Act Number: 76

Act Name: The Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971

Year: 1971

Enactment Date: 1971-12-26

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of District Councils in the Hill Areas in the Union territory of Manipur.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 16: Grounds on which an election may be called in question.
    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.
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