141 Total 778 (4) Total number of votes polled by the appellant as per the results of the election 9,079 (5) Valid votes polled by the appellant 9,079 778=8301 (6) Votes which were found to have been improperly received in favour of the respondent as per the first report 25 (7) Votes which were found to have been improperly received in favour of the respondent as per the second report 19 Total 44 (8) Total votes polled by the respondent as per the result of the election 8,248 (9) Votes validly polled in favour of the respondent which were found by the High Court to have been improperly rejected at the time of counting 59 303 (10) Total number of votes thus polled by the respondent 8,248+59=8,307 (11) Valid votes polled by the respondent 8,307 44=8,263 (12) Excess of votes validity polled in favour of the appellant over those of of the respondent.