Act Number: 43

Act Name: The Representation of the People Act, 1951

Year: 1951

Enactment Date: 1951-07-17

Long Title: An Act to provide for the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and to the House or Houses of the Legislature of each State, the qualifications and disqualifications for membership of those Houses, the corrupt practices and other offences at or in connection with such elections and the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with such elections.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 83: Contents of petition.
    1[83. Contents of petition.—(1) An election petition.—
         (a) shall contain a concise statement of the material facts on which the petitioner relies;
         (b) shall set forth full particulars of any corrupt practice that the petitioner alleges, including as full a statement as possible of the names of the parties alleged to have committed such corrupt practice and the date and place of the commission of each such practice; and
         (c) shall be signed by the petitioner and verified in the manner laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) for the verification of pleadings:
     2[Provided that where the petitioner alleges any corrupt practice, the petition shall also be accompanied by an affidavit in the prescribed form in support of the allegation of such corrupt practice and the particulars thereof.]
     (2) Any schedule or annexure to the petition shall also be signed by the petitioner and verified in the same manner as the petition].
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 46, ibid., for section 83 (w.e.f. 28-8-1956).
2. Ins. by Act 40 of 1961, s. 18 (w.e.f. 20-9-1961).
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