New Delhi, April 30 -- Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging the election of Chirag Paswan, president of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), from the Hajipur Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.

Justice Amit Bansal's bench ruled that the court lacked territorial jurisdiction, allowing the petitioner to explore other legal remedies.

The petitioner alleged she was a survivor of an alleged sexual assault orchestrated by Prince Raj (a relative of Chirag Paswan) and his associates, including Paswan, who failed to disclose this alleged "criminal antecedent" in his nomination affidavit for the elections.

She argued that concealing such information violates Section 125A of the Representation of the People Act, which carries a penalty of ...