerned should not be set

up and the Conmissicn's instructions should-bo sought,,

Ths issue could be sorted- out in respect-of tuo

disputed nolling stations 'of 11-jirsno(ST) 'constituency

and alsc in respect of'2 of ths fivra d'sputed polling

stations of 34~Wonestoin(ST) asr.amh.ly -enstitusney.,

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In tha remaining 3 viz.Ncs.5 artrf? firat: Hakoraarivand No,7

at Lanqbih palling st&tiono coulri^np.t ; b.3 sat up in . -

vitiu of apprehension cf breach of peace'*

Poll uas adjourned at the above mentioned

polling stations due to broach of peace and

occupation of ths building where ths polling stations

uere located by the Assam Police. Date of adjourned

poll has yet to be completed. Ths result of -

34~Ncruj3tiin (S7) assembly constituency h&s bsen ;-;ith h.'ild

Date of cornplstisn has bssn extended to 31*5*80,

Tho CoRr.ission appointed 5 Central Gout, officers

and 1B state gavt. officers as observers to oversee

the poll and counting cf votes.

There unrs no serious complaints other than the

above raonticnad cases where re-poll had been ordcre*}*,'.

On the y'.iole, the election uas conducted in a

peaceful roannar.

In a l l , 271 candidate contested the election.

Party u:Ue break up of the contestants' and elected

candidates is given b3?oi-j;~

3.No, Party No. of contesting 5-So, of else tad

V.Indian National

Congress 60 22

2.CorrKfuniit Party of Indict 9 -

3,A11 Party Hill LeadersconferGnce(A) 18 2

4.Hi 11 State Peoples1

Democratic Party . 3 1 5

5.Public Demandc

Implementation Conueixticn 15. 2

5.Mill PcoplB Union . 55 13

7. Independents . " ' ' 83 . 9

Total 271 «59

C°^-SS9Ti drao_ o_f l o t s .

In 54-Khsrapara assembly const i tuency,

Shri Roster n.Sangma,csndidEt3 sponsorsd by the I»M,C,

and Shri Chamberlina flarak. Indspendent secured 25S1 yofcas

each. According to sec t ion 55 of the Representat ion of

the People 1951, in ths eusnt of an ecua l i t y o f v e t s s , the

Returninn Officer s h a l l decide the outcome"by a dr&u of

l o t s . The names af the 2 can- idates ugre noted cicun an

separa te pieces of paper which usrs put i n to a b a l l e t bax.

One piece of paper MSS fcokan out £t tandem and i t ncr.taina

natns of Sh.Chsmhsrlina fiarak and therefore hs u i s cieclarad

e l e c t e d . This uas psrha.ps Per the f i r s t time in t'r.s h i s t a

of Indian Elect ions tha t a candidate uas declared electee?

by drau of lo t s under sec t ion 65 of the Reprsa r t i ta t i -n of

the PsoplG Act,1951.

# The poll in 34-Nongstcin asscnbly constituency nss vatto be completed ,

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DUE cnr'SH™"?™

The assembly uao dissolved on Gth February, 1988

and a nay assembly constituted or. that date, ttt tho timE .

of due constitution of the neu assembly result from

constituency h£ d not bsen received.

.ncy the poll could not be completed

on the date fixed under clause(b) of section 30

. u,' ' tiis Representation of the People,1951 and the date

cf completion 'J?.s extended under the provisions <of

section 153 of the said Act. The scat from that

constituency uas shewn as vacant in the notification,

A. Co-.-ncil of Pliniaters headed by Sh. P.A.Sang.ma

of INC assumed office on 6,2.1988

, First meeting of the.neu assembly was held on

22,2.88. The term of the assembly u i l l therefore,

extend . upto 21.2.1993".

(^) £gjjiL~.5l ,^ec^^on__..^_o_ Tripu-ra Leoislat-ivo Assembly.

Tha tsr-i f. fehs Tripura Legislative. Assembly ,"•constituted in 19B3 uas due to expire on 6.Z.1S88'.

