As INDIA tie-up, Chandigarh mayor post hang on 8 ‘invalid’ votes, who holds them so — and how


 As INDIA tie-up, Chandigarh mayor post hang on 8 ‘invalid’ votes, who holds them so — and how

Blank, spoiled ballot, one marked in violation of rules, or one marked twice are some of the grounds on which a vote can be declared invalid


The BJP sprang a surprise by winning the keenly contested election for the mayoral post in the Union Territory of Chandigarh Tuesday after eight votes of the Opposition Aam Aadmi Party-Congress alliance were declared “invalid” by the presiding officer, which tipped the scales in favour of BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar.

The issue of the invalidated votes sparked a slugfest between the two camps, with the AAP-Congress accusing the BJP of committing a “fraud”. The AAP candidate later moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which on Wednesday sought a reply from the Chandigarh administration but refused to stay the election.


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