The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the election petition filed by Prem Pal Singh challenging the election of BJP MLA Prem Pal Singh Dhangar from the Tundla assembly seat in Firozabad. The petitioner alleged that Dhangar, who won from a seat reserved for Scheduled Castes, actually belonged to an Other Backward Class (OBC), which would have rendered his candidature invalid. However, the court found that the petition omitted crucial facts and that the petitioner only attempted to introduce them later through an amendment—an impermissible step under election law. Therefore, Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal dismissed the petition for non-disclosure of cause of action.

The High Court has directed that a certified copy of the judgment be promptly sent to both the Election Commission of India and the Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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