Accordingly, a general election uag required to be bald

to constitute a neu Legislative Assembly before that date.

D f H I C t n n tyr- ' ) r r - T H P S I P H 1 ! •• • * - , - - . ' ' . , i- . ~ . « _ l~- 1 ' . ' • > > ' i — t * LJ L - L . t

The electoral rol ls uers r&vised intensively uith

1.1.1CX7 2-s the qualifying date as per following programme:

(i) House to house enumeration: 3.2.8? to 6.3,87

(ii)Preparation of ^hemanuscript of draft . 15S3.87elacts-ftl rolls; .• • • .

(iii)Completion of th«printing of draft ' 15.4.87 •e l;j c t crs 1 ro l l s :

.. BO -

(iv)Draft pub .".icatir.n of ra i l s ; ir:,4,E?

(v) Last data for receipt of • ' •

claims and objections: 25«6«8?

(vi)Disposal of clcirr.s/ob jsctions; 8,6.87

(\4i)Final publication of ro l l s : 30.6.87

'• Last data foe filiny claims and objections had been

previously fixed as 1G.5.E7, Sh.Naresh Chandra Bhattsch&rJse,

President Tripura Pradesh Congrsss(l) committee met

Chief Election Commissioner on 12.5.87 in connection

uith revision of ro l ls . He represented that due ta

prevailing conditions in the state, the party could not

participate in tha revision cf ro i ls , Acccrding to the

draft elnctoral ro l ls , there uas an abncrrcel incrasso in

ths member of electors and the party us? activsly

preparing a large number cf objections to ba filsd before

the Electoral Rocistraticn Officer concerned. For bhat.

purpose, he requested tha Co-mission to oxtend the time

for- filing claims and objections* Subsequently, tha 3ame

uas ox tended from 16.5.8? to 25,5.87',

Tha electoral rolls of a l l the 60 assatnbly constituancf.es

uero finally published on 30,6,1987, as scheduled. After

the final publication of rolls3 thare uere a ta ta l membar

of 1,34,0901 electors, out of yhom 5,02,279 usra men and

6,57,622 were women sloctors',

After consultation uith the Chief Electoral doc to ra l

Officer, the Commission Pixati the same progracne as uag flared

for General Election to Hsr,fialaya Lsnir lafciva Assoniblye

Hours of poll uerc hou-yer fixad fron 7,50 A.fi, to 3.30 fM<l.

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A t o t a l of 1S40 polling staticn? uea-e set up for

the poil a Tbsr-a uer© GO c-nsumbly cons li. cusncies

covErincj three disfcrictsi-Uert TripurasSautn Tripurs

and Hat?Jh Tripura»

P o l l In Ei—Fotikroy assembly const i tuency was

countermanded dire to death of a contes t ing candida te ,

.DBSER UE^S^ - . ' . ' ' .

Tuersty s e n i o r o f f i ce r s of the Sta te Govt. usre

oppoints-d «3S obsarvers to oversee the po l l and countina

of votes;. In addition tc those a t s t e G ovt» officers,

6 senior off icers of the Central- Rovt. uors s lso

appointe'-d as Commission1 s observex-Se '

CpNlESTJKTS AKDJjUnSER. Z_LECTEDr-

' In s.ll} 218 candidates cantestsd tiis nlsction Party uise

break-up of the contestants and elected candidates is

giusn be lows

S.No, Par ty No, of contesting No, of Electedm_u jcaj'iirdird3rte3 candidates j t .

I

1 .

2 .

3 .

4, "

5 ,

6 .

7 .

8 .

s.

C.

I .

c.T*

f t .

F,

i r :

P.M.

H.C. .

assta

3 . P.

S*» I

S . P.s .

