The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952
Central Act · Act 31 of 195230 provisions
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| Long title | An Act to regulate certain matters relating to or connected with elections to the offices of President and Vice-President of India. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 31 of 1952 |
| Year | 1952 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 30 |
| Subjects | constitutional |
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- Section 1 Short title.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Returning Officer and his assistants.
- Section 4 Appointment of dates for nominations, etc.
- Section 5 Public notice of election.
- Section 5A Nomination of candidates.
- Section 5B Presentation of nomination papers and requirements for a valid nomination.
- Section 5C Deposit.
- Section 5D Notice of nominations and the time and place for their scrutiny.
- Section 5E Scrutiny of nominations.
- Section 6 Withdrawal of candidature.
- Section 7 Death of candidate before poll.
- Section 8 Procedure in contested and uncontested elections.
- Section 9 Manner of voting at elections.
- Section 10 Counting of votes.
- Section 11 Declaration of results.
- Section 12 Report of the result.
- Section 13 Definitions.
- Section 14 Authority to try election petitions.
- Section 14A Presentation of petition.
- Section 15 Form of petitions, etc., and procedure.
- Section 16 Relief that may be claimed by the petitioner.
- Section 17 Orders of the Supreme Court.
- Section 18 Grounds for declaring the election of a returned candidate to be void.
- Section 19 Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may he declared to have been elected.
- Section 20 Transmission of orders to the Central Government and its publication
- Section 20A Return or forfeiture of candidate‟s deposit.
- Section 21 Power to make rules.
- Section 22 Maintenance of secrecy of voting.
- Section 23 Jurisdiction of civil courts barred
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