New Delhi: The petition against contesting elections on two constituencies simultaneously has been dismissed by the apex court. It was said in the petition that the same person should not fill the candidature from two seats in one election. A bench headed by Chief Justice (CJI) DY Chandrachud turned down this PIL. The top court said that the Representation of the People Act gives this concession to the citizens of India. If any change has to be made then it should go to the Parliament. Only the Parliament has the right to do this. 

The Supreme Court said that it is a matter of policy and political democracy. Only Parliament can take a decision on this. Senior advocate Ashwini Upadhyay had filed a public interest litigation against certain provisions of the Representation of the People Act. He had said that till 1996 a person could contest on many seats. Although now can only fight on two. In many countries, a person can contest only one seat. Giving the right to contest elections on more than one seat is a violation of Article 19 of the Constitution. 

He had said that when a person wins from both seats, one seat has to be left. In such a situation, re-elections are held there and the voters have to vote again. In such a situation, not only money is wasted, but voters also face problems. On this, the CJI said that this is the work of the legislature. Parliament changed such a law in 1996. 

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