LAXMI KANT BAJPAI vs HAZI YAQOOB .

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Allahabad High Court rejecting the election petition challenging the election of Hazi Yaqoob from the 381 Meerut Assembly Constituency. The Court found that the inclusion of votes from 21 localities outside the delimitation boundaries did not materially affect the election outcome, as the appellant failed to prove that these votes were improperly counted under Section 100(1)(d)(iii) and (iv) of the Representation of People Act, 1951. The Court emphasized that delimitation can only be altered by the Delimitation Commission and upheld the validity of the election results.