Mere Presence Of Deceased Persons In Electoral Roll Not Proof Of Electoral Manipulation: Bombay High Court

The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has rejected an election petition filed by Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, a BJP candidate, challenging the victory of Congress MP Shobha Bacchav from the Dhule constituency in the 18th Lok Sabha elections. The Court held that the mere presence of names of deceased persons on the voters’ list does not prove that votes were cast in their names. Allegation of Bogus Voting…