ID1

55 26

46 24

10 -

10

< •«

14 7

2 2

1 —

79

TOTAL 213

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A neu assembly uas constitutad on 5.2.1938. First

meeting of the nsu assembly bald on 29,2.88. The tarm

of tha asssmly will ttisrafora, extend upto 2E.2.93. A

Council of Ministers headed by Shri Sudhir Ranjan

Flajurodar assutnsd offices on 5,2,1988

A total of 69 complaints usre received, Uhsrever

nscsssary, thasg complaints uera foruarded to Chief -

Secrs'cary/Chiaf Elactoral Officer for enquiry. Soma

of the more serious. complaints are 3nurnerat9d

herainaftsr«

(1) There usrs same allegations against Sh«fJ.C.Sinhat

Sub-Divisional Officsi: f Sadar - and Returning

Officer for Assembly Ccnstituoncies M'os.7-12 regarding

manipulation of postal ballot papars, Commission asked

the Chief Electoral Officer to conduct an enquiry Into •

th3 allagationa. Shri K,M,Lai,Financial Advisor,

Ministry of Hooie Affairs,, Goyarnrnar.t of India and

Commission's Qbservnr for assembly constituencies Mas.

1—14 was also askad to be asscciated uith the enquiry.

After considering a l l aspsr.ts of the matter, Chiaf Electo-sr

Officer recomrrendsd thst Shri Sinhs may be reolaced by

Shri Pravin SrivastevjOistcict Magistrate and Collector,,

Uost Tripura. In ordsr to Croats confidence.in tha

minds of the contesting candidates end poli t ical par bias.,

Comr.ission approynd the aboyn proposal of the Chi";f

Electoral Officer, Thcraafisr Shri S^R,Sircar,Chiaf

Electoral Of r,icer5Tripura -and 3h4K,M, Lslj Observer

» S3 ~

conducted a dotaiiod Inuulry Md xsrn<s to tho conclusion

that tho problem had -"-risen boosts cf tha unusual •

prncsdure adopted by the .istuLMiry Officer for receipt

of envelones containing postal ba.l.lot pr.pui'S through the

steal trunk. It appears th^t the Ratur ;ing Officer . :

did not kosx t;a?id-da tea and the political parties

fully informed of the procedure. The District

Magistrate had also stated sft-r preliminary inquiry

that he could net find any Guidance of tampering by

the Returning Officer.

The Chief Electoral Officer. Tripurs. also forwarded

copies of representations given by 5 officers rooussting

to exempt them from counting uork so that they may not be

treated in the same manner lika Shri Sinha. Tho Chier

Electoral Officer informed the officers concerned

that uhsnsver there uas seme ccrnplaints against an

officer i t ucs a general pr^ctics to shift him so as to

infuse confidence in ths general public and this uas

not a reflection upon thy guilt of the officer concerned.

After taking into account tho circumstances cf the case,

Commission ordered counting of the postal ballot papers

for the assembly constituencies Nos,7-12« Results of

the elsction from a l l the constituencies uere also

declared.

f-ia ha rani Bibhu Kumari Osvi objected to ths

Tripura CovGrnnent laying foundation stone for Upjati

Sanskriti Biknsh Bhaben, on 30,12.E7, uhich sho

chP-rsctnrisod as ris-use of ths administrative machinnry

by the Left• front Gavsrrne'nt to gain undue adyantsca.

The Chief Electoral Of f icer ,Tripura uas asked to civs

the facts of the case, • The Home Department of Tri-uri

Government had intimated that the dscision to construct

Upajati Sanskrit! Bikash Ohayan at Anertala on suitable

land uas taken by the Government of India in the month

of February,1937. Accordingly, .a plot of jote land had

been purchased at Krishnan£gar,Agartala, by the Govt.

The date for laying foundation stone of the Centra an

the 30th December,o? uas decided on tha 18th December,87 -

i . e . before the notification of ths assembly election".

