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Election Committee

Election Committee, was a committee of the House of Commons appointed to inquire into the validity of the election of a member....

District Election Officer, 'district election officer' means the officer designated or nominated under, s. 13AA of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950). [Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), s. 2(1)(cc)]...

Conduct of elections

Conduct of elections, the phrase 'conduct of elec-tions' is held to be of wide amplitude which would include power to make all necessary provisions for conducting free and fair elections, Union of India v. Association for Democratic Reforms, AIR 2002 SC 2112 (2120): (2002) 5 SCC 294. [Constitution of India, Art. 324]...

Casual election

Casual election, means an election held to fill a casual vacancy. [Cantonments Act, 1924, s. 2 (vi)]...

Candidate for election

Candidate for election, means a person who has been duly nominated as a candidate for election to any Legislature. [Foreign Contribution (Regula-tion) Act, 1976 (49 of 1976), s. 2 (1) (b)]...

Trial of an election petition

Trial of an election petition, is the entire process of litigation from its first step by the tribunal to its disposal and includes matter prior to the actual hearing of the petition. The matters relating to the service of summons, calling for and finalizing the pleadings, and setting the issues, are all constituent stages of the trial, Duryodhan v. Sitaram, AIR 1970 All 1....

Election to Municipal Offices

Election to Municipal Offices. See (English) Ballot Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 33), s. 20 (repealed except as to Scotland and Ireland); (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 50); also (English) Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51); and MUNICIPAL CORPORATION....

The result of the election has been materially affected

The result of the election has been materially affected, these words seems to us to indicate that the result should not be judged by the mere increase or decrease in the total number of votes secured by the returned candidate but by proof of the fact that the wasted votes would have been distributed in such a manner between the contesting candidates as would have brought about the defeat of the returned candidate, Vashisht Narain Sharma v. Dev Chandra, AIR 1954 SC 513 (515). [Representation of the people Act, 1951, s. 100(1)(c)]...

equitable election

equitable election : the choice that a beneficiary of an instrument (as a will) must make to forgo a challenge to the instrument and accept the benefit or vice versa ...

Primer election

Primer election, first choice....

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