GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court has declared the election of an Arunachal Pradesh MLA in 2019 as null and void.
Karikho Kri, who was elected four years ago as an independent MLA from the Tezu Assembly constituency, is the second representative to be unseated after the BJP’s Dasanglu Pul on April 25. The latter, representing the Hayuliang Assembly seat, had the High Court order stayed by the Supreme Court.
The Itanagar bench of the Gauhati High Court pronounced the decision on July 17 after hearing the election petition filed by Congress candidate Nuney Tayang, challenging the declaration of the 2019 result in favour of Mr. Kri.