(3) Complaints uors received from Shri Nirpan

Chakrabcrty, Chief Minister of Tripura and Sh.Bhanu Ghosh

Convenor of Tripura Loft Fcont Cotrrittsa and Secretary

C.P.I-, (f'l)» Tripura that Congress(l) uas planning to hold

loan and disburse cash on the strength of bulk

applications which uere recommended by leaders of that

party and i t s candidates, Scma. of these applications

had been submitted to the United Bank of India on

31.12,1967, This uas clearly a corrupt practice, y Such

disbursement ui.ll also cone under the purvieu of the

Supreme Court's judgement in Ghasirsm versus Dalsingh

(Civil Appeal Nci 632("!Cr) of 1967iii?tf-jcs> .fcbsj least DSla organised^

likely to result i-n uiriespre&d violence t'-ereby affecting

ths peaceful conduct of elections. Commission ua3

therefore requested to intarvsno and stop the nonccrned

authorities from resorting to any special pronrarrs under

uhich Banks wsrs required to pay loans on the basis

of applications submitted through political parties t i l l

uas

elections avsr,,

•» CD —

Shri Bhan-u Ghosh allseed that people of Tripura-

observed total bandh on 2.1.ES for 12 hnurs in protest'

against the U.B.I, to hold loan rnc-Is In the name of

Crash Credit Delivery Prgramme. Shri Sudhir Ranjan

Hajumdar,President State Congress &nd contesting candidate

from Toun Bo-rduali Asssmoly Constitusnoy a'.ons submitted

5000 odd application forms for les-n only from votsrs of

his constituency on 31.12.87 in th& pxessnc.s. of Chairman

U«8. I* I t uas a corrupt practice, i l legal and ir.prop.sr

and violation of Reserve Bank of India norns end

guidelines. This had baen dona uhlle Grsu'-ati High Court

has taken up a uri t petition through Shri Gho2S:p President

A.I.-C.C. and othsrs for hearing on the 4th January,1988.

HE therefore sought Commission's intaruention to prevent

taking up of anjr such loan application t i l l f i rs t ueek

cf February.

Commission fel t . that holding of loan meias appears

to ba against the provisions of clause-VI of natsqrKph-l/II

of the Rodel Code of Conduct. Accordingly copies of

the le t ters were forwarded to the Gcvsrnmsnt of India

In ths ministry of Finance,Dspartmsnt of Economic Affairs

(Banking Division) for comments in the mattsr, Tha

comments are s t i l l auaitcd.

^ 4 ' On 23 3anuary,Shri Wirpcrv Chakraborty sent a

le t t e r to the Commission saying that a whole host of

Central ninisters were undertaking official tours to

Tripura in th« mld.sfc of slection process End primarily

uti l izing their officia1 v is i t frr slanderinn and sorp&dinn

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can curds, aqainst tha- Left Front Government. This eas

a wanton violation of the Modal Coda, The Secretary

Tripura State Commit tea of the CPl(fi) urote to the

Commission on 27,1,68 saying that Shri Ajii Panja.

Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting

visited Kalacharra near Ssntirbazar in South Tripura

distr ict uhere T.K» U• colloborators had attacked an

isolated non tribal housa of CPI(M) supporter.

The Minister had travailed in an CLM.G.C. halicqpter,

Tho State Governmsnt uas informed that hra uas visiting

the place on official duty. Ha spant only a feu

tninutes at this place. However,, he uent to Bagaga and

addressed a party meeting of INC. The Secretary

.CPI(M) strongly objected to the Central Ministsrs

combining so called official visits j i th electioneering

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6.2.88 Hindustan Times Regarding Declarationof Malaysian ru l i ngparty aj> i l l e g a l *

17.2.B8 Statesman Presidential, e lect ionin Cyprus.

27.2.68 The Times of India Hoarding Snatching .auay Dal lot Boxes fromSCBA Library.

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uncertainty following a historic HighCourt judgment declaring the rulingUnited Malays' National Organisation"an illegal society" and the last Aprilelection for party leadersliip a nullity.

