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Section 5C: Deposit.

The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952Central Act · Act 31 of 1952

[5C. Deposit.-- (1) A candidate shall not be deemed to be duly nominated for election unless he deposits or causes to be deposited a sum of [fifteen thousand rupees]:

Provided that where a candiate has been nominated by more than one nomination paper for the same election, not more than one deposit shall be required or him under this sub-section.

(2) The sum required to be deposited under sub-section (1) shall not be deemed to have been deposited under that sub-section unless at the time of presentation of the nomination paper under sub-section (1) of section 5B, the candidate has either deposited or caused to be deposited that sum with the Returning Officer in cash or enclosed with the nomination paper a receipt showing that the said sum has been deposited by him or on his behalf in the Reserve Bank of India or in a Government Treasury.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952
Section5C
Marginal noteDeposit.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for section 5 (w.e.f. 23-3-1974).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "two thousand five hundred rupees" (w.e.f. 5-6-1997).

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