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Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Complete Act

Title: Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952

State: Central

Year: 1952

.....- Presentation of petition Section15 - Form of petitions, etc., and procedure Section16 - Relief that may be claimed by the petitioner Section17 - Orders of the Supreme Court Section18 - Grounds for declaring the election of a returned candidate to be void Section19 - Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may he declared to have been elected Section20 - Transmission of orders to the Central Government and its publication Part IV Section20A - Return or forfeiture of candidate's deposit Section21 - Power to make rules Section22 - Maintenance of secrecy of voting Section23 - Jurisdiction of civil courts barred Amending ActI - PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1977 Amending ActII - MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

Disputed Elections (Prime Minister and Speaker) Act, 1977 Complete Act

Title: Disputed Elections (Prime Minister and Speaker) Act, 1977

State: Central

Year: 1977

.....seat claimed Section16 - Decision of the Authority Section17 - Other orders to be made by the Authority Section18 - Grounds for declaring election to be void Section19 - Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may be declared to have been elected Section20 - Communication of orders of the Authority Section21 - Costs Section22 - Orders of Authority to be final Section23 - Effect of orders of Authority Chapter V Section24 - Withdrawal and abatement of petitions Section25 - Payment of costs out of security deposits and return of such deposits Section26 - Execution of orders as to costs Section27 - Power to make rules Section28 - Repeal and saving

Union Territories (Direct Election to the House of the People) Act, 1965 Complete Act

Title: Union Territories (Direct Election to the House of the People) Act, 1965

State: Central

Year: 1965

Preamble1 - UNION TERRITORIES (DIRECT ELECTION TO THE HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE) ACT, 1965 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Direct election to fill the seats in the House of the People allotted to certain Union territories Section4 - Amendment of Act 43 of 1950 Section5 - Amendment of Act 43 of 1950 Section6 - Provision as to sitting member

Election Laws Extension to Sikkim Act 1976 Complete Act

Title: Election Laws Extension to Sikkim Act 1976

State: Central

Year: 1976

Preamble1 - ELECTION LAWS EXTENSION TO SIKKIM ACT 1976 Section1 - Short title and commencement Section2 - Extension and amendment of election laws Section3 - Repeal and saving ScheduleI - THE SCHEDULE

Cancellation of General Elections in Punjab Act, 1991 [Repealed] Complete Act

Title: Cancellation of General Elections in Punjab Act, 1991 [Repealed]

State: Central

Year: 1991

Preamble1 - CANCELLATION OF GENERAL ELECTIONS IN PUNJAB ACT, 1991 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Cancellation of certain notifications in relation to Punjab Repealing Act1 - REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT, 2001

Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003 Complete Act

Title: Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003

State: Central

Year: 2003

Preamble1 - ELECTION LAWS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003 Chapter I Section1 - Short title and commencement Chapter II Section2 - Amendment of section 59 Section3 - Substitution of new section for section 60 Section4 - Amendment of section 62 Chapter III Section5 - Amendment of section 171D

Election and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003 Complete Act

Title: Election and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003

State: Central

Year: 2003

Preamble1 - ELECTION AND OTHER RELATED LAWS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003 Chapter I Section1 - Short title Chapter II Section2 - Insertion of new sections 29B and 29C Section3 - Insertion new section 39A Section4 - Amendment of section 77 Section5 - Insertion of new Part VA Section6 - Amendment of section 169 Chapter III Section7 - Amendment of section 293A of Act 1 of 1956 Chapter IV Section8 - Amendment of section 13A Section9 - Amendment of section 80A Section10 - Insertion of new sections 80GGB and 80GGC

The Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1994

THE KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994 THE KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994 [Act No. 13 of 1994] PREAMBLE An Act to replace the present enactments relating to Panchayats and district councils by a comprehensive enactment. Whereas it is expedient to replace the present enactments relating to Panchayats' and district councils by a comprehensive enactment to establish a three-tier Panchayat Raj System in the State in line with the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, for securing a greater measure of participation of the people in planned development and in local governmental affairs, by constituting village, block and district Panchayats; And endow such Panchayats with such powers and authority to enable them to function as institutions of self-government; And entrusting such Panchayats the preparation of plans and implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice including the implementation of schemes in relation to the matters listed in the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution; Be it enacted in the Forty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Chapter I - PRELIMINARY (Pub. in K.G. Ex. No. 1175 dated 23-11-1995).....

The Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001 Complete Act

State: Jharkhand

Year: 2001

.....of the Patna Municipal Corporation Act, 1951 (Bihar Act XIII of 1952); Bihar & Orissa Municipal Act, 1922 (Bihar Act VII of 1922) or Cantonment Act, 1924 (Act II of 1924) apply. (iii) It shall come into force on such date as the Jharkhand Government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different areas and for different provisions. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the context : (i) "Population" means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published; (ii) "Village" means a village specified by the State Government, by notification in the official gazette to be a village for the purposes of this Act, and includes a village or a group of villages/ Tolas so specified. The word "village" includes a revenue village; but in the scheduled area, a 'village' means any such village in The scheduled area in which there will ordinarily be a residence or a group of residences, or a tola or a group of tolas, comprising such community as manages its activities according to its customs and usages; (iii) "Gram Sabha" means a.....

West Bengal Local Bodies (Electoral Offences and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1952 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1952

.....Bengal Municipal Act, 1932, or 66. Words and figures subs. for the words and figures "in rule 4 of Part II of Schedule II to the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951," by W.B. Act 26 of 1984, w.e.f. 25.6.1984. [in rule 4 of Part II of Schedule III to the Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act, 1980,] at or in connection with an election, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees. Section 10 Breaches of official duty in connection with election (1) If any person to whom this section applies is without reasonable cause guilty of any act or omission in breach of his official duty, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. (2) No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against any such person for damages in respect of any such act or omission as aforesaid. (3) The persons to whom this section applies are the Registering Authorities for preparation or revision of electoral rolls, returning officers (which expression shall mean the Chairman of the Commissioners of municipalities in reference to elections under the Bengal Municipal Act, 1932), presiding officers, polling officers and any other person appointed to perform.....