1. Short title.1 2. Interpretation.7 3. Qualification for membership of the Counci…6 4. Qualifications for membership of the House…3 5. Qualifications for membership of a Legisla…5 5A. Qualifications for membership of Legislati…2 6. Qualifications for membership of a Legisla…3 7. Definitions.13 8. Disqualification on conviction for certain…32 8A. Disqualification on ground of corrupt prac…2 9. Disqualification for dismissal for corrupt…3 9A. Disqualification for Government contracts,…8 10. Disqualification for office under Governme…4 10A. Disqualification for failure to lodge acco…11. Removal or reduction of period of disquali…2 11A. Disqualification arising out of conviction…1 11B. Removal of disqualifications.12. Notification for biennial election to the …1 12A. Notification for election to fill the seat…13. [Omitted.].14. Notification for general election to the H…10 14A. Notification for electing the representati…15. Notification for general election to a Sta…5 15A. Notification for certain elections to Legi…16. Notification for biennial election to a St…6 19. Definition.1 19A. Delegation of functions of Election Commis…20. General duties of chief electoral officers…2 20A. General duties of district election office…20B. Observers.21. Returning officers.3 22. Assistant returning officers.23. Returning officer to include assistant ret…1 24. General duty of the returning officer.1 25. Provision of polling stations for constitu…1 26. Appointment of presiding officers for poll…27. General duty of the presiding officer.28. Duties of a polling officer.28A. Returning officer, presiding officer, etc.…29. Special provisions in the case of certain …1 29A. Registration with the Election Commission …12 29B. Political parties entitled to accept contr…1 29C. Declaration of donation received by the po…2 30. Appointment of dates for nominations, etc.6 31. Public notice of election.32. Nomination of candidates for election.33. Presentation of nomination paper and requi…21 33A. Right to information.8 33B. Candidate to furnish information only unde…2 34. Deposits.1 35. Notice of nominations and the time and pla…36. Scrutiny of nominations.33 37. Withdrawal of candidature.1 38. Publication of list of contesting candidat…39. Nomination of candidates at other election…1 39A. Allocation of equitable sharing of time.40. Election agents.1 41. Disqualification for being an election age…42. Revocation of the appointment, or death, o…43. [Omitted.].44. [Omitted.].45. Functions of election agents.46. Appointment of polling agents.47. Appointment of counting agents.1 48. Revocation of the appointment, or death of…49. Functions of polling agents and counting a…50. Attendance of a contesting candidate or hi…51. Non-attendance of polling or counting agen…52. Death of candidate of recognised Political…1 53. Procedure in contested and uncontested ele…1 54. [Omitted.].55. Eligibility of members of Scheduled Castes…55A. [Omitted.].56. Fixing time for poll.1 57. Adjournment of poll in emergencies.58. Fresh poll in the case of destruction, etc…58A. Adjournment of poll or countermanding of e…59. Manner of voting at elections.2 60. Special procedure for voting by certain cl…61. Special procedure for preventing personati…61A. Voting machines at elections.62. Right to vote.11 63. [Omitted.].64. Counting of votes.64A. Destruction, loss, etc., of ballot papers …65. Equality of votes.66. Declaration of results.2 67. Report of the result.67A. Date of election of candidate.1 68. Vacation of seats when elected to both Hou…69. Vacation of seats by persons already membe…70. Election to more than one seat in either H…71. Publication of results of elections to the…72. [Omitted.].73. Publication of results of general election…6 73A. Special provisions as to certain elections…74. Publication of results of elections to the…2 75A. Declaration of assets and liabilities.1 76. Application of Chapter.77. Account of election expenses and maximum t…18 78. Lodging of account with the district elect…3 78A. Free supply of copies of electoral rolls.78B. Supply of certain items to candidates, etc…79. Definitions.1 80. Election petitions.21 80A. High Court to try election petitions.6 81. Presentation of petitions.64 82. Parties to the petition.18 83. Contents of petition.29 84. Relief that may be claimed by the petition…1 85. [Omitted.].1 86. Trial of election petitions.36 87. Procedure before the High Court.3 93. Documentary evidence.94. Secrecy of voting not to be infringed.5 95. Answering of criminating questions and cer…96. Expenses of witnesses.97. Recrimination when seat claimed.8 98. Decision of the High Court.7 99. Other orders to be made by the High Court.11 100. Grounds for declaring election to be void.69 101. Grounds for which a candidate other than t…1 102. Procedure in case of an equality of votes.1 103. Communication of orders of the High Court.104. [Omitted.].105. [Omitted.].6 106. Transmission of order to the appropriate a…107. Effect of orders of the High Court.2 108. [Omitted.].109. Withdrawal of election petitions.110. Procedure for withdrawal of election petit…2 111. Report of withdrawal by the High Court to …112. Abatement of election petitions.1 116. Abatement or substitution on death of resp…8 116A. Appeals to Supreme Court.129 116B. Stay of operation of order of High Court.2 116C. Procedure in appeal.3 117. Security for costs.12 118. Security for costs from a respondent.119. Costs.121. Payment of costs out of security deposits …122. Execution of orders as to costs.123. Corrupt practices.117 125. Promoting enmity between classes in connec…2 125A. Penalty for filing false affidavit, etc6 126. Prohibition of public meetings during peri…126A. Restriction on publication and disseminati…126B. Offences by companies.127. Disturbances at election meetings.127A. Restrictions on the printing of pamphlets,…1 128. Maintenance of Secrecy of voting.1 129. Officers, etc., at elections not to act fo…130. Prohibition of canvassing in or near polli…131. Penalty for disorderly conduct in or near …132. Penalty for misconduct at the polling stat…1 132A. Penalty for failure to observe procedure f…133. Penalty for illegal hiring or procuring of…134. Breaches of official duty in connection wi…134A. Penalty for Government servants for acting…134B. Prohibition of going armed to or near a po…135. Removal of ballot papers from polling stat…135A. Offence of booth capturing.1 135B. Grant of paid holiday to employees on the …135C. Liquor not to be sold, given or distribute…136. Other offences and penalties therefor.1 137. Omitted..1 138. Repealed..139. Omitted..140. Omitted.140A. Omitted..141. Omitted..142. Omitted..143. Omitted..1 144. Omitted..2 145. Omitted..146. Powers of Election Commission.2 146A. Statements made by persons to the Election…146B. Procedure to be followed by the Election C…146C. Protection of action taken in good faith.147. Casual vacancies in the Council of States.2 148. Omitted..149. Casual vacancies in the House of the Peopl…1 150. Casual vacancies in the State Legislative …3 151. Casual vacancies in the State Legislative …3 151A. Time limit for filling vacancies referred …3 152. List of members of the State Legislative A…1 153. Extension of time for completion of electi…2 154. Term of office of members of the Council o…155. Commencement of the term of office of memb…156. Term of office of members of State Legisla…157. Commencement of the term of office of memb…158. Return or forfeiture of candidate’s deposi…159. Staff or certain authorities to be made av…160. Requisitioning of premises, vehicles, etc.…161. Payment of compensation 162. Power to obtain information 163. Powers of entry into and inspection of pre…164. Eviction from requisitioned premises.165. Release of premises from requisition.166. Delegation of functions of the State Gover…167. Penalty for contravention of any order reg…168. Omitted..1 169. Power to make rules.5 170. Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.171. Repealed..

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This Act may be called the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

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