<h1>Minor income non-disclosures in candidate affidavit do not annul election unless concealment could have influenced the result</h1> The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal challenging a high court order and held that courts should not invalidate elections for technical non-disclosures unless concealment is of such magnitude that it could have influenced the result. On the facts, non-disclosure of income reported in tax returns for multiple years in the candidate's affidavit was deemed not a substantial defect or corrupt practice. The court reiterated that substantiality must be assessed case-by-case, and while disclosure aims to sanitize the electoral process, minor or inconsequential omissions should not be used to overturn a validly declared election and nullify voters' mandate.