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Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 123

Title : Corrupt Practices

State : Central

Year : 1951

..... (4) The publication by a candidate or his agent or by any other person5[with the consent of a candidate or his election agent], of any statement of fact which is false, and which he either believes to be false or does not believe to be true, in relation to the personal character or conduct of any candidate or in relation to the candidature, or withdrawal,9[***] of any candidate, being a statement reasonably calculated to prejudice the prospects of that candidate's election. (5) The hiring or procuring, whether on payment or otherwise, of any vehicle or vessle by a candidate or his agent or by any other person5[with the consent of a candidate or his election agent]10[or the use of such vehicle or vessel for the free conveyance] of any elector (other than the candidate himself the members of his family or his agent) to or from any polling station provided under section 25 or place fixed under sub-section (1) of section 29 for the poll: Provided that the hiring of a vehicle or vessel by an elector or by several electors at their joint costs for the pupose of conveying him or them to and from any such polling station or place fixed for the poll shall not be deemed to be a.....

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Complete Act

Title : Representation of the People Act, 1951

State : Central

Year : 1951

.....and requirements for a valid nomination Section33A - Right to information Section33B - Candidate to furnish information only under the Act and the rules Section34 - Deposits Section35 - Notice of nominations and the time and place for their scrutiny Section36 - Scrutiny of nominations Section37 - Withdrawal of candidature Section38 - Publication of list of contesting candidates Section39 - Nomination of candidates at other elections Section39A - Allocation of equitable sharing of time Chapter II Section40 - Election agents Section41 - Disqualification for being an election agent Section42 - Revocation of the appointment, or death, of an election agent Section43 - Effect of default in appointment of election agent under section 42 [Repealed] Section44 - Duty of the election agent to keep accounts [Repealed] Section45 - Functions of election agents Section46 - Appointment of polling agents Section47 - Appointment of counting agents Section48 - Revocation of the appointment or death, of a polling agent or counting agent Section49 - Functions of polling agents and counting agents Section50 - Attendance of a contesting candidate or his election agent at polling.....

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 82

Title : Parties of the Petition

State : Central

Year : 1951

1[82. Parties of the petition.- A petitioner shall join as respondents to his petition- (a) where the petitioner, in addition to claiming declaration that the election of all or any of the returned candidates is void, claims a further declaration that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected, all the contesting candidates other than the petitioner and where no such further declaration is claimed, all the returned candidates; and (b) any other candidate against whom allegations of any corrupt practice are made in the petition.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 27 of 1956, Section 45, for section 82.

The Punjab Development of Damaged Areas Act, 1951 Complete Act

State : Haryana

Year : 1951

.....Pakistan of the newspapers publish in India is banned, in which case both papers shall be such as have circulation in India, stating:- (a) the fact that the scheme has been framed; (b) the boundaries of the locality comprised in the scheme; and (c) the place where at the time when details of the scheme including a statement of the land proposed to be acquired and a general map of the locality comprised in the scheme, may be inspected. (2) Such notice shall also prescribe the period during which objections to the scheme will be received. 5. Decision of objections and publication of the sanctioned scheme. (1)After considering the objections, if any, which may be received by the Trust during the period prescribed, the Trust may approve the scheme with or without modifications. (2) As soon as the scheme has been approved by the Trust, it shall submit the scheme and a statement of objections received to the State Government, and the State Government may modify the scheme, if necessary. (3) The State Government shall then notify the scheme, either in original or as modified by it and the scheme so published shall be deemed to be the sanctioned scheme. (4) The.....

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1951 Section 158

Title : Return or forfeiture of candidate's deposit

State : Central

Year : 1951

1[158. Return or forfeiture of candidate's deposit. - (1) The deposit made under section 34 or under that section read with sub-section (2) of section 39 shall either be returned to the person making it or his legal representative or be forfeited to the appropriate authority in accordances with the provisions of this section. (2) Except in cases hereafter mentioned in this section, the deposit shall be returned as soon as practicable after the result of the election is declared. (3) If the candidate is not shown in the list of contesting candidates, or if he dies before the commencement of the poll, the deposit shall be returned as soon as practicable after the publication of the list or after his death, as the case may be. (4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), the deposit shall be forfeited if at an election where a poll has been taken, the candidate is not elected and the number of valid votes polled by him does not exceed one-sixth of the total number of valid votes polled by all the candidates or in the case of election of more than one member at the election, one-sixth of the total number of valid votes so polled divided by the number of members to be.....

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 8A

Title : Disqualification on Ground of Corrupt Practices

State : Central

Year : 1951

.....such disqualification has not expired, submit a petition to the President for the removal of such disqualification for the unexpired portion of the said period. (3) Before giving his decision on any question mentioned in sub-section (1) or on any petition submitted under sub-section (2), the President shall obtain the opinion of the Election Commission on such question or petition and shall act according to such opinion.) ___________________________ 1. Substituted by act 40 of 1975, Section 2. 2. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "as soon as may be after such order takes effect"

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 79

Title : Definitions

State : Central

Year : 1951

.....of a person to stand or not to stand as, or4[to withdraw or not to withdraw] from being, a candidate, or to vote or refrain from voting at an election; 5[(e) "High Court" means the High Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the election to which the election petition relates has been held;] (f)"returned candidate" means a candidate whose name has been published under section 67 as duly elected. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 37, for "Parts VII and VIII". 2. Inserted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 37, original clause (a) was omitted by Act 27 of 1956, Section 43. 3. Substituted by Act 40 of 1975, Section 7 for clause (b) (retrospectively). 4. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 37, for "to withdraw" w.e.f. 14-12-1966. 5. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 37 for clause (e) w.e.f. 14-12-1966.

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 9

Title : Disqualification for Dismissal for Corruption or Disloyalty

State : Central

Year : 1951

(1) A person who having held an office under the Government of India or under the Government of any State has been dismissed for corruption or for disloyalty to the State shall be disqualified for a period of five years from the date of such dismissal. (2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), a certificate issued by the Election Commission to the effect that a person having held office under the Government of India or under the Government of a State, has or has not been dismissed for corruption or for disloyalty to the State shall be conclusive proof of that fact; Provided that no certificate to the effect that a person has been dismissed for corruption or for disloyalty to the State shall be issued unless an opportunity of being heard has been given to the said person.

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 52

Title : Death of a Candidate of a Recognised Political Party Before Poll

State : Central

Year : 1951

.....candidate and a report of his death is received before the commencement of the poll, the returning officer shall, upon being satisfied about the fact of the death of the candidate, by order, announce an adjournment of the poll to a date to be notified later and report the fact to the Election Commission and also to the appropriate authority: Provided that no order for adjourning a poll should be made in a case referred to in clause (a) except after the scrutiny of all the nominations including the nomination of the deceased candidate. (2) The Election Commission shall, on the receipt of a report from the returning officer under sub-section (1), call upon the recognised political party, whose candidate has died, to nominate another candidate for the said poll within seven days of issue of such notice to such recognised political party and the provisions of sections 30 to 3 7 shall, so far as may be, apply in relation to such nomination as they would apply to other nominations: Provided that no person who has given a notice of withdrawal of his candidature under sub-section (1) of section 37 before the adjournment of the poll shall be ineligible for being nominated as a.....

Supreme Court Advocates (Practice in High Courts) Act, 1951 Complete Act

Title : Supreme Court Advocates (Practice in High Courts) Act, 1951

State : Central

Year : 1951

Preamble1 - SUPREME COURT ADVOCATES (PRACTICE IN HIGH COURTS) ACT, 1951 Section1 - Short title and extent Section2 - Right of Supreme Court Advocates to practice in any High Court