I.VIKHESHE SEMA vs HOKISHE SEMA

The Supreme Court upheld the Guwahati High Court's decision declaring the election of the appellant to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly void under Section 81 and Section 100(1)(d)(iii) and (iv) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Court found that the improper reception of 844 void votes materially affected the election outcome, as the margin of victory was only 137 votes. Thus, the election was declared invalid due to the significant impact of the void votes on the results.