|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Votes for Disqualified Candidate Treated as Thrown Away | Two-Candidate Panchayat Election : Punjab & Haryana HC
Punjab & Haryana HC held that in a two-candidate panchayat poll, if winning candidate not an elector is disqualified, their votes treated as invalid, rival declared elected if they have a majority of valid votes, removing need to prove voter awareness.