Title : Power to Make Rules
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1) The Central Government may, after consulting the Election Commission, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules1 for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-- 2 [(a) the form, of affidavit under sub-section (2) of section 33A;] 3 [(aa)] the duties of presiding officers and polling officers at polling stations; 4 [(aaa) the form of contribution report;] (b) the checking of voters by reference to the electoral roll; 4 [(bb) the manner of allocation of equitable sharing of time on the cable television network and other electronic media;] (c) the manner in which votes are to be given both generally and in the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Interpretation
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) each of the expressions defined in section 2 or sub-section (1) of section 27 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950), but not defined in this Act, shall have the same meaning as in the Act; (b) "appropriate authority" means, in relation to an election to the House of the People or the Council of Slates1[***], the Central Government, and in relation to an election to the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of a State, the State Government; 2[(bb) "chief electoral officer" means the officer appointed under section 13A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950);] (c) "corrupt practice" means any of the practices specified in section 1233[***]; 4[(cc) "district election..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Disqualification on Conviction for Certain Offences
State : Central
Year : 1951
[(1) A person convicted of an offence punishable under-- (a) section 153A (offence of promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) or section 171E (offence of bribery) or section 171F (offence of undue influence or personation at an election) or sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 376 or section 376A or section 376B or section 376C or section 376D (offences relating to rape) or section 498A (offence of cruelty towards a woman by husband or relative of a husband) or sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 505 (offence of making statement creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes or offence relating to such statement in any..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Notification for Reconstitution of Electoral Colleges of Certain Union Territories. [Repealed]
State : Central
Year : 1951
[Rep. by the Territorial Councils Act, 1956 (103 of 1956), Section 66]. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Notification for Biennial Election to a State Legislative Council
State : Central
Year : 1951
For the purpose of filling the seats of members of the Legislative Council of a State retiring on the expiration of their term of office, the Governor1[***] shall, by one or more notifications published in the Official Gazette of the Stale on such date or dates as may be recommended by the Election Commission call upon the members of the Legislative Assembly of the State and all the Council constituencies concerned to elect members in accordance with the provisions of this Act and of the rules and orders made thereunder: Provided that no notification under this section shall be issued more than three months prior to the date on which the term of office of the retiring members is due to expire.] ______________________ 1. Certain words omitted by the Adaptation of Lawsx (No.2)..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Definition
State : Central
Year : 1951
In this Part and in Part V, unless the context otherwise requires, "constituency" means1[***] Parliamentary constituency or an Assembly constituency or a Council constituency. ______________________ 1. Certain words omitted by Act 103 of 1956, Section 66. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : General Duties of District Election Officer
State : Central
Year : 1951
1 [20A. General duties of district election officer. - (1) Subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the chief electoral officer, the district election officer shall co-ordinate and supervise all work in the district or in the area within his jurisdiction in connection with the conduct of all elections to Parliament and the Legislature of the State. (2) The district election officer shall also perform such other functions as may be entrusted to him by the Election Commission and the chief electoral officer.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 22 w.e.f. 14-12-1966. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : General Duty of the Returning Officer
State : Central
Year : 1951
It shall be general duty of the returning officer at any election to do all such acts and things as may be necessary for effectually conducting the election in the manner provided by this Act and rules or orders made thereunder. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Returning Officer, Presiding Officer, Etc., Deemed to Be on Deputation to Election Commission
State : Central
Year : 1951
1 [28A. Returningofficer, presiding officer, etc., deemed to be on deputation to ElectionCommission. - The returningofficer, assistant returning officer, presiding officer, polling officer and anyother officer appointed under this Part, and any police officer designated forthe time being by the State Government, for the conduct of any election shall bedeemed to be on deputation to the Election Commission for the period commencingon and from the date of the notification calling for such election and endingwith the date of declaration of the results of such election and accordingly,such officers shall, during that period, be subject to the control,superintendence and discipline of the Election Commission.] ______________________ 1.Inserted by Act 1 of 1989, Section 5w.e.f...... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Special Provisions in the Case of Certain Elections
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1)The returning officer for an election1[***] to fill a seat or seats in the Council of States or for an election by the members of the Legislative Assembly of a State to fill a seat or seats in the Legislative Council of the State shall with the previous appoval of the Election Commission, fix the place at which the poll will be taken for such election and shall notify the place so fixed in such manner as the Election Commission may direct. (2) The returning officer shall preside over such election at the place so fixed and shall appoint such polling officer or officers to assist him as he thinks necessary but he shall not appoint any person who has been employed by or on behalf of, or has been otherwise working for, a candidate in or about the election. ______________________ ..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section