In an unprecedented judgment, jus-*l•%} tice Harun Hashim said the "clear and

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"j political party illegal, because it con-•fti eluded 30 branches thai had not been<J approved by the Registrar of societies.^ j Prime Minister Mahathir Moha-*&1 mad, who is also the president oljtl UMNO, said late last night that he still

remains Prime Minister even through' * the High Court held UMNO to be an

illegal Society.Bernama, the national news agency,

said quoting Dr Mohamad that theCourt decision will not affect the Gov-ernment administration.

Eleven UMNO dissidents hadpleaded with the High Court to annulthe polls on the grounds that the out-come was affected by UMNO

" | secretary-general Sanusijunid and the* secretaries of six UMNO divisions as# defendants, claiming that they knew of„ the existence of the unapproved bran-

I ches but did nothing,•9f| Justice Harun said he could not#': grant the request of the 11 plaintiffs

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Appealing to his partymen to re-main calm, he said the issue will beresolved in course of time. He alsodismissed suggestions that he was nowan ex-president (of the party).

The Barisan Nasional, the Premierpointed out, was not a party but acoalition of parties consisting, besides

j the UMNO, of the Malaysian IndianI Congress and the Malaysian Chinese

Association, among others. "We havehad parties going out of the coalitionbut the coalition was not destroyed as aresult."

As far as the Government is con-cerned, our partymen continue to bemembers of parliament and withmajority support we are capable ofcontinuing in • government, DrMahathir said.

Dr Mahathir also dismissed sugges-tions of political instability as a resultof the ruling and said "I know many

. people would like to destroy the eco-nomy of this country by publishing re-ports of political instability.

In an obvious reference to the I Iplaintiffs whose petition led to yester-day's court ruung, Dr Mahathir saidsome people in UMNO v.ere out todestroy the party. " V.fiat we are seeingtoday is the result of the ambitfons ofsome people out to capture power."

"Guce it is deemed to be an illegalsociety it remains unlawful," he said atthe end of.? six-day hearing. "This is avery hard decision for me to make", hesaid, adding that the Societies Act wasamended by Parliament and UMNO,which had a majority in the House ofRepre5entatives, should have realisedthe implications of the 1966 changes.

Deputy Prime Minister GhafarBaba, who is also the deputy presidentof UMNO said the decision would notjeopardise party unity. The leackishjpwould find a way to resolve the prob-lem, he added.

He said the party supreme council,scheduled to meet on Feb. 13, woulddecide on the next course of action.

The High Court ruling ended thelong legal battle between the suppor-ters of Dx M ahatbir Mohamad and for-mer Trade Industry Minister TengkuRazaleigh Hamzah for a fresh poll.

Later, in the first official reaction tothe ruling, Dr Mahathir told 3 largelyattended news conference this morn-ing that the Bansan Nasional (the rul-ing front of which UMNO is a leadingpartner) still existed as also the Gov-ernment, adds PTI. What is material isthat the Government still exists, hesaid.

It is alegal point, he quipped when anewsman pointed out that while Ban-san Nasiona! existed, UMNO did not.

Dr Mahathir, looking calm and re-laxed, told reporters that his party hadmany options but he would not spellthem out.

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will have a oc.v President by thistime text tve-el;. The o>v-2oin3Greek Qyprio., leader Mr S;.:yrosKyprinou '••>'-.•, t-.jten, iato t'li'dplace in Sunday's first round.Voters will go to the polls againnext Sunday to chicle betweenthe vet = ran right-wing lawyer,Mr CUfkos derides,-and a re*.comet to politics, Mr George V&s-silHou, a mill'orsa'.re businessmanwho ran as an independent withthe si»port cs the Akel OJir.m-.tnist Party-

Final figures published on Mon-day gave Mr derides 33 34% ofthe 95% poll, Mr Vassuiou 30,09%and Mr Kyprisriou, a poor 27.47%,Mr Kyptianou. who is 55, hadserved two fivt'-yea" terms sinesrepiseinjr Cypru-Zs first President,Archbishop liaiarlos, who diea

in 1977.

