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The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952

Central

An Act to regulate certain matters relating to or connected with elections to the offices of President and Vice-President of India.

Act number
31 of 1952
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department
Legislative Department
Enacted
14 Mar 1952

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30 sections

  1. Section 1Short title.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Returning Officer and his assistants.
  4. Section 4Appointment of dates for nominations, etc.
  5. Section 5Public notice of election.
  6. Section 5ANomination of candidates.
  7. Section 5BPresentation of nomination papers and requirements for a valid nomination.
  8. Section 5CDeposit.
  9. Section 5DNotice of nominations and the time and place for their scrutiny.
  10. Section 5EScrutiny of nominations.
  11. Section 6Withdrawal of candidature.
  12. Section 7Death of candidate before poll.
  13. Section 8Procedure in contested and uncontested elections.
  14. Section 9Manner of voting at elections.
  15. Section 10Counting of votes.
  16. Section 11Declaration of results.
  17. Section 12Report of the result.
  18. Section 13Definitions.
  19. Section 14Authority to try election petitions.
  20. Section 14APresentation of petition.
  21. Section 15Form of petitions, etc., and procedure.
  22. Section 16Relief that may be claimed by the petitioner.
  23. Section 17Orders of the Supreme Court.
  24. Section 18Grounds for declaring the election of a returned candidate to be void.
  25. Section 19Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may he declared to have been elected.
  26. Section 20Transmission of orders to the Central Government and its publication
  27. Section 20AReturn or forfeiture of candidate‟s deposit.
  28. Section 21Power to make rules.
  29. Section 22Maintenance of secrecy of voting.
  30. Section 23Jurisdiction of civil courts barred