https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=781031 A mandatory election-law affidavit must truthfully disclose a candidate's criminal conviction; suppression of a conviction makes the disclosure false and amounts to non-compliance with the nomination scheme. Where such concealment is established, the nomination is treated as improperly accepted and the election is void. The voter's right to informed choice is central to the disclosure requirement, and separate proof that the election result was materially affected is not required on these facts. The governing authorities cited on material effect were distinguished because the statutory context here involved deliberate non-disclosure of criminal antecedents in the prescribed affidavit. en-us Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:20:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=781031 A mandatory election-law affidavit must truthfully disclose a candidate's criminal conviction; suppression of a conviction makes the disclosure false and amounts to non-compliance with the nomination scheme. Where such concealment is established, the nomination is treated as improperly accepted and the election is void. The voter's right to informed choice is central to the disclosure requirement, and separate proof that the election result was materially affected is not required on these facts. The governing authorities cited on material effect were distinguished because the statutory context here involved deliberate non-disclosure of criminal antecedents in the prescribed affidavit. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=781031