IMPORTANTIt is mandatory for candidates contesting elections to disclose information not only about cases where charges have been framed but also about cases where the Court has taken cognizance.A. According to Sections 33A and 125A of the Representation of The People Act, 1951, and Rule 4A of the C...

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Arikala Narasa Reddy Vs. Venkata Ram Reddy Reddygari & ANR. [February 4, 2014]

Judgement Date : february/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 73 SC

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Dr. Subramanian Swamy Vs. Election Commission of India [OCTOBER 8, 2013]

Judgement Date : october/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 724 SC

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Smt. Neena Vikram Verma Vs. Balmukund Singh Gautam & Ors. [April 12, 2013]

Judgement Date : april/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 302 SC

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Ponnala Lakshmaiah Vs. Kommuri Pratap Reddy & Ors. [July 06, 2012]

Judgement Date : july/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 343 SC

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Ishwardas Rohani Vs. Alok Mishra & Ors. [May 3, 2012]

Judgement Date : may/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 261 SC

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Ramesh Rout Vs. Rabindra Nath Rout

Judgement Date : december/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 897 SC

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Sathi Vijay Kumar Vs. Tota Singh & Ors [2006] Insc 931 (8 December 2006)

Judgement Date : december/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 874 SC

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Shaligram Shrivastava Vs. Naresh Singh Patel [2002] INSC 571 (19 December 2002)

Judgement Date : december/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 571 SC

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Election Commission of India Through Secretary Vs. Ashok Kumar & Ors [2000] INSC 459 (30 August 2000)

Judgement Date : august/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 455 SC

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R.P. Moidutty Vs. P.T. Kunju Mohammad & ANR [1999] INSC 372 (28 September 1999)

Judgement Date : september/1999, Citation : 1999 Latest Caselaw 372 SC

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T.M. Jacob Vs. C. Poulose & Ors [1999] INSC 151 (15 April 1999)

Judgement Date : april/1999, Citation : 1999 Latest Caselaw 151 SC

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Dr. Shipra Vs. Shanti Lal Khoiwal [1996] INSC 491 (3 April 1996)

Judgement Date : april/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 307 SC

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Kanhiyalal Omar Vs. R.K. Trivedi & Ors [1985] INSC 206 (24 September 1985)

Judgement Date : september/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 206 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, in his Writ Petition to this Court, challenged the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order of 1968, arguing that it is legislative in nature and therefore could not have been issued by the Election Commission. He contended that the Commission lacks the legal authority to i...

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Krishan Ballabh Prasad Singh Vs. Sub-Divisional Officer Hilsa-Cumreturning Officer & Ors [1985] INSC 174 (12 August 1985)

Judgement Date : august/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 174 SC

Headnote :

The Returning Officer announced the results after counting the votes, declaring that the petitioner was duly elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Islampur Constituency, and issued an election certificate in Form 22 as per Rule 66 of the Conduct of Elections Rules 1961. However, a decla...

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Dr. P. Nalla Thampy Terah Vs. Union of India & Ors [1985] INSC125 (8 May 1985)

Judgement Date : may/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 125 SC

Headnote :

Section 77(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 stipulates that every election candidate must maintain a separate and accurate record of all election-related expenditures incurred or authorized by them or their election agent, from the date the election notification is published until th...

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Bhag Mal Vs. Ch. Parbhu Ram & Ors [1984] INSC 203 (30 October 1984)

Judgement Date : october/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 203 SC

Headnote :

The Representation of the People Act 1951, Section 27 (1), addresses the issue of recrimination petitions. If a returned candidate fails to submit a recrimination petition, the Election Tribunal lacks the authority to investigate whether any incorrect votes were counted in favor of the election peti...

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Pashupati Nath Sukul & Ors Vs. Nem Chandra Jain & Ors [1983] INSC 189 (25 November 1983)

Judgement Date : november/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

Headnote :

Following the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly by the President, elections were conducted, and on June 9, 1980, the Election Commission released a notification listing the names of the elected members for the constituencies. These members were informed that they could take the oath as m...

