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Legal challenge to Ghanshyam Singh election

Overview

A legal challenge was filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court to nullify the election of Congress MLA Ghanshyam Singh from the Datia Assembly constituency. The petition, filed by BJP leader Deepak Belpatri, alleges that Singh failed to disclose a 1991 criminal case involving a protest following the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in his election affidavit.

Ghanshyam Singh dismissed the allegations as a “conspiracy by political opponents,” noting the incident was approximately 35 years old.

Following the initial filing, the Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court issued a notice to Singh. Legal counsel for the petitioners, Manoj Upadhyay, alleged that Singh failed to disclose any of his four pending criminal cases during the 2023 elections and only disclosed two of the four cases during the 2026 Datia by-election. The petitioners are seeking the cancellation of Singh’s election if the allegations of concealing his criminal history are proven.

Entities

Madhya Pradesh High Court · Ghanshyam Singh · Manoj Upadhyay · Congress Party · Deepak Belpatri

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Madhya Pradesh High Court issues notice to Congress MLA Ghanshyam Singh

    The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a notice to Congress MLA Ghanshyam Singh over allegations that he concealed criminal records in his election affidavits.

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Datia MLA Ghanshyam Singh’s election challenged in MP High Court

    BJP leader Deepak Belpatri has challenged Congress MLA Ghanshyam Singh’s Datia election in the Madhya Pradesh High Court, alleging he omitted a 1991 criminal case from his election affidavit.

Sources

agniban.com · bhaskarhindi.com · samacharnama.com · thenews21.com