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Today (9th May): The Calcutta High Court allowed Kalyan Chaub, BJP candidate from Manikatala, to withdraw his election petition due to time constraints. This follows criticism from the Supreme Court and uncertainty about holding a by-election. Kalyan challenged the 2021 election results, alleging vote-buying and coercion by the winning Trinamool candidate.
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court decided to postpone the Akola West Assembly by-election due to the remaining term of the elected member being less than a year. This decision led to the Election Commission of India withholding the notification for the by-election. The court’s interpretation of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, was central to the ruling.