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Arun Kumar Bose Vs. Mohd. Furkan Ansari & Ors [1983] INSC 133 (28 September 1983)

Judgement Date : september/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 133 SC

Headnote :

The first respondent, who lost to the appellant by 24 votes in the Assembly Elections, filed an election petition in the High Court under section 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, seeking to have the appellant\'s election annulled and to be declared the successful candidate. In parag...

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Roop Lal Sathi Vs. Nachhattar Singh [1982] INSC 80 (2 November 1982)

Judgement Date : november/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 80 SC

Headnote :

For a candidate to be recognized as being nominated by a political party according to paragraph 13 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968, it is necessary for a written notice, signed by an authorized office-bearer of the political party, to be submitted to the returning offi...

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All Party Hill Leaders' Conference, Shillong Vs. Captain M.A. Sangma & Ors [1977] INSC 173 (12 September 1977)

Judgement Date : september/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 173 SC

Headnote :

The All Party Hill Leaders\' Conference (APHLC) was established as a political party in the composite State of Assam in 1960. In 1962, the APHLC participated in the General Elections, winning 11 out of 15 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly that were reserved for the autonomous Hill districts, a...

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Baldev Singh Vs. Teja Singh Swatantar & Ors [1975] INSC 14 (24 January 1975)

Judgement Date : january/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 14 SC

Headnote :

In the contest for a Parliamentary seat in the State of Punjab, the appellant, representing the Akali Dal, and the first respondent, the candidate from the Communist Party of India, were among the candidates. A total of 344,073 votes were cast, with 7,663 deemed invalid.The first respondent was decl...

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Prahladdas Khandelwal Vs. Narendra Kumar Salve [1972] INSC 213 (11 September 1972)

Judgement Date : september/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 213 SC

Headnote :

The appellant submitted his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections but failed to specify the Parliamentary Constituency he was contesting from. The nomination form was completed in Hindi. Despite the Assistant Returning Officer pointing out this oversight, the appellant did not rectify it.The...

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Sadiq Ali & ANR Vs. Election Commission of India & Ors [1971] INSC 307 (11 November 1971)

Judgement Date : november/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 307 SC

Headnote :

The Indian National Congress, recognized as a national party under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order of 1968, used the symbol \"Two Bullocks with Yoke on\" for elections. The Congress operates as a voluntary association governed by its own Constitution. In 1969, due to disagreem...

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University of Poona & Ors Vs. Shankar Narhar Ageshe & Ors [1971] INSC 136 (30 April 1971)

Judgement Date : april/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 136 SC

Headnote :

According to section 11 of the Poona University Act, 1948, the Vice Chancellor is to be elected by the University Court from a list of three candidates proposed by the Executive Council. The election process utilizes proportional representation through a single transferable vote by ballot. In this i...

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Manni Lal Vs. Shri Parmai Lal & Ors [1970] INSC 158 (13 August 1970)

Judgement Date : august/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 158 SC

Headnote :

The appellant contested the election of the first respondent to the State Legislative Assembly on the following grounds: (1) the respondent was disqualified under section 8(2) of the Representation of the People Act, as he was convicted of offenses under the Penal Code at the time of his election, a...

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Pashupati Nath Singh Vs. Harihar Prasad Singh [1968] INSC 12 (22 January 1968)

Judgement Date : january/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 12 SC

Headnote :

The appellant contested the election of the respondent to the Bihar Legislative Assembly through an election petition, arguing that his nomination paper had been wrongly rejected by the Returning Officer. On January 21, 1967, the scheduled date for the scrutiny of nomination papers as per section 36...

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Shyam Sunder Vs. Satya Ketu & Ors [1966] INSC 204 (5 October 1966)

Judgement Date : october/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 205 SC

Headnote :

In an election for a seat in the U.P. Legislative Council, conducted under the system of proportional representation using the single transferable vote, the respondent was declared the winner. The appellant, also a candidate, contested the election through an election petition, claiming that some ba...

