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Recognised political party

Recognised political party, means a national party or a State party recognised as such by the Election Commission of India by notification for the time being in force. [West Bengal Panchayat Election Act, 2003, s. 2(23)]

Sign

Officer or the Presiding Officer or such other officer as may be specified in that behalf by the Election Commission and such officer on being satisfied as to his identity attests the mark as being the mark of

Association

by the consent of all the members, the rule of decision by majority is excluded, Ramashankar Kaushik v. Election Commission of India, AIR 1974 SC 445 (453).

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Political party

Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 417. Unlike in UK, the political parties in India are registered with Election Commission, Representa-tion of the People Act, 1951, s. 29A.

Qualifying date

specified as such by the Commission by notification for the purposes of this Act. [The West Bengal Panchayat Election Act, 2003, s. 2(22)]

Local party

Local party, means a party recognized as such by the Commission. [The West Bengal Panchayat Election Act, 2003, s. 2(ii)]

Chairman

to win the confidence of his colleagues on he commission and carry them with him, T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commr. of India v. Union of India, (1995) 4 SCC 611 (631). (Constitution of India, Art. 324) Means

Member

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. [West Bengal Panchayat … member of the Authority. [Gujarat State Disaster Management Act, 2003, s. 2(l)] Member, means a member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson. [The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act, 2004, s. 2(e)] Member, means a

Sewer

Sewer, a trench or channel through which water or sewage flows. The Court of Commissioners of Sewers is a temporary tribunal, erected by commission under the Great Seal, which used to be granted … to the Act or not ,but does not extend to the metropolis. It provides for the constitution of elective drainage districts, and for the appointment of boards therein, with the same powers as commissioners of sewers. The

Agent

v. Francis, (1870) LR 5 CP 295; Durant v. Keighley, Maxted & Co., 1910 AC 240. As to election agents see the Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 125), by new law. As to … duly authorised by a party to present any complaint, appeal or reply on its behalf before the national Commission. [Consumer Protection Rules, 1987, s. 2 (b)] An agent is ordinarily a person authorised by a candidate to

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