Act Number: 31

Act Name: The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952

Year: 1952

Enactment Date: 1952-03-14

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

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 13: Definitions.
    1[13. Definitions.-- In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,--
         (a) "candidate" means a person who has been or claims to have been duly nominated as a candidate at an election;
         (b) "costs" means all costs, charges and expenses of, or incidental to, a trial of an election petition;
         (c) "returned candidate" means a candidate whose name has been published under section 12 as duly elected.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 20 of 1977, s. 2, for Part III.
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