According to the petitioner, he has taken all the steps to contest the election. The court had said that the preparation of electoral rolls started on July 19. “A preliminary voters list was published, and there was an opportunity for the petitioner to object if his name was not there. Thereafter, the final voters list was published on September 2, and again, after revision, a final voter list was published ed October 15. However, the petitioner has not objected at that stage either,” the court remarked.

The Commission provided chances to citizens whose names were not mentioned in the final voters’ list to update, and they were allowed to submit objections on November 4 and 5.

“The counsel for the petitioner states that his name is deleted because there is a political rivalry. I’m surprised to see such an argument from the petitioner. This is the fault of the petitioner himself. He need not blame others, and he has to blame himself. There’s nothing in it. The petition is dismissed,” said the Single Judge.