Section 162: Abatement on death of petitioner — Elections Act, 2017

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162. Abatement on death of petitioner.—(1) An election petition shall abate on the death of a sole petitioner or of the sole survivor of several petitioners. (2) Where an election petition abates under sub-section (1), the Election Tribunal shall serve notice of the abatement on the Commission.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

Related sections

Section 161: Withdrawal of petition Section 163: Death or withdrawal of respondent Section 160: Other provisions relating to the Election Tribunal Section 164: Failure of petitioner to appear Section 159: Decision in case of equality of votes Section 165: Additional powers of Election Tribunal

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