The rejection of Mr Kyprianouwas se-en in Nicosia ES a man-date for clnri^e." The Presidentwas criticized during a vigorouscampaign for taking too rigid Astance on the reunification of theisland, which vi:as divided b»-twe«<i the Gresfc majority c.dTurkish minority communities in1974. An anti-Makarios coup, en-gineered by the military juntathen ruling -in <vhe~.s, opc-re-i theway for an invasion by ;he Tutk-isn arm;, ' Oirtensih'y to protectthe Turkish Cypriots from en-

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Both Mr derides, - who U §1.sod Mi- Vf.s-tUiou. 55 hsve soughta more conciliatory position In-direct •«.Iis with the help of- aU.N. mediator • broi-.s dow.1 inDecember. ISS3. when Mr Kyp-riar.ou insisted on prior with-drawal of the 5.00a-3!an Turkishgarrison from their northern40% of tlte island. At that iim<\the Turkish Cypriots accepted afederal soiufic-n susgested by tht-UN. Secretary-Getietal. Mr Cuel-13 r.

Neither of tea aw a survivkigC 'ididates has ?.p cifisd how hewould set about breaking thedesdlock though bo;h have indi-cated a readiness to negotiatebefore » Turkish pull-out. Mrderides has negotiated in th?P3st with the Turkish Cypiic".ifesder. Mi- Rauf Denk'-ash. an oldfriend and fellow lawyer It ap-Oeareti in the mid-seven'ties tV.c-tif e7er there was to be a com-prorolse strttieinent, these werethe two raen most likely toachieve it.

Sunday's poll suggests that thenew President could count onpopular support for a moreflexible approach. Observers inMicosia remain sceptical, howeverabout Mr Denktash's ir.tenticxs.They feel that his acceptance ofthe UN. proposal was essentiallytnctical. It put th« Greeks in toewrong with international opinion.

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^st lost,"' one analyst s id, -"'in*l)e end' the Turks will not bej.rtpsred to yield. They've already2ot 'vhat thpy v/ant—de factopartition." Thrrj hsvc- thsir oweadn'.inistration. Mr Denktash ismijr.aer c«e. A-S leader of '-heminority co-mmunity, he vvou'dlose that in a new federationAlthough the Turks have paid 3pries in economic terms aad in-interactional isolation they k

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t republic v.ill v.in recogrii- !tion". he said.

'.'. Is too early to ptedict whichof the Wo candidates. Mr Cle-rid-?s or Mr Vassi'.liou. 'J'iH winnext Sunday. Each ivi'.l be bid-ding for tike Kyp-isnou vote.Victory ir, expected ".0 go to theci'e making the highest offer .Ideology will play a secondary |cole. i

Mr derides Tirobably 1».3« a !

slight &le. Ik- his talked si!a!o:r» o-f forming a national unitycoalition, '.vith each of the part-ies r£presen-ed in proportion to •iU voteG in the first round of thePresidential poll. That would give •Mr Kyprianou throe Ministers-;It Ls unlikely -.o be the laji word.j—fro;.! Mr Cleric £5, who hasw^i'od 'i 'ong time for \vh!,t oncelockej like his rightful inhevitar.-.v or from Mr VassiUiou, aself mafie millionaire whose par-ents were smonj the foundersof the Cyprus Corr.rr;uni>i Party.r

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NEW DELHI, Fcbruaiy 26.

AGROUP of unidentified personstoday snatched away the ballot

boxes and ballot papers ficm theSupreme Court Bar Associationlibrary where lase rs were excercisingthe franchise to ascertain whether theapex court should continue with thenine days old indefinite strike or not.

About five persons grabbed She ballotboxes from the returning officer, Mr P.S. Pom's table, threw them down fromthe eastern side of tfie court's complexand later walked down 2nd sped awaym a waiting chocolate coloured Maruticar.

