LUCKNOW, March 2 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has given time till March 17 as a last opportunity to Mohanlalganj MP RK Chaudhary to file his reply (written statement) to a petition challenging his election on a Samajwadi Party ticket in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Justice Jaspreet Singh passed the order recently on the petition filed by one Gyani, an elector from the said constituency. The petitioner's counsel had submitted that the respondent had violated the provisions of Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 during the election process.

Chaudhary had sought votes on the basis of cast, community and religion, he alleged. Hence, his election was liable to be set aside, the petitioner's counsel r...