Section 30: Appointment of dates for nominations, etc.

The Representation of the People Act, 1951Central Act · Act 43 of 1951

[30. Appointment of dates for nominations, etc.--As soon as the notification calling upon a constituency to elect a member or members is issued, the Election Commission shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint

(a) the last date for making nominations, which shall be the [seventh day] after the date of publication of the first mentioned notification or, if that day is a public holiday, the next succeeding day which is not a public holiday;

(b) the date for the scrutiny of nominations, which shall be [the day immediately following] the last date for making nominations or, if that day is a public holiday, the next succeeding day which is not a public holiday;

(c) the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures, which shall be [the second day] after the date for the scrutiny of nominations or, if that day is a public holiday, the next succeeding day which is not a public holiday;

(d) the date or dates on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken which or the first of which shall be a date not earlier than the [fourteenth day] after the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures; and

(e) the date before which the election shall be completed.

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Where this provision sits

Act	The Representation of the People Act, 1951
Section	30
Marginal note	Appointment of dates for nominations, etc.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	3

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, Act 27 of 1956. . Subs. by Act 27 of 1956, s. 14, for section 30 (w.e.f. 28-8-1956).
substituted, Act 40 of 1961. . Subs. by Act 40 of 1961, s. 7, for "tenth day" (w.e.f. 20-9-1961).
substituted, Act 47 of 1966. . Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 27, for "the second day after" (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).
substituted, Act 47 of 1966. . Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 27, for "the third day" (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).
substituted, Act 21 of 1996. . Subs. by Act 21 of 1996, s. 5, for "twentieth day" (w.e.f. 1-8-1996).
omitted, Act 47 of 1966. . The Explanation omitted by Act 47 of 1966, s. 27 (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).

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