As per case facts, in a double-member Parliamentary constituency with one reserved and one general seat, a candidate (S2) who had filed nomination for the reserved seat was declared elected ... to the general seat after another reserved candidate (S1) secured the reserved seat. The appellant (G1), a candidate for the general seat, challenged S2's election, arguing that a reserved seat nominee could not claim the general seat, that the relevant statutory provision allowing this was unconstitutional, and that S2 no longer belonged to a scheduled tribe. The question arose whether a candidate nominated for a reserved seat could be declared elected to the general seat, whether Section 54(4) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, permitting this, was ultra vires, and if S2 had ceased to be a member of a scheduled tribe. Finally, the Supreme Court held that S2 was properly and validly elected, ruling that election in a double-member constituency is for the constituency as a whole, allowing reserved category candidates to contest both seats without filing two nomination papers, and affirmed the constitutionality of Section 54(4). It also found that the appellant failed to prove S2's change in caste status, emphasizing that such status requires community recognition. Appeal dismissed.