Section 28: Ground for declaring election of returned candidate void — National and Provincial Assemblies (Elections to Reserved Seats) Act, 1976

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28. Ground for declaring election of returned candidate void.—(1) The Tribunal shall declare the election of the returned candidate to be void if it is satisfied that— (a) the returned candidate was not qualified for, or was disqualified from, being elected as a member; or (b) the election of the returned candidate has been procured or induced by any corrupt or illegal practice; or (c) a corrupt or illegal practice has been committed by the returned candidate or by any other person with the connivance of the candidate. (2) The election of a returned candidate shall not be declared void on the ground— (a) that any corrupt or illegal practice has been committed, if the Tribunal is satisfied that it was not committed by, or with the consent or connivance of, that candidate and that the candidate took all reasonable precaution to prevent its commission; or (b) that any of the other candidates was not qualified for, or was disqualified from, being elected as a member.

Effective date: 1976-01-01

Related sections

Section 27: Decision of the Tribu nal Section 29: Ground for declaring a person other than a returned candidate elected. The Tribunal Section 26: Recrimi nation where seat is claimed Section 30: Ground for declaring election as a whole void. The Tribunal shall declare the election as a Section 25: Further provision relating to evidence and wit nesses Section 31: Decision in case of equality of votes

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