In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court overturned the results of the Chandigarh mayoral election, declaring AAP candidate Kuldeep Kumar as the winner. The court found that the returning officer, Anil Masih, had improperly invalidated and defaced eight votes that were in favor of AAP, leading to a recount that favored Kuldeep Kumar. The court has ordered the prosecution of Masih for his actions. This decision comes after BJP leader Manoj Sonkar resigned from his post as Chandigarh Mayor ahead of the Supreme Court hearing. The verdict has been celebrated by AAP and its supporters as a victory for democracy, with party workers celebrating in Chandigarh. The controversy began with allegations of vote tampering, leading to a legal battle and the Supreme Court's intervention to examine the ballot papers and video recording of the counting process.
Chandigarh Mayor Polls Returning Officer Served Notice By Supreme Court https://t.co/quZhwMkXei
Watch #TheLastWord with Marya Shakil (@maryashakil) | Supreme Court's Big Chandigarh Verdict: AAP Candidate Declared Winner, Poll Officer Penalised On the panel tonight: @Gupta_ReenaG, @LEKHI_AMAN, @ashutosh83B, @mahimasingh7 and @sukhpreetSBjp https://t.co/5sgAPIMQ7H
Watch #TheNews with Tanima Biswas (@_tanima_biswas) | AAP Candidate Declared Chandigarh Mayor, Top Court Cancels Earlier Result https://t.co/Mnw3vIKZ87 Sunil Prabhu reports https://t.co/ROk7obZnRe
Watch #TheNews with Tanima Biswas (@tanima_biswas) | AAP Candidate Declared Chandigarh Mayor, Top Court Cancels Earlier Result https://t.co/Mnw3vIKZ87 Sunil Prabhu reports https://t.co/FTpK2DjFG4
Massive win for Aam Aadmi Party & Congress as supreme court declares AAP's Kuldeep Kumar as Chandigarh Mayor https://t.co/lZ8usoNJIh
#WATCH | Mumbai: On SC verdict on Chandigarh Mayor Elections, Congress leader Sachin Pilot says, "I welcome the SC judgement. In fact, we should see that if the authority and credibility of institutions like the Election Commission is undermined, it doesn't argue well for a… https://t.co/6inPmTxnfu
#WATCH | Chandigarh: On the Supreme Court's decision on the Chandigarh Mayor elections, Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring says, "... Somewhere we had lost hope for justice. People had lost hope in the judiciary as well... Today's verdict by the Supreme Court… https://t.co/TdPIp2Sv4g
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VIDEO | Here’s what AAP Punjab In-charge Jarnail Singh (@JarnailSinghAAP) said on Supreme Court declaring AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar as winner of the Chandigarh Mayoral elections. “The whole world saw how the BJP stole votes by invalidating eight valid votes. People saw the… https://t.co/js9PZIJ7fE
#WATCH | Chandigarh: On the Supreme Court's decision on the Chandigarh Mayor election, Punjab Minister and AAP leader Harpal Singh Cheema says, "...BJP is destroying all our democratic institutions one by one. BJP is continuously working to destroy democracy... I want to thank… https://t.co/KHoIrbwCSh
VIDEO | Chandigarh Mayoral polls: Here’s what former Union Minister and Congress leader Pawan Kumar Bansal (@pawanbansal_chd) said on Supreme Court declaring AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar as winner and Mayor of Chandigarh. “They (BJP) didn’t had numbers in the mayoral polls;… https://t.co/SYi8MNpEoU
#WATCH | Chandigarh: AAP workers celebrate Supreme Court’s verdict on Chandigarh Mayoral Polls. https://t.co/AklRBkJgwW
VIDEO | Chandigarh Mayoral polls: Here’s what AAP national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar (@PKakkar_) said on Supreme Court declaring AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar as winner and Mayor of Chandigarh. “On January 30, BJP National President JP Nadda in a tweet, congratulated the… https://t.co/4nEXSl4PD8
STORY | SC overturns Chandigarh mayoral poll result, declares defeated AAP candidate winner READ: https://t.co/uOcveJpyTl https://t.co/oxoN1zMzcn
VIDEO | Here's what AAP leader Jasmine Shah (@Jasmine441) said on Supreme Court verdict in Chandigarh Mayoral polls case. "It became evident today that Anil Masih (presiding officer), a councillor of the BJP who manipulated this election, is actually a messiah of the BJP's loot… https://t.co/MoM2cLE64a
VIDEO | Here's what Delhi CM and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) said on Supreme Court verdict in the Chandigarh Mayoral Polls case. "The Supreme Court has delivered a historic verdict in the Chandigarh Mayoral polls case today. We all witnessed how it was clear… https://t.co/Cj0D59LOQt
