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New Delhi / Thiruvananthapuram, March 29 (). CPI(M)’s Devikulam MLA A Raja on Wednesday filed an appeal petition in the Supreme Court, challenging his disqualification by the Kerala High Court.
Last week, the High Court, in response to an election petition by Congress-led UDF candidate D. Kumar, disqualified Raja for not belonging to the Scheduled Caste community for which the Devikulam seat is reserved.
Kumar started his legal battle right from the time Raja filed his nomination for the 2021 assembly elections.
He continued his fight soon after losing to King by 7,848 votes.
The UDF candidate had alleged that Raja belonged to a converted Christian community and had submitted fake certificates to make himself eligible to contest from the seat.
Due to the decision, Raja cannot participate in the current assembly session, besides reducing the strength of the ruling Left Democratic Front from 99 to 98 seats in the 140-member Kerala Assembly.
Even though the High Court disqualified Raja, it allowed him to file an appeal petition in the top court within 10 days.
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