The Supreme Court of India, in a judgment delivered on November 6, 2025, has dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by a disqualified councillor, Poonam, upholding the decisions of the lower courts that declared her election void.

A bench comprising Justice P. S. Narasimha and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar affirmed that the petitioner’s failure to disclose a prior conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, in her nomination affidavit was a fatal non-compliance with election rules.

Background of the Case

The petitioner, Poonam, was elected as a Councillor from Ward No. 5 of Nagar Parishad, Bhikangaon, in an election notified on October 4, 2022. The first respondent, Dule Singh, filed an election petition under Section 20 of The Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Ac

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