None of the Sawyers had ever seenthe "snatchcrs" before therefore theyexpressed their inability in namingthem. But they were stated to bewearing sweaters. In a complaintlodged with the Tilak Marg policestation. Mr Rajiv IChosla, secretary ofthe Delhi Bar Association action com-mittee, said that the unidentified per-sons fled in Maruti (D3A 2060). MrKhosla said in the complaint. "Itappears to us that some mischief hasbeen pliyed intentionally by somepeople having vested interest, and theyhave done it with ulterior motive tosabotage the lawyers unity". No arrestwas mal 1 till late in the evening.

Today's decision to conduct thesecret ballot was taken by the SupremeCourt Bar Association on February 22and a three-member committee com-prising Mr Poii. Mr Dholakia and MrRatnaparikhi were empowered to con-duct the poll. Ms Halida Khatoon wasappointed the acting secretary of iheSCBA.

On accepting a requisition by 153members of the SCBA seeking pos:-

ponement of the secret ballot lastnight, she issued a notice suspendingthe ballot until the extra genensi bodymeeting was over.

At 9 a.m., the poll committee hsdm:Je arrangements for tfce secretballot. Two ballot boxes were kept ona table outside the library. Ballotpapers were also kept in order. Therewere not many lawyers pre^rti in thecorridor then.

At 10 ant. members started pouringin and voting started am.J'.J muchconfusion. As lawyers started castingtheir votes, some lawyers Irted toprevent them saying they cc' M notvote in view of the notice of MEKhatoon who- had "o rde red" Jsuspension of the secret bij'.oi until isome decision was taken by Ihe extraordinary general body meeting in theEastern lawns of the court. Lawyersbelonging to the subordinate courtsopposing the ballot however restrainedthemselves from further miesrventionon seeing some senior advocates suchas Mr V. M. Tarkunde. Mr Soli J.Sorabjee and Mr K.. K. venygopalthere.

There were heated exchanges amongthe members attending the meeting.There was clear division whether thescheduled secret ballot should ht heldor not now. After speeches by senioradvocates, the extra ordinary generalbody decided postponement of thebaliot till March 7 when the courtreopens after the Hoti break. Surpris- firifW, the requisionisls had asked for jMarch 5 for conducting the tailol so !that lawyers could resume or refrainfrom work when the court opens onMarch 7.

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OmSfasesd freot imp 1, ceL S]«hnaawB» .declares! Aat -Uwy shouidnot pceucui those -.-aMrting to continuewith tte- «c re t telfeM kit added theyshould a lso not zcccp< she verdict oithe baSsat. While sagjpoitm? March 7for bsHisa, the scsier advocase iisoattacked Ae gpnessswrrt fur being

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Reaeasig to Mr Jfahmalani's state-ment. Mi" Gobitsfcs Muknoty saidpolities i t oa ld be fa.pt at bay whiledealing, sa fe the bmryen' state.

Wheat 4he meeuatg; as1, over andlawyers were coming up, the group of"unidessified" paseniis grabbed theballot Scwrs, unprlmd them .md threwdown. Sfe MukbcEK claimed that hetried a sastc'n t h i csdprits as h': -.anafter s fam for a sscet aibtasce.

During * e grab feHot boxes, someadvocsi£& ^were mss^iaBdicd. Mr Putihad a. s««raa>w escape atsd an KtteiniHwss nH«ftE, Mi AmJ Divac, eye wii--nesses n i i L Mr Kt. S Oar.esh, ptesi-der.t o f * c Advacsaas-on-Rsco.-d As-sociati&a, aSso bad a *jrush wi'.h thi"lootesx™ wiio wras .amock -*«a 165votes. fcsS 'l»een cast *y Xht mem'scrs.Frord ^ a t .marked bsslaot papirsL whichwere sEiuseii on the fcor it wisjearntthat Kutjarity of tfesesn voted againstthe retfe&sitJc strike aai the apex court.