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Samyukta Socialist Party Vs. Election Commission of India & ANR [1966] INSC 191 (30 September 1966)

Judgement Date : september/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 192 SC

Headnote :

In the 1962 general election, the Praja Socialist Party used the \'Hut\' as its election symbol. In 1964, the Praja Socialist Party merged with the Socialist Party to create the Samyukta Socialist Party, which was also assigned the \'Hut\' symbol by the Election Commission. However, this alliance wa...

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Mahadeo Vs. Babu Udai Pratap Singh & Ors [1965] INSC 243 (10 November 1965)

Judgement Date : november/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 243 SC

Headnote :

During the general elections for a seat in the U.P. Legislative Assembly, the appellant was declared the winner. However, the name of the 1st respondent, a candidate who lost, was incorrectly printed on the ballot papers as \"Udai Bhan Pratap Singh,\" even though his symbol was displayed correctly.T...

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State Bare Acts

Andhra Pradesh State Laws 362 Arunachal Pradesh State Laws 77 Assam State Laws 302 Bihar State Laws 525 Chandigarh Local Acts 30 Chhattisgarh State Laws 148 Delhi Local Laws 320 Goa State Laws 216 Gujarat State Laws 405 Haryana State Laws 492 Himachal Pradesh State Laws 306 Jammu and Kashmir State Laws 344 Jharkhand State Laws 284 Karnataka State Laws 263 Kerala State Laws 310 Madhya Pradesh State Laws 553 Maharashtra State Laws 862 Manipur State Laws 68 Mizoram State Laws 84 Nagaland State Laws 104 Odisha State Laws 731 Puducherry State Laws 108 Punjab State Laws 669 Rajasthan State Laws 730 Sikkim State Laws 107 Tamil Nadu State Laws 693 Telangana State Laws 32 Tripura State Laws 87 UP State Laws 914 Uttarakhand State Laws 131 West Bengal State Laws 738

Central Acts Categories

Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961

List of Judgements

Karikho Kri Vs. Nuney Tayang and Anr.

Sita Soren Vs. Union of India

Association for Democratic Reforms &amp; Anr. Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors.

Thangjam Arunkumar Vs. Yumkham Erabot Singh &amp; Ors.

S. Rukmini Madegowda Vs. The State Election Commission

SATISH UKEY vs. DEVENDRA GANGADHARRAO FADNAVIS

Arikala Narasa Reddy Vs. Venkata Ram Reddy Reddygari & ANR. [February 4, 2014]

Dr. Subramanian Swamy Vs. Election Commission of India [OCTOBER 8, 2013]

Smt. Neena Vikram Verma Vs. Balmukund Singh Gautam & Ors. [April 12, 2013]

Ponnala Lakshmaiah Vs. Kommuri Pratap Reddy & Ors. [July 06, 2012]

Ishwardas Rohani Vs. Alok Mishra & Ors. [May 3, 2012]

Ramesh Rout Vs. Rabindra Nath Rout

Sathi Vijay Kumar Vs. Tota Singh & Ors [2006] Insc 931 (8 December 2006)

Shaligram Shrivastava Vs. Naresh Singh Patel [2002] INSC 571 (19 December 2002)

Election Commission of India Through Secretary Vs. Ashok Kumar & Ors [2000] INSC 459 (30 August 2000)

R.P. Moidutty Vs. P.T. Kunju Mohammad & ANR [1999] INSC 372 (28 September 1999)

T.M. Jacob Vs. C. Poulose & Ors [1999] INSC 151 (15 April 1999)

Dr. Shipra Vs. Shanti Lal Khoiwal [1996] INSC 491 (3 April 1996)

Kanhiyalal Omar Vs. R.K. Trivedi &amp; Ors [1985] INSC 206 (24 September 1985)

