Section 16
Grounds on which an election may be called in question.
The Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971
About this Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of District Councils in the Hill Areas in the Union territory of Manipur.
The election of a returned candidate
may be called in question on any one or more of the following grounds, namely:—
(a) that on the date of his election the returned candidate was not qualified to be elected, or he was disqualified for being elected, as a member under this Act; or
(b) that the nomination paper of any candidate at the election has been improperly rejected; or
(c) that the result of the election has been materially affected by the improper acceptance of a nomination paper or by the improper acceptance or refusal of a vote or by any other cause.
(a) that on the date of his election the returned candidate was not qualified to be elected, or he was disqualified for being elected, as a member under this Act; or
(b) that the nomination paper of any candidate at the election has been improperly rejected; or
(c) that the result of the election has been materially affected by the improper acceptance of a nomination paper or by the improper acceptance or refusal of a vote or by any other cause.