False info: HC sets aside election of K’taka MLA

The Karnataka High Court has set aside the election result of Bagepalli Assembly constituency in Karnataka and declared the results as invalid, where Congress member SN Subba Reddy was declared elected, after it was proved that he had furnished false information to the Election Commission in his affidavit.

- Vinay Madhava Gowda

However, High Court judge Justice MJS Kamal, while disposing the election petition filed by his rival BJP contestant Muniraju, declined to announce that Muniraju was the winner, saying that the decision was left to the Election Commission.