The election of CPM candidate A Raja to the Devikulam reserved seat during the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election has been overturned by the Kerala High Court.
‘Because A Raja is a Christian convert from a SC community, the court determined that he is not qualified for Scheduled Caste (SC) reservation’ declared HC.
D Kumar, the second-placed Congress candidate, had petitioned the HC to overturn Raja’s victory.
According to the petition, Raja, a Christian, ran for office using forged documents to claim he belonged to a Scheduled Caste.
The High Court had mandated that Raja go through the legal process.
In response to the decision, Kumar stated: ‘The truth has won. When the interests of the Scheduled Castes were harmed, the government was held accountable.’
A Raja defeated Congress candidate D Kumar in the Devikulam constituency in the 2021 Assembly elections by a margin of 7,847 votes. The Idukki district’s Devikulam assembly seat is set aside for members of Scheduled Castes.
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