https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279619 Improper acceptance of a nomination does not by itself void an election under Section 100(1)(d)(i) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951; the election petitioner must prove with positive and reliable evidence that the result was materially affected. The Court reiterated that material effect cannot be presumed from the vote margin or from conjecture about how votes may have shifted, and bare oral assertions on hypothetical voting patterns are insufficient. Applying that standard, the petitioners failed to discharge the burden of proof, so the election could not be declared void. en-us Tue, 19 Jan 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:09:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279619 Improper acceptance of a nomination does not by itself void an election under Section 100(1)(d)(i) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951; the election petitioner must prove with positive and reliable evidence that the result was materially affected. The Court reiterated that material effect cannot be presumed from the vote margin or from conjecture about how votes may have shifted, and bare oral assertions on hypothetical voting patterns are insufficient. Applying that standard, the petitioners failed to discharge the burden of proof, so the election could not be declared void. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Jan 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279619