Delhi HC Issues Notice To Atishi On Plea Challenging Her Assembly Election Win

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to AAP leader Atishi on a plea challenging her election on grounds of alleged corrupt practices during the recently concluded assembly polls, news agency PTI reported.

A bench of Justice Jyoti Singh also issued notice to the Election Commission of India, Delhi Police and the returning officer of Kalkaji assembly constituency, from where Atishi won the election.

The constituency voters, Ayush Rana and Kamaljit Singh Duggal, filed a challenge to Atishi's election, alleging that she and her election agents engaged in corrupt activities throughout the voting process. The petition, filed through advocate T Singhdev, sought to declare the election null and void.