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The Representation of the People Act, 1951

Lodging of account with the district election officer

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 2 provisions

Section 78 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 deals with lodging of account with the district election officer. ] Every contesting candidate at an election shall, within thirty days from the date of election of the returned candidate or, if there are more than one returned candidate at the election and the dates of their election are different, the later of those two dates, lodge with the [district election o The Act came into force on 17 Jul 1951.

1[(1)] Every contesting candidate at an election shall, within thirty days from the date of election of the returned candidate or, if there are more than one returned candidate at the election and the dates of their election are different, the later of those two dates, lodge with the 2[district election officer] an account of his election expenses which shall be a true copy of the account kept by him or by his election agent under section 77.

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Section 78, 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. 77 Account of election expenses and maximum thereof

Referred to by 2

  1. s. 42 Revocation of the appointment, or death, of an election agent
  2. s. 123 Corrupt practices

Questions about Section 78

What does Section 78 of the Representation of the People Act deal with?

Section 78 of the Representation of the People Act is headed "Lodging of account with the district election officer". ] Every contesting candidate at an election shall, within thirty days from the date of election of the returned candidate or, if there are more than one returned candidate at the election and the dates of their election are different, the later of those two dates, lodge with the [district election o

How do I find court cases under Section 78 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 78, section 78 RP Act 1951, section 78 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.

What should I read with Section 78 of the Representation of the People Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 77 (Account of election expenses and maximum thereof), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.

When did Section 78 of the Representation of the People Act come into force?

Section 78 of the Representation of the People Act, cited as RP Act 1951 78, 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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