Panchayati Raj Act, the Election Commission Act and the Panchayat
Election Rules, submitted that even against the election to the office of
Sarpanch, held ... Election Rules,
an election petition is maintainable. The election of Sarpanch cannot be
questioned, except by an election petition under Section 76 of the Election
State Election Commissioner may, if it has reason
to believe that an election has not been a free election by reason of
the large number ... broad sense, both, direct election and nomination
are nothing but elections. The word election is not defined in the
statute and must, therefore, take
State Election Commissioner may, if it has reason
to believe that an election has not been a free election by reason of
the large number ... broad sense, both, direct election and nomination
are nothing but elections. The word election is not defined in the
statute and must, therefore, take
courts. The whole subject of election has been left to courts
traditionally under the Common Law and election disputes and matters are
governed ... British House of Commons. In the case of election
disputes Parliament has defined the procedure by law. It can at any time
change that procedure
question any one aspect or stage of the
election. The expression `except by an election petition' in the article
does not point ... People Act, 1951 . Section 2(i)(d) of the Act defines
election as "an election to fill a seat or seats in inter alia
election in that constituency
or in the parliamentary constituency within which that constituency is
comprised and before the copmletion of that election ... connection with such elections.
Section 2(d) defines 'election' in the following terms :
"2(d) "election" means an election
under the Election Commission Act.
18. Section 73 of the Election Commission Act prescribes the setting up of Election Tribunals, to hear election petitions. Section ... Election Commission Act. Section 89 enumerates the grounds for declaring an election void. Section 108 of the Election Commission Act defines corrupt practices and electoral
House of the People; whereas s. 2(d) of the
Act defines "election-" to mean an election to fill a seat
or seats ... seat' and the election is to fill a-seat.
Coming to the 1951 Act, election is defined in s. 2(d) to
mean
section 2(1) of the Act define the
words 'election' and 'elector' respectively. 'Election'
means an election to fill ... Rule 2
of the
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Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 defines "election by
assembly members" as an election to the Council of States
State Government, in
consultation with the State Election Commission;
and
(ii) if such question arises after the election
process is over, by the Deputy Commissioner ... officers and staff of panchayats. Clause (f)
of Section 159 defines "election" to mean an election to fill an office under
the provisions
