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 Rs.    6,714/-        Expenses on workers gathering
Rs. 3,23,165/-        On account of advertisements
Rs.   95,049/-        On account of vehicles used by R-1
                      during election campaign 
Rs.   86,100/-        On account of pendal in front of campaigning
                      office at H.B. town 
Rs.   83,400/-        On account of pendal (dining hall) towards
                      rear side office at H.B. town 
Rs.32,69,500/-        On account of hosting of food during
                      21.9.2004 to 13.10.2004 for 5000 persons 
                      at H.B. town main campaigning office 
Rs.   50,000/-        On account of hosting of food at Memon Hall,
                      Satranjipura on 25.9.2004 
Rs.   22,000/-        On account of Generators used by 
                      respondent No. 1 during his public rallies 
                      and election campaign 
Rs.    9,000/-        On account of Flex and Banners.
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Rs.39,44,828/-
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(2/B) According to the petitioner R-1 indulged in bribery by hosting free meals to the poor voters in his constituency in the rear pendal of his election office situated at H.B. town. He hosted meals for about 5000 persons daily from 21.9.2004 to 13.10.2004 inducing the electors to vote for R-1. On 25.9.2004 R-1 arranged a gathering of Muslim Community in Memon Hall, Satranjipura and hosted dinner for about 1000 persons belonging to Muslim Community as a gratification to vote for R-1. Thus R-1 is guilty of corrupt practice under Section 123(1)(A)(b) of the Act and the election of R-1 is liable to be declared void on this count also.

9. R-1 denied to have hosted meals to poor voters at H.B. town Election Office in order to seek their votes. R-1 denied to have hosted dinner at Memon Hall to the voters of muslim community. According to him it was an informal gathering of muslim community to discuss the problems of the people. It was not sponsored by R-1. R-1 was there hardly for 15 minutes and left the place. R-1 further submitted that material facts in this respect are missing from the petition and no particulars of the alleged gratification are given. Thus the petitioner has failed to make out a case of corrupt practice under Section 123(1)(A)(b) of the Act. The petition deserves to be dismissed for lack of material facts and particulars. It is frivolous and vexatious and is liable to be dismissed with costs.

79. Apart from giving full particulars about the existence of pendols, the petitioner should have examined the contractor, who erected those pendols in order to prove the expenses incurred by R-1 towards those pendols. In the absence of such evidence it cannot be said that the petitioner has discharged heavy burden lying upon him to prove the expenditure incurred by R-1 on pendols.
80. As to Issue No. 7 & 8 :-According to the petitioner, R-1 indulged in corrupt practice of bribery by offering mass feeding to poor voters at two places (i) at the rear pendol situated at his election office at HB Town from 21.9.2004 to 13.10.2004 where meals were hosted for about 5000 persons daily and (ii) on 25.9.2004 R-1 hosted dinner for about 1000 persons at Memon Hall, Satranjipura. The expenses incurred by R-1 for hosting meals were not shown in the statement of account submitted by him. According to the petitioner, R-1 must have incurred expenses of Rs.32,75,000/-as per the prescribed rate (in fact the correct figure should have been Rs. 28,75,000/-) for the mass feeding at rear pendol and Rs.50,000/-for the dinner hosted at Memon Hall. Thus, R-1 indulged in corrupt practice set out in Section 123(1)(A)(b) as well as Section 123(6) of the Representation of People Act, 1951.