Act 31 of 1952

The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952

An Act to regulate certain matters relating to or connected with elections to the offices of President and Vice-President of India.

  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Legislative Department
  • Enacted 1952-03-14
  • 30 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Returning Officer and his assistants. Read
4 Appointment of dates for nominations, etc. Read
5 Public notice of election. Read
5A Nomination of candidates. Read
5B Presentation of nomination papers and requirements for a valid nomination. Read
5C Deposit. Read
5D Notice of nominations and the time and place for their scrutiny. Read
5E Scrutiny of nominations. Read
6 Withdrawal of candidature. Read
7 Death of candidate before poll. Read
8 Procedure in contested and uncontested elections. Read
9 Manner of voting at elections. Read
10 Counting of votes. Read
11 Declaration of results. Read
12 Report of the result. Read
13 Definitions. Read
14 Authority to try election petitions. Read
14A Presentation of petition. Read
15 Form of petitions, etc., and procedure. Read
16 Relief that may be claimed by the petitioner. Read
17 Orders of the Supreme Court. Read
18 Grounds for declaring the election of a returned candidate to be void. Read
19 Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may he declared to have been elected.Read
20 Transmission of orders to the Central Government and its publicationRead
20A Return or forfeiture of candidate‟s deposit.Read
21 Power to make rules.Read
22 Maintenance of secrecy of voting.Read
23 Jurisdiction of civil courts barredRead
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