Section 125 in The West Bengal Panchayat Elections Act, 2003
125. Return or forfeiture of candidate's deposit.
(1)The deposit made under section 47 shall either be returned to the person making it or his representative or be forfeited to the State Government in accordance with the provisions of this section.(2)Except in cases hereafter mentioned in this section, the deposit shall be returned as soon as practicable after the result of the election is declared.(3)If the candidate is not shown in the list of contesting candidates, or if he dies before the commencement of the poll, the deposit shall be returned as soon as practicable after the publication of the list or after his death, as the case may be.(4)Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), the deposit shall be forfeited if at an election where a poll has been taken, the candidate is not elected and the number of valid votes polled by him does not exceed one-sixth of the total number of valid votes polled by all the candidates or in the case of election of more than one member at the election, one-sixth of the total number of valid votes so polled divided by the number of members to be elected.
