Justice KM Joseph and Justice BV Nagarathna

Nobody votes on the basis of candidate's educational qualifications except maybe in Kerala: Supreme Court

The Court was hearing a plea requesting a declaration that the election of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Harsh Vardhan Bajpayee, to the Uttar Pradesh assembly in 2017, be declared null and void.

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20 Feb 2023, 11:48 am

The Supreme Court on Monday remarked that when it comes to elections in India, a candidate's educational qualifications were not relevant, except maybe in the State of Kerala [Anugrah Narayan Singh v. Harsh Vardhan Bajpayee].

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Supreme Court of India

election petition

Justice KM Joseph

Justice BV Nagarathna