#WATCH | Supreme Court orders that AAP candidate Kuldeep Kumar is declared to be the validly elected candidate for the post of Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal says, "...I think this has happened for the first time in… https://t.co/wR1bEp1Kt3
#WATCH | Delhi: On SC verdict on Chandigarh Mayor Elections, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj says, "... The population of Chandigarh is merely 14.5 lakhs. People in the country wouldn't even have known that a Mayor is elected every year in Chandigarh. The world's biggest party tried… https://t.co/yBokmDfRLU
#WATCH | Chandigarh AAP workers celebrate following Supreme Court order on Mayor Elections. Supreme Court ordered that AAP candidate Kuldeep Kumar is declared to be the validly elected candidate for the post of Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. (Video: AAP PRO) https://t.co/vqTAwk9U1y
#ChandigarhMayorElection | AAP Candidate Declared Chandigarh Mayor, Top Court Cancels Earlier Result. NDTV's Sunil Prabhu & @ghazalimohammad report https://t.co/U7dUoAD7Sq
#WATCH | Supreme Court orders that AAP candidate Kuldeep Kumar is declared to be the validly elected candidate for the post of Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. Chandigarh Congress chief Harmohinder Singh Lucky says, "What happened in Supreme Coury is totally historic… https://t.co/S2XwCNcnue
VIDEO | Party workers celebrate in Chandigarh after the election of AAP’s Kuldeep Kumar as the Chandigarh mayoral election winner. https://t.co/A7PhrIFAP5
#WATCH | Supreme Court orders that AAP candidate Kuldeep Kumar is declared to be the validly elected candidate for the post of Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. He says, "This is the victory of truth. Democracy has been kept alive. I am very thankful for that...I thank… https://t.co/Au6eRwWa4A
VIDEO | Chandigarh Mayoral polls: Here’s what Punjab Minister and AAP leader Harpal Singh Cheema (@HarpalCheemaMLA) said on Supreme Court declaring AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar as winner and Mayor of Chandigarh. “India is a democratic nation and whosoever has ruled here, has… https://t.co/EIk047zurk
#WATCH | Mumbai: On SC verdict on Chandigarh Mayor Elections, Congress leader Sachin Pilot says, "I welcome the SC judgement. In fact, we should see that the authority and credibility of institutions like the Election Commission is undermined, it doesn't argue well for a… https://t.co/HPqRZbX7eO
VIDEO | Here's what Delhi minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) said on Supreme Court verdict in Chandigarh Mayoral polls case. "Today, the central government and BJP have been exposed before the country. The BJP workers and presiding officer Anil Masih… https://t.co/uCU4BgMuvU
#WATCH | Supreme Court orders that AAP candidate is declared to be the validly elected candidate for the post of Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. State Secretary Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab, Sunny Singh Ahluwalia says, "...It was clear before everyone that the BJP… https://t.co/1cWfVuWKMT
While declaring the AAP candidate as the winner of the Chandigarh mayoral polls, the Supreme Court came down heavily on returning officer Anil Masih. Here is what the court said #ChandigarhMayorElection https://t.co/EkVzAtHjVT https://t.co/wkYbkoYO93
#WATCH | Delhi: On SC verdict on Chandigarh Mayor Elections, Advocate Gurminder Singh says, "SC has said, that these marks have evidently been put by the Presiding Officer, based on which the votes had been declared invalid. As per law, the Presiding Officer violated important… https://t.co/BGQ0v4uH5G https://t.co/bwgQ62LDFP
VIDEO | "A notice of perjury has been issued against the presiding officer (Anil Masih) and proceedings under IPC have also been directed against him," says advocate Shadan Farasat on Supreme Court setting aside Chandigarh Mayoral poll results and declaring AAP's Kuldeep Kumar as… https://t.co/7w4ydKCQlu
AAP candidate for Chandigarh Mayor Election, Kuldeep Kumar celebrates. Supreme Court ordered that he is declared to be the validly elected candidate for the post of Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. (Pics: AAP PRO) https://t.co/6cn0WENrGR
VIDEO | Here's what advocate Gurminder Singh said on Supreme Court's decision in the Chandigarh mayoral polls case. "The Supreme Court has given this verdict after examining the votes polled. It stated that the eight votes that were declared invalid during the election is… https://t.co/FBmgAGn3W1
