Candidates can be disqualified if info not disclosed: SC

The judgement came while dismissing an appeal by Kisan Shankar Kathore who was elected to Maharashtra assembly in the October 2004 elections from Ambernath constituency in Thane District.

His election was challenged by Arjun Dattatray Sawant, a voter in the constituency and others. The plea was allowed by the Bombay High Court in 2007 for non disclosure of outstanding electricity bills.

The apex court upheld the high court order saying that non-disclosure of outstanding electricity dues was not a serious lapse, the non-disclosure of wife owning a flat and vehicle and his interest/share in the partnership firm was a major and serious lapse.