Srinagar, Dec. 6 -- The High Court today rejected a plea challenging notification regarding re-polling in District Development Council (DDC) Constituency Hajin-A.

The re-poll for the constituency was held today.

The petitioner, Abida Afzal, had among others challenged the State Election Commission's (SEA) powers to issue the notification on November 16 this year, calling for the re-election.

The SEC had actually issued a notification on October 29, 2020, for conduct of elections to the DDCs including for Hajin-A. While the results of the elections relating to 13 out of 14 DDCs of District Bandipora, were declared, the result of DDC Constituency Hajin-A was withheld because nomination form of one of the candidates of the constituency, M...