election of the returned candidate or if there are more than, one returned candidate at the election and dates of their election are different ... date of election is defined under the Act. Section 67A states what is the date of election.
"67A. Date of election of candidate
result has no application because the election contested could not
pursue us.
39. Even where an election is uncontested, the question remains
whether the decision ... provides a pre-election remedy for Voter List grievances
under Section 26(3) ; a post-election remedy for election disputes
under Rule 27, prescribing timelines
latter asked appellant
No. 1 why he should further trouble himself with election
matters when he had enough work in connection with the shop,
flour ... should withdraw his nomination, Patil
Puttappa told him that they desired uncontested return of
respondent No. 1, and that was the reason why they were
following
effect:
Rule 12: Declaration of Result of uncontested Election Candidate :--(1) If the number of contesting candidates is more than one, poll shall ... Election Officer has no discretion in the matter to postpone the declaration of the election.
14. It would be evident that the Election Officer immediately
respondent election officer, failing which
the election would not be a free and fair election and
rather it would be an uncontested election since ... respondent election officer, failing which
the election would not be a free and fair election and
rather it would be an uncontested election since
respondent election officer, failing which
the election would not be a free and fair election and
rather it would be an uncontested election since ... respondent election officer, failing which
the election would not be a free and fair election and
rather it would be an uncontested election since
Election
Commission can interfere in an election and pass appropriate orders for
smooth completion of the election process. As per established law, the
election process ... made thereunder."
13. As per established procedure, in case of uncontested election,
result is to be declared forthwith in Form 5 annexed with
election to be held would only be a merely formal election and the absence of three days' notice of the election, even though illegal ... that had to be done in the fresh election was only to hold a nominal election uncontested with only one candidate and requiring only
Panchayat (Election of Pramukhs and Up-Pramukhs and Settlement of Election Disputes) Rules, 19941 by the results declared on 10.07.2021.
4. An election petition under ... passed while deciding the election petition. When once the relief claimed by the election petitioner is to declare the election of the returned candidate
percent of seats
were uncontested while 24.6 percent seats for Zilla Parishads were uncontested.
21 As regards the uncontested seats, the following submissions have been ... Election Commission:
(i) The State Election Commission has been alive to the need to conduct a
free and fair election and after the election took