PertiBSsaS. -over &« incident, Mr K.K. Vsaaqgopti, ssad 1tat snatchiEgaway oJTWUot bavas proved thot theanti-baB« «sct»s «»T Sawyers «.-as >jtminories* asnfl becce Supreme Courtla»7eE5 •Mask) JCSESSSE work on March7.

SB3WATCESE OWVF.As masay as 500 asKOwUts shortly

startest a wgnaturr osrapai^n appealingto the farmers to stsce appearing on thecourt out March ?. % group of lawyerscomj*n*£92f& some * r uctr advocates isexpects* J/s meet i=? chief justice oi"India, U& R S r-»i2a» lo.Tionow toapprise Ssun of t t e reJev. i?cvdop-ments. «>»S their RS*IU«IOTI to a'.tendthe o a n s^ter * « Hoh break, iyirPathak w a y be requeued '.o exercisehis a<te2«ti5traU" e •power ana curb

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Mr MiuKhot>, wbifcaa yesterday toldnewsastit? tii«t tic. w^«i.ld resign fromthe chaasnpsnihip sf the aaion com-mittee f Bay violemrss took place at these-ret feWSat, said sSr* he v,ould itoodb> h» aES>ouncenaai pro.ided thesewas pitnuii fens evadenre that "my-boys" wisps? behind ess incident.

Ri f tm "£ to the ^liassons of MiNenuj, ?».* a i d Mr V M Tarkunde,who isr r : 1 " ? . ! , his <tc;ivisi. MrMukhtw» a«vi t1 • -w>L>'d give a sec-

or.d '.hough! 10 :.;r:!f-.v.ng work onMatch 7.

When Mr Mukhoty ad.i.-.'td '.hat hiwas 90 per cent guilty, bo i stii! '.herewas 10 per cent left behind, andrenf'^vd his offer to resign, Mr D?.1]HTandcri. chairman of the Delhi Bar^sscciation, burst into tears.A cigar smoking, Mr Tar.don wept

like a child saying "don't teli us youare resigning. Don't cow down with•such questions and adverse publicity"'.

He said the Tees Kazan Court wssaoing to die. Wiping hi? tears beforenewsmen at the Press Club in th; lateafternocn, Mr Tsndon said "v.e arethe victiiris of tyrants. I was ;Lrownoirt b> Mr Bhardwaj. Money, richpeople and adverse propaganda willkill us".

A 'jobbing Tandon asked the re-porters to see for themselves ant ' .interview the lawyer? who were beatenblue by the Kiran Bedi's police.

While the work by the lawyer, in theSupreme Court was a; sundstili sinceFebruary 19, iawyers in thesubordinate courts have been on strikefor over a luonih following haua*:

cuffing of one amongst them involvedin a theft case by the north districtpolice on January 15. Later, somelawyers were lathicharged outside MrsBedis office and on February 17 theysuifered mob violence led by a Con-gress councillor, Mr Rajesh Yadav.

If. a statement, Mr M. C. 3handare"president" ouhs SCBA. said thai \Y-t"hijacking of the ballot lx>xes" washighly undemocratic ar.d an act oicowardice.

"Those who fight for hun^an rightsshould see thai basic right .o vote a i 'others is not frustrated, "ssid MfBhanJare addir.j that "the silent ma-jority in the Supreme Court has nowdecided to lift the siege from March7."

The Tee» Hazari Bar associationclaimed that none of its memlxrrj wereinvolved in the morning's incident,and said that the "hooligans" whoforcibly took a^sy the ballot boxesappeared to have vtone i'. at the behestcf those who wanted to create adivision among the lawyers and ma-lign the strike.

The Tees Harari a-.sociatiqn alsoassured the Supreme Court bar cs-sociation that \i would help the latterhold another secret ballot end evenprovide a "commando force" toensure peacspal polling.

The Delhi Lawyers' Association,however, appealed to the striking law-yers that it was high time thev pau "and took stock of their 36-dav-strike. r

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