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Unused

Unused, the word 'unused' in the context means that which 'was made available for use in the election but remained unused in the election', Suresh Prasad Yadav v. Jai Prakash Mishra, (1975) 4 SCC 822: AIR

Trial

the trial of a controversy that arises from an issue. It may equally mean the trial of an election petition or a complaint or an action from beginning to end, H.V. Kamath v. Election Tribunal, AIR 1958

To stand or not to stand as a candidate

candidate, a person who has been or claims to have been duly nominated as a candidate as any election and any such person shall be deemed to have been a candidate as from the time when, with

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Temporal termini

329(b) a blanket ban on all manner of question which may have impact on ultimate result of the election, arising between two temporal termini viz:-The notification by president calling for the election and the declaration of result

Sedition

of 1799, political meetings of more than fifty persons within one mile of Westminster Hall, except for parliamentary election purposes, are declared unlawful on any day on which Parliament is sitting. By s. 25 of the Act

Polling Station

Polling Station, in relation to an election means the place for taking poll of the election. [The West Bengal Panchayat Election Act, 2003, s. 2(15)]

Panchayat Samiti

Panchayat Samiti Constituted under the Zilla Parishads Act, The Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis Temporary Postponement of Elections (of the President, Vice-President and Chairmen of Subject Committees of certain Zill Parishads and Chairman and Deputy Chairman

Panchayat Electoral Registration offices

Panchayat Electoral Registration offices, means an officer appointed as such by the State Election Commissioner under sub-s. (1) of s.

Panchayat Returning Officer

Panchayat Returning Officer, means an officer appointed as such by the State Election Commissioner under sub-s. (1) of s. 6 of the West Bengal State Election Commission Act, 1994 and includes

Member

the council. [Maharashtra State Council for Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Act, 2002, s. 2(e)] Member, means a person elected at an election to fill seats in a Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad or Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad.

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