Krishan Ballabh Prasad Singh Vs. Sub-Divisional Officer Hilsa-Cumreturning Officer &amp; Ors [1985] INSC 174 (12 August 1985)

Dr. P. Nalla Thampy Terah Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors [1985] INSC125 (8 May 1985)

Bhag Mal Vs. Ch. Parbhu Ram &amp; Ors [1984] INSC 203 (30 October 1984)

Pashupati Nath Sukul &amp; Ors Vs. Nem Chandra Jain &amp; Ors [1983] INSC 189 (25 November 1983)

Arun Kumar Bose Vs. Mohd. Furkan Ansari &amp; Ors [1983] INSC 133 (28 September 1983)

Roop Lal Sathi Vs. Nachhattar Singh [1982] INSC 80 (2 November 1982)

All Party Hill Leaders' Conference, Shillong Vs. Captain M.A. Sangma &amp; Ors [1977] INSC 173 (12 September 1977)

Baldev Singh Vs. Teja Singh Swatantar &amp; Ors [1975] INSC 14 (24 January 1975)

Prahladdas Khandelwal Vs. Narendra Kumar Salve [1972] INSC 213 (11 September 1972)

Sadiq Ali &amp; ANR Vs. Election Commission of India &amp; Ors [1971] INSC 307 (11 November 1971)

University of Poona &amp; Ors Vs. Shankar Narhar Ageshe &amp; Ors [1971] INSC 136 (30 April 1971)

Manni Lal Vs. Shri Parmai Lal &amp; Ors [1970] INSC 158 (13 August 1970)

Pashupati Nath Singh Vs. Harihar Prasad Singh [1968] INSC 12 (22 January 1968)

Shyam Sunder Vs. Satya Ketu &amp; Ors [1966] INSC 204 (5 October 1966)

Samyukta Socialist Party Vs. Election Commission of India &amp; ANR [1966] INSC 191 (30 September 1966)

Mahadeo Vs. Babu Udai Pratap Singh &amp; Ors [1965] INSC 243 (10 November 1965)

State Bare Acts

Association for Democratic Reforms & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Thangjam Arunkumar Vs. Yumkham Erabot Singh & Ors.

Kanhiyalal Omar Vs. R.K. Trivedi & Ors [1985] INSC 206 (24 September 1985)

Krishan Ballabh Prasad Singh Vs. Sub-Divisional Officer Hilsa-Cumreturning Officer & Ors [1985] INSC 174 (12 August 1985)

Dr. P. Nalla Thampy Terah Vs. Union of India & Ors [1985] INSC125 (8 May 1985)

Bhag Mal Vs. Ch. Parbhu Ram & Ors [1984] INSC 203 (30 October 1984)

Pashupati Nath Sukul & Ors Vs. Nem Chandra Jain & Ors [1983] INSC 189 (25 November 1983)

Arun Kumar Bose Vs. Mohd. Furkan Ansari & Ors [1983] INSC 133 (28 September 1983)

All Party Hill Leaders' Conference, Shillong Vs. Captain M.A. Sangma & Ors [1977] INSC 173 (12 September 1977)

Baldev Singh Vs. Teja Singh Swatantar & Ors [1975] INSC 14 (24 January 1975)

Sadiq Ali & ANR Vs. Election Commission of India & Ors [1971] INSC 307 (11 November 1971)

University of Poona & Ors Vs. Shankar Narhar Ageshe & Ors [1971] INSC 136 (30 April 1971)

Manni Lal Vs. Shri Parmai Lal & Ors [1970] INSC 158 (13 August 1970)

Shyam Sunder Vs. Satya Ketu & Ors [1966] INSC 204 (5 October 1966)

Samyukta Socialist Party Vs. Election Commission of India & ANR [1966] INSC 191 (30 September 1966)

Mahadeo Vs. Babu Udai Pratap Singh & Ors [1965] INSC 243 (10 November 1965)