Section 98 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 – Decision of the High Court

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Section 98: Decision of the High Court

At the conclusion of the trial of an election petition the High Court shall make an order—

(a) dismissing the election petition; or

(b) declaring the election of all or any of the returned candidates to be void; or

(c) declaring the election of all or any of the returned candidates to be void and the petitioner or any other candidate to have been duly elected.

Source: official text of The Representation of the People Act, 1951 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

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