advantage of voting in two different polling stations, Section 62 mandates that if he polls both these votes then both votes are void. A void ... vote cast is a vote void ab initio. In the nature of things the void taint in the election would have to be traced
casted
double votes and 4 number of person casted triple votes
rendering (137x2+4x3) 286 number of votes to be void.
(xiii ... Statement had already
admitted of 171 number of double votes rendering 342
votes as void and hence, atleast the total number of void
votes
identified".
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The secrecy of voting being of the essence of an
election by ballot, this provision must ... that case that a breach of that
section would render the vote void. That must
also be the position with reference to a vote which
writing by which the elector can be
identified". The secrecy of voting being of the essence of an election by
ballot, this provision must ... that case that a breach of that section
would render the vote void. That must also be the position with
reference to a vote which
improper reception, refusal or rejection of any vote or acceptance of any vote which is void.
41. In this case the Reference Petition had only ... Improper reception, refusal or rejection of any vote or the reception of any vote which is void or by any non-compliance with the provisions
improper reception, refusal or rejection of any vote or the reception of any vote which is void or by any non-compliance with the provisions ... nomination or by the improper reception of any vote which is void, which implies that the Prescribed Authority has power to decide an issue
person votes in more
than one such constituency, his votes in all such constituencies
shall be void. The learned counsel further submits that, even ... than once, and if he does so vote, all his
votes in that constituency shall be void. The learned advocate to
buttress his submissions relies
votes in
favour of respondent No.1 as void and accordingly treat
the said votes as wasted and thrown away votes is
sought. Consequently ... respondent does not belong to schedule caste
and the votes cast in his favour are void?
7. If so, does the petitioner prove that
improper reception, refusal, or rejection of any vote, or the
reception of any vote which is void,
(iv) by any non-compliance with the provisions ... other candidate, received the
majority of the valid votes, or
(b) that, but for the votes obtained by the Returned Candidate, by
corrupt practices
improper reception, refusal, or rejection of any vote, or the
reception of any vote which is void,
(iv) by any non-compliance with the provisions ... other candidate, received the
majority of the valid votes, or
(b) that, but for the votes obtained by the Returned Candidate, by
corrupt practices
