<h5>What happened during the Chandigarh mayoral poll?</h5><p>In the recent Chandigarh mayoral elections, Manoj Sonkar from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won against Kuldeep Kumar from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) by four votes. Eight votes from Congress and AAP councillors were declared invalid without an explanation by the election’s presiding officer.</p><p>The AAP and Congress said Anil Masih, the pressing officer, manipulated the votes. A video on social media showed Masih writing on AAP councillors' votes. The AAP and Congress think Masih purposely made their votes invalid to help the BJP win. Both parties also accused the BJP of cheating.</p><p>The matter has reached the Supreme Court (SC) of India, and it has criticised the election process.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/supreme-court-criticises-chandigarh-mayoral-polls%2FChandigarh.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=6a363904-daff-4de2-b5cd-1b54ac3fbdf9" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>A video of the presiding officer. Video Rishu Raj Singh.</figcaption> </figure></div><h5>What has the Supreme Court said?</h5><p>The SC criticised how the person in charge acted during the mayoral elections, calling it a “mockery of democracy.” The Chief Justice of India (CJI), D Y Chandrachud, and two other judges said this while listening to a complaint from Kuldeep Kumar about the election.</p><p>They saw a video of what happened and said the presiding officer ruined the vote and should be punished. The case will be heard again on 19th February 2024. The presiding officer has to explain his actions in court on that day.</p><p>The SC also said that all the papers and videos related to the election have to be given to the Punjab and Haryana High Court registrar. They also said a meeting of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation that was going to happen on 7th February should be postponed.</p><h5>What did we learn from this article?</h5><p>This event teaches us how important it is to have fair elections. People in charge of elections must be fair and not pick favourites. Cheating in elections can make people not trust the process, which is bad for a country's democracy.</p><p>The SC getting involved in the case shows that India's top court is there to ensure elections are fair. It's also essential to ensure everything about elections is clear, and those who do wrong things are punished.</p>

The AAP and Congress have claimed that the presiding officer manipulated votes during the election, resulting in a BJP win.

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