Title : Requisitioning of Premises, Vehicles, Etc., for Election Purposes
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1) If it appears to the State Government that in connection with an election held within the State (a) any premises are needed or are likely to be needed for the purpose of being used as a polling station or for the storage of ballot boxes after a poll has been taken, or (b) any vehicle, vessel or animal is needed or is likely to be needed for the purpose of transport of ballot boxes to or from any polling station, or transport of members of the police force for maintaining order during the conduct of such election, or transport of any officer or other person for performance of any duties in connection with such election, the Government may by order in writing requisition such premises, or such vehicle, vessel or animal, as the case may be, and may make such further orders as may..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Powers of Entry into and Inspection of Premises, Etc.
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1) Any person authorized in this behalf by the State Government may enter into any premises and inspect such premises and any vehicle, vessel or animal therein for the purpose of determining whether, and if so in what manner, an order under section 160 should be made in relation to such premises, vehicle, vessel or animal, or with a view to securing compliance with any order made under that section. (2) In this section the expressions "premises" and ''vehicle" have the same meanings as in section 160. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Release of Premises from Requisition
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1) When any premises requisitioned under section 160 are to be released from requisition, the possession thereof shall be delivered to the person from whom possession was taken at the time when the premises were requisitioned, or if there were no such person, to the person deemed by the Stale Government to be the owner of such premises, and such delivery of possession shall be a full discharge of the State Government from all liabilities in respect of such delivery, hut shall not prejudice any rights in respect of the premises which any other person may be entitled by due process of law to enforce against the person to whom possession of the premises is do delivered. (2) Where the person to whom possession of any premises requisitioned under section 160 is to be given under..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : 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 : 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 Biennial Election to the Council of States
State : Central
Year : 1951
For the purpose of filling the seats of members of the Council of States retiring on the expiration of their terra of office the President shall by one or more notifications published in the Gazette of India on such date or dates as may be recommended by the Election Commission, call upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly or as the case may be, the members of the electoral college, of each State 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. 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 section