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Section67A
The Representation of the People Act, 1951

Date of election of candidate

In force From 17 Jul 1951 Act 43 of 1951 As on 17 Oct 2026

Act 43 of 1951 Ministry Law and Justice Enacted 17 Jul 1951 In force 17 Jul 1951 Cited by 3 provisions

Section 67A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 deals with date of election of candidate. For the purposes of this Act, the date on which a candidate is declared by the returning officer under the provisions of section 53, , , or section 66, to be elected to a House of Parliament or of the Legislature of a State shall be the date of election of that candidate.] The Act came into force on 17 Jul 1951.

1[67A. Date of election of candidate.—For the purposes of this Act, the date on which a candidate is declared by the returning officer under the provisions of section 53, 2***, 3***, or section 66, to be elected to a House of Parliament or of the Legislature of a State 4*** shall be the date of election of that candidate.]

Section 67A, The Representation of the People Act, 1951 (Act 43 of 1951).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 53 Procedure in contested and uncontested elections
  2. s. 66 Declaration of results

Referred to by 3

  1. Government of Union Territories Act s. 53 Provisions for election to Parliament from Goa, Daman and Diu, and Pondicherry
  2. Government of Union Territories Act s. 53 Provisions for election to Parliament from Goa, Daman and Diu, and Pondicherry
  3. Member of Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Salaries, Allowances, Pension etc.) Act s. 2 Definitions

Related judgements & precedents

These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.

  1. Youaraj Rai vs Chander Bahadur Karki

    Supreme Court of India 15 Dec 2006 Binding (SC)

    Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

    In an election to a Legislative Assembly (single-member constituencies), the limitation period of 45 days prescribed under Section 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 for filing an election petition commences from the date on which the returned candidate is declared elected by the Returning Officer under Section 53 (for uncontested elections) or Section 66 (for contested elections), not from the date of publication of overall election results under Section 73. The term 'election' in Section 81 refers to the election in a particular constituency, not the entirety of elections held in the State. The second part of Section 81 (relating to multiple returned candidates with different election dates) applies only to Legislative Council and Council of States elections, not to Legislative Assembly elections.

    On this section: Date of election of candidate; clarifies that date on which candidate is declared elected by Returning Officer under Section 53 or Section 66 shall be the date of election of that candidate; critical for determining commencement of limitation period

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Questions about Section 67A

What have the courts held on Section 67A of the Representation of the People Act?

Youaraj Rai vs Chander Bahadur Karki (15 Dec 2006) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Date of election of candidate; clarifies that date on which candidate is declared elected by Returning Officer under Section 53 or Section 66 shall be the date of election of that candidate; critical for determining commencement of limitation period.

How do I find court cases under Section 67A of the Representation of the People Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: RP Act 1951 67A, section 67A RP Act 1951, section 67A of the Representation of the People Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Youaraj Rai vs Chander Bahadur Karki (15 Dec 2006).

What should I read with Section 67A of the Representation of the People Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 53 (Procedure in contested and uncontested elections), section 66 (Declaration of results), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.

When did Section 67A of the Representation of the People Act come into force?

Section 67A of the Representation of the People Act, cited as RP Act 1951 67A, came into force on 17 Jul 1951, having been enacted on 17 Jul 1951. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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