Section 23 in Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing Act 1966
23. Procedure in case of an equality of votes.
- If during the trial of an election petition it appears that there is an equality of votes between any candidates at the election and that the addition of a vote would entitle any of those candidates to be declared elected then, -(a)any decision made by the returning officer under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall in so far as it determines the question between those candidates be effective also for the purposes of the petition; and(b)in so far as that question is not determined by such a decision the [Civil judge] [Substituted by Act 38 of 2013 w.e.f. 16.3.2013.] shall decide between them by lot and proceed as if the one on whom the lot then falls had received an additional vote.
