Section 154: Decision of the Election Tribunal

154. Decision of the Election Tribunal.—(1) The Election Tribunal may, upon the conclusion of the trial of an election petition, make an order— (a) dismissing the petition; (b) declaring— (i) the election of the returned candidate to be void and directing that fresh poll be held in one or more polling stations; (ii) the election of the returned candidate to be void and the petitioner or any other contesting candidate to have been elected; or (iii) the election as a whole to be void and directing that fresh election be held in the entire constituency. (2) Save as provided in section 155, the decision of an Election Tribunal on an election petition shall be final.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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