India, June 25 -- The Kerala High Court on Wednesday rejected an election petition filed by CPI(M) leader A M Ariff challenging the election of Congress leader K C Venugopal from the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general elections.

Justice G Girish dismissed the petition at the threshold, holding that it did not disclose a legally sustainable cause of action under the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

Venugopal had won the Alappuzha parliamentary seat by defeating Ariff, the sitting MP and candidate of the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front.

Ariff had sought to set aside Venugopal's election and also sought a declaration that he himself be declared the duly elected candidate.

The petition alleged corrupt practices u...