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TopicChandigarh mayor elections

Topic: Chandigarh mayor elections

How BJP wrested Chandigarh mayor’s post from AAP-Congress with 11th hour defection & 3 cross-votes

AAP-Congress won senior dy mayor & dy mayor posts. This comes a year after SC reprimanded returning officer, an ex-BJP leader, for tampering with ballot papers in BJP's favour.

Pulled up over Chandigarh mayoral polls, Anil Masih tells SC he is ‘seeking help for depression’

Masih, accused of deliberately defacing 8 ballot papers during Chandigarh mayor poll and contempt of court, has told SC that incessant criticism caused him trauma & anxiety.

ECI isn’t responsible for Chandigarh mayor election misconduct. Poll officer is at fault

Anil Masih is one of the nine councillors nominated in Chandigarh who have links with the BJP. Ideally, nominated councillors should not be affiliated with any political party.

Days after SC win, Chandigarh AAP mayor’s swearing-in postponed as party tries to restore majority

Elections for senior deputy & deputy mayor can happen only after mayor takes oath. AAP trying to get back at least 2 of 3 councillors who joined BJP, to bag the 2 posts, it is learnt.

SC ruling on Chandigarh mayoral poll could have consequences for EVMs, says Urdu press

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Don’t expect Supreme Court to be India’s Opposition. Its job isn’t that

I’m glad the Chandigarh farce was called out. I’m pleased too that the SC went back to constitutional first principles in electoral bonds case. But don’t expect it to act as a force against the govt.

‘Thwarting electoral democracy’ — what SC said as it overturned Chandigarh mayor poll result

Declaring AAP-Congress candidate Kuldeep Kumar elected mayor, SC says Anil Masih ‘deliberately defaced ballots’ & issues contempt notice to him for expressing ‘patent falsehood’ in court.

‘Should be prosecuted’: SC slams returning officer for putting marks on ballots in Chandigarh mayor polls

BJP won the mayoral elections in January following the returning officer’s move to scrap eight opposition votes.

Muzzled media to fractured democracy, counting the hidden costs of political victories

As the 2024 Lok Sabha elections draw nearer, the BJP is determined to win at any cost. However, what expense is the country bearing?

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