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To hold elections
Matched in: Term To hold elections
Hold elections
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Office of profit
persons, posts are created, which exist only for so long as they hold them. It will be difficult to hold that such persons are not holders of offices. The expression 'office of profit' means an office capable of … therefore is not disqualified to be chosen as a municipal councilor, Lalitha Bai v. Returning Officer, City Municipality Elections, AIR 1971 Mys 35 (36). [Mysore Town Municipalities Act, (22 of 1951), s. 14] No doubt the Committee
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Election Commission
Election Commissioner. [Constitution of India, Art. 394(5)] Is a Constitutional body in India, created for the pur-pose of holding elections to Parliament, State Legislatures and Offices of President and Vice-President. [Constitution of India, Art. 324] Can disqualify
Candidate
deemed to have been a candidate as from the time when, with the election in prospect, he began to hold himself out as a prospective candidate, Jyoti Basu v. Debi Ghosal (1982) 1 SCC 691: AIR 1982 SC … statements about a candidate is an illegal practice, and may also be restrained by injunction. [see (English) Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1911] Article 71(3) which vests power in Parliament to regulate by law any
Election
or earlier, if dissolved by crown, for returning the representatives to the lower House of Parliament. Writs for holding elections are issued after the Parliament is dissolved. Procedure for elections is governed by Representation of People's Act,
Corrupt practices
of which disqualifies for membership of the House of Commons and from voting at parlimentary elections or from holding public or judicial office for seven years. Corrupt practices at municipal and local government elections entail similar consequences.
Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923
Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923 (English) (13 & 14 Geo. 5, cc. 9 and 25). By a series of statutes commencing … makes good damage done by the removal. He must give a month's notice to the landlord, who may elect to purchase the fixture or building. 7. Notice to Quit (s. 25).--Notwithstanding any thing in a contract of
To stand or not to stand as a candidate
deemed to have been a candidate as from the time when, with the election in prospect, he began to hold himself out as a prospective candidate. The first part of the definition requires that in order to be … 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
Defection
and Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Legislative councils of State are exempted from disqualification as long as he holds that office and does not join any other party, Law of Elections, P.D.T. Achary, 2004, p. 190. Decision
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