SHYAMDEO PD. SINGH vs NAWAL KISHORE YADAV — C.A. No. 376/1999

Case Summary: Shyamdeo Pd. Singh v. Nawal Kishore Yadav Court: Supreme Court of India Date: 28 August 2000 The Supreme Court dismissed the election petition challenging the 1996 Bihar Legislative Council election from Patna Teachers Constituency. The petitioner claimed the election was vitiated because ineligible persons (teaching at unrecognized institutions) were wrongly enrolled as voters. The Court held that once an electoral roll is finalized and published, inclusion of persons lacking eligibility qualifications cannot be grounds for invalidating an election under Section 100(1)(d) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Only disqualifications under Section 16/62 can defeat voting rights; lack of eligibility qualifications cannot. Electoral rolls must achieve finality to avoid disrupting the election process. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.