The Supreme Court has voided the High Court ruling that three spotted ballot papers in the M. Veyvah Local Council Election were invalid, restoring victory to MDP candidate Ahusham over PNC candidate Mohamed Nazeeh. The Veyvah Council president seat remains vacant because the case is still in court.
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Consequently, the judgment declared those three vote papers invalid. It also ordered the Elections Commission to announce the election results again after deducting those three votes.
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