SC upholds Mulayam's election from Sambal

new delhi: samajwadi party stalwart and former defence minister mulayam singh yadav has succeeded in thwarting his opponent bjp-supported defeated independent candidate dharam pal yadav's attempt to challenge his election from sambal lok sabha seat two years ago. on yadav's petition, the supreme court on tuesday dismissed dharam pal's election petition pending in the allahabad high court.a bench comprising justice s p bharucha, justice y k sabharwal and justice brijesh kumar said the defeated candidate did not provide material to support electoral malpractice alleged against yadav. dharam pal yadav had alleged that the samjawadi party leader had ``resorted to booth capturing and electoral malpractice'' during the polls for the sambal lok sabha constituency in uttar pradesh. the bench observed that the high court could not have entertained the petition filed by dharam pal without the requisite corroborative evidence. the high court had admitted the petition and listed it for hearing. singh had challenged the high court decision to entertain the petition.