VIDEO | Chandigarh Mayoral polls: Here’s what Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) said on Supreme Court declaring AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar as winner and Mayor of Chandigarh. “Today, the Supreme Court delivered its verdict on the Chandigarh… https://t.co/Y8GyjkRvkq
VIDEO | "I would like to thank the Supreme Court. This is a win for the people of Chandigarh and the INDIA alliance. This shows that the BJP is not unbeatable and we can defeat them if we stay united," says Kuldeep Kumar who has been declared the winner of Chandigarh Mayoral… https://t.co/YPYXQLUX1r
VIDEO | Chandigarh Mayoral polls: Here's what Chandigarh Congress president @LUCKYHSINC said on Supreme Court declaring AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar as winner and Mayor of Chandigarh. "I would like to thank the Supreme Court, CJI DY Chandrachud and other judges. They have shown… https://t.co/m0iqJJShkd
#SupremeCourt overturns #ChandigarhMayorElections results, declares AAP candidate winner Read: https://t.co/7dncTPcFqk https://t.co/uz93CIFdMN
VIDEO | Here's what AAP Chandigarh President Sunny Ahluwalia (@DrSunnySingh) said on Supreme Court setting aside Chandigarh mayoral poll results and declaring AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar as winner. "Supreme Court accepted the fact that eight votes were declared invalid in a… https://t.co/y6jyIFPcvE
Chandigarh mayoral polls: SC orders prosecution of returning officer Anil Masih for misdemeanour
VIDEO | Here's what AAP Chandigarh President Sunny Ahluwalia said on Supreme Court setting aside Chandigarh mayoral poll results and declaring AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar as winner. "Supreme Court accepted the fact that eight votes were declared invalid in a wrong way. The CJI… https://t.co/vTwsZQFBru
SC declares AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar as winner and Mayor of union territory of Chandigarh
Chandigarh Mayor Election matter | Supreme Court orders that AAP candidate is declared to be the validly elected candidate for the post of Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. https://t.co/QMWkJUMij4
#ChandigarhMayorElections | Supreme Court makes strong observations: All 8 ballots in favour of AAP; will direct recount of all votes @ghazalimohammad shares more details https://t.co/Zhc594kOkg
Chandigarh Poll Recount, 8 Invalidated Votes To Be Counted: Supreme Court https://t.co/BkS6DDTqjg
The Supreme Court has ordered recounting of votes in the Chandigarh mayoral election #ChandigarhMayorElection https://t.co/rhqN9Xd0iJ
#JustIn | Amid Tampering Row, Top Court Examines #Chandigarh Poll Ballot Papers: Updates⬇️ ▪️ "Contempt of court, poll officer misled us": Supreme Court. ▪️ Supreme Court orders re-counting of votes ▪️ Supreme Court says 8 invalidated ballots will now be counted as valid.…
Supreme Court will today examine the ballot papers of the Chandigarh mayoral poll and video recording of the counting process. #ChandigarhMayorElection https://t.co/1cZHzNTFY0
#ChandigarhMayorElection | Supreme Court to examine ballot papers, video of Chandigarh polls today. https://t.co/Cjh9bK9uDl
Watch | Chandigarh Mayoral Elections: Chief Justice Of India's Tough Questions On the panel with @ankit_tyagi01: Alok Vats and @Jasmine441 https://t.co/hPSuOrnCEm
VIDEO | Here's what advocate Gurminder Singh said after the Supreme Court's hearing on Chandigarh Mayoral polls. "The presiding officer was here, and his statement has been recorded in which he has admitted to defacing the (ballot) papers, mentioning that they were already… https://t.co/WvSesp7y8Z
#WATCH | On Chandigarh mayoral elections, Punjab advocate General Gurminder Singh says," The court has recorded the statement of the presiding officer in which he has admitted that he has defaced 8 ballot papers. Further, the court has said that the entire record be produced in… https://t.co/8GbrHGBifc
The #SupremeCourt rapped the Returning Officer who presided over the #ChandigarhMayorElection and also ordered the production of the ballot papers and video of the counting of votes https://t.co/UtWXySTPOm
VIDEO | Here's what AAP national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar (@PKakkar_) said on three party councillors joining BJP in Chandigarh. "This clearly shows that people are not liking the BJP, and the BJP wants to somehow remain in power. First they stole votes, now we are seeing… https://t.co/nyfcuNprxc
Chandigarh Mayor poll | Supreme Court remarks that Anil Masih, returning officer in Chandigarh Mayor election, has to be prosecuted as he was interfering with the election process.
