appreciating the submissions in a better perspective :
Section 2(d) defines "election" as under :
"election" means an election to fill
held as
under :
"8 The expression 'election' has not
been defined under the Act. In the
absence of any definition ... meaning given to the said
expression. Collin's English Dictionary
defines 'election' as under:
"The selection by vote of a person
question except by an
election petition presented in accordance with these rules to an
Election Tribunal as defined by sub-rule (2) by any candidate ... Punjab Municipal Election Rules, 1952
stands repealed consequent to enactment of the Punjab State Election
Commission Act, 1994 (for short 'Election
State Election Commissioner may, if it has reason to
believe that an election has not been a free election by reason of the
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large ... broad sense, both, direct election and nomination are nothing
but elections. The word election is not defined in the statute and must,
therefore, take
Election Rules relates
to 'Re-Election', which stipulates as follows:-
"The Election Authority may order for re-election, after declaring the election ... election was grossly vitiated or violated
contrary to the laws at any stage of the election process."
Rule 27 of the said 2019 Election
operative Societies' Election Rules, 2019.
7. Rule 27 of the Assam Co-operative Societies' Election Rules, 2019 ['the
Election Rules ... results, before the Election Authority. Rule 27[b]
of the Election Rules, 2019 has prescribed that the Election Authority shall make
an enquiry upon
COVID-19 while on election duty became a matter of consideration in the light of recommendations made by the Election Commission of India as well ... contracted while on election duty. The Election Commission of India for the purpose of ex-gratia payment is said to have defined the election duty
SCEA of District
Co-operative Election Officer along with the
proceedings with reference to the election, and the
election shall be commenced in all respect ... Rule 2(17) of the Rules of 2014 defines the "State
Co-operative Election Authority" as the one constituted by the State
Government
operative Societies Act, 1961 for
holding election of officers of certain societies. That, it is submitted
election is defined under Section 145B(b) which reads ... duties of the
Collector under this Chapter;
(b) "election" means election of a member or members of the
committee of a specified society
Court held as follows:-
"14. The word "election" has been judicially
defined by various authorities of this Court to mean ... election petition presented in accordance with the
provisions of Part VI of the Act . The expression
"election" is defined by Section
