Section 160: Other provisions relating to the Election Tribunal

160. Other provisions relating to the Election Tribunal.—(1) An order of the Election Tribunal under section 154 shall take effect on the date on which it is made and shall be communicated to the Commission and the Commission shall publish it in the official Gazette. (2) The Election Tribunal shall, after an election petition has been disposed of, forward the record of the election petition to the Commission which shall retain it for a period of five years from the date of its receipt or till the disposal of appeal against the decision of the Tribunal, if any, and shall thereafter cause it to be destroyed.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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