Overview
- The Supreme Court summoned all EVMs and election records for the November 2022 Buana Lakhu sarpanch poll and directed a full recount on its New Delhi premises.
- A Registrar nominated by the court’s Secretary General conducted the recount on August 6 under video surveillance with authorised party agents in attendance.
- The recount revealed Mohit Kumar secured 1,051 votes to Kuldeep Singh’s 1,000 and the bench accepted the report as final on August 11.
- Panipat’s Deputy Commissioner-cum-Election Officer issued a formal notification confirming Kumar’s election and initiated a show-cause notice against the presiding officer of Booth No. 69 for the recording error.
- Kuldeep Singh has indicated he may pursue further legal remedies, and the episode highlights questions of human error, transparency and judicial oversight in local elections.