#WATCH | Delhi: On the resignation of Chandigarh Mayor Manoj Sonkar, Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj says, "In the Chandigarh Mayor elections, on one side there is a candidate of nation's smallest political party AAP and on the other side there is a candidate of… https://t.co/cEh83YmxyD
#WATCH | Delhi: Returning Officer in Chandigarh Mayor election Anil Masih, reached Supreme Court in pursuant to the apex court order which had asked him to appear before it while observing that he defaced the ballots in the election. https://t.co/mOj1sM7AtV
Advantage BJP in #Chandigarh row as Mayor quits, 3 AAP councilors cross over. @ghazalimohammad with more details. Read here: https://t.co/HMSYXhxWNA https://t.co/3vfhcaD8vT
Watch | 3 AAP Chandigarh councillors join BJP in Delhi National General Secretary Vinod Tawde said #Chandigarh councillors joined the party as they were unhappy with the treatment being meted out to them in AAP. https://t.co/e1NRqdO9S6
#WATCH | Chandigarh: On 3 AAP Councillors joining BJP, Chandigarh AAP President Dr Sunny Singh Ahluwalia says, "... They launched 'Operation Lotus'. The councillors who were protesting against them just three days ago, fighting for democracy, were either threatened or brought by… https://t.co/7DVnwrxsuF
#WATCH | Chandigarh: On BJP's resignation from the Mayor post, party President of Chandigarh Jatinder Pal Malhotra says, "The mayor resigned yesterday afternoon. Aam Aadmi Party and Congress propaganda is out in the open. They are abusing each other in the rest of the country and… https://t.co/w0AyoYjIcS
Chandigarh Mayor Manoj Sonkar has resigned before the hearing in the Supreme Court, confirms Punjab BJP President Jitendra Malhotra.
VIDEO | Here's what Chandigarh BJP president Jatinder Malhotra (@JPMalhotra) said on Chandigarh Mayor's resignation from his post and on reports of AAP councillors joining BJP. "Mayor (Manoj Sonkar) has resigned from his post today. The matter of mayoral polls is subjudice; the… https://t.co/f4pYNpj3Ai
STORY | Chandigarh mayor resigns, three AAP councillors join BJP READ: https://t.co/hotdpGncmS VIDEO: https://t.co/cPRt96BOuD
STORY | Chandigarh mayor resigns READ: https://t.co/OwrKDgR7X1 https://t.co/XBJSChwm7G
#WATCH | Three Aam Aadmi Party Chandigarh councillors Punam Devi, Neha Musawat, and Gurcharan Kala joined the BJP in the presence of party National General Secretary Vinod Tawde, in Delhi. https://t.co/icgDDMbdi1
Chandigarh Mayor Resigns Ahead Of Supreme Court Hearing In Vote-Count Row @ghazalimohammad reports https://t.co/HJ6PIMF4z0
BJP leader #ManojSonkar resigned from the position of #Chandigarh Mayor on Sunday, a day before the scheduled Supreme Court hearing on the mayor polls https://t.co/